diff --git a/ext/iplconvkernel.cpp b/ext/iplconvkernel.cpp
index b0a1054..3b20351 100644
--- a/ext/iplconvkernel.cpp
+++ b/ext/iplconvkernel.cpp
@@ -56,19 +56,14 @@ define_ruby_class()
 VALUE
 rb_allocate(VALUE klass)
 {
-  return OPENCV_OBJECT(klass, 0);
+  return IPLCONVKERNEL_OBJECT(klass, 0);
 }
 
 /*
  * call-seq:
- *   IplConvKernel.new(shape, rows, cols, anchor_x, anchor_y)
+ *   IplConvKernel.new(cols, rows, anchor_x, anchor_y, shape [,values = nil])
  *
  * Creates structuring element.
- *  shape
- *    Shape of the structuring element; may have the following values:
- *     :rect
- *     :cross
- *     :ellipse
  *  cols
  *    Number of columns in the structuring element. 
  *  rows
@@ -77,25 +72,45 @@ rb_allocate(VALUE klass)
  *    Relative horizontal offset of the anchor point. 
  *  anchor_y
  *    Relative vertical offset of the anchor point.
+ *  shape
+ *    Shape of the structuring element; may have the following values:
+ *     :rect
+ *     :cross
+ *     :ellipse
+ *     :custom
  *
  */
 VALUE
 rb_initialize(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
 {
-  VALUE shape, rows, cols, anchor_x, anchor_y;
-  rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "50", &shape, &rows, &cols, &anchor_x, &anchor_y);
+  VALUE shape, rows, cols, anchor_x, anchor_y, values;
+  rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "51", &cols, &rows, &anchor_x, &anchor_y, &shape, &values);
   Check_Type(shape, T_SYMBOL);
   const char *shape_name = rb_id2name(SYM2ID(shape));
   int shape_type = 0;
+  int _cols = NUM2INT(cols);
+  int _rows = NUM2INT(rows);
+  int num_values;
+  int *_values;
   if (!strcmp(shape_name, "rect"))
     shape_type = CV_SHAPE_RECT;
-  else if (!strcmp(shape_name, "corss"))
+  else if (!strcmp(shape_name, "cross"))
     shape_type = CV_SHAPE_CROSS;
   else if (!strcmp(shape_name, "ellipse"))
     shape_type = CV_SHAPE_ELLIPSE;
+  else if (!strcmp(shape_name, "custom")) {
+    if (NIL_P(values))
+      rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "argument 6 (values) should not be nil when the shape is :custom.");
+    shape_type = CV_SHAPE_CUSTOM;
+    num_values = RARRAY_LEN(values);
+    _values = ALLOCA_N(int, num_values);
+    VALUE *values_ptr = RARRAY_PTR(values);
+    for (int i = 0; i < num_values; i++)
+      _values[i] = NUM2INT(values_ptr[i]);
+  }
   else
-    rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "argument 1 (shape) should be :rect or :cross or :ellipse.");
-  DATA_PTR(self) = cvCreateStructuringElementEx(NUM2INT(cols), NUM2INT(rows), NUM2INT(anchor_x), NUM2INT(anchor_y), shape_type);
+    rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "argument 1 (shape) should be :rect or :cross or :ellipse or :custom.");
+  DATA_PTR(self) = cvCreateStructuringElementEx(_cols, _rows, NUM2INT(anchor_x), NUM2INT(anchor_y), shape_type, _values);
   return self;
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/opencv.cpp b/ext/opencv.cpp
index a0cd607..6ec0eef 100644
--- a/ext/opencv.cpp
+++ b/ext/opencv.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ release_object(void *ptr)
   }
 }
 
+/*
+ * Release IplConvKernel object from memory and delete from hashtable.
+ */
+void
+release_iplconvkernel_object(void *ptr)
+{
+  if(ptr){
+    unresist_object(ptr);
+    cvReleaseStructuringElement((IplConvKernel**)(&ptr));
+  }
+}
+
 VALUE rb_module;
 VALUE rb_opencv_constants;
 
diff --git a/ext/opencv.h b/ext/opencv.h
index 3de053a..0d6f907 100644
--- a/ext/opencv.h
+++ b/ext/opencv.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ void resist_root_object(void *ptr, VALUE root);
 void unresist_object(void *ptr);
 void free_object(void *ptr);
 void release_object(void *ptr);
+void release_iplconvkernel_object(void *ptr);
 
 VALUE rb_module_opencv();
 void define_ruby_module();
@@ -194,6 +195,12 @@ OPENCV_OBJECT(VALUE klass, void *ptr)
   return Data_Wrap_Struct(klass, 0, release_object, ptr);
 }
 
+inline VALUE
+IPLCONVKERNEL_OBJECT(VALUE klass, void *ptr)
+{
+  return Data_Wrap_Struct(klass, 0, release_iplconvkernel_object, ptr);
+}
+
 inline VALUE
 GENERIC_OBJECT(VALUE klass, void *ptr)
 {
diff --git a/test/test_iplconvkernel.rb b/test/test_iplconvkernel.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3d7c63e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_iplconvkernel.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# -*- mode: ruby; coding: utf-8-unix -*- 
+require 'test/unit'
+require 'opencv'
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)) + '/helper'
+
+include OpenCV
+
+# Tests for OpenCV::IplConvKernel
+class TestIplConvKernel < OpenCVTestCase
+  def test_initialize
+    [:rect, :cross, :ellipse].each { |sym|
+      kernel = IplConvKernel.new(5, 5, 2, 2, sym)
+      assert_not_nil(kernel)
+    }
+
+    values = [1] * 25
+    kernel = IplConvKernel.new(5, 5, 2, 2, :custom, values)
+    assert_not_nil(kernel)
+
+    assert_raise(ArgumentError) {
+      IplConvKernel.new(5, 5, 2, 2, :custom)
+    }
+
+    assert_raise(TypeError) {
+      IplConvKernel.new(5, 5, 2, 2, :foobar)
+    }
+  end
+
+  def test_size
+    kernel = IplConvKernel.new(5, 4, 2, 2, :rect)
+    size = kernel.size
+    assert_equal(5, size.width)
+    assert_equal(4, size.height)
+
+    assert_equal(5, kernel.cols)
+    assert_equal(4, kernel.rows)
+  end
+
+  def test_anchor
+    kernel = IplConvKernel.new(5, 4, 3, 2, :rect)
+    a = kernel.anchor
+    assert_equal(3, a.x)
+    assert_equal(2, a.y)
+
+    assert_equal(3, kernel.anchor_x)
+    assert_equal(2, kernel.anchor_y)
+  end
+end
+
+
+