diff --git a/src/runmode-dpdk.c b/src/runmode-dpdk.c
index ef0c38679817..94f153a353e1 100644
--- a/src/runmode-dpdk.c
+++ b/src/runmode-dpdk.c
@@ -1672,6 +1672,8 @@ static int DeviceConfigure(DPDKIfaceConfig *iconf)
         SCReturnInt(retval);
     }
 
+    iconf->is_pcap_iface = strcmp(dev_info.driver_name, "net_pcap") == 0;
+
     if (iconf->nb_rx_queues > dev_info.max_rx_queues) {
         SCLogError("%s: configured RX queues %u is higher than device maximum (%" PRIu16 ")",
                 iconf->iface, iconf->nb_rx_queues, dev_info.max_rx_queues);
@@ -1829,6 +1831,10 @@ static void *ParseDpdkConfigAndConfigureDevice(const char *iface)
     }
     SC_ATOMIC_RESET(iconf->workers_sync->worker_checked_in);
     iconf->workers_sync->worker_cnt = iconf->threads;
+    if (iconf->is_pcap_iface) {
+        SC_ATOMIC_INIT(iconf->workers_sync->pcap_workers_left);
+        SC_ATOMIC_SET(iconf->workers_sync->pcap_workers_left, iconf->threads);
+    }
 
     // initialize LiveDev DPDK values
     LiveDevice *ldev_instance = LiveGetDevice(iface);
diff --git a/src/source-dpdk.c b/src/source-dpdk.c
index 5e612337463c..f75e75ee6539 100644
--- a/src/source-dpdk.c
+++ b/src/source-dpdk.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ typedef struct DPDKThreadVars_ {
     LiveDevice *livedev;
     ChecksumValidationMode checksum_mode;
     bool intr_enabled;
+    bool is_pcap_iface;
     /* references to packet and drop counters */
     StatsCounterId capture_dpdk_packets;
     StatsCounterId capture_dpdk_rx_errs;
@@ -563,18 +564,29 @@ static void PeriodicDPDKDumpCounters(DPDKThreadVars *ptv)
     }
 }
 
-/**
- *  \brief Main DPDK reading Loop function
- */
-static TmEcode ReceiveDPDKLoop(ThreadVars *tv, void *data, void *slot)
+static inline TmEcode ReceiveDPDKPkts(DPDKThreadVars *ptv, uint16_t nb_rx)
 {
-    SCEnter();
-    DPDKThreadVars *ptv = (DPDKThreadVars *)data;
-    ptv->slot = ((TmSlot *)slot)->slot_next;
-    TmEcode ret = ReceiveDPDKLoopInit(tv, ptv);
-    if (ret != TM_ECODE_OK) {
-        SCReturnInt(ret);
+    ptv->pkts += (uint64_t)nb_rx;
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < nb_rx; i++) {
+        Packet *p = PacketInitFromMbuf(ptv, ptv->received_mbufs[i]);
+        if (p == NULL) {
+            rte_pktmbuf_free(ptv->received_mbufs[i]);
+            continue;
+        }
+        DPDKSegmentedMbufWarning(ptv->received_mbufs[i]);
+        PacketSetData(p, rte_pktmbuf_mtod(p->dpdk_v.mbuf, uint8_t *),
+                rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(p->dpdk_v.mbuf));
+        if (TmThreadsSlotProcessPkt(ptv->tv, ptv->slot, p) != TM_ECODE_OK) {
+            TmqhOutputPacketpool(ptv->tv, p);
+            DPDKFreeMbufArray(ptv->received_mbufs, nb_rx - i - 1, i + 1);
+            return TM_ECODE_FAILED;
+        }
     }
+    return TM_ECODE_OK;
+}
+
+static TmEcode ReceiveDPDKLoopLive(ThreadVars *tv, DPDKThreadVars *ptv)
+{
     while (true) {
         if (unlikely(suricata_ctl_flags != 0)) {
             HandleShutdown(ptv);
@@ -587,21 +599,38 @@ static TmEcode ReceiveDPDKLoop(ThreadVars *tv, void *data, void *slot)
             continue;
         }
 
-        ptv->pkts += (uint64_t)nb_rx;
-        for (uint16_t i = 0; i < nb_rx; i++) {
-            Packet *p = PacketInitFromMbuf(ptv, ptv->received_mbufs[i]);
-            if (p == NULL) {
-                rte_pktmbuf_free(ptv->received_mbufs[i]);
-                continue;
-            }
-            DPDKSegmentedMbufWarning(ptv->received_mbufs[i]);
-            PacketSetData(p, rte_pktmbuf_mtod(p->dpdk_v.mbuf, uint8_t *),
-                    rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(p->dpdk_v.mbuf));
-            if (TmThreadsSlotProcessPkt(ptv->tv, ptv->slot, p) != TM_ECODE_OK) {
-                TmqhOutputPacketpool(ptv->tv, p);
-                DPDKFreeMbufArray(ptv->received_mbufs, nb_rx - i - 1, i + 1);
-                SCReturnInt(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        if (ReceiveDPDKPkts(ptv, nb_rx) != TM_ECODE_OK) {
+            SCReturnInt(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+
+        PeriodicDPDKDumpCounters(ptv);
+        StatsSyncCountersIfSignalled(&tv->stats);
+    }
+
+    SCReturnInt(TM_ECODE_OK);
+}
+
+static TmEcode ReceiveDPDKLoopPcap(ThreadVars *tv, DPDKThreadVars *ptv)
+{
+    while (true) {
+        if (unlikely(suricata_ctl_flags != 0)) {
+            HandleShutdown(ptv);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        uint16_t nb_rx =
+                rte_eth_rx_burst(ptv->port_id, ptv->queue_id, ptv->received_mbufs, BURST_SIZE);
+        if (nb_rx == 0) {
+            SCLogNotice("%s: PCAP end of file", ptv->livedev->dev);
+            if (SC_ATOMIC_SUB(ptv->workers_sync->pcap_workers_left, 1) == 1) {
+                EngineStop();
             }
+            HandleShutdown(ptv);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (ReceiveDPDKPkts(ptv, nb_rx) != TM_ECODE_OK) {
+            SCReturnInt(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
 
         PeriodicDPDKDumpCounters(ptv);
@@ -611,6 +640,24 @@ static TmEcode ReceiveDPDKLoop(ThreadVars *tv, void *data, void *slot)
     SCReturnInt(TM_ECODE_OK);
 }
 
+/**
+ *  \brief Main DPDK reading Loop function
+ */
+static TmEcode ReceiveDPDKLoop(ThreadVars *tv, void *data, void *slot)
+{
+    SCEnter();
+    DPDKThreadVars *ptv = (DPDKThreadVars *)data;
+    ptv->slot = ((TmSlot *)slot)->slot_next;
+    TmEcode ret = ReceiveDPDKLoopInit(tv, ptv);
+    if (ret != TM_ECODE_OK) {
+        SCReturnInt(ret);
+    }
+
+    if (ptv->is_pcap_iface)
+        return ReceiveDPDKLoopPcap(tv, ptv);
+    return ReceiveDPDKLoopLive(tv, ptv);
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Init function for ReceiveDPDK.
  *
@@ -654,6 +701,7 @@ static TmEcode ReceiveDPDKThreadInit(ThreadVars *tv, const void *initdata, void
 
     ptv->threads = dpdk_config->threads;
     ptv->intr_enabled = (dpdk_config->flags & DPDK_IRQ_MODE) ? true : false;
+    ptv->is_pcap_iface = dpdk_config->is_pcap_iface;
     ptv->port_id = dpdk_config->port_id;
     ptv->out_port_id = dpdk_config->out_port_id;
     ptv->port_socket_id = dpdk_config->socket_id;
diff --git a/src/source-dpdk.h b/src/source-dpdk.h
index 070d569fe27a..e7838307533a 100644
--- a/src/source-dpdk.h
+++ b/src/source-dpdk.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ void DPDKSetTimevalOfMachineStart(void);
 typedef struct DPDKWorkerSync_ {
     uint16_t worker_cnt;
     SC_ATOMIC_DECLARE(uint16_t, worker_checked_in);
+    SC_ATOMIC_DECLARE(uint16_t, pcap_workers_left);
 } DPDKWorkerSync;
 
 typedef struct DPDKIfaceConfig_ {
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ typedef struct DPDKIfaceConfig_ {
     SC_ATOMIC_DECLARE(uint16_t, queue_id);
     SC_ATOMIC_DECLARE(uint16_t, inconsistent_numa_cnt);
     DPDKWorkerSync *workers_sync;
+    bool is_pcap_iface;
     void (*DerefFunc)(void *);
 
     struct rte_flow *flow[100];