diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b8d820e1..273aded1a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endif ()
 # set PKTMINERG_MAJOR_VERSION, PKTMINERG_MINOR_VERSION, etc.
 set(PKTMINERG_MAJOR_VERSION "0")
 set(PKTMINERG_MINOR_VERSION "5")
-set(PKTMINERG_PATCH_VERSION "8")
+set(PKTMINERG_PATCH_VERSION "9")
 set(PKTMINERG_VERSION_STRING "${PKTMINERG_MAJOR_VERSION}.${PKTMINERG_MINOR_VERSION}.${PKTMINERG_PATCH_VERSION}")
 
 if(WIN32)
diff --git a/src/pcaphandler.cpp b/src/pcaphandler.cpp
index db91196ee..ce61f1cb7 100644
--- a/src/pcaphandler.cpp
+++ b/src/pcaphandler.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,14 @@ void PcapHandler::closeExports() {
 
     return;
 }
-
+uint32_t PcapHandler::getPacketLen (uint32_t length) {
+    if (_sliceLen == 0) {
+        return length;
+    }
+    else{
+        return (_sliceLen < length)? _sliceLen : length;
+    }
+};
 void PcapHandler::packetHandler(const struct pcap_pkthdr* header, const uint8_t* pkt_data) {
     ether_header* eth;
     iphdr* ip;
@@ -156,6 +163,7 @@ void PcapHandler::packetHandler(const struct pcap_pkthdr* header, const uint8_t*
     uint16_t eth_type;
     uint16_t sport = 0;
     uint16_t dport = 0;
+    _sliceLen = 0;
     int direct;
     int cap_len = header->len;
 
@@ -206,7 +214,7 @@ void PcapHandler::packetHandler(const struct pcap_pkthdr* header, const uint8_t*
         default:
             break;
     }
-    
+    ((struct pcap_pkthdr*)header)->caplen = getPacketLen(header->caplen);
     std::for_each(_exports.begin(), _exports.end(),
                   [header, pkt_data, this, direct](std::shared_ptr<PcapExportBase> pcapExport) {
                       int ret = pcapExport->exportPacket(header, pkt_data, direct);
diff --git a/src/pcaphandler.h b/src/pcaphandler.h
index 14acbaeef..225b08962 100644
--- a/src/pcaphandler.h
+++ b/src/pcaphandler.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class PcapHandler {
     std::string _dumpDir;
     std::int16_t _dumpInterval;
     std::time_t _timeStamp;
+    uint32_t _sliceLen;
 
     int _need_update_status;
 
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ class PcapHandler {
 protected:
     int openPcapDumper(pcap_t *pcap_handle);
     void closePcapDumper();
+    uint32_t getPacketLen (uint32_t length);
 
     int checkPktDirection(const in_addr *sip, const in_addr *dip, const uint16_t sport, const uint16_t dport);
 public:
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ class PcapHandler {
                          bool dumpfile=false) = 0;
     void closePcap();
     void setDirIPPorts(std::string str) {_addr.init(str);};
+    void setSliceLength(uint32_t len) { _sliceLen = len; };
     bool handlePacket();
     void closeExports();
 };
diff --git a/src/pktminerg.cpp b/src/pktminerg.cpp
index 445891a2d..e7fb146d5 100644
--- a/src/pktminerg.cpp
+++ b/src/pktminerg.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
             ("dump", boost::program_options::value<std::string>()->default_value("./")->value_name("DUMP"),
              "specify pcap dump file dump dir")
+            ("slice", boost::program_options::value<int>()->default_value(0)->value_name("SLICE"),
+             "specify the length of the received packets that will be transferred or dumped.")
             ("interval", boost::program_options::value<int>()->default_value(-1)->value_name("INTERVAL"),
              "specify the interval for dump file creation")
             ("mbps", boost::program_options::value<double>()->default_value(0)->value_name("mbps"),
@@ -349,6 +351,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                 return err;
             }
         }
+        if (vm.count("slice")) {
+            handler->setSliceLength(vm["slice"].as<int>());
+        }
         handler->addExport(exportPtr);
         handlers.push_back(handler);
     }