diff --git a/sacred/experiment.py b/sacred/experiment.py
index ef68ec81..fb311fbb 100755
--- a/sacred/experiment.py
+++ b/sacred/experiment.py
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ def add_artifact(
         self,
         filename: PathType,
         name: Optional[str] = None,
+        recursive: bool = False,
         metadata: Optional[dict] = None,
         content_type: Optional[str] = None,
     ):
@@ -411,7 +412,8 @@ def add_artifact(
             This only has an effect when using the MongoObserver.
         """
         assert self.current_run is not None, "Can only be called during a run."
-        self.current_run.add_artifact(filename, name, metadata, content_type)
+        self.current_run.add_artifact(filename, name, recursive,
+                                      metadata, content_type)
 
     @property
     def info(self):
diff --git a/sacred/observers/file_storage.py b/sacred/observers/file_storage.py
index 1b27c72d..99a73f22 100644
--- a/sacred/observers/file_storage.py
+++ b/sacred/observers/file_storage.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from typing import Optional
 import warnings
 
-from shutil import copyfile
+from shutil import copyfile, copytree
 
 from sacred.commandline_options import CommandLineOption
 from sacred.dependencies import get_digest
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ def save_file(self, filename, target_name=None):
         target_name = target_name or os.path.basename(filename)
         copyfile(filename, os.path.join(self.dir, target_name))
 
+    def save_dir(self, filename, target_name=None):
+        target_name = target_name or os.path.basename(filename)
+        copytree(filename, os.path.join(self.dir, target_name))
+
     def save_cout(self):
         with open(os.path.join(self.dir, "cout.txt"), "ab") as f:
             f.write(self.cout[self.cout_write_cursor :].encode("utf-8"))
@@ -259,6 +263,11 @@ def artifact_event(self, name, filename, metadata=None, content_type=None):
         self.run_entry["artifacts"].append(name)
         self.save_json(self.run_entry, "run.json")
 
+    def artifact_directory_event(self, name, filename):
+        self.save_dir(filename, name)
+        self.run_entry['artifacts'].append(name + "/")
+        self.save_json(self.run_entry, 'run.json')
+
     def log_metrics(self, metrics_by_name, info):
         """Store new measurements into metrics.json.
         """
diff --git a/sacred/run.py b/sacred/run.py
index 7a9fa578..766f4b13 100755
--- a/sacred/run.py
+++ b/sacred/run.py
@@ -166,7 +166,15 @@ def add_resource(self, filename):
         filename = os.path.abspath(filename)
         self._emit_resource_added(filename)
 
-    def add_artifact(self, filename, name=None, metadata=None, content_type=None):
+    def add_artifact(
+            self,
+            filename,
+            name=None,
+            recursive=False,
+            metadata=None,
+            content_type=None,
+    ):
+
         """Add a file as an artifact.
 
         In Sacred terminology an artifact is a file produced by the experiment
@@ -191,7 +199,8 @@ def add_artifact(self, filename, name=None, metadata=None, content_type=None):
         """
         filename = os.path.abspath(filename)
         name = os.path.basename(filename) if name is None else name
-        self._emit_artifact_added(name, filename, metadata, content_type)
+        self._emit_artifact_added(name, filename, recursive,
+                                  metadata, content_type)
 
     def __call__(self, *args):
         r"""Start this run.
@@ -403,16 +412,32 @@ def _emit_resource_added(self, filename):
         for observer in self.observers:
             self._safe_call(observer, "resource_event", filename=filename)
 
-    def _emit_artifact_added(self, name, filename, metadata, content_type):
+    def _emit_artifact_added(self, name, filename, recursive,
+                             metadata, content_type):
         for observer in self.observers:
-            self._safe_call(
-                observer,
-                "artifact_event",
-                name=name,
-                filename=filename,
-                metadata=metadata,
-                content_type=content_type,
-            )
+
+            if recursive:
+                if hasattr(observer, 'artifact_directory_event'):
+                    self._safe_call(
+                        observer,
+                        'artifact_directory_event',
+                        name=name,
+                        filename=filename)
+                else:
+                    self.run_logger.warning("Observer of type {} "
+                                            " doesn't support"
+                                            " recursive artifacts".format(
+                                                                type(observer)
+                                                                ))
+            else:
+                self._safe_call(
+                    observer,
+                    'artifact_event',
+                    name=name,
+                    filename=filename,
+                    metadata=metadata,
+                    content_type=content_type,
+                )
 
     def _safe_call(self, obs, method, **kwargs):
         if obs not in self._failed_observers: