diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.css b/copyparty/web/browser.css
index 25daaa64..495e31a8 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.css
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.css
@@ -4499,23 +4499,45 @@ html.e #detree {
 }
 
 .popup.show {
-  visibility: visible;
-  -webkit-animation: fadeIn 1s;
-  animation: fadeIn 1s;
+	visibility: visible;
+	-webkit-animation: fadeIn 1s;
+	animation: fadeIn 1s;
 }
 
 .popup {
   visibility: hidden;
   width: fit-content;
   background-color: var(--bg-u5);
+  border: 1px solid var(--bg-u3);
+	box-shadow: 0 0 2px var(--txt-sh);
   text-align: center;
   border-radius: .3em;
   padding: .5em;
   position: absolute;
   display: block;
-  z-index: 3;
+  z-index: 6;
   bottom: 2.5em;
 }
+.under::after {
+	display: none;
+}
+.under {
+	top: calc(100% - .3em);
+	bottom: auto;
+	left: .5em;
+	right: 0;
+  	text-align: left;
+	width: auto;
+}
+#srchfolder_div {
+	position: relative;
+	box-shadow: 0 0 2px var(--txt-sh);
+}
+#srchfolder_div:focus-within .popup{
+	visibility: visible;
+	-webkit-animation: fadeIn 1s;
+	animation: fadeIn 1s;
+}
 
 /* Popup arrow */
 .popup::after {
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.html b/copyparty/web/browser.html
index 82bd75c2..8cb5c174 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.html
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@
 				{%- endfor %}
 			</h1>
 		</div>
-		<input id="folder_search" type="text"/>
+		<div id="srchfolder_div">
+			<input id="folder_search" type="text"/>
+			<span id="srch_quickopts" class="popup under">
+				<input type="checkbox" id="srch_recursivec" checked="true">
+				<label for="srch_recursivec" id="srch_recursivelbl" tabindex="0"></label>
+			</span>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 
 	{%- if doc %}
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.js b/copyparty/web/browser.js
index 0d66252b..821620d0 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.js
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ if (1)
 		"s_t1": "tags contains &nbsp; (^=start, end=$)",
 		"s_a1": "specific metadata properties",
 		"s_dir": "search this folder",
+		"s_rec": "include subfolders",
 
 		"md_eshow": "cannot render ",
 		"md_off": "[📜<em>readme</em>] disabled in [⚙️] -- document hidden",
@@ -6705,6 +6706,10 @@ var search_ui = (function () {
 	}
 	folderSearch.onkeydown = ev_search_keydown;
 
+	var recur_c = ebi('srch_recursivec');
+	recur_c.oninput = ev_search_input;
+	ebi('srch_recursivelbl').innerHTML = L.s_rec;
+
 	function srch_msg(err, txt) {
 		var o = ebi('srch_q');
 		o.textContent = txt;
@@ -6765,6 +6770,7 @@ var search_ui = (function () {
 	}
 
 	function encode_query() {
+		var recursive = ebi('srch_recursivec').checked;
 		var q = '';
 		for (var a = 0; a < sconf.length; a++) {
 			for (var b = 1; b < sconf[a].length; b++) {
@@ -6830,14 +6836,14 @@ var search_ui = (function () {
 						if (tv.slice(0, 1) == '^') {
 							tv = tv.slice(1);
 						}
-						else {
+						else if(!(k == 'path' && !recursive)) {
 							tv = '*' + tv;
 						}
 
 						if (tv.slice(-1) == '$') {
 							tv = tv.slice(0, -1);
 						}
-						else {
+						else if(!(k == 'path' && !recursive)) {
 							tv += '*';
 						}