diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/forms/generalSettings.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/forms/generalSettings.xml
index c68a906ba..7692d7af3 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/forms/generalSettings.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/forms/generalSettings.xml
@@ -13,12 +13,19 @@
         before enabling, please disable all hardware offloading first. <br><a href="/system_advanced_network.php">in advanced network</a>
         ]]></help>
     </field>
+    <field>
+        <id>ids.general.promisc</id>
+        <label>promiscuous mode</label>
+        <type>checkbox</type>
+        <help><![CDATA[enable promiscuous mode, for certain setups (like IPS with vlans), this is required to actually capture data on the physical interface
+        ]]></help>
+    </field>
     <field>
         <id>ids.general.interfaces</id>
         <label>interfaces</label>
         <type>select_multiple</type>
         <style>tokenize</style>
-        <help><![CDATA[Select interface(s) to use.]]></help>
+        <help><![CDATA[Select interface(s) to use. When enabling IPS, only use physical interfaces here (no vlans etc).]]></help>
         <hint>Type or select interface.</hint>
     </field>
 </form>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IDS/IDS.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IDS/IDS.xml
index 1dcd7000b..d6e070cb9 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IDS/IDS.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IDS/IDS.xml
@@ -92,10 +92,15 @@
                 <default>0</default>
                 <Required>Y</Required>
             </ips>
+            <promisc type="BooleanField">
+                <default>0</default>
+                <Required>Y</Required>
+            </promisc>
             <interfaces type="InterfaceField">
                 <Required>Y</Required>
                 <default>wan</default>
                 <multiple>Y</multiple>
+                <AddParentDevices>Y</AddParentDevices>
                 <filters>
                     <enable>/^(?!0).*$/</enable>
                 </filters>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/IDS/suricata.yaml b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/IDS/suricata.yaml
index d0f96e1d5..870f71b36 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/IDS/suricata.yaml
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/IDS/suricata.yaml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ netmap:
   - interface: default
     threads: auto
     copy-mode: ips
-    disable-promisc: yes
+    disable-promisc: {% if OPNsense.IDS.general.promisc|default('0') == '0' %}yes{% else %}no{% endif %} #  promiscuous mode
     checksum-checks: auto
 
   {% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.IDS.general.interfaces') %}
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ logging:
 
 pcap:
   - interface: default
+    promisc: {% if OPNsense.IDS.general.promisc|default('0') == '1' %}yes{% else %}no{% endif %} #  promiscuous mode
 
 pcap-file:
   # Possible values are: