diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index cd6709f..c386265 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ pub fn build() -> App<'static, 'static> {
                 .number_of_values(1)
                 .help("How to display size"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("total-size")
+                .long("total-size")
+                .multiple(true)
+                .help("Display the total size of directories"),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("date")
                 .long("date")
diff --git a/src/core.rs b/src/core.rs
index 8240ef8..74aaf89 100644
--- a/src/core.rs
+++ b/src/core.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ impl Core {
                 }
             };
         }
+        if self.flags.total_size {
+            for meta in &mut meta_list.iter_mut() {
+                meta.calculate_total_size();
+            }
+        }
 
         meta_list
     }
diff --git a/src/flags.rs b/src/flags.rs
index bb22a4e..790b554 100644
--- a/src/flags.rs
+++ b/src/flags.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct Flags {
     pub recursion_depth: usize,
     pub blocks: Vec<Block>,
     pub no_symlink: bool,
+    pub total_size: bool,
 }
 
 impl Flags {
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ impl Flags {
             None => usize::max_value(),
         };
         let no_symlink = matches.is_present("no-symlink");
+        let total_size = matches.is_present("total-size");
 
         Ok(Self {
             display,
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ impl Flags {
                 DirOrderFlag::from(dir_order_inputs[dir_order_inputs.len() - 1])
             },
             no_symlink,
+            total_size,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ impl Default for Flags {
                 Block::Name,
             ],
             no_symlink: false,
+            total_size: false,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/meta/mod.rs b/src/meta/mod.rs
index 6f77282..11bcdee 100644
--- a/src/meta/mod.rs
+++ b/src/meta/mod.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl Meta {
                 }
             }
 
-            let mut entry_meta = match Self::from_path(&path.to_path_buf()) {
+            let mut entry_meta = match Self::from_path(&path) {
                 Ok(res) => res,
                 Err(err) => {
                     eprintln!("cannot access '{}': {}", path.display(), err);
@@ -123,6 +123,66 @@ impl Meta {
         Ok(Some(content))
     }
 
+    pub fn calculate_total_size(&mut self) {
+        if let FileType::Directory{ uid: _ } = self.file_type {
+            if let Some(metas) = &mut self.content {
+                let mut size_accumulated = self.size.get_bytes();
+                for x in &mut metas.iter_mut() {
+                    x.calculate_total_size();
+                    size_accumulated += x.size.get_bytes();
+                }
+                self.size = Size::new(size_accumulated);
+            } else { // possibility that 'depth' limited the recursion in 'recurse_into'
+                self.size = Size::new(Meta::calculate_total_file_size(&self.path));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn calculate_total_file_size(path: &PathBuf) -> u64 {
+        let metadata = if read_link(&path).is_ok() {
+            // If the file is a link, retrieve the metadata without following
+            // the link.
+            path.symlink_metadata()
+        } else {
+            path.metadata()
+        };
+        let metadata = match metadata {
+            Ok(meta) => meta,
+            Err(err) => {
+                eprintln!("cannot access '{}': {}", path.display(), err);
+                return 0;
+            }
+        };
+        let file_type = metadata.file_type();
+        if file_type.is_file() {
+            metadata.len()
+        } else if file_type.is_dir() {
+            let mut size = metadata.len();
+
+            let entries = match path.read_dir() {
+                Ok(entries) => entries,
+                Err(err) => {
+                    eprintln!("cannot access '{}': {}", path.display(), err);
+                    return size;
+                }
+            };
+            for entry in entries {
+                let path = match entry {
+                    Ok(entry) => entry.path(),
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        eprintln!("cannot access '{}': {}", path.display(), err);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+                size += Meta::calculate_total_file_size(&path);
+            }
+            size
+        }
+        else {
+            0
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn from_path(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<Self, std::io::Error> {
         let metadata = if read_link(path).is_ok() {
             // If the file is a link, retrieve the metadata without following
diff --git a/src/meta/size.rs b/src/meta/size.rs
index e78e282..63ad688 100644
--- a/src/meta/size.rs
+++ b/src/meta/size.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a Metadata> for Size {
 }
 
 impl Size {
+    pub fn new(bytes: u64) -> Self {
+        Self { bytes: bytes }
+    }
+
     pub fn get_bytes(&self) -> u64 {
         self.bytes
     }