diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
index 3ae6b3f58..70966740a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =========================================================
 
+* **Added a devarg to use PCAP interface physical MAC address.**
+  A new devarg ``phy_mac`` was introduced to allow users to use physical
+  MAC address of the selected PCAP interface.
+
 
 API Changes
 -----------
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
index e8810a171..8917c4c4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include <net/if.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#include <net/if_dl.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <pcap.h>
 
@@ -17,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
 #define RTE_ETH_PCAP_SNAPSHOT_LEN 65535
 #define RTE_ETH_PCAP_SNAPLEN ETHER_MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_LEN
@@ -29,6 +38,7 @@
 #define ETH_PCAP_RX_IFACE_IN_ARG "rx_iface_in"
 #define ETH_PCAP_TX_IFACE_ARG "tx_iface"
 #define ETH_PCAP_IFACE_ARG    "iface"
+#define ETH_PCAP_PHY_MAC_ARG  "phy_mac"
 
 #define ETH_PCAP_ARG_MAXLEN	64
 
@@ -87,6 +97,7 @@ static const char *valid_arguments[] = {
 	ETH_PCAP_RX_IFACE_IN_ARG,
 	ETH_PCAP_TX_IFACE_ARG,
 	ETH_PCAP_IFACE_ARG,
+	ETH_PCAP_PHY_MAC_ARG,
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -904,12 +915,79 @@ pmd_init_internals(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void eth_pcap_update_mac(const char *if_name, struct rte_eth_dev **eth_dev,
+		const unsigned int numa_node)
+{
+	void *mac_addrs;
+	PMD_LOG(INFO, "Setting phy MAC for %s\n",
+			if_name);
+#ifndef __FreeBSD__
+	int if_fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+	if (if_fd != -1) {
+		struct ifreq ifr;
+		strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, if_name, sizeof(ifr.ifr_name));
+		if (!ioctl(if_fd, SIOCGIFHWADDR, &ifr)) {
+			mac_addrs = rte_zmalloc_socket(NULL, ETHER_ADDR_LEN,
+					0, numa_node);
+			if (mac_addrs) {
+				(*eth_dev)->data->mac_addrs = mac_addrs;
+				rte_memcpy((*eth_dev)->data->mac_addrs,
+						ifr.ifr_addr.sa_data,
+						ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+			}
+		}
+		close(if_fd);
+	}
+#else
+	int mib[6];
+	size_t len = 0;
+	char *buf = NULL;
+
+	mib[0] = CTL_NET;
+	mib[1] = AF_ROUTE;
+	mib[2] = 0;
+	mib[3] = AF_LINK;
+	mib[4] = NET_RT_IFLIST;
+	mib[5] = if_nametoindex(if_name);
+
+	if (sysctl(mib, 6, NULL, &len, NULL, 0) < 0)
+		return;
+
+	if (len > 0) {
+		struct if_msghdr	*ifm;
+		struct sockaddr_dl	*sdl;
+
+		buf = rte_zmalloc_socket(NULL, len,
+				0, numa_node);
+		if (buf) {
+			if (sysctl(mib, 6, buf, &len, NULL, 0) < 0) {
+				rte_free(buf);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			ifm = (struct if_msghdr *)buf;
+			sdl = (struct sockaddr_dl *)(ifm + 1);
+			mac_addrs = rte_zmalloc_socket(NULL, ETHER_ADDR_LEN,
+					0, numa_node);
+			if (mac_addrs) {
+				(*eth_dev)->data->mac_addrs = mac_addrs;
+				rte_memcpy((*eth_dev)->data->mac_addrs,
+						LLADDR(sdl),
+						ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (buf)
+		rte_free(buf);
+#endif
+}
+
 static int
 eth_from_pcaps_common(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
 		struct pmd_devargs *rx_queues, const unsigned int nb_rx_queues,
 		struct pmd_devargs *tx_queues, const unsigned int nb_tx_queues,
 		struct rte_kvargs *kvlist, struct pmd_internals **internals,
-		struct rte_eth_dev **eth_dev)
+		const int phy_mac, struct rte_eth_dev **eth_dev)
 {
 	struct rte_kvargs_pair *pair = NULL;
 	unsigned int k_idx;
@@ -955,6 +1033,9 @@ eth_from_pcaps_common(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
 	else
 		(*internals)->if_index = if_nametoindex(pair->value);
 
+	if (phy_mac && pair)
+		eth_pcap_update_mac(pair->value, eth_dev, vdev->device.numa_node);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -962,7 +1043,7 @@ static int
 eth_from_pcaps(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
 		struct pmd_devargs *rx_queues, const unsigned int nb_rx_queues,
 		struct pmd_devargs *tx_queues, const unsigned int nb_tx_queues,
-		struct rte_kvargs *kvlist, int single_iface,
+		struct rte_kvargs *kvlist, int single_iface, int phy_mac,
 		unsigned int using_dumpers)
 {
 	struct pmd_internals *internals = NULL;
@@ -970,7 +1051,7 @@ eth_from_pcaps(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = eth_from_pcaps_common(vdev, rx_queues, nb_rx_queues,
-		tx_queues, nb_tx_queues, kvlist, &internals, &eth_dev);
+			tx_queues, nb_tx_queues, kvlist, &internals, phy_mac, &eth_dev);
 
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -989,6 +1070,22 @@ eth_from_pcaps(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+select_phy_mac(const char *key, const char *value, void *extra_args)
+{
+	if (extra_args && strcmp(key, ETH_PCAP_PHY_MAC_ARG) == 0) {
+		const int phy_mac = atoi(value);
+		int *enable_phy_mac = extra_args;
+
+		if (phy_mac != 0 && phy_mac != 1)
+			PMD_LOG(WARNING, "Value should be 0 or 1, set it as 1!");
+
+		if (phy_mac)
+			*enable_phy_mac = 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 pmd_pcap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
@@ -999,6 +1096,7 @@ pmd_pcap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 	struct pmd_devargs dumpers = {0};
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
 	int single_iface = 0;
+	int phy_mac = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
@@ -1026,6 +1124,16 @@ pmd_pcap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 	if (kvlist == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
+	/*
+	 * We check whether we want to use phy MAC of pcap interface.
+	 */
+	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_PHY_MAC_ARG)) {
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_PHY_MAC_ARG,
+				&select_phy_mac, &phy_mac);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto free_kvlist;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If iface argument is passed we open the NICs and use them for
 	 * reading / writing
@@ -1084,7 +1192,7 @@ pmd_pcap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 
 create_eth:
 	ret = eth_from_pcaps(dev, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_queue, &dumpers,
-		dumpers.num_of_queue, kvlist, single_iface, is_tx_pcap);
+			dumpers.num_of_queue, kvlist, single_iface, phy_mac, is_tx_pcap);
 
 free_kvlist:
 	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
@@ -1128,7 +1236,8 @@ RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_pcap,
 	ETH_PCAP_RX_IFACE_ARG "=<ifc> "
 	ETH_PCAP_RX_IFACE_IN_ARG "=<ifc> "
 	ETH_PCAP_TX_IFACE_ARG "=<ifc> "
-	ETH_PCAP_IFACE_ARG "=<ifc>");
+	ETH_PCAP_IFACE_ARG "=<ifc> "
+	ETH_PCAP_PHY_MAC_ARG "=<int>");
 
 RTE_INIT(eth_pcap_init_log)
 {
