diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cad2c8a..387a9be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ func main() {
 }
 ```
 
+If the path argument to `reload.Dir()` ends with /... or \..., the directory will be evaluated recursively.
+
 You can also use `reload.Exec()` to manually restart your process without
 calling `reload.Do()`.
 
diff --git a/reload.go b/reload.go
index 80c3a6d..9ba5378 100644
--- a/reload.go
+++ b/reload.go
@@ -5,21 +5,21 @@
 //
 // Example:
 //
-//    go func() {
-//        err := reload.Do(log.Printf)
-//        if err != nil {
-//            panic(err)
-//        }
-//    }()
+//	go func() {
+//	    err := reload.Do(log.Printf)
+//	    if err != nil {
+//	        panic(err)
+//	    }
+//	}()
 //
 // A list of additional directories to watch can be added:
 //
-//    go func() {
-//        err := reload.Do(log.Printf, reload.Dir("tpl", reloadTpl)
-//        if err != nil {
-//            panic(err)
-//        }
-//    }()
+//	go func() {
+//	    err := reload.Do(log.Printf, reload.Dir("tpl", reloadTpl)
+//	    if err != nil {
+//	        panic(err)
+//	    }
+//	}()
 //
 // Note that this package won't prevent race conditions (e.g. when assigning to
 // a global templates variable). You'll need to use sync.RWMutex yourself.
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ package reload // import "github.com/teamwork/reload"
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"math"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ func Do(log func(string, ...interface{}), additional ...dir) error {
 	}
 	timers[binSelf] = stoppedTimer(Exec)
 
+	additional = expandAdditional(log, additional)
+
 	// Watch the directory, because a recompile renames the existing
 	// file (rather than rewriting it), so we won't get events for that.
 	dirs := make([]string, len(additional)+1)
@@ -151,6 +154,35 @@ func Do(log func(string, ...interface{}), additional ...dir) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func expandAdditional(log func(string, ...interface{}), additional []dir) []dir {
+	result := make([]dir, 0, len(additional))
+	for _, a := range additional {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(a.path, "\\...") {
+			result = append(result, listDirs(log, strings.TrimSuffix(a.path, "\\..."), a.cb)...)
+		} else if strings.HasSuffix(a.path, "/...") {
+			result = append(result, listDirs(log, strings.TrimSuffix(a.path, "/..."), a.cb)...)
+		} else {
+			result = append(result, a)
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func listDirs(log func(string, ...interface{}), rootPath string, cb func()) (result []dir) {
+	filepath.WalkDir(rootPath, func(dirPath string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			log("Error reading %s, skipped", dirPath)
+			return fs.SkipDir
+		}
+		if d.IsDir() {
+			result = append(result, Dir(dirPath, cb))
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return
+}
+
 // Exec replaces the current process with a new copy of itself.
 func Exec() {
 	execName := binSelf