diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_graph.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_graph.rst
index 0a3e0d44ec..3043dba8e2 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_graph.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_graph.rst
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ The application has a number of command line options similar to l3fwd::
                                    [--max-pkt-len PKTLEN]
                                    [--no-numa]
                                    [--per-port-pool]
+                                   [--pcap-enable]
+                                   [--pcap-num-cap]
+                                   [--pcap-file-name]
 
 Where,
 
@@ -69,6 +72,12 @@ Where,
 
 * ``--per-port-pool:`` Optional, set to use independent buffer pools per port. Without this option, single buffer pool is used for all ports.
 
+* ``--pcap-enable:`` Optional, Enables packet capture in pcap format on each node with mbuf and node metadata.
+
+* ``--pcap-num-cap:`` Optional, Number of packets to be captured per core.
+
+* ``--pcap-file-name:`` Optional, Pcap filename to capture packets in.
+
 For example, consider a dual processor socket platform with 8 physical cores, where cores 0-7 and 16-23 appear on socket 0,
 while cores 8-15 and 24-31 appear on socket 1.
 
@@ -99,6 +108,20 @@ In this command:
 |          |           |           |                                     |
 +----------+-----------+-----------+-------------------------------------+
 
+To enable pcap trace on each graph, use following command:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd-graph -l 1,2 -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --config="(0,0,1),(1,0,2)" --pcap-enable --pcap-num-cap=<number of packets> --pcap-file-name "</filepath/filename>"
+
+In this command:
+
+*   The --pcap-enable option enables pcap trace on graph nodes.
+
+*   The --pcap-num-cap option enables user to configure number packets to be captured per graph. Default 1024 packets per graph are captured.
+
+*   The --pcap-file-name option enables user to give filename in which packets are to be captured.
+
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications and
 the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
 
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-graph/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-graph/main.c
index 6dcb6ee92b..5feeab4f0f 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-graph/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-graph/main.c
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ xmm_t val_eth[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 /* Mask of enabled ports */
 static uint32_t enabled_port_mask;
 
+/* Pcap trace */
+static char pcap_filename[RTE_GRAPH_PCAP_FILE_SZ];
+static uint64_t packet_to_capture;
+static int pcap_trace_enable;
+
+
 struct lcore_rx_queue {
 	uint16_t port_id;
 	uint8_t queue_id;
@@ -261,7 +267,8 @@ print_usage(const char *prgname)
 		" [--eth-dest=X,MM:MM:MM:MM:MM:MM]"
 		" [--max-pkt-len PKTLEN]"
 		" [--no-numa]"
-		" [--per-port-pool]\n\n"
+		" [--per-port-pool]"
+		" [--num-pkt-cap]\n\n"
 
 		"  -p PORTMASK: Hexadecimal bitmask of ports to configure\n"
 		"  -P : Enable promiscuous mode\n"
@@ -270,10 +277,30 @@ print_usage(const char *prgname)
 		"port X\n"
 		"  --max-pkt-len PKTLEN: maximum packet length in decimal (64-9600)\n"
 		"  --no-numa: Disable numa awareness\n"
-		"  --per-port-pool: Use separate buffer pool per port\n\n",
+		"  --per-port-pool: Use separate buffer pool per port\n"
+		"  --pcap-enable: Enables pcap capture\n"
+		"  --pcap-num-cap NUMPKT: Number of packets to capture\n"
+		"  --pcap-file-name NAME: Pcap file name\n\n",
 		prgname);
 }
 
+static uint64_t
+parse_num_pkt_cap(const char *num_pkt_cap)
+{
+	uint64_t num_pkt;
+	char *end = NULL;
+
+	/* Parse decimal string */
+	num_pkt = strtoull(num_pkt_cap, &end, 10);
+	if ((num_pkt_cap[0] == '\0') || (end == NULL) || (*end != '\0'))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (num_pkt == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	return num_pkt;
+}
+
 static int
 parse_max_pkt_len(const char *pktlen)
 {
@@ -404,6 +431,9 @@ static const char short_options[] = "p:" /* portmask */
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_NO_NUMA	   "no-numa"
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_MAX_PKT_LEN   "max-pkt-len"
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_PER_PORT_POOL "per-port-pool"
+#define CMD_LINE_OPT_PCAP_ENABLE   "pcap-enable"
+#define CMD_LINE_OPT_NUM_PKT_CAP   "pcap-num-cap"
+#define CMD_LINE_OPT_PCAP_FILENAME "pcap-file-name"
 enum {
 	/* Long options mapped to a short option */
 
@@ -416,6 +446,9 @@ enum {
 	CMD_LINE_OPT_NO_NUMA_NUM,
 	CMD_LINE_OPT_MAX_PKT_LEN_NUM,
 	CMD_LINE_OPT_PARSE_PER_PORT_POOL,
+	CMD_LINE_OPT_PARSE_PCAP_ENABLE,
+	CMD_LINE_OPT_PARSE_NUM_PKT_CAP,
+	CMD_LINE_OPT_PCAP_FILENAME_CAP,
 };
 
 static const struct option lgopts[] = {
@@ -424,6 +457,9 @@ static const struct option lgopts[] = {
 	{CMD_LINE_OPT_NO_NUMA, 0, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_NO_NUMA_NUM},
 	{CMD_LINE_OPT_MAX_PKT_LEN, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_MAX_PKT_LEN_NUM},
 	{CMD_LINE_OPT_PER_PORT_POOL, 0, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_PARSE_PER_PORT_POOL},
+	{CMD_LINE_OPT_PCAP_ENABLE, 0, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_PARSE_PCAP_ENABLE},
+	{CMD_LINE_OPT_NUM_PKT_CAP, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_PARSE_NUM_PKT_CAP},
+	{CMD_LINE_OPT_PCAP_FILENAME, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_PCAP_FILENAME_CAP},
 	{NULL, 0, 0, 0},
 };
 
@@ -498,6 +534,23 @@ parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 			per_port_pool = 1;
 			break;
 
+		case CMD_LINE_OPT_PARSE_PCAP_ENABLE:
+			printf("Packet capture enabled\n");
+			pcap_trace_enable = 1;
+			break;
+
+		case CMD_LINE_OPT_PARSE_NUM_PKT_CAP:
+			packet_to_capture = parse_num_pkt_cap(optarg);
+			printf("Number of packets to capture: %"PRIu64"\n",
+			       packet_to_capture);
+			break;
+
+		case CMD_LINE_OPT_PCAP_FILENAME_CAP:
+			rte_strlcpy(pcap_filename, optarg,
+				    sizeof(pcap_filename));
+			printf("Pcap file name: %s\n", pcap_filename);
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			print_usage(prgname);
 			return -1;
@@ -1027,6 +1080,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	memset(&graph_conf, 0, sizeof(graph_conf));
 	graph_conf.node_patterns = node_patterns;
 
+	/* Pcap config */
+	graph_conf.pcap_enable = pcap_trace_enable;
+	graph_conf.num_pkt_to_capture = packet_to_capture;
+	graph_conf.pcap_filename = pcap_filename;
+
 	for (lcore_id = 0; lcore_id < RTE_MAX_LCORE; lcore_id++) {
 		rte_graph_t graph_id;
 		rte_edge_t i;
