diff --git a/capture_opts.c b/capture_opts.c
index 4ab473a570..172c2d0996 100644
--- a/capture_opts.c
+++ b/capture_opts.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ capture_opts_init(capture_options *capture_opts)
   capture_opts->default_options.snaplen         = WTAP_MAX_PACKET_SIZE;
   capture_opts->default_options.linktype        = -1; /* use interface default */
   capture_opts->default_options.promisc_mode    = TRUE;
+  capture_opts->default_options.if_type         = IF_WIRED;
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(HAVE_PCAP_CREATE)
   capture_opts->default_options.buffer_size     = DEFAULT_CAPTURE_BUFFER_SIZE;
 #endif
@@ -597,6 +598,7 @@ capture_opts_add_iface_opt(capture_options *capture_opts, const char *optarg_str
     interface_opts.has_snaplen = capture_opts->default_options.has_snaplen;
     interface_opts.linktype = capture_opts->default_options.linktype;
     interface_opts.promisc_mode = capture_opts->default_options.promisc_mode;
+    interface_opts.if_type = capture_opts->default_options.if_type;
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(HAVE_PCAP_CREATE)
     interface_opts.buffer_size = capture_opts->default_options.buffer_size;
 #endif
@@ -1055,6 +1057,7 @@ collect_ifaces(capture_options *capture_opts)
       interface_opts.snaplen = device.snaplen;
       interface_opts.has_snaplen = device.has_snaplen;
       interface_opts.promisc_mode = device.pmode;
+      interface_opts.if_type = device.if_info.type;
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(HAVE_PCAP_CREATE)
       interface_opts.buffer_size =  device.buffer;
 #endif
diff --git a/capture_opts.h b/capture_opts.h
index 06e8169899..771cdfd69b 100644
--- a/capture_opts.h
+++ b/capture_opts.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ typedef struct interface_options_tag {
     int snaplen;
     int linktype;
     gboolean promisc_mode;
+    interface_type if_type;
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(HAVE_PCAP_CREATE)
     int buffer_size;
 #endif
diff --git a/ui/iface_lists.c b/ui/iface_lists.c
index a55318cf5f..2dcf7498c7 100644
--- a/ui/iface_lists.c
+++ b/ui/iface_lists.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ scan_local_interfaces(void (*update_cb)(void))
         temp->friendly_name = g_strdup(if_info->friendly_name);
         temp->vendor_description = g_strdup(if_info->vendor_description);
         temp->loopback = if_info->loopback;
+        temp->type = if_info->type;
         /* Is this interface hidden and, if so, should we include it anyway? */
 
         /* Do we have a user-supplied description? */