diff -ru typo3_src-6.2.4.orig/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Resource/Collection/FolderBasedFileCollection.php typo3_src-6.2.4/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Resource/Collection/FolderBasedFileCollection.php
--- typo3_src-6.2.4.orig/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Resource/Collection/FolderBasedFileCollection.php	2014-07-08 15:05:31.000000000 +0200
+++ typo3_src-6.2.4/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Resource/Collection/FolderBasedFileCollection.php	2014-07-16 19:07:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@
 	 */
 	public function loadContents() {
 		if ($this->folder instanceof \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\Folder) {
-			$entries = $this->folder->getFiles();
+			$recursive = FALSE;
+			if ($this->recursive) {
+				$recursive = TRUE;
+			}
+			$entries = $this->folder->getFiles(0,0,FILTER_MODE_NO_FILTERS,$recursive);
 			foreach ($entries as $entry) {
 				$this->add($entry);
 			}
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@
 	public function fromArray(array $array) {
 		$this->uid = $array['uid'];
 		$this->title = $array['title'];
+		$this->recursive = $array['recursive'];
 		$this->description = $array['description'];
 		if (!empty($array['folder']) && !empty($array['storage'])) {
 			/** @var $storageRepository \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\StorageRepository */
diff -ru typo3_src-6.2.4.orig/typo3/sysext/core/Configuration/TCA/sys_file_collection.php typo3_src-6.2.4/typo3/sysext/core/Configuration/TCA/sys_file_collection.php
--- typo3_src-6.2.4.orig/typo3/sysext/core/Configuration/TCA/sys_file_collection.php	2014-07-08 15:05:31.000000000 +0200
+++ typo3_src-6.2.4/typo3/sysext/core/Configuration/TCA/sys_file_collection.php	2014-07-16 19:09:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@
 				'itemsProcFunc' => 'typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Resource/Service/UserFileMountService.php:TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\Service\UserFileMountService->renderTceformsSelectDropdown',
 			)
 		),
+		'recursive' => array(
+			'exclude' => 0,
+			'label' => 'LLL:EXT:lang/locallang_tca.xlf:sys_file_collection.recursive',
+			'config' => array(
+				'type' => 'check',
+				'default' => 0
+			)
+		),
 		'category' => array(
 			'exclude' => 0,
 			'label' => 'LLL:EXT:lang/locallang_tca.xlf:sys_file_collection.category',
@@ -179,7 +187,7 @@
 	'types' => array(
 		'0' => array('showitem' => 'sys_language_uid;;;;1-1-1, l10n_parent, l10n_diffsource, title;;1, type, files'),
 		'static' => array('showitem' => 'sys_language_uid;;;;1-1-1, l10n_parent, l10n_diffsource, title;;1, type, files'),
-		'folder' => array('showitem' => 'sys_language_uid;;;;1-1-1, l10n_parent, l10n_diffsource, title;;1, type, storage, folder'),
+		'folder' => array('showitem' => 'sys_language_uid;;;;1-1-1, l10n_parent, l10n_diffsource, title;;1, type, storage, folder, recursive'),
 		'category' => array('showitem' => 'sys_language_uid;;;;1-1-1, l10n_parent, l10n_diffsource, title;;1, type, category')
 	),
 	'palettes' => array(
diff -ru typo3_src-6.2.4.orig/typo3/sysext/lang/locallang_tca.xlf typo3_src-6.2.4/typo3/sysext/lang/locallang_tca.xlf
--- typo3_src-6.2.4.orig/typo3/sysext/lang/locallang_tca.xlf	2014-07-08 15:05:32.000000000 +0200
+++ typo3_src-6.2.4/typo3/sysext/lang/locallang_tca.xlf	2014-07-16 19:05:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -570,6 +570,9 @@
 			<trans-unit id="sys_file_collection.folder" xml:space="preserve">
 				<source>Folder</source>
 			</trans-unit>
+			<trans-unit id="sys_file_collection.recursive" xml:space="preserve">
+				<source>Recursive</source>
+			</trans-unit>
 			<trans-unit id="sys_file_collection.category" xml:space="preserve">
 				<source>Category</source>
 			</trans-unit>