diff --git a/lib/dp-packet.c b/lib/dp-packet.c
index 9ea3f78..4e4b8fb 100644
--- a/lib/dp-packet.c
+++ b/lib/dp-packet.c
@@ -159,39 +159,63 @@ dp_packet_clone(const struct dp_packet *buffer)
     return dp_packet_clone_with_headroom(buffer, 0);
 }
 
+#ifdef DPDK_NETDEV
+struct dp_packet *
+dp_packet_clone_with_headroom(const struct dp_packet *b, size_t headroom) {
+    struct dp_packet *new_buffer;
+    uint32_t pkt_len = dp_packet_size(b);
+
+    /* Copy multi-seg data. */
+    if (b->source == DPBUF_DPDK && !rte_pktmbuf_is_contiguous(&b->mbuf)) {
+        void *dst = NULL;
+        struct rte_mbuf *mbuf = CONST_CAST(struct rte_mbuf *, &b->mbuf);
+
+        new_buffer = dp_packet_new_with_headroom(pkt_len, headroom);
+        dst = dp_packet_data(new_buffer);
+        dp_packet_set_size(new_buffer, pkt_len);
+
+        if (!rte_pktmbuf_read(mbuf, 0, pkt_len, dst)) {
+            dp_packet_delete(new_buffer);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
+        new_buffer = dp_packet_clone_data_with_headroom(dp_packet_data(b),
+                                                        dp_packet_size(b),
+                                                        headroom);
+    }
+
+    dp_packet_copy_common_members(new_buffer, b);
+
+    dp_packet_copy_mbuf_flags(new_buffer, b);
+    if (dp_packet_rss_valid(new_buffer)) {
+        new_buffer->mbuf.hash.rss = b->mbuf.hash.rss;
+    }
+
+    return new_buffer;
+}
+#else
 /* Creates and returns a new dp_packet whose data are copied from 'buffer'.
  * The returned dp_packet will additionally have 'headroom' bytes of
  * headroom. */
 struct dp_packet *
-dp_packet_clone_with_headroom(const struct dp_packet *buffer, size_t headroom)
+dp_packet_clone_with_headroom(const struct dp_packet *b, size_t headroom)
 {
     struct dp_packet *new_buffer;
+    uint32_t pkt_len = dp_packet_size(b);
 
-    new_buffer = dp_packet_clone_data_with_headroom(dp_packet_data(buffer),
-                                                 dp_packet_size(buffer),
-                                                 headroom);
-    /* Copy the following fields into the returned buffer: l2_pad_size,
-     * l2_5_ofs, l3_ofs, l4_ofs, cutlen, packet_type and md. */
-    memcpy(&new_buffer->l2_pad_size, &buffer->l2_pad_size,
-            sizeof(struct dp_packet) -
-            offsetof(struct dp_packet, l2_pad_size));
+    new_buffer = dp_packet_clone_data_with_headroom(dp_packet_data(b),
+                                                    pkt_len, headroom);
 
-#ifdef DPDK_NETDEV
-    new_buffer->mbuf.ol_flags = buffer->mbuf.ol_flags;
-#else
-    new_buffer->rss_hash_valid = buffer->rss_hash_valid;
-#endif
+    dp_packet_copy_common_members(new_buffer, b);
 
+    new_buffer->rss_hash_valid = b->rss_hash_valid;
     if (dp_packet_rss_valid(new_buffer)) {
-#ifdef DPDK_NETDEV
-        new_buffer->mbuf.hash.rss = buffer->mbuf.hash.rss;
-#else
-        new_buffer->rss_hash = buffer->rss_hash;
-#endif
+        new_buffer->rss_hash = b->rss_hash;
     }
 
     return new_buffer;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* Creates and returns a new dp_packet that initially contains a copy of the
  * 'size' bytes of data starting at 'data' with no headroom or tailroom. */
diff --git a/lib/dp-packet.h b/lib/dp-packet.h
index 08e79af..a003546 100644
--- a/lib/dp-packet.h
+++ b/lib/dp-packet.h
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ struct dp_packet *dp_packet_clone_data_with_headroom(const void *, size_t,
                                                      size_t headroom);
 static inline void dp_packet_delete(struct dp_packet *);
 
+static inline void
+dp_packet_copy_common_members(struct dp_packet *new_b,
+                              const struct dp_packet *b);
+
 static inline void *dp_packet_at(const struct dp_packet *, size_t offset,
                                  size_t size);
 static inline void *dp_packet_at_assert(const struct dp_packet *,
@@ -139,6 +143,8 @@ dp_packet_mbuf_from_offset(const struct dp_packet *b, size_t *offset);
 void
 dp_packet_mbuf_write(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf, int16_t ofs, uint32_t len,
                      const void *data);
+static inline void
+dp_packet_copy_mbuf_flags(struct dp_packet *dst, const struct dp_packet *src);
 #endif
 static inline void *dp_packet_tail(const struct dp_packet *);
 static inline void *dp_packet_end(const struct dp_packet *);
@@ -187,6 +193,17 @@ dp_packet_delete(struct dp_packet *b)
     }
 }
 
+/* Copies the following fields into the 'new_b', which represent the common
+ * fields between DPDK and non-DPDK packets: l2_pad_size, l2_5_ofs, l3_ofs,
+ * l4_ofs, cutlen, packet_type and md. */
+static inline void
+dp_packet_copy_common_members(struct dp_packet *new_b,
+                              const struct dp_packet *b) {
+    memcpy(&new_b->l2_pad_size, &b->l2_pad_size,
+           sizeof(struct dp_packet) -
+           offsetof(struct dp_packet, l2_pad_size));
+}
+
 /* If 'b' contains at least 'offset + size' bytes of data, returns a pointer to
  * byte 'offset'.  Otherwise, returns a null pointer. */
 static inline void *
@@ -700,6 +717,18 @@ dp_packet_set_allocated(struct dp_packet *b, uint16_t s)
     b->mbuf.buf_len = s;
 }
 
+static inline void
+dp_packet_copy_mbuf_flags(struct dp_packet *dst, const struct dp_packet *src)
+{
+    ovs_assert(dst != NULL && src != NULL);
+    struct rte_mbuf *buf_dst = &dst->mbuf;
+    const struct rte_mbuf *buf_src = &src->mbuf;
+
+    buf_dst->ol_flags = buf_src->ol_flags;
+    buf_dst->packet_type = buf_src->packet_type;
+    buf_dst->tx_offload = buf_src->tx_offload;
+}
+
 /* Returns the RSS hash of the packet 'p'.  Note that the returned value is
  * correct only if 'dp_packet_rss_valid(p)' returns true */
 static inline uint32_t
diff --git a/lib/netdev-dpdk.c b/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
index ea84c41..a0df9fc 100644
--- a/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
+++ b/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
@@ -2381,6 +2381,7 @@ dpdk_do_tx_copy(struct netdev *netdev, int qid, struct dp_packet_batch *batch)
         memcpy(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkts[txcnt], void *),
                dp_packet_data(packet), size);
         dp_packet_set_size((struct dp_packet *)pkts[txcnt], size);
+        dp_packet_copy_mbuf_flags((struct dp_packet *)pkts[txcnt], packet);
 
         txcnt++;
     }
