diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettings.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettings.java
index e4c94a6..5da91a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettings.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public interface ProjectSettings {
     @NotNull ParserStrategyType getParserStrategy();
     @NotNull String getFilePattern();
 
+    boolean isIncludeSubDirs();
     boolean isSorting();
 
     // Editor Configuration
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponent.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponent.java
index 98b1dee..9018437 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponent.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class ProjectSettingsComponent extends ProjectSettingsComponentState {
                 .addLabeledComponent(bundle.getString("settings.resource.path.title"), constructLocalesDirectoryField(), 1, false)
                 .addLabeledComponent(bundle.getString("settings.resource.strategy"), constructFileStrategyPanel(), 1, false)
                 .addVerticalGap(12)
+                .addComponent(constructIncludeSubDirsField())
                 .addComponent(constructSortingField())
                 .addVerticalGap(24)
                 .addComponent(new TitledSeparator(bundle.getString("settings.editor.title")))
@@ -146,6 +147,12 @@ public class ProjectSettingsComponent extends ProjectSettingsComponentState {
         return panel;
     }
 
+    private JComponent constructIncludeSubDirsField() {
+        includeSubDirs = new JBCheckBox(bundle.getString("settings.resource.nesting.title"));
+        includeSubDirs.setToolTipText(bundle.getString("settings.resource.nesting.tooltip"));
+        return includeSubDirs;
+    }
+
     private JComponent constructSortingField() {
         sorting = new JBCheckBox(bundle.getString("settings.resource.sorting.title"));
         sorting.setToolTipText(bundle.getString("settings.resource.sorting.tooltip"));
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponentState.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponentState.java
index bf682e8..863dd44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponentState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponentState.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class ProjectSettingsComponentState {
     protected ComboBox<String> parserStrategy;
     protected JTextField filePattern;
 
+    protected JCheckBox includeSubDirs;
     protected JCheckBox sorting;
 
     // Editor configuration
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ public class ProjectSettingsComponentState {
         state.setParserStrategy(ParserStrategyType.fromIndex(parserStrategy.getSelectedIndex()));
         state.setFilePattern(filePattern.getText());
 
+        state.setIncludeSubDirs(includeSubDirs.isSelected());
         state.setSorting(sorting.isSelected());
 
         state.setNamespaceDelimiter(namespaceDelimiter.getText());
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ public class ProjectSettingsComponentState {
         parserStrategy.setSelectedIndex((state.getParserStrategy().toIndex()));
         filePattern.setText(state.getFilePattern());
 
+        includeSubDirs.setSelected(state.isIncludeSubDirs());
         sorting.setSelected(state.isSorting());
 
         namespaceDelimiter.setText(state.getNamespaceDelimiter());
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsState.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsState.java
index 29bdd44..9392f27 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsState.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class ProjectSettingsState implements ProjectSettings {
     private ParserStrategyType parserStrategy;
     private String filePattern;
 
+    private Boolean includeSubDirs;
     private Boolean sorting;
 
     // Editor configuration
@@ -59,6 +60,11 @@ public class ProjectSettingsState implements ProjectSettings {
         return filePattern != null ? filePattern : defaults.getFilePattern();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isIncludeSubDirs() {
+        return includeSubDirs != null ? includeSubDirs : defaults.isIncludeSubDirs();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean isSorting() {
         return sorting != null ? sorting : defaults.isSorting();
@@ -126,6 +132,10 @@ public class ProjectSettingsState implements ProjectSettings {
         this.filePattern = filePattern;
     }
 
+    public void setIncludeSubDirs(Boolean includeSubDirs) {
+        this.includeSubDirs = includeSubDirs;
+    }
+
     public void setSorting(Boolean sorting) {
         this.sorting = sorting;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/DefaultPreset.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/DefaultPreset.java
index 63b7b4e..0495db1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/DefaultPreset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/DefaultPreset.java
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ public class DefaultPreset implements ProjectSettings {
         return "*.*";
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isIncludeSubDirs() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean isSorting() {
         return true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/ReactI18NextPreset.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/ReactI18NextPreset.java
index cc55f1d..ef536d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/ReactI18NextPreset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/ReactI18NextPreset.java
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ public class ReactI18NextPreset implements ProjectSettings {
         return "*.json";
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isIncludeSubDirs() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean isSorting() {
         return true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/VueI18nPreset.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/VueI18nPreset.java
index 01927d8..55ddfbe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/VueI18nPreset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/VueI18nPreset.java
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ public class VueI18nPreset implements ProjectSettings {
         return "*.json";
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isIncludeSubDirs() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean isSorting() {
         return true;