diff --git a/netdissect.h b/netdissect.h
index 65a0d987..cd76d654 100644
--- a/netdissect.h
+++ b/netdissect.h
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ extern void nd_pop_all_packet_info(netdissect_options *);
 #define PT_PTP		18	/* PTP */
 #define PT_SOMEIP	19	/* Autosar SOME/IP Protocol */
 #define PT_DOMAIN	20	/* Domain Name System (DNS) */
+#define PT_MPLSETHNOCW	21	/* MPLS PW Ethernet without Control Word */
 
 #ifndef min
 #define min(a,b) ((a)>(b)?(b):(a))
diff --git a/print-mpls.c b/print-mpls.c
index 62b79957..0c0ab974 100644
--- a/print-mpls.c
+++ b/print-mpls.c
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ enum mpls_packet_type {
 	PT_UNKNOWN,
 	PT_IPV4,
 	PT_IPV6,
-	PT_OSI
+	PT_OSI,
+	PT_ETHER
 };
 
 /*
@@ -133,52 +134,68 @@ mpls_print(netdissect_options *ndo, const u_char *bp, u_int length)
 			/* nothing to print */
 			return;
 		}
-		switch(GET_U_1(p)) {
-
-		case 0x45:
-		case 0x46:
-		case 0x47:
-		case 0x48:
-		case 0x49:
-		case 0x4a:
-		case 0x4b:
-		case 0x4c:
-		case 0x4d:
-		case 0x4e:
-		case 0x4f:
-			pt = PT_IPV4;
-			break;
-
-		case 0x60:
-		case 0x61:
-		case 0x62:
-		case 0x63:
-		case 0x64:
-		case 0x65:
-		case 0x66:
-		case 0x67:
-		case 0x68:
-		case 0x69:
-		case 0x6a:
-		case 0x6b:
-		case 0x6c:
-		case 0x6d:
-		case 0x6e:
-		case 0x6f:
-			pt = PT_IPV6;
-			break;
-
-		case 0x81:
-		case 0x82:
-		case 0x83:
-			pt = PT_OSI;
-			break;
-
-		default:
-			/* ok bail out - we did not figure out what it is*/
-			break;
+		if (ndo->ndo_packettype == PT_MPLSETHNOCW)
+			pt = PT_ETHER;
+		else
+			switch(GET_U_1(p)) {
+
+			case 0x45:
+			case 0x46:
+			case 0x47:
+			case 0x48:
+			case 0x49:
+			case 0x4a:
+			case 0x4b:
+			case 0x4c:
+			case 0x4d:
+			case 0x4e:
+			case 0x4f:
+				pt = PT_IPV4;
+				break;
+
+			case 0x60:
+			case 0x61:
+			case 0x62:
+			case 0x63:
+			case 0x64:
+			case 0x65:
+			case 0x66:
+			case 0x67:
+			case 0x68:
+			case 0x69:
+			case 0x6a:
+			case 0x6b:
+			case 0x6c:
+			case 0x6d:
+			case 0x6e:
+			case 0x6f:
+				pt = PT_IPV6;
+				break;
+
+			case 0x81:
+			case 0x82:
+			case 0x83:
+				pt = PT_OSI;
+				break;
+
+			case 0x00:	/* RFC 4448 PW Ethernet Control Word */
+				if (ndo->ndo_vflag) {
+					ND_PRINT("\n\tPW Ethernet Control Word");
+					p += 2;
+					ND_PRINT(", Sequence Number %u", GET_BE_U_2(p));
+					p += 2;
+				} else
+					ND_PRINT(" PWETHCW");
+					p += 4;
+				length -= 4;
+				pt = PT_ETHER;
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				/* ok bail out - we did not figure out what it is*/
+				break;
+			}
 		}
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Print the payload.
@@ -203,6 +220,10 @@ mpls_print(netdissect_options *ndo, const u_char *bp, u_int length)
 		isoclns_print(ndo, p, length);
 		break;
 
+	case PT_ETHER:
+		ether_print(ndo, p, length, ND_BYTES_AVAILABLE_AFTER(bp), NULL, NULL);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/tcpdump.c b/tcpdump.c
index 376d9a20..abefb50c 100644
--- a/tcpdump.c
+++ b/tcpdump.c
@@ -1798,6 +1798,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				ndo->ndo_packettype = PT_SOMEIP;
 			else if (ascii_strcasecmp(optarg, "domain") == 0)
 				ndo->ndo_packettype = PT_DOMAIN;
+			else if (ascii_strcasecmp(optarg, "mplsethnocw") == 0)
+				ndo->ndo_packettype = PT_MPLSETHNOCW;
 			else
 				error("unknown packet type `%s'", optarg);
 			break;