diff --git a/src/send_packets.c b/src/send_packets.c
index 788341b4..59585eb0 100644
--- a/src/send_packets.c
+++ b/src/send_packets.c
@@ -381,6 +381,16 @@ send_packets(tcpreplay_t *ctx, pcap_t *pcap, int idx)
         prev_packet = NULL;
     }
 
+    /* SKIP PACKETS
+     * Looping over packets to skip
+     */
+    if(ctx->options->skip_pkts > 0) {
+        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < ctx->options->skip_pkts && !ctx->abort && 
+              (pktdata = get_next_packet(options, pcap, &pkthdr, idx, prev_packet)) != NULL; i++) {
+        }
+    }
+
+
     /* MAIN LOOP
      * Keep sending while we have packets or until
      * we've sent enough packets
@@ -389,6 +399,11 @@ send_packets(tcpreplay_t *ctx, pcap_t *pcap, int idx)
            (pktdata = get_next_packet(options, pcap, &pkthdr, idx, prev_packet)) != NULL) {
         struct timespec pkthdr_ts;
         TIMEVAL_AS_TIMESPEC_SET(&pkthdr_ts, &pkthdr.ts); // libpcap puts nanosec values in tv_usec
+
+        /* Skip packets */
+        if(timerisset(&(ctx->options->skip_to)) && timercmp(&ctx->options->skip_to, &(pkthdr.ts), >)){
+            continue; /* Skip packet */
+        }
         now_is_now = false;
         packetnum++;
 #if defined TCPREPLAY || defined TCPREPLAY_EDIT
diff --git a/src/tcpreplay_api.c b/src/tcpreplay_api.c
index 453b92d7..38b16bd0 100644
--- a/src/tcpreplay_api.c
+++ b/src/tcpreplay_api.c
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ tcpreplay_post_args(tcpreplay_t *ctx, int argc)
     options->loopdelay_ms = OPT_VALUE_LOOPDELAY_MS;
     options->loopdelay_ns = OPT_VALUE_LOOPDELAY_NS;
 
+    options->skip_pkts = OPT_VALUE_SKIP_PKTS;
+    options->skip_to.tv_sec = OPT_VALUE_SKIP_TO_SECS;
+
     if (HAVE_OPT(LIMIT))
         options->limit_send = OPT_VALUE_LIMIT;
 
diff --git a/src/tcpreplay_api.h b/src/tcpreplay_api.h
index 6cff96b7..782f9269 100644
--- a/src/tcpreplay_api.h
+++ b/src/tcpreplay_api.h
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ typedef struct tcpreplay_opt_s {
     u_int32_t loopdelay_ms;
     u_int32_t loopdelay_ns;
 
+    /* Skip packets */
+    u_int32_t skip_pkts;
+    struct timeval skip_to;
+
     int stats;
     bool use_pkthdr_len;
 
diff --git a/src/tcpreplay_opts.def b/src/tcpreplay_opts.def
index e3536fde..12e6e79a 100644
--- a/src/tcpreplay_opts.def
+++ b/src/tcpreplay_opts.def
@@ -318,6 +318,24 @@ flag = {
     doc         = "";
 };
 
+flag = {
+    name        = skip-pkts;
+    arg-type    = number;
+    arg-range   = "0->";
+    descrip     = "Skip X packets into a packet file";
+    arg-default = 0;
+    doc         = "";
+};
+
+
+flag = {
+    name        = skip-to-secs;
+    arg-type    = number;
+    descrip     = "Skip X seconds since linux epoch into a packet file";
+    arg-default = 0;
+    doc         = "";
+};
+
 flag = {
     name        = loopdelay-ms;
     flags-cant  = loopdelay-ns;