diff --git a/src/capture.c b/src/capture.c
index 9d6562e..6548872 100644
--- a/src/capture.c
+++ b/src/capture.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include "capture.h"
 #ifdef USE_EEP
 #include "capture_eep.h"
@@ -49,10 +51,26 @@
 #include "setting.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+#if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L && __STDC_NO_ATOMICS__ != 1
+// modern C with atomics
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+typedef atomic_int signal_flag_type;
+#else
+// no atomics available
+typedef volatile sig_atomic_t signal_flag_type;
+#endif
+
 // Capture information
 capture_config_t capture_cfg =
 { 0 };
 
+signal_flag_type sighup_received = 0;
+
+void sighup_handler(int signum)
+{
+    sighup_received = 1;
+}
+
 void
 capture_init(size_t limit, bool rtp_capture, bool rotate, size_t pcap_buffer_size)
 {
@@ -63,6 +81,13 @@ capture_init(size_t limit, bool rtp_capture, bool rotate, size_t pcap_buffer_siz
     capture_cfg.paused = 0;
     capture_cfg.sources = vector_create(1, 1);
 
+    // set up SIGHUP handler
+    // the handler will be served by any of the running threads
+    // so we just set a flag and check it in dump_packet
+    // so it is only acted upon before then next packed will be dumped
+    if (signal(SIGHUP, sighup_handler) == SIG_ERR)
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
     // Fixme
     if (setting_has_value(SETTING_CAPTURE_STORAGE, "none")) {
         capture_cfg.storage = CAPTURE_STORAGE_NONE;
@@ -383,7 +408,7 @@ parse_packet(u_char *info, const struct pcap_pkthdr *header, const u_char *packe
         capture_eep_send(pkt);
 #endif
         // Store this packets in output file
-        dump_packet(capture_cfg.pd, pkt);
+        capture_dump_packet(pkt);;
         // If storage is disabled, delete frames payload
         if (capture_cfg.storage == 0) {
             packet_free_frames(pkt);
@@ -1204,18 +1229,40 @@ capture_packet_time_sorter(vector_t *vector, void *item)
 }
 
 void
-capture_set_dumper(pcap_dumper_t *dumper)
+capture_set_dumper(pcap_dumper_t *dumper, ino_t dump_inode)
 {
     capture_cfg.pd = dumper;
+    capture_cfg.dump_inode = dump_inode;
 }
 
 void
 capture_dump_packet(packet_t *packet)
 {
+    if (sighup_received && capture_cfg.pd) {
+        // we got a SIGHUP: reopen the dump file because it could have been renamed
+        // we don't need to care about locking or other threads accessing in parallel
+        // because dump_open ensures count(capture_cfg.sources) == 1
+
+        // check if the file has actually changed
+        // only reopen if it has, otherwise we would overwrite the existing one
+        struct stat sb;
+        if (stat(capture_cfg.dumpfilename, &sb) == -1 ||
+            sb.st_ino != capture_cfg.dump_inode)
+        {
+            pcap_dump_close(capture_cfg.pd);
+            capture_cfg.pd = dump_open(capture_cfg.dumpfilename, &capture_cfg.dump_inode);
+        }
+
+        sighup_received = 0;
+
+        // error reopening capture file: we can't capture anymore
+        if (!capture_cfg.pd)
+            return;
+    }
+
     dump_packet(capture_cfg.pd, packet);
 }
 
-
 int8_t
 datalink_size(int datalink)
 {
@@ -1264,13 +1311,31 @@ datalink_size(int datalink)
 }
 
 pcap_dumper_t *
-dump_open(const char *dumpfile)
+dump_open(const char *dumpfile, ino_t* dump_inode)
 {
     capture_info_t *capinfo;
 
     if (vector_count(capture_cfg.sources) == 1) {
+        capture_cfg.dumpfilename = dumpfile;
         capinfo = vector_first(capture_cfg.sources);
-        return pcap_dump_open(capinfo->handle, dumpfile);
+
+        FILE *fp = fopen(dumpfile,"wb+");
+        if (!fp)
+            return NULL;
+
+        struct stat sb;
+        if (fstat(fileno(fp), &sb) == -1)
+            return NULL;
+
+        if (dump_inode) {
+            // read out the files inode, allows to later check if it has changed
+            struct stat sb;
+            if (fstat(fileno(fp), &sb) == -1)
+                return NULL;
+            *dump_inode = sb.st_ino;
+        }
+
+        return pcap_dump_fopen(capinfo->handle, fp);
     }
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/capture.h b/src/capture.h
index 363b4c3..755ca5d 100644
--- a/src/capture.h
+++ b/src/capture.h
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ struct capture_config {
     struct bpf_program fp;
     //! libpcap dump file handler
     pcap_dumper_t *pd;
+    //! libpcap dump file name
+    const char *dumpfilename;
+    //! inode of the dump file we have open
+    ino_t dump_inode;
     //! Capture sources
     vector_t *sources;
     //! Capture Lock. Avoid parsing and handling data at the same time
@@ -469,7 +473,7 @@ capture_close();
  * @brief Set general capture dumper
  */
 void
-capture_set_dumper(pcap_dumper_t *dumper);
+capture_set_dumper(pcap_dumper_t *dumper, ino_t dump_inode);
 
 /**
  * @brief Store a packet in dumper file
@@ -488,7 +492,7 @@ datalink_size(int datalink);
  * @brief Open a new dumper file for capture handler
  */
 pcap_dumper_t *
-dump_open(const char *dumpfile);
+dump_open(const char *dumpfile, ino_t* dump_inode);
 
 /**
  * @brief Store a packet in dump file
diff --git a/src/curses/ui_save.c b/src/curses/ui_save.c
index 29bf6ec..eebe5fd 100644
--- a/src/curses/ui_save.c
+++ b/src/curses/ui_save.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ save_to_file(ui_t *ui)
 
     if (info->saveformat == SAVE_PCAP || info->saveformat == SAVE_PCAP_RTP) {
         // Open dump file
-        pd = dump_open(fullfile);
+        pd = dump_open(fullfile, NULL);
         if (access(fullfile, W_OK) != 0) {
             dialog_run("%s", capture_last_error());
             return 1;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index e8b91f6..28e170c 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -381,8 +381,11 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
             return 1;
     }
 
-    if (outfile) {
-        capture_set_dumper(dump_open(outfile));
+    if (outfile)
+    {
+        ino_t dump_inode;
+        pcap_dumper_t *dumper = dump_open(outfile, &dump_inode);
+        capture_set_dumper(dumper, dump_inode);
     }
 
     // Remove Input files vector