diff --git a/ui/qt/main_window.cpp b/ui/qt/main_window.cpp
index 588353cd91..3efbaf198f 100644
--- a/ui/qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/ui/qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -868,6 +868,9 @@ void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) {
     wsApp->quit();
 }
 
+// XXX On windows the drag description is "Copy". It should be "Open" or
+// "Merge" as appropriate. It looks like we need access to IDataObject in
+// order to set DROPDESCRIPTION.
 void MainWindow::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event)
 {
     bool accept = false;
@@ -882,14 +885,44 @@ void MainWindow::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event)
 
 void MainWindow::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event)
 {
+    QList<QByteArray> local_files;
+
     foreach (QUrl drop_url, event->mimeData()->urls()) {
-        QString local_file = drop_url.toLocalFile();
-        if (!local_file.isEmpty()) {
-            event->acceptProposedAction();
-            openCaptureFile(local_file);
-            break;
+        QString drop_file = drop_url.toLocalFile();
+        if (!drop_file.isEmpty()) {
+            local_files << drop_file.toUtf8();
         }
     }
+
+    if (local_files.size() < 1) {
+        return;
+    }
+    event->acceptProposedAction();
+
+
+    if (local_files.size() == 1) {
+        openCaptureFile(local_files.at(0));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    char **in_filenames = (char **)g_malloc(sizeof(char*) * local_files.size());
+    char *tmpname = NULL;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < local_files.size(); i++) {
+        in_filenames[i] = (char *) local_files.at(i).constData();
+    }
+
+    /* merge the files in chronological order */
+    if (cf_merge_files_to_tempfile(&tmpname, local_files.size(), in_filenames,
+                                   WTAP_FILE_TYPE_SUBTYPE_PCAPNG, FALSE) == CF_OK) {
+        /* Merge succeeded; close the currently-open file and try
+           to open the merged capture file. */
+        openCaptureFile(tmpname, QString(), WTAP_TYPE_AUTO, TRUE);
+    }
+
+    g_free(tmpname);
+    g_free(in_filenames);
+
 }
 
 // Apply recent settings to the main window geometry.
diff --git a/ui/qt/main_window.h b/ui/qt/main_window.h
index ffbd8a3cf9..987da8e6f6 100644
--- a/ui/qt/main_window.h
+++ b/ui/qt/main_window.h
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public slots:
      * @return True on success, false on failure.
      */
     // XXX We might want to return a cf_read_status_t or a CaptureFile.
-    bool openCaptureFile(QString cf_path, QString display_filter, unsigned int type);
+    bool openCaptureFile(QString cf_path, QString display_filter, unsigned int type, gboolean is_tempfile = FALSE);
     bool openCaptureFile(QString cf_path = QString(), QString display_filter = QString()) { return openCaptureFile(cf_path, display_filter, WTAP_TYPE_AUTO); }
     void filterPackets(QString new_filter = QString(), bool force = false);
     void updateForUnsavedChanges();
diff --git a/ui/qt/main_window_slots.cpp b/ui/qt/main_window_slots.cpp
index 083eb5fd43..c16e474856 100644
--- a/ui/qt/main_window_slots.cpp
+++ b/ui/qt/main_window_slots.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 
 static const char *dfe_property_ = "display filter expression"; //TODO : Fix Translate
 
-bool MainWindow::openCaptureFile(QString cf_path, QString read_filter, unsigned int type)
+bool MainWindow::openCaptureFile(QString cf_path, QString read_filter, unsigned int type, gboolean is_tempfile)
 {
     QString file_name = "";
     dfilter_t *rfcode = NULL;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ bool MainWindow::openCaptureFile(QString cf_path, QString read_filter, unsigned
 
         /* Try to open the capture file. This closes the current file if it succeeds. */
         CaptureFile::globalCapFile()->window = this;
-        if (cf_open(CaptureFile::globalCapFile(), cf_path.toUtf8().constData(), type, FALSE, &err) != CF_OK) {
+        if (cf_open(CaptureFile::globalCapFile(), cf_path.toUtf8().constData(), type, is_tempfile, &err) != CF_OK) {
             /* We couldn't open it; don't dismiss the open dialog box,
                just leave it around so that the user can, after they
                dismiss the alert box popped up for the open error,