diff --git a/src/hardware/rigol-ds/api.c b/src/hardware/rigol-ds/api.c
index 38b880de..01914ff8 100644
--- a/src/hardware/rigol-ds/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/rigol-ds/api.c
@@ -946,21 +946,25 @@ static int dev_acquisition_start(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
 
 	/* Set memory mode. */
 	if (devc->data_source == DATA_SOURCE_SEGMENTED) {
-		if (devc->model->series->protocol == PROTOCOL_V4) {
+		switch (devc->model->series->protocol) {
+		case PROTOCOL_V4:
+		{
 			int frames = 0;
-			/* PROTOCOL_V5 has RECORD:FRAMES?, but this seems to return the
-			 * maximum that should be captured, not the current amount. If
-			 * we can figure out how to get the current number of frames,
-			 * or when we've hit the last one, adding support for this will
-			 * be possible as well.
-			 */
 			sr_scpi_get_int(sdi->conn, "FUNC:WREP:FEND?", &frames);
 			if (frames <= 0) {
 				sr_err("No segmented data available");
 				return SR_ERR;
 			}
 			devc->num_frames_segmented = frames;
-		} else {
+			break;
+		}
+		case PROTOCOL_V5:
+			/* The frame limit has to be read on the fly, just set up
+			 * reading of the first frame */
+			if (rigol_ds_config_set(sdi, "REC:CURR 1") != SR_OK)
+				return SR_ERR;
+			break;
+		default:
 			sr_err("Data source 'Segmented' not yet supported");
 			return SR_ERR;
 		}
diff --git a/src/hardware/rigol-ds/protocol.c b/src/hardware/rigol-ds/protocol.c
index 0628729a..fcfcbee1 100644
--- a/src/hardware/rigol-ds/protocol.c
+++ b/src/hardware/rigol-ds/protocol.c
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ SR_PRIV int rigol_ds_capture_start(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
 			if (rigol_ds_config_set(sdi, ":SING") != SR_OK)
 				return SR_ERR;
 			rigol_ds_set_wait_event(devc, WAIT_STOP);
-			if (devc->data_source == DATA_SOURCE_SEGMENTED)
+			if (devc->data_source == DATA_SOURCE_SEGMENTED &&
+					devc->model->series->protocol == PROTOCOL_V4)
 				if (rigol_ds_config_set(sdi, "FUNC:WREP:FCUR %d", devc->num_frames + 1) != SR_OK)
 					return SR_ERR;
 		}
@@ -805,7 +806,22 @@ SR_PRIV int rigol_ds_receive(int fd, int revents, void *cb_data)
 		/* Done with this frame. */
 		std_session_send_df_frame_end(sdi);
 
-		if (++devc->num_frames == devc->limit_frames || 
+		devc->num_frames++;
+
+		/* V5 has no way to read the number of recorded frames, so try to set the
+		 * next frame and read it back instead.
+		 */
+		if (devc->data_source == DATA_SOURCE_SEGMENTED &&
+				devc->model->series->protocol == PROTOCOL_V5) {
+			int frames = 0;
+			if (rigol_ds_config_set(sdi, "REC:CURR %d", devc->num_frames + 1) != SR_OK)
+				return SR_ERR;
+			if (sr_scpi_get_int(sdi->conn, "REC:CURR?", &frames) != SR_OK)
+				return SR_ERR;
+			devc->num_frames_segmented = frames;
+		}
+
+		if (devc->num_frames == devc->limit_frames ||
 				devc->num_frames == devc->num_frames_segmented ||
 				devc->data_source == DATA_SOURCE_MEMORY) {
 			/* Last frame, stop capture. */