diff --git a/frontend/src/api/files.js b/frontend/src/api/files.js
index 37d9fe72..cda31978 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/files.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/files.js
@@ -186,8 +186,11 @@ export async function unarchive(path, name, override) {
   return resourceAction(url, "PATCH");
 }
 
-export async function chmod(path, perms, recursive = false) {
+export async function chmod(path, perms, recursive, recursionType) {
   const action = `chmod`;
-  const url = `${path}?action=${action}&permissions=${perms}&recursive=${recursive}`;
+  let url = `${path}?action=${action}&permissions=${perms}&recursive=${recursive}`;
+  if (recursive) {
+    url += `&type=${recursionType}`;
+  }
   return resourceAction(url, "PATCH");
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/prompts/Permissions.vue b/frontend/src/components/prompts/Permissions.vue
index aa34b2d5..e9ba4fb5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/prompts/Permissions.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/prompts/Permissions.vue
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
       <h2>{{ $t("prompts.permissions") }}</h2>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="card-content">
-      <table class="permissions">
+    <div class="card-content" id="permissions">
+      <table>
         <thead>
           <tr>
             <td></td>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
-          <tr class="permission-row">
+          <tr>
             <td>{{ $t("prompts.owner") }}</td>
             <td>
               <input type="checkbox" v-model="permissions.owner.read" />
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
               <input type="checkbox" v-model="permissions.owner.execute" />
             </td>
           </tr>
-          <tr class="permission-row">
+          <tr>
             <td>{{ $t("prompts.group") }}</td>
             <td>
               <input type="checkbox" v-model="permissions.group.read" />
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
               <input type="checkbox" v-model="permissions.group.execute" />
             </td>
           </tr>
-          <tr class="permission-row">
+          <tr>
             <td>{{ $t("prompts.others") }}</td>
             <td>
               <input type="checkbox" v-model="permissions.others.read" />
@@ -56,10 +56,50 @@
       <p>
         <code>{{ permModeString }} ({{ permMode.toString(8) }})</code>
       </p>
-      <p v-if="dirSelected">
-        <input type="checkbox" v-model="recursive" />
-        {{ $t("prompts.recursive") }}
-      </p>
+      <template v-if="dirSelected">
+        <p>
+          <input type="checkbox" v-model="recursive" />
+          {{ $t("prompts.recursive") }}:
+        </p>
+        <div class="recursion-types">
+          <p>
+            <input
+              type="radio"
+              id="recursive-all"
+              value="all"
+              :disabled="!recursive"
+              v-model="recursionType"
+            />
+            <label for="recursive-all">
+              {{ $t("prompts.directoriesAndFiles") }}
+            </label>
+          </p>
+          <p>
+            <input
+              type="radio"
+              id="recursive-directories"
+              value="directories"
+              :disabled="!recursive"
+              v-model="recursionType"
+            />
+            <label for="recursive-directories">
+              {{ $t("prompts.directories") }}
+            </label>
+          </p>
+          <p>
+            <input
+              type="radio"
+              id="recursive-files"
+              value="files"
+              :disabled="!recursive"
+              v-model="recursionType"
+            />
+            <label for="recursive-files">
+              {{ $t("prompts.files") }}
+            </label>
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </template>
     </div>
 
     <div class="card-action">
@@ -93,6 +133,7 @@ export default {
   data: function () {
     return {
       recursive: false,
+      recursionType: "all",
       permissions: {
         owner: {
           read: false,
@@ -191,7 +232,12 @@ export default {
 
       try {
         this.loading = true;
-        await api.chmod(item.url, this.permMode, this.recursive);
+        await api.chmod(
+          item.url,
+          this.permMode,
+          this.recursive,
+          this.recursionType
+        );
 
         this.$store.commit("setReload", true);
       } catch (e) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/css/dashboard.css b/frontend/src/css/dashboard.css
index 558d8de7..6de01a01 100644
--- a/frontend/src/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/frontend/src/css/dashboard.css
@@ -461,4 +461,12 @@ table tr>*:last-child {
 .card .card-action.full .action .title {
   font-size: 1.5em;
   font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ *     PROMPT - PERMISSIONS    *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+ 
+#permissions .recursion-types {
+  padding-left: 1em;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/en.json b/frontend/src/i18n/en.json
index 7c32a0cc..42479afb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@
     "group": "Group",
     "others": "Others",
     "recursive": "Recursive",
+    "directoriesAndFiles": "Directories and files",
+    "directories": "Directories",
+    "files": "Files",
     "archive": "Archive",
     "archiveMessage": "Choose archive name and format:",
     "unarchive": "Unarchive",
diff --git a/http/resource.go b/http/resource.go
index e0ecf79c..5fc78a89 100644
--- a/http/resource.go
+++ b/http/resource.go
@@ -478,8 +478,9 @@ func parseArchiver(algo string) (string, archiver.Archiver, error) {
 
 func chmodActionHandler(r *http.Request, d *data) error {
 	target := r.URL.Path
-	recursive := r.URL.Query().Get("recursive") == "true"
 	perms := r.URL.Query().Get("permissions")
+	recursive := r.URL.Query().Get("recursive") == "true"
+	recursionType := r.URL.Query().Get("type")
 
 	if !d.user.Perm.Modify {
 		return errors.ErrPermissionDenied
@@ -500,13 +501,32 @@ func chmodActionHandler(r *http.Request, d *data) error {
 	}
 
 	if recursive && info.IsDir() {
+		var recFilter func(i os.FileInfo) bool
+
+		switch recursionType {
+		case "directories":
+			recFilter = func(i os.FileInfo) bool {
+				return i.IsDir()
+			}
+		case "files":
+			recFilter = func(i os.FileInfo) bool {
+				return !i.IsDir()
+			}
+		default:
+			recFilter = func(i os.FileInfo) bool {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+
 		return afero.Walk(d.user.Fs, target, func(name string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 			if err == nil {
-				err = d.user.Fs.Chmod(name, os.FileMode(mode))
+				if recFilter(info) {
+					err = d.user.Fs.Chmod(name, os.FileMode(mode))
+				}
 			}
 			return err
 		})
-	} else {
-		return d.user.Fs.Chmod(target, os.FileMode(mode))
 	}
+
+	return d.user.Fs.Chmod(target, os.FileMode(mode))
 }