diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 819eb5674a..0522c3871a 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ USAGE="[--quiet] add [-b branch] [-f|--force] [--name <name>] [--reference <repo
    or: $dashless [--quiet] update [--init] [-N|--no-fetch] [-f|--force] [--rebase] [--reference <repository>] [--merge] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] summary [--cached|--files] [--summary-limit <n>] [commit] [--] [<path>...]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] foreach [--recursive] <command>
-   or: $dashless [--quiet] sync [--] [<path>...]"
+   or: $dashless [--quiet] sync [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]"
 OPTIONS_SPEC=
 . git-sh-setup
 . git-sh-i18n
@@ -1032,6 +1032,10 @@ cmd_sync()
 			GIT_QUIET=1
 			shift
 			;;
+		--recursive)
+			recursive=1
+			shift
+			;;
 		--)
 			shift
 			break
@@ -1073,7 +1077,7 @@ cmd_sync()
 
 		if git config "submodule.$name.url" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 		then
-			say "$(eval_gettext "Synchronizing submodule url for '\$name'")"
+			say "$(eval_gettext "Synchronizing submodule url for '\$prefix\$sm_path'")"
 			git config submodule."$name".url "$super_config_url"
 
 			if test -e "$sm_path"/.git
@@ -1083,6 +1087,12 @@ cmd_sync()
 				cd "$sm_path"
 				remote=$(get_default_remote)
 				git config remote."$remote".url "$sub_origin_url"
+
+				if test -n "$recursive"
+				then
+					prefix="$prefix$sm_path/"
+					eval cmd_sync
+				fi
 			)
 			fi
 		fi
diff --git a/t/t7403-submodule-sync.sh b/t/t7403-submodule-sync.sh
index 524d5c1b21..94e26c47ea 100755
--- a/t/t7403-submodule-sync.sh
+++ b/t/t7403-submodule-sync.sh
@@ -17,18 +17,25 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	git commit -m upstream &&
 	git clone . super &&
 	git clone super submodule &&
+	(cd submodule &&
+	 git submodule add ../submodule sub-submodule &&
+	 test_tick &&
+	 git commit -m "sub-submodule"
+	) &&
 	(cd super &&
 	 git submodule add ../submodule submodule &&
 	 test_tick &&
 	 git commit -m "submodule"
 	) &&
 	git clone super super-clone &&
-	(cd super-clone && git submodule update --init) &&
+	(cd super-clone && git submodule update --init --recursive) &&
 	git clone super empty-clone &&
 	(cd empty-clone && git submodule init) &&
 	git clone super top-only-clone &&
 	git clone super relative-clone &&
-	(cd relative-clone && git submodule update --init)
+	(cd relative-clone && git submodule update --init --recursive) &&
+	git clone super recursive-clone &&
+	(cd recursive-clone && git submodule update --init --recursive)
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'change submodule' '
@@ -46,6 +53,11 @@ test_expect_success 'change submodule url' '
 	 git pull
 	) &&
 	mv submodule moved-submodule &&
+	(cd moved-submodule &&
+	 git config -f .gitmodules submodule.sub-submodule.url ../moved-submodule &&
+	 test_tick &&
+	 git commit -a -m moved-sub-submodule
+	) &&
 	(cd super &&
 	 git config -f .gitmodules submodule.submodule.url ../moved-submodule &&
 	 test_tick &&
@@ -61,6 +73,9 @@ test_expect_success '"git submodule sync" should update submodule URLs' '
 	test -d "$(cd super-clone/submodule &&
 	 git config remote.origin.url
 	)" &&
+	test ! -d "$(cd super-clone/submodule/sub-submodule &&
+	 git config remote.origin.url
+	)" &&
 	(cd super-clone/submodule &&
 	 git checkout master &&
 	 git pull
@@ -70,6 +85,25 @@ test_expect_success '"git submodule sync" should update submodule URLs' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success '"git submodule sync --recursive" should update all submodule URLs' '
+	(cd super-clone &&
+	 (cd submodule &&
+	  git pull --no-recurse-submodules
+	 ) &&
+	 git submodule sync --recursive
+	) &&
+	test -d "$(cd super-clone/submodule &&
+	 git config remote.origin.url
+	)" &&
+	test -d "$(cd super-clone/submodule/sub-submodule &&
+	 git config remote.origin.url
+	)" &&
+	(cd super-clone/submodule/sub-submodule &&
+	 git checkout master &&
+	 git pull
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success '"git submodule sync" should update known submodule URLs' '
 	(cd empty-clone &&
 	 git pull &&
@@ -107,6 +141,23 @@ test_expect_success '"git submodule sync" handles origin URL of the form foo/bar
 	 #actual foo/submodule
 	 test "$(git config remote.origin.url)" = "../foo/submodule"
 	)
+	(cd submodule/sub-submodule &&
+	 test "$(git config remote.origin.url)" != "../../foo/submodule"
+	)
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '"git submodule sync --recursive" propagates changes in origin' '
+	(cd recursive-clone &&
+	 git remote set-url origin foo/bar &&
+	 git submodule sync --recursive &&
+	(cd submodule &&
+	 #actual foo/submodule
+	 test "$(git config remote.origin.url)" = "../foo/submodule"
+	)
+	(cd submodule/sub-submodule &&
+	 test "$(git config remote.origin.url)" = "../../foo/submodule"
+	)
 	)
 '