diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Module.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Module.cpp
index 307c52db20..307e458aa9 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Module.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Module.cpp
@@ -168,22 +168,39 @@ StringArray ModuleList::getIDs() const
     return results;
 }
 
-Result ModuleList::addAllModulesInFolder (const File& path)
+Result ModuleList::tryToAddModuleFromFolder (const File& path)
 {
     ModuleDescription m (path);
-
     if (m.isValid())
     {
         modules.add (new ModuleDescription (m));
+        return Result::ok();
     }
-    else
+
+    return Result::fail (path.getFullPathName() + " is not a valid module");
+}
+
+Result ModuleList::addAllModulesInFolder (const File& path)
+{
+    if (! tryToAddModuleFromFolder (path))
+    {
+        const int subfolders = 2;
+        return addAllModulesInSubfoldersRecursively (path, subfolders);
+    }
+
+    return Result::ok();
+}
+
+Result ModuleList::addAllModulesInSubfoldersRecursively (const File& path, int depth)
+{
+    if (depth > 0)
     {
         for (DirectoryIterator iter (path, false, "*", File::findDirectories); iter.next();)
         {
-            Result r = addAllModulesInFolder (iter.getFile().getLinkedTarget());
+            const File& childPath = iter.getFile().getLinkedTarget();
 
-            if (r.failed())
-                return r;
+            if (! tryToAddModuleFromFolder (childPath))
+                addAllModulesInSubfoldersRecursively (childPath, depth - 1);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Module.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Module.h
index 3c6c524a83..adc424584b 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Module.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Module.h
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ struct ModuleList
     StringArray getIDs() const;
     void sort();
 
+    Result tryToAddModuleFromFolder (const File&);
+
     Result addAllModulesInFolder (const File&);
+    Result addAllModulesInSubfoldersRecursively (const File&, int depth);
     Result scanAllKnownFolders (Project&);
 
     OwnedArray<ModuleDescription> modules;