diff --git a/samples/pktgen/README.rst b/samples/pktgen/README.rst
index 8365c4e5c513e4a000175b54cf284f299e84cff8..c018d67da1a1cc1a98a7345503dd3a8c1faf9426 100644
--- a/samples/pktgen/README.rst
+++ b/samples/pktgen/README.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ across the sample scripts.  Usage example is printed on errors::
   -m : ($DST_MAC)   destination MAC-addr
   -t : ($THREADS)   threads to start
   -c : ($SKB_CLONE) SKB clones send before alloc new SKB
+  -n : ($COUNT)     num messages to send per thread, 0 means indefinitely
   -b : ($BURST)     HW level bursting of SKBs
   -v : ($VERBOSE)   verbose
   -x : ($DEBUG)     debug
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/parameters.sh b/samples/pktgen/parameters.sh
index f70ea7dd5660de30daed20364e5f4e75bf6ea92a..036147594a203ea129244b0273d982e7c5476b92 100644
--- a/samples/pktgen/parameters.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/parameters.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function usage() {
     echo "  -m : (\$DST_MAC)   destination MAC-addr"
     echo "  -t : (\$THREADS)   threads to start"
     echo "  -c : (\$SKB_CLONE) SKB clones send before alloc new SKB"
+    echo "  -n : (\$COUNT)     num messages to send per thread, 0 means indefinitely"
     echo "  -b : (\$BURST)     HW level bursting of SKBs"
     echo "  -v : (\$VERBOSE)   verbose"
     echo "  -x : (\$DEBUG)     debug"
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ function usage() {
 
 ##  --- Parse command line arguments / parameters ---
 ## echo "Commandline options:"
-while getopts "s:i:d:m:t:c:b:vxh6" option; do
+while getopts "s:i:d:m:t:c:n:b:vxh6" option; do
     case $option in
         i) # interface
           export DEV=$OPTARG
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ while getopts "s:i:d:m:t:c:b:vxh6" option; do
 	  export CLONE_SKB=$OPTARG
 	  info "CLONE_SKB=$CLONE_SKB"
           ;;
+        n)
+	  export COUNT=$OPTARG
+	  info "COUNT=$COUNT"
+          ;;
         b)
 	  export BURST=$OPTARG
 	  info "SKB bursting: BURST=$BURST"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh
index f3e1bedfd77fc69129bc612f00eba5f054ad716e..d2694a12de6154d033cd751060bc1177a34ba371 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
 fi
 [ -z "$DST_MAC" ] && DST_MAC="90:e2:ba:ff:ff:ff"
 [ -z "$BURST" ] && BURST=1024
+[ -z "$COUNT" ] && COUNT="10000000" # Zero means indefinitely
 
 # Base Config
 DELAY="0"        # Zero means max speed
-COUNT="10000000" # Zero means indefinitely
 
 # General cleanup everything since last run
 pg_ctrl "reset"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh
index cc102e9232412a0d544dcfb832fa05acae6eb8db..43604c2db726b3396e48cda95c80ab79bc0bf300 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ fi
 if [[ -n "$BURST" ]]; then
     err 1 "Bursting not supported for this mode"
 fi
+[ -z "$COUNT" ] && COUNT="10000000" # Zero means indefinitely
 
 # Base Config
 DELAY="0"        # Zero means max speed
-COUNT="10000000" # Zero means indefinitely
 
 # General cleanup everything since last run
 pg_ctrl "reset"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh
index 29ef4ba507963e5d185bebe94af879f8ed831962..35b7fe34bda29404d28c2ca9e5923a61edae8d0d 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ fi
 [ -z "$CLONE_SKB" ] && CLONE_SKB="0"
 # Example enforce param "-m" for dst_mac
 [ -z "$DST_MAC" ] && usage && err 2 "Must specify -m dst_mac"
+[ -z "$COUNT" ]   && COUNT="100000" # Zero means indefinitely
 
 # Base Config
 DELAY="0"        # Zero means max speed
-COUNT="100000"   # Zero means indefinitely
 
 # Flow variation random source port between min and max
 UDP_MIN=9
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh
index c88a161d3e6f6d7a612a147d6c340d867b58e58c..164194d1c79b4a4331680519c3582b4108397d0e 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ root_check_run_with_sudo "$@"
 # Required param: -i dev in $DEV
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 
+[ -z "$COUNT" ] && COUNT="100000" # Zero means indefinitely
+
 # Base Config
 DELAY="0"        # Zero means max speed
-COUNT="100000"   # Zero means indefinitely
 [ -z "$CLONE_SKB" ] && CLONE_SKB="0"
 
 # Flow variation random source port between min and max
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh
index 80cf8f5ba6b27e6462c5c2a881aa73ff0655e986..e03dd4cd05ce63c0e366d7542bd980bfd8db12df 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ fi
 [ -z "$DST_MAC" ]   && DST_MAC="90:e2:ba:ff:ff:ff"
 [ -z "$BURST" ]     && BURST=32
 [ -z "$CLONE_SKB" ] && CLONE_SKB="100000"
+[ -z "$COUNT" ]     && COUNT="0" # Zero means indefinitely
 
 # Base Config
 DELAY="0"  # Zero means max speed
-COUNT="0"  # Zero means indefinitely
 
 # General cleanup everything since last run
 pg_ctrl "reset"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh
index f60412e445bb4d32204614e6e077c67b681af358..0fc72d2bcd3182ac404cb759cf0a7a8f50efd600 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]   && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42"
 [ -z "$DST_MAC" ]   && DST_MAC="90:e2:ba:ff:ff:ff"
 [ -z "$CLONE_SKB" ] && CLONE_SKB="0"
+[ -z "$COUNT" ]     && COUNT="0" # Zero means indefinitely
 
 # NOTICE:  Script specific settings
 # =======
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 
 # Base Config
 DELAY="0"  # Zero means max speed
-COUNT="0"  # Zero means indefinitely
 
 if [[ -n "$BURST" ]]; then
     err 1 "Bursting not supported for this mode"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh
index 32ad818e2829e33b9886e2e8be167417eec168d1..f4fb79409fd0a6a474d83c20d987ce40f89c2e51 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 [ -z "$DST_MAC" ]   && DST_MAC="90:e2:ba:ff:ff:ff"
 [ -z "$CLONE_SKB" ] && CLONE_SKB="0"
 [ -z "$BURST" ]     && BURST=32
+[ -z "$COUNT" ]     && COUNT="0" # Zero means indefinitely
 
 
 # Base Config
 DELAY="0"  # Zero means max speed
-COUNT="0"  # Zero means indefinitely
 
 # General cleanup everything since last run
 pg_ctrl "reset"