diff --git a/openbr/plugins/imgproc/split.cpp b/openbr/plugins/imgproc/split.cpp
index 83e5e63..936e335 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/imgproc/split.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/imgproc/split.cpp
@@ -51,12 +51,14 @@ BR_REGISTER(Transform, SplitChannelsTransform)
 class SplitRowsTransform : public UntrainableTransform
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(int step READ get_step WRITE set_step RESET reset_step STORED false)
+    BR_PROPERTY(int, step, 1)
 
     void project(const Template &src, Template &dst) const
     {
         const Mat &m = src;
-        for (int i=0; i<m.rows; i++)
-            dst += m.row(i);
+        for (int i=0; i<m.rows; i += step)
+            dst += m.rowRange(i, i + step);
     }
 };