diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index e3fe49ae8..de715403a 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -149,9 +149,12 @@ def test_resolve_source(self):
         file = hello_path.joinpath("hello.xsd")
         url = "http://www.xsdata/schema.xsd"
 
-        self.assertEqual([file.as_uri()], list(resolve_source(str(file))))
-        self.assertEqual([url], list(resolve_source(url)))
-        self.assertEqual(5, len(list(resolve_source(str(hello_path)))))
+        self.assertEqual([file.as_uri()], list(resolve_source(str(file), False)))
+        self.assertEqual([url], list(resolve_source(url, False)))
+        self.assertEqual(5, len(list(resolve_source(str(hello_path), False))))
 
         def_xml_path = fixtures_dir.joinpath("calculator")
-        self.assertEqual(3, len(list(resolve_source(str(def_xml_path)))))
+        self.assertEqual(3, len(list(resolve_source(str(def_xml_path), False))))
+
+        actual = list(resolve_source(str(fixtures_dir), True))
+        self.assertEqual(32, len(actual))
diff --git a/xsdata/cli.py b/xsdata/cli.py
index 1f94a8ce6..2d27f6862 100644
--- a/xsdata/cli.py
+++ b/xsdata/cli.py
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ def download(source: str, output: str):
 
 @cli.command("generate")
 @click.argument("source", required=True)
+@click.option(
+    "-r",
+    "--recursive",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Search files recursively in the source directory",
+)
 @click.option("-c", "--config", default=".xsdata.xml", help="Project configuration")
 @click.option("-pp", "--print", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Print output")
 @model_options(GeneratorOutput)
@@ -114,6 +121,7 @@ def generate(**kwargs: Any):
     """
     source = kwargs.pop("source")
     stdout = kwargs.pop("print")
+    recursive = kwargs.pop("recursive")
     config_file = Path(kwargs.pop("config")).resolve()
 
     params = {k.replace("__", "."): v for k, v in kwargs.items() if v is not None}
@@ -121,21 +129,20 @@ def generate(**kwargs: Any):
     config.output.update(**params)
 
     transformer = SchemaTransformer(config=config, print=stdout)
-    transformer.process(list(resolve_source(source)))
+    transformer.process(list(resolve_source(source, recursive=recursive)))
 
     handler.emit_warnings()
 
 
-def resolve_source(source: str) -> Iterator[str]:
+def resolve_source(source: str, recursive: bool) -> Iterator[str]:
     if source.find("://") > -1 and not source.startswith("file://"):
         yield source
     else:
         path = Path(source).resolve()
+        match = "**/*" if recursive else "*"
         if path.is_dir():
-            yield from (x.as_uri() for x in path.glob("*.wsdl"))
-            yield from (x.as_uri() for x in path.glob("*.xsd"))
-            yield from (x.as_uri() for x in path.glob("*.xml"))
-            yield from (x.as_uri() for x in path.glob("*.json"))
+            for ext in ["wsdl", "xsd", "xml", "json"]:
+                yield from (x.as_uri() for x in path.glob(f"{match}.{ext}"))
         else:  # is file
             yield path.as_uri()