diff --git a/contrib/xfeatures2d.go b/contrib/xfeatures2d.go
index 2d2d5889..883c3d94 100644
--- a/contrib/xfeatures2d.go
+++ b/contrib/xfeatures2d.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ type SURF struct {
 	p unsafe.Pointer
 }
 
+var _ gocv.Feature2D = (*SURF)(nil)
+
 // NewSURF returns a new SURF algorithm.
 //
 // For further details, please see:
diff --git a/features2d.go b/features2d.go
index 2f33400a..1269dacd 100644
--- a/features2d.go
+++ b/features2d.go
@@ -7,16 +7,38 @@ package gocv
 import "C"
 import (
 	"image/color"
+	"io"
 	"reflect"
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
+type Detector interface {
+	Detect(src Mat) []KeyPoint
+}
+
+type Computer interface {
+	Compute(src Mat, mask Mat, kps []KeyPoint) ([]KeyPoint, Mat)
+}
+
+type DetectComputer interface {
+	DetectAndCompute(src Mat, mask Mat) ([]KeyPoint, Mat)
+}
+
+type Feature2D interface {
+	io.Closer
+	Detector
+	Computer
+	DetectComputer
+}
+
 // AKAZE is a wrapper around the cv::AKAZE algorithm.
 type AKAZE struct {
 	// C.AKAZE
 	p unsafe.Pointer
 }
 
+var _ Feature2D = (*AKAZE)(nil)
+
 // NewAKAZE returns a new AKAZE algorithm
 //
 // For further details, please see:
@@ -120,6 +142,8 @@ type BRISK struct {
 	p unsafe.Pointer
 }
 
+var _ Feature2D = (*BRISK)(nil)
+
 // NewBRISK returns a new BRISK algorithm
 //
 // For further details, please see:
@@ -278,6 +302,8 @@ type KAZE struct {
 	p unsafe.Pointer
 }
 
+var _ Feature2D = (*KAZE)(nil)
+
 // NewKAZE returns a new KAZE algorithm
 //
 // For further details, please see:
@@ -381,6 +407,8 @@ type ORB struct {
 	p unsafe.Pointer
 }
 
+var _ Feature2D = (*ORB)(nil)
+
 // NewORB returns a new ORB algorithm
 //
 // For further details, please see:
@@ -905,6 +933,8 @@ type SIFT struct {
 	p unsafe.Pointer
 }
 
+var _ Feature2D = (*SIFT)(nil)
+
 // NewSIFT returns a new SIFT algorithm.
 //
 // For further details, please see: