diff --git a/include/tins/sniffer.h b/include/tins/sniffer.h
index 8de0831..f788249 100644
--- a/include/tins/sniffer.h
+++ b/include/tins/sniffer.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ namespace Tins {
     class SnifferIterator;
     class SnifferConfiguration;
 
+    typedef pcap_direction_t tins_direction_t;
+
     /**
      * \class BaseSniffer
      * \brief Base class for sniffers.
@@ -212,6 +214,14 @@ namespace Tins {
          */
         void set_timeout(int ms);
 
+        /**
+         * \brief Sets direction for the sniffer.
+         *
+         * This calls pcap_setdirection using the provided parameter.
+         * \param d The direction for the sniffer.
+         */
+        int set_direction(tins_direction_t d);
+
         /**
          * \brief Sets whether to extract RawPDUs or fully parsed packets.
          *
@@ -566,6 +576,12 @@ namespace Tins {
          */
         void set_timeout(unsigned timeout);
 
+        /**
+         * Sets the direction option.
+         * \param direction The direction to be set.
+         */
+        void set_direction(tins_direction_t direction);
+
         /**
          * Sets the immediate mode option.
          * \param enabled The immediate mode option value.
@@ -596,6 +612,7 @@ namespace Tins {
         bool _promisc;
         bool _rfmon;
         bool _immediate_mode;
+        tins_direction_t _direction;
     };
 
     template<class Functor>
diff --git a/src/sniffer.cpp b/src/sniffer.cpp
index 7716382..d4eb8ae 100644
--- a/src/sniffer.cpp
+++ b/src/sniffer.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ void BaseSniffer::set_timeout(int ms) {
     pcap_set_timeout(handle, ms);
 }
 
+int BaseSniffer::set_direction(tins_direction_t d) {
+	return pcap_setdirection(handle, d);
+}
+
 // ****************************** Sniffer ******************************
 
 Sniffer::Sniffer(const string &device, const SnifferConfiguration& configuration)
@@ -408,7 +412,8 @@ SnifferConfiguration::SnifferConfiguration() :
     _timeout(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT),
     _promisc(false),
     _rfmon(false),
-    _immediate_mode(false)
+    _immediate_mode(false),
+    _direction(PCAP_D_INOUT)
 {
 
 }
@@ -417,6 +422,7 @@ void SnifferConfiguration::configure_sniffer_pre_activation(Sniffer& sniffer) co
 {
     sniffer.set_snap_len(_snap_len);
     sniffer.set_timeout(_timeout);
+
     if ((_flags & BUFFER_SIZE) != 0) {
         sniffer.set_buffer_size(_buffer_size);
     }
@@ -447,6 +453,9 @@ void SnifferConfiguration::configure_sniffer_post_activation(Sniffer& sniffer) c
             throw std::runtime_error("Could not set the filter! ");
         }
     }
+    if (sniffer.set_direction(_direction) < 0) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Could not set the direction! ");
+    }
 }
 
 void SnifferConfiguration::set_snap_len(unsigned snap_len)
@@ -483,6 +492,11 @@ void SnifferConfiguration::set_timeout(unsigned timeout)
     _timeout = timeout;
 }
 
+void SnifferConfiguration::set_direction(tins_direction_t direction)
+{
+    _direction = direction;
+}
+
 void SnifferConfiguration::set_immediate_mode(bool enabled) 
 {
     _flags |= IMMEDIATE_MODE;