diff --git a/cmd/lakectl/cmd/fs.go b/cmd/lakectl/cmd/fs.go
index e6951075f05..a8f320fe9aa 100644
--- a/cmd/lakectl/cmd/fs.go
+++ b/cmd/lakectl/cmd/fs.go
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-openapi/swag"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/treeverse/lakefs/api"
+	"github.com/treeverse/lakefs/api/gen/models"
 	"github.com/treeverse/lakefs/cmdutils"
 	"github.com/treeverse/lakefs/uri"
 )
@@ -19,6 +23,11 @@ Human Size: {{ .SizeBytes|human_bytes }}
 Checksum: {{.Checksum}}
 `
 
+const fsRecursiveTemplate = `Files: {{.Count}}
+Total Size: {{.Bytes}} bytes
+Human Total Size: {{.Bytes|human_bytes}}
+`
+
 var fsStatCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "stat <path uri>",
 	Short: "view object metadata",
@@ -90,6 +99,28 @@ var fsCatCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
+func upload(client api.Client, sourcePathname string, destURI *uri.URI) (*models.ObjectStats, error) {
+	var fp io.Reader
+	if strings.EqualFold(sourcePathname, "-") {
+		// upload from stdin
+		fp = os.Stdin
+	} else {
+		file, err := os.Open(sourcePathname)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		defer func() {
+			_ = file.Close()
+		}()
+		fp = file
+	}
+
+	// read
+	stat, err := client.UploadObject(context.Background(), destURI.Repository, destURI.Ref, destURI.Path, fp)
+
+	return stat, err
+}
+
 var fsUploadCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "upload <path uri>",
 	Short: "upload a local file to the specified URI",
@@ -101,27 +132,42 @@ var fsUploadCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		client := getClient()
 		pathURI := uri.Must(uri.Parse(args[0]))
 		source, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("source")
-		var fp io.Reader
-		if strings.EqualFold(source, "-") {
-			// upload from stdin
-			fp = os.Stdin
-		} else {
-			file, err := os.Open(source)
+		recursive, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("recursive")
+		if !recursive {
+			stat, err := upload(client, source, pathURI)
 			if err != nil {
 				DieErr(err)
 			}
-			defer func() {
-				_ = file.Close()
-			}()
-			fp = file
+			Write(fsStatTemplate, stat)
+			return
 		}
-
-		// read
-		stat, err := client.UploadObject(context.Background(), pathURI.Repository, pathURI.Ref, pathURI.Path, fp)
+		// copy recursively
+		var totals struct {
+			Bytes int64
+			Count int64
+		}
+		err := filepath.Walk(source, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("traverse %s: %w", path, err)
+			}
+			if info.IsDir() {
+				return nil
+			}
+			relPath := strings.TrimPrefix(path, source)
+			uri := *pathURI
+			uri.Path = filepath.Join(uri.Path, relPath)
+			stat, err := upload(client, path, &uri)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("upload %s: %w", path, err)
+			}
+			totals.Bytes += stat.SizeBytes
+			totals.Count++
+			return nil
+		})
 		if err != nil {
 			DieErr(err)
 		}
-		Write(fsStatTemplate, stat)
+		Write(fsRecursiveTemplate, totals)
 	},
 }
 
@@ -158,5 +204,6 @@ func init() {
 	fsCmd.AddCommand(fsRmCmd)
 
 	fsUploadCmd.Flags().StringP("source", "s", "", "local file to upload, or \"-\" for stdin")
+	fsUploadCmd.Flags().BoolP("recursive", "r", false, "recursively copy all files under local source")
 	_ = fsUploadCmd.MarkFlagRequired("source")
 }