diff --git a/gcp b/gcp
index 5ba33f8..a8d2075 100755
--- a/gcp
+++ b/gcp
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ class GCP():
         parser = ArgumentParser(usage=_usage,
                                 formatter_class=RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
 
-        parser.add_argument("-r", "--recursive",
+        parser.add_argument("-r", "-R", "--recursive",
             action="store_true", default=False,
             help=_("copy directories recursively")
         )
diff --git a/gcp.1 b/gcp.1
index 63dfb8f..2d2c04d 100644
--- a/gcp.1
+++ b/gcp.1
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Show version of program and exit.
 .B \-h, \-\-help
 Show summary of options.
 .TP
-.B \-r, \-\-recursive
+.B \-r, \-R, \-\-recursive
 Copy directories recursively.
 .TP
 .B \-L, \-\-dereference