diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/HiveMetaStoreCache.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/HiveMetaStoreCache.java
index 003444dc0f19bc..4bfeb98267605e 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/HiveMetaStoreCache.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/HiveMetaStoreCache.java
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ private FileCacheValue getFileCache(String location, String inputFormat,
         // https://blog.actorsfit.com/a?ID=00550-ce56ec63-1bff-4b0c-a6f7-447b93efaa31
         List<RemoteFile> remoteFiles = new ArrayList<>();
         boolean isRecursiveDirectories = Boolean.valueOf(
-                catalog.getProperties().getOrDefault("hive.recursive_directories", "false"));
+                catalog.getProperties().getOrDefault("hive.recursive_directories", "true"));
         Status status = fs.listFiles(location, isRecursiveDirectories, remoteFiles);
         if (status.ok()) {
             for (RemoteFile remoteFile : remoteFiles) {
diff --git a/regression-test/data/external_table_p0/hive/hive_config_test.out b/regression-test/data/external_table_p0/hive/hive_config_test.out
index 1a000281dfcdd7..907cdc912dabc3 100644
--- a/regression-test/data/external_table_p0/hive/hive_config_test.out
+++ b/regression-test/data/external_table_p0/hive/hive_config_test.out
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
 2	nereids
 2	nereids
 
+-- !21 --
+1	doris
+1	doris
+1	doris
+2	nereids
+2	nereids
+2	nereids
+
 -- !check_outfile --
 1	doris
 2	nereids
diff --git a/regression-test/suites/external_table_p0/hive/hive_config_test.groovy b/regression-test/suites/external_table_p0/hive/hive_config_test.groovy
index 4829a13a548a10..3afd63d850383f 100644
--- a/regression-test/suites/external_table_p0/hive/hive_config_test.groovy
+++ b/regression-test/suites/external_table_p0/hive/hive_config_test.groovy
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ suite("hive_config_test", "p0,external,hive,external_docker,external_docker_hive
         sql """ use `${catalog_name}`.`default` """
         order_qt_2 """ select * from hive_recursive_directories_table order by id; """
 
+        // test hive.recursive_directories_table default if true
+        sql """drop catalog if exists ${catalog_name}"""
+        sql """create catalog if not exists ${catalog_name} properties (
+            "type"="hms",
+            'hive.metastore.uris' = 'thrift://${externalEnvIp}:${hms_port}'
+        );"""
+        sql """ use `${catalog_name}`.`default` """
+        order_qt_21 """ select * from hive_recursive_directories_table order by id; """
+
         // 2. test hive.ignore_absent_partitions-table
         test_outfile("orc", "/user/doris/suites/default/hive_ignore_absent_partitions_table/country=USA/city=NewYork/exp_")
         
@@ -107,7 +116,6 @@ suite("hive_config_test", "p0,external,hive,external_docker,external_docker_hive
         sql """use `${catalog_name}`.`default`"""
         order_qt_3 """ select * from hive_ignore_absent_partitions_table order by id;"""
 
-
         // 'hive.ignore_absent_partitions' = 'false'
         sql """drop catalog if exists ${catalog_name}"""
         sql """create catalog if not exists ${catalog_name} properties (