diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b85f33..e69f3fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ Variables marked with * are required for running MD Notes properly, the others a
   1. When set to `True` tag search only search with YMF.
   2. When set to `False` tags will be searched the whole MD note.  
 
+* **Recursive Search** (`recursive_search`): Defines if the search should searching `path_to_notes` and it's subfolder or just the root folder.
+
 * **Exact Match** (`exact_match`): Defines if the search should match the exact search term (`True`) or the string (`False`) in markdown notes. 
 
   **Note:** When exact match is set to `True` it is possible to enhance the search term with wildcards
diff --git a/src/MyNotes.py b/src/MyNotes.py
index 86086ea..30dc72a 100644
--- a/src/MyNotes.py
+++ b/src/MyNotes.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             raise ModuleNotFoundError("Python version 3.7.0 or higher required!")
         self.extension = self.__buildNotesExtension()
         self.path = self.__buildNotesPath()
+        self.recursive_search = Tools.getEnvBool('recursive_search')
         self.default_template = os.getenv('default_template')
         self.template_tag = os.getenv('template_tag')
         self.url_scheme = os.getenv('url_scheme')
@@ -380,8 +381,13 @@ def getFilesListSorted(self, reverse: bool = True) -> list:
         err = 0
         file_list = list()
         try:
-            file_list = os.listdir(self.path)
-            # file_list = os.walk(self.path)
+            if self.recursive_search:
+                for root, _, files in os.walk(self.path):
+                    for file in files:
+                        file_list.append(os.path.join(root, file))
+            else:
+                file_list = os.listdir(self.path)
+
         except OSError as e:
             err = e.errno
             pass