1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index bd54cf5989..d33f9272b7 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -651,6 +651,15 @@ static void wt_status_collect_changes_index(struct wt_status *s)
 	rev.diffopt.detect_rename = s->detect_rename >= 0 ? s->detect_rename : rev.diffopt.detect_rename;
 	rev.diffopt.rename_limit = s->rename_limit >= 0 ? s->rename_limit : rev.diffopt.rename_limit;
 	rev.diffopt.rename_score = s->rename_score >= 0 ? s->rename_score : rev.diffopt.rename_score;
+
+	/*
+	 * The `recursive` option must be enabled to allow the diff to recurse
+	 * into subdirectories of sparse directory index entries. If it is not
+	 * enabled, a subdirectory containing file(s) with changes is reported
+	 * as "modified", rather than the modified files themselves.
+	 */
+	rev.diffopt.flags.recursive = 1;
+
 	copy_pathspec(&rev.prune_data, &s->pathspec);
 	run_diff_index(&rev, 1);
 	object_array_clear(&rev.pending);