diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.rst
index dd371952c3..a966973302 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.rst
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ New Features
   Merged l3fwd-acl code into l3fwd as l3fwd-acl contains duplicate
   and common functions to l3fwd.
 
+* **Updated pcap driver.**
+
+ * Added support for MTU on Linux network interfaces.
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
index ec29fd6bc5..2221c53051 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
@@ -807,6 +807,47 @@ eth_stats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+eth_mtu_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t mtu)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	struct pmd_internals *internals = dev->data->dev_private;
+	int is_supported = 0;
+	int is_err = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+		struct pcap_rx_queue *queue = &internals->rx_queue[i];
+
+		if ((strcmp(queue->type, ETH_PCAP_IFACE_ARG) == 0) ||
+				(strcmp(queue->type, ETH_PCAP_RX_IFACE_ARG) == 0) ||
+				(strcmp(queue->type, ETH_PCAP_RX_IFACE_IN_ARG) == 0)) {
+			is_supported = 1;
+			if (osdep_iface_mtu_set(queue->name, mtu) < 0)
+				is_err = 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+		struct pcap_tx_queue *queue = &internals->tx_queue[i];
+
+		if ((strcmp(queue->type, ETH_PCAP_IFACE_ARG) == 0) ||
+				(strcmp(queue->type, ETH_PCAP_TX_IFACE_ARG) == 0)) {
+			is_supported = 1;
+			if (osdep_iface_mtu_set(queue->name, mtu) < 0)
+				is_err = 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!is_supported)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (is_err)
+		return -1;
+
+	PMD_LOG(INFO, "MTU set %s %u\n", dev->device->name, mtu);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void
 infinite_rx_ring_free(struct rte_ring *pkts)
 {
@@ -1004,6 +1045,7 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops ops = {
 	.link_update = eth_link_update,
 	.stats_get = eth_stats_get,
 	.stats_reset = eth_stats_reset,
+	.mtu_set = eth_mtu_set,
 };
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep.h b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep.h
index bf41cba982..043677ec77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep.h
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ extern int eth_pcap_logtype;
 
 int osdep_iface_index_get(const char *name);
 int osdep_iface_mac_get(const char *name, struct rte_ether_addr *mac);
+int osdep_iface_mtu_set(const char *name, uint16_t mtu);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep_freebsd.c b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep_freebsd.c
index 20556b3e92..a9961ba3e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep_freebsd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep_freebsd.c
@@ -57,3 +57,10 @@ osdep_iface_mac_get(const char *if_name, struct rte_ether_addr *mac)
 	rte_free(buf);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int
+osdep_iface_mtu_set(__rte_unused const char *if_name, __rte_unused uint16_t mtu)
+{
+	PMD_LOG(ERR, "mtu set not supported on freebsd\n");
+	return -ENOTSUP;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep_linux.c b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep_linux.c
index 97033f57c5..b0b4a716fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep_linux.c
@@ -40,3 +40,24 @@ osdep_iface_mac_get(const char *if_name, struct rte_ether_addr *mac)
 	close(if_fd);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int
+osdep_iface_mtu_set(const char *if_name, uint16_t mtu)
+{
+	struct ifreq ifr;
+	int if_fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+
+	if (if_fd == -1)
+		return -1;
+
+	rte_strscpy(ifr.ifr_name, if_name, sizeof(ifr.ifr_name));
+	ifr.ifr_mtu = mtu;
+	if (ioctl(if_fd, SIOCSIFMTU, &ifr)) {
+		PMD_LOG(ERR, "%s mtu set to %d failed\n", if_name, mtu);
+		close(if_fd);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	close(if_fd);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep_windows.c b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep_windows.c
index 1d398dc7ed..db34fc49e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep_windows.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_osdep_windows.c
@@ -116,3 +116,10 @@ osdep_iface_mac_get(const char *device_name, struct rte_ether_addr *mac)
 	free(info);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int
+osdep_iface_mtu_set(__rte_unused const char *device_name, __rte_unused uint16_t mtu)
+{
+	PMD_LOG(ERR, "mtu set not supported on Windows\n");
+	return -ENOTSUP;
+}
