diff --git a/meshroom/multiview.py b/meshroom/multiview.py
index fcc2c130..d7323059 100644
--- a/meshroom/multiview.py
+++ b/meshroom/multiview.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def isImageFile(filepath):
     return os.path.splitext(filepath)[1].lower() in imageExtensions
 
 
-def findImageFiles(folder):
+def findImageFiles(folder, recursive=False):
     """
     Return all files that are images in 'folder' based on their extensions.
 
@@ -24,7 +24,15 @@ def findImageFiles(folder):
     Returns:
         list: the list of image files.
     """
-    return [os.path.join(folder, filename) for filename in os.listdir(folder) if isImageFile(filename)]
+    if recursive:
+        output = []
+        for root, directories, files in os.walk(folder):
+            for filename in files:
+                if isImageFile(filename):
+                    output.append(os.path.join(root, filename))
+        return output
+    else:
+         return [os.path.join(folder, filename) for filename in os.listdir(folder) if isImageFile(filename)]
 
 
 def photogrammetry(inputImages=list(), inputViewpoints=list(), inputIntrinsics=list(), output=''):
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/app.py b/meshroom/ui/app.py
index 26604544..817375ea 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/app.py
+++ b/meshroom/ui/app.py
@@ -61,9 +61,13 @@ class MeshroomApp(QApplication):
 
         parser.add_argument('input', metavar='INPUT', type=str, nargs='?',
                             help='Meshroom project file (e.g. myProject.mg) or folder with images to reconstruct.')
-        parser.add_argument('--project', metavar='MESHROOM_FILE', type=str, required=False,
+        parser.add_argument('-i', '--import', metavar='IMAGES/FOLDERS', type=str, nargs='*',
+                            help='Import images or folder with images to reconstruct.')
+        parser.add_argument('-I', '--importRecursive', metavar='FOLDERS', type=str, nargs='*',
+                            help='Import images to reconstruct from specified folder and sub-folders.')
+        parser.add_argument('-p', '--project', metavar='MESHROOM_FILE', type=str, required=False,
                             help='Meshroom project file (e.g. myProject.mg).')
-        parser.add_argument('--pipeline', metavar='MESHROOM_FILE', type=str, required=False,
+        parser.add_argument('-P', '--pipeline', metavar='MESHROOM_FILE', type=str, required=False,
                             help='Override the default Meshroom pipeline with this external graph.')
 
         args = parser.parse_args(args[1:])
@@ -126,6 +130,19 @@ class MeshroomApp(QApplication):
             if defaultPipeline:
                 r.setDefaultPipeline(args.pipeline)
 
+        if args.input:
+            if not os.path.isfile(args.input) and not os.path.isdir(args.input):
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    "Meshroom Command Line Error: 'INPUT' argument should be a Meshroom project file (.mg) or a folder with input images.\n"
+                    "Invalid value: '{}'".format(args.input))
+        if args.project and not os.path.isfile(args.project):
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "Meshroom Command Line Error: '--project' argument should be a Meshroom project file (.mg).\n"
+                "Invalid value: '{}'".format(args.project))
+
+        if args.project and args.input and not os.path.isdir(args.input):
+            raise RuntimeError("Meshroom Command Line Error: 'INPUT' and '--project' arguments cannot both load a Meshroom project file (.mg).")
+
         if args.project:
             r.load(args.project)
 
@@ -134,7 +151,14 @@ class MeshroomApp(QApplication):
                 # we assume that it is an ".mg" file.
                 r.load(args.input)
             elif os.path.isdir(args.input):
-                r.importImagesFromFolder(args.input)
+                r.importImagesFromFolder(args.input, recursive=False)
+
+        # import is a python keyword, so we have to access the attribute by a string
+        if getattr(args, "import", None):
+            r.importImagesFromFolder(getattr(args, "import"), recursive=False)
+
+        if args.importRecursive:
+            r.importImagesFromFolder(args.importRecursive, recursive=True)
 
         self.engine.load(os.path.normpath(url))
 
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/reconstruction.py b/meshroom/ui/reconstruction.py
index dc2b8260..b8852480 100755
--- a/meshroom/ui/reconstruction.py
+++ b/meshroom/ui/reconstruction.py
@@ -364,13 +364,27 @@ class Reconstruction(UIGraph):
                 images.append(localFile)
         return images
 
-    def importImagesFromFolder(self, path):
+    def importImagesFromFolder(self, path, recursive=False):
+        """
+
+        Args:
+            path: A path to a folder or file or a list of files/folders
+            recursive: List files in folders recursively.
+
+        """
         images = []
-        if os.path.isdir(path):  # get folder content
-            images.extend(multiview.findImageFiles(path))
-        elif multiview.isImageFile(path):
-            images.append(path)
-        self.buildIntrinsics(self.cameraInit, images)
+        paths = []
+        if isinstance(path, (list, tuple)):
+            paths = path
+        else:
+            paths.append(path)
+        for p in paths:
+            if os.path.isdir(p):  # get folder content
+                images.extend(multiview.findImageFiles(p, recursive))
+            elif multiview.isImageFile(p):
+                images.append(p)
+        if images:
+            self.buildIntrinsics(self.cameraInit, images)
 
     def importImagesAsync(self, images, cameraInit):
         """ Add the given list of images to the Reconstruction. """