diff --git a/src/runmode-af-packet.c b/src/runmode-af-packet.c
index 2705ff12c5..031d58846e 100644
--- a/src/runmode-af-packet.c
+++ b/src/runmode-af-packet.c
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ int RunModeIdsAFPSingle(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx)
     ConfGet("af-packet.live-interface", &live_dev);
 
     ret = RunModeSetLiveCaptureSingle(de_ctx,
-                                    ParseAFPConfig, "ReceiveAFP",
+                                    ParseAFPConfig,
+                                    AFPConfigGeThreadsCount,
+                                    "ReceiveAFP",
                                     "DecodeAFP", "AFPacket",
                                     live_dev);
     if (ret != 0) {
diff --git a/src/runmode-pcap.c b/src/runmode-pcap.c
index 190538cd9d..96232f39ec 100644
--- a/src/runmode-pcap.c
+++ b/src/runmode-pcap.c
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ int RunModeIdsPcapSingle(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx)
     ConfGet("pcap.single_pcap_dev", &live_dev);
 
     ret = RunModeSetLiveCaptureSingle(de_ctx,
-                                    ParsePcapConfig, "ReceivePcap",
+                                    ParsePcapConfig,
+                                    PcapConfigGeThreadsCount,
+                                    "ReceivePcap",
                                     "DecodePcap", "PcapLive",
                                     live_dev);
     if (ret != 0) {
diff --git a/src/util-runmodes.c b/src/util-runmodes.c
index 689697f6ac..fef6688560 100644
--- a/src/util-runmodes.c
+++ b/src/util-runmodes.c
@@ -568,12 +568,16 @@ int RunModeSetLiveCaptureAutoFp(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
 }
 
 int RunModeSetLiveCaptureSingle(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
-                              ConfigIfaceParserFunc configparser, char *recv_mod_name,
+                              ConfigIfaceParserFunc configparser,
+                              ConfigIfaceThreadsCountFunc mod_threads_count,
+                              char *recv_mod_name,
                               char *decode_mod_name, char *thread_name,
                               const char *live_dev)
 {
     int nlive = LiveGetDeviceCount();
     void *aconf;
+    int threads_count;
+    int thread;
 
     if (nlive > 1) {
         SCLogError(SC_ERR_RUNMODE,
@@ -587,49 +591,61 @@ int RunModeSetLiveCaptureSingle(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
         char *live_dev_c = LiveGetDevice(0);
         aconf = configparser(live_dev_c);
     }
+
+    threads_count = mod_threads_count(aconf);
+    SCLogInfo("Going to use %" PRId32 " thread(s)", threads_count);
     /* create the threads */
-    ThreadVars *tv = TmThreadCreatePacketHandler(thread_name,
-                                                 "packetpool", "packetpool",
-                                                 "packetpool", "packetpool",
-                                                 "pktacqloop");
-    if (tv == NULL) {
-        printf("ERROR: TmThreadsCreate failed\n");
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
+    for (thread = 0; thread < threads_count; thread++) {
+        char tname[12];
+        char *n_thread_name = NULL;
+        ThreadVars *tv = NULL;
+        TmModule *tm_module = NULL;
+
+        snprintf(tname, sizeof(tname), "%s%"PRIu16, thread_name, thread+1);
+        n_thread_name = SCStrdup(tname);
+        tv = TmThreadCreatePacketHandler(n_thread_name,
+                "packetpool", "packetpool",
+                "packetpool", "packetpool",
+                "pktacqloop");
+        if (tv == NULL) {
+            printf("ERROR: TmThreadsCreate failed\n");
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
 
-    TmModule *tm_module = TmModuleGetByName(recv_mod_name);
-    if (tm_module == NULL) {
-        printf("ERROR: TmModuleGetByName failed for %s\n", recv_mod_name);
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-    TmSlotSetFuncAppend(tv, tm_module, aconf);
+        tm_module = TmModuleGetByName(recv_mod_name);
+        if (tm_module == NULL) {
+            printf("ERROR: TmModuleGetByName failed for %s\n", recv_mod_name);
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+        TmSlotSetFuncAppend(tv, tm_module, aconf);
 
-    tm_module = TmModuleGetByName(decode_mod_name);
-    if (tm_module == NULL) {
-        printf("ERROR: TmModuleGetByName %s failed\n", decode_mod_name);
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-    TmSlotSetFuncAppend(tv, tm_module, NULL);
+        tm_module = TmModuleGetByName(decode_mod_name);
+        if (tm_module == NULL) {
+            printf("ERROR: TmModuleGetByName %s failed\n", decode_mod_name);
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+        TmSlotSetFuncAppend(tv, tm_module, NULL);
 
-    tm_module = TmModuleGetByName("StreamTcp");
-    if (tm_module == NULL) {
-        printf("ERROR: TmModuleGetByName StreamTcp failed\n");
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-    TmSlotSetFuncAppend(tv, tm_module, NULL);
+        tm_module = TmModuleGetByName("StreamTcp");
+        if (tm_module == NULL) {
+            printf("ERROR: TmModuleGetByName StreamTcp failed\n");
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+        TmSlotSetFuncAppend(tv, tm_module, NULL);
 
-    tm_module = TmModuleGetByName("Detect");
-    if (tm_module == NULL) {
-        printf("ERROR: TmModuleGetByName Detect failed\n");
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-    TmSlotSetFuncAppend(tv, tm_module, (void *)de_ctx);
+        tm_module = TmModuleGetByName("Detect");
+        if (tm_module == NULL) {
+            printf("ERROR: TmModuleGetByName Detect failed\n");
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+        TmSlotSetFuncAppend(tv, tm_module, (void *)de_ctx);
 
-    SetupOutputs(tv);
+        SetupOutputs(tv);
 
-    if (TmThreadSpawn(tv) != TM_ECODE_OK) {
-        printf("ERROR: TmThreadSpawn failed\n");
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        if (TmThreadSpawn(tv) != TM_ECODE_OK) {
+            printf("ERROR: TmThreadSpawn failed\n");
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/util-runmodes.h b/src/util-runmodes.h
index 7a8089fc40..e16f8d8d8f 100644
--- a/src/util-runmodes.h
+++ b/src/util-runmodes.h
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ int RunModeSetLiveCaptureAutoFp(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
                               const char *live_dev);
 
 int RunModeSetLiveCaptureSingle(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
-                              ConfigIfaceParserFunc configparser, char *recv_mod_name,
+                              ConfigIfaceParserFunc configparser,
+                              ConfigIfaceThreadsCountFunc mod_threads_count,
+                              char *recv_mod_name,
                               char *decode_mod_name, char *thread_name,
                               const char *live_dev);