diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b911199c..a3601eb5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ before_cache:
 
 script:
   - export CGO_CPPFLAGS="-I${HOME}/usr/include"
-  - export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L${HOME}/usr/lib -lopencv_core -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_imgproc -lopencv_highgui -lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_objdetect -lopencv_features2d -lopencv_video"
+  - export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L${HOME}/usr/lib -lopencv_core -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_imgproc -lopencv_highgui -lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_objdetect -lopencv_features2d -lopencv_video -lopencv_xfeatures2d"
   - echo "Ensuring code is well formatted"; ! gofmt -s -d . | read
   - go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 68f262b6..f99beed9 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ install:
   - cd c:\gopath\src\gocv.io\x\gocv
   - go get -d .
   - set CGO_CPPFLAGS=-IC:\opencv\build\install\include
-  - set CGO_LDFLAGS=-LC:\opencv\build\install\x64\mingw\lib -lopencv_core331 -lopencv_videoio331 -lopencv_imgproc331 -lopencv_highgui331 -lopencv_imgcodecs331 -lopencv_objdetect331 -lopencv_features2d331 -lopencv_video331
+  - set CGO_LDFLAGS=-LC:\opencv\build\install\x64\mingw\lib -lopencv_core331 -lopencv_videoio331 -lopencv_imgproc331 -lopencv_highgui331 -lopencv_imgcodecs331 -lopencv_objdetect331 -lopencv_features2d331 -lopencv_video331 -lopencv_xfeatures2d331
   - go env
 
 build_script:
diff --git a/contrib/README.md b/contrib/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea2a7ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Using OpenCV Contrib
+
+GoCV support for OpenCV's Contrib can be found here in the "gocv.io/x/gocv/contrib" package.
+
+For more information about OpenCV Contrib, please go to:
+
+https://github.com/opencv/opencv_contrib
+
+## How to use
+
+```go
+// code here...
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/contrib.go b/contrib/contrib.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..544b14ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/contrib.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Package contrib is the GoCV wrapper around OpenCV Contrib.
+//
+// For further details, please see:
+// https://github.com/opencv/opencv_contrib
+//
+package contrib // import "gocv.io/x/gocv/contrib"
diff --git a/contrib/xfeatures2d.cpp b/contrib/xfeatures2d.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9bb0d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/xfeatures2d.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#include "xfeatures2d.h"
+
+SIFT SIFT_Create() {
+    // TODO: params
+    return new cv::Ptr<cv::xfeatures2d::SIFT>(cv::xfeatures2d::SIFT::create());
+}
+
+void SIFT_Close(SIFT d) {
+    delete d;
+}
+
+struct KeyPoints SIFT_Detect(SIFT d, Mat src) {
+    std::vector<cv::KeyPoint> detected;
+    (*d)->detect(*src, detected);
+
+    KeyPoint* kps = new KeyPoint[detected.size()];
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < detected.size(); ++i) {
+      KeyPoint k = {detected[i].pt.x, detected[i].pt.y, detected[i].size, detected[i].angle,
+        detected[i].response, detected[i].octave, detected[i].class_id};
+      kps[i] = k;
+    }
+    KeyPoints ret = {kps, (int)detected.size()};
+    return ret;
+}
+
+struct KeyPoints SIFT_DetectAndCompute(SIFT d, Mat src, Mat mask, Mat desc) {
+    std::vector<cv::KeyPoint> detected;
+    (*d)->detectAndCompute(*src, *mask, detected, *desc);
+
+    KeyPoint* kps = new KeyPoint[detected.size()];
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < detected.size(); ++i) {
+      KeyPoint k = {detected[i].pt.x, detected[i].pt.y, detected[i].size, detected[i].angle,
+        detected[i].response, detected[i].octave, detected[i].class_id};
+      kps[i] = k;
+    }
+    KeyPoints ret = {kps, (int)detected.size()};
+    return ret;
+}
+
+SURF SURF_Create() {
+    // TODO: params
+    return new cv::Ptr<cv::xfeatures2d::SURF>(cv::xfeatures2d::SURF::create());
+}
+
+void SURF_Close(SURF d) {
+    delete d;
+}
+
+struct KeyPoints SURF_Detect(SURF d, Mat src) {
+    std::vector<cv::KeyPoint> detected;
+    (*d)->detect(*src, detected);
+
+    KeyPoint* kps = new KeyPoint[detected.size()];
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < detected.size(); ++i) {
+      KeyPoint k = {detected[i].pt.x, detected[i].pt.y, detected[i].size, detected[i].angle,
+        detected[i].response, detected[i].octave, detected[i].class_id};
+      kps[i] = k;
+    }
+    KeyPoints ret = {kps, (int)detected.size()};
+    return ret;
+}
+
+struct KeyPoints SURF_DetectAndCompute(SURF d, Mat src, Mat mask, Mat desc) {
+    std::vector<cv::KeyPoint> detected;
+    (*d)->detectAndCompute(*src, *mask, detected, *desc);
+
+    KeyPoint* kps = new KeyPoint[detected.size()];
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < detected.size(); ++i) {
+      KeyPoint k = {detected[i].pt.x, detected[i].pt.y, detected[i].size, detected[i].angle,
+        detected[i].response, detected[i].octave, detected[i].class_id};
+      kps[i] = k;
+    }
+    KeyPoints ret = {kps, (int)detected.size()};
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/contrib/xfeatures2d.go b/contrib/xfeatures2d.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe98373e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/xfeatures2d.go
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+package contrib
+
+/*
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "xfeatures2d.h"
+*/
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"gocv.io/x/gocv"
+)
+
+// SIFT is a wrapper around the cv::SIFT algorithm.
+type SIFT struct {
+	// C.SIFT
+	p unsafe.Pointer
+}
+
+// NewSIFT returns a new SIFT algorithm.
+//
+// For further details, please see:
+// https://docs.opencv.org/3.3.1/d5/d3c/classcv_1_1xfeatures2d_1_1SIFT.html
+//
+func NewSIFT() SIFT {
+	return SIFT{p: unsafe.Pointer(C.SIFT_Create())}
+}
+
+// Close SIFT.
+func (d *SIFT) Close() error {
+	C.SIFT_Close((C.SIFT)(d.p))
+	d.p = nil
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Detect keypoints in an image using SIFT.
+//
+// For further details, please see:
+// https://docs.opencv.org/3.3.1/d0/d13/classcv_1_1Feature2D.html#aa4e9a7082ec61ebc108806704fbd7887
+//
+func (d *SIFT) Detect(src gocv.Mat) []gocv.KeyPoint {
+	ret := C.SIFT_Detect((C.SIFT)(d.p), C.Mat(src.Ptr()))
+	//defer C.KeyPoints_Close(ret)
+
+	return getKeyPoints(ret)
+}
+
+// DetectAndCompute detects and computes keypoints in an image using SIFT.
+//
+// For further details, please see:
+// https://docs.opencv.org/3.3.1/d0/d13/classcv_1_1Feature2D.html#a8be0d1c20b08eb867184b8d74c15a677
+//
+func (d *SIFT) DetectAndCompute(src gocv.Mat, mask gocv.Mat) ([]gocv.KeyPoint, gocv.Mat) {
+	desc := gocv.NewMat()
+	ret := C.SIFT_DetectAndCompute((C.SIFT)(d.p), C.Mat(src.Ptr()), C.Mat(mask.Ptr()),
+		C.Mat(desc.Ptr()))
+	//defer C.KeyPoints_Close(ret)
+
+	return getKeyPoints(ret), desc
+}
+
+// SURF is a wrapper around the cv::SURF algorithm.
+type SURF struct {
+	// C.SURF
+	p unsafe.Pointer
+}
+
+// NewSURF returns a new SURF algorithm.
+//
+// For further details, please see:
+// https://docs.opencv.org/3.3.1/d5/df7/classcv_1_1xfeatures2d_1_1SURF.html
+//
+func NewSURF() SURF {
+	return SURF{p: unsafe.Pointer(C.SURF_Create())}
+}
+
+// Close SURF.
+func (d *SURF) Close() error {
+	C.SURF_Close((C.SURF)(d.p))
+	d.p = nil
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Detect keypoints in an image using SURF.
+//
+// For further details, please see:
+// https://docs.opencv.org/3.3.1/d0/d13/classcv_1_1Feature2D.html#aa4e9a7082ec61ebc108806704fbd7887
+//
+func (d *SURF) Detect(src gocv.Mat) []gocv.KeyPoint {
+	ret := C.SURF_Detect((C.SURF)(d.p), C.Mat(src.Ptr()))
+	//defer C.KeyPoints_Close(ret)
+
+	return getKeyPoints(ret)
+}
+
+// DetectAndCompute detects and computes keypoints in an image using SURF.
+//
+// For further details, please see:
+// https://docs.opencv.org/3.3.1/d0/d13/classcv_1_1Feature2D.html#a8be0d1c20b08eb867184b8d74c15a677
+//
+func (d *SURF) DetectAndCompute(src gocv.Mat, mask gocv.Mat) ([]gocv.KeyPoint, gocv.Mat) {
+	desc := gocv.NewMat()
+	ret := C.SURF_DetectAndCompute((C.SURF)(d.p), C.Mat(src.Ptr()), C.Mat(mask.Ptr()),
+		C.Mat(desc.Ptr()))
+	//defer C.KeyPoints_Close(ret)
+
+	return getKeyPoints(ret), desc
+}
+
+func getKeyPoints(ret C.KeyPoints) []gocv.KeyPoint {
+	cArray := ret.keypoints
+	length := int(ret.length)
+	hdr := reflect.SliceHeader{
+		Data: uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(cArray)),
+		Len:  length,
+		Cap:  length,
+	}
+	s := *(*[]C.KeyPoint)(unsafe.Pointer(&hdr))
+
+	keys := make([]gocv.KeyPoint, length)
+	for i, r := range s {
+		keys[i] = gocv.KeyPoint{float64(r.x), float64(r.y), float64(r.size), float64(r.angle), float64(r.response),
+			int(r.octave), int(r.classID)}
+	}
+	return keys
+}
diff --git a/contrib/xfeatures2d.h b/contrib/xfeatures2d.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9241074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/xfeatures2d.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef _OPENCV3_XFEATURES2D_H_
+#define _OPENCV3_XFEATURES2D_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+#include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/xfeatures2d.hpp>
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include "../core.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+typedef cv::Ptr<cv::xfeatures2d::SIFT>* SIFT;
+typedef cv::Ptr<cv::xfeatures2d::SURF>* SURF;
+#else
+typedef void* SIFT;
+typedef void* SURF;
+#endif
+
+SIFT SIFT_Create();
+void SIFT_Close(SIFT f);
+struct KeyPoints SIFT_Detect(SIFT f, Mat src);
+struct KeyPoints SIFT_DetectAndCompute(SIFT f, Mat src, Mat mask, Mat desc);
+
+SURF SURF_Create();
+void SURF_Close(SURF f);
+struct KeyPoints SURF_Detect(SURF f, Mat src);
+struct KeyPoints SURF_DetectAndCompute(SURF f, Mat src, Mat mask, Mat desc);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif //_OPENCV3_XFEATURES2D_H_
diff --git a/contrib/xfeatures2d_test.go b/contrib/xfeatures2d_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..787941c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/xfeatures2d_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package contrib
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"gocv.io/x/gocv"
+)
+
+func TestSIFT(t *testing.T) {
+	img := gocv.IMRead("../images/face.jpg", gocv.IMReadGrayScale)
+	if img.Empty() {
+		t.Error("Invalid Mat in SIFT test")
+	}
+	defer img.Close()
+
+	dst := gocv.NewMat()
+	defer dst.Close()
+
+	si := NewSIFT()
+	defer si.Close()
+
+	kp := si.Detect(img)
+	if len(kp) == 512 {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid KeyPoint array in SIFT test: %d", len(kp))
+	}
+
+	mask := gocv.NewMat()
+	defer mask.Close()
+
+	kp2, desc := si.DetectAndCompute(img, mask)
+	if len(kp2) == 512 {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid KeyPoint array in SIFT DetectAndCompute: %d", len(kp2))
+	}
+
+	if desc.Empty() {
+		t.Error("Invalid Mat desc in SIFT DetectAndCompute")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSURF(t *testing.T) {
+	img := gocv.IMRead("../images/face.jpg", gocv.IMReadGrayScale)
+	if img.Empty() {
+		t.Error("Invalid Mat in SURF test")
+	}
+	defer img.Close()
+
+	dst := gocv.NewMat()
+	defer dst.Close()
+
+	si := NewSURF()
+	defer si.Close()
+
+	kp := si.Detect(img)
+	if len(kp) == 512 {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid KeyPoint array in SURF Detect: %d", len(kp))
+	}
+
+	mask := gocv.NewMat()
+	defer mask.Close()
+
+	kp2, desc := si.DetectAndCompute(img, mask)
+	if len(kp2) == 512 {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid KeyPoint array in SURF DetectAndCompute: %d", len(kp2))
+	}
+
+	if desc.Empty() {
+		t.Error("Invalid Mat desc in SURF DetectAndCompute")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/env.sh b/env.sh
index 53abe411..ea519eae 100644
--- a/env.sh
+++ b/env.sh
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ if [[ "$uname_val" == "Darwin" ]]; then
   CVPATH=$(brew info opencv | sed -n "4p" | sed -e "s/ (.*//g")
   export CGO_CPPFLAGS="-I$CVPATH/include -I$CVPATH/include/opencv2"
   export CGO_CXXFLAGS="--std=c++1z -stdlib=libc++"
-  export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L$CVPATH/lib -lopencv_core -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_imgproc -lopencv_highgui -lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_objdetect -lopencv_features2d -lopencv_video"
+  export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L$CVPATH/lib -lopencv_core -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_imgproc -lopencv_highgui -lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_objdetect -lopencv_features2d -lopencv_video -lopencv_xfeatures2d"
   echo "Environment variables configured for OSX"
 elif [[ "$uname_val" == "Linux" ]]; then
         if [[ -f /etc/pacman.conf ]]; then
                 export CGO_CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/include"
                 export CGO_CXXFLAGS="--std=c++1z"
-                export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L/lib64 -lopencv_core -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_imgproc -lopencv_highgui -lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_objdetect -lopencv_features2d -lopencv_video"
+                export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L/lib64 -lopencv_core -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_imgproc -lopencv_highgui -lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_objdetect -lopencv_features2d -lopencv_video -lopencv_xfeatures2d"
         else
                 export CGO_CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include"
                 export CGO_CXXFLAGS="--std=c++1z"
-                export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib -lopencv_core -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_imgproc -lopencv_highgui -lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_objdetect -lopencv_features2d -lopencv_video"
+                export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib -lopencv_core -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_imgproc -lopencv_highgui -lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_objdetect -lopencv_features2d -lopencv_video -lopencv_xfeatures2d"
         fi
   echo "Environment variables configured for Linux"
 else