diff --git a/parser/output/raylib_api.json b/parser/output/raylib_api.json
index 423b55282..7e9ad9c12 100644
--- a/parser/output/raylib_api.json
+++ b/parser/output/raylib_api.json
@@ -4523,7 +4523,7 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "LoadDirectoryFilesEx",
-      "description": "Load directory filepaths with extension filtering and recursive directory scan",
+      "description": "Load directory filepaths with extension filtering and recursive directory scan. Use "/DIR" in the filter string to include directories in the result",
       "returnType": "FilePathList",
       "params": [
         {
diff --git a/parser/output/raylib_api.lua b/parser/output/raylib_api.lua
index 0aad16644..5a644a3ad 100644
--- a/parser/output/raylib_api.lua
+++ b/parser/output/raylib_api.lua
@@ -4076,7 +4076,7 @@ return {
     },
     {
       name = "LoadDirectoryFilesEx",
-      description = "Load directory filepaths with extension filtering and recursive directory scan",
+      description = "Load directory filepaths with extension filtering and recursive directory scan. Use "/DIR" in the filter string to include directories in the result",
       returnType = "FilePathList",
       params = {
         {type = "const char *", name = "basePath"},
diff --git a/parser/output/raylib_api.txt b/parser/output/raylib_api.txt
index 55420d158..19181328f 100644
--- a/parser/output/raylib_api.txt
+++ b/parser/output/raylib_api.txt
@@ -1722,7 +1722,7 @@ Function 137: LoadDirectoryFiles() (1 input parameters)
 Function 138: LoadDirectoryFilesEx() (3 input parameters)
   Name: LoadDirectoryFilesEx
   Return type: FilePathList
-  Description: Load directory filepaths with extension filtering and recursive directory scan
+  Description: Load directory filepaths with extension filtering and recursive directory scan. Use "/DIR" in the filter string to include directories in the result
   Param[1]: basePath (type: const char *)
   Param[2]: filter (type: const char *)
   Param[3]: scanSubdirs (type: bool)
diff --git a/parser/output/raylib_api.xml b/parser/output/raylib_api.xml
index 3f8f65b13..f73e9241b 100644
--- a/parser/output/raylib_api.xml
+++ b/parser/output/raylib_api.xml
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@
         <Function name="LoadDirectoryFiles" retType="FilePathList" paramCount="1" desc="Load directory filepaths">
             <Param type="const char *" name="dirPath" desc="" />
         </Function>
-        <Function name="LoadDirectoryFilesEx" retType="FilePathList" paramCount="3" desc="Load directory filepaths with extension filtering and recursive directory scan">
+        <Function name="LoadDirectoryFilesEx" retType="FilePathList" paramCount="3" desc="Load directory filepaths with extension filtering and recursive directory scan. Use "/DIR" in the filter string to include directories in the result">
             <Param type="const char *" name="basePath" desc="" />
             <Param type="const char *" name="filter" desc="" />
             <Param type="bool" name="scanSubdirs" desc="" />
diff --git a/src/raylib.h b/src/raylib.h
index 84f136355..a1514e32c 100644
--- a/src/raylib.h
+++ b/src/raylib.h
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ RLAPI bool ChangeDirectory(const char *dir);                      // Change work
 RLAPI bool IsPathFile(const char *path);                          // Check if a given path is a file or a directory
 RLAPI bool IsFileNameValid(const char *fileName);                 // Check if fileName is valid for the platform/OS
 RLAPI FilePathList LoadDirectoryFiles(const char *dirPath);       // Load directory filepaths
-RLAPI FilePathList LoadDirectoryFilesEx(const char *basePath, const char *filter, bool scanSubdirs); // Load directory filepaths with extension filtering and recursive directory scan
+RLAPI FilePathList LoadDirectoryFilesEx(const char *basePath, const char *filter, bool scanSubdirs); // Load directory filepaths with extension filtering and recursive directory scan. Use "/DIR" in the filter string to include directories in the result
 RLAPI void UnloadDirectoryFiles(FilePathList files);              // Unload filepaths
 RLAPI bool IsFileDropped(void);                                   // Check if a file has been dropped into window
 RLAPI FilePathList LoadDroppedFiles(void);                        // Load dropped filepaths
diff --git a/src/rcore.c b/src/rcore.c
index 44dfd746f..50e26423b 100644
--- a/src/rcore.c
+++ b/src/rcore.c
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ unsigned int __stdcall timeEndPeriod(unsigned int uPeriod);
     #define MAX_AUTOMATION_EVENTS      16384        // Maximum number of automation events to record
 #endif
 
+#ifndef FILTER_FOLDER
+    #define FILTER_FOLDER             "/DIR"        // Filter string used in ScanDirectoryFiles, ScanDirectoryFilesRecursively and LoadDirectoryFilesEx to include directories in the result array
+#endif
+
 // Flags operation macros
 #define FLAG_SET(n, f) ((n) |= (f))
 #define FLAG_CLEAR(n, f) ((n) &= ~(f))
@@ -3339,10 +3343,21 @@ static void ScanDirectoryFiles(const char *basePath, FilePathList *files, const
 
                 if (filter != NULL)
                 {
-                    if (IsFileExtension(path, filter))
+                    if (IsPathFile(path))
                     {
-                        strcpy(files->paths[files->count], path);
-                        files->count++;
+                        if (IsFileExtension(path, filter))
+                        {
+                            strcpy(files->paths[files->count], path);
+                            files->count++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        if (TextFindIndex(filter, FILTER_FOLDER) >= 0)
+                        {
+                            strcpy(files->paths[files->count], path);
+                            files->count++;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 else
@@ -3402,7 +3417,22 @@ static void ScanDirectoryFilesRecursively(const char *basePath, FilePathList *fi
                         break;
                     }
                 }
-                else ScanDirectoryFilesRecursively(path, files, filter);
+                else 
+                {
+                    if (filter != NULL && TextFindIndex(filter, FILTER_FOLDER) >= 0)
+                    {
+                        strcpy(files->paths[files->count], path);
+                        files->count++;
+                    }
+                    
+                    if (files->count >= files->capacity)
+                    {
+                        TRACELOG(LOG_WARNING, "FILEIO: Maximum filepath scan capacity reached (%i files)", files->capacity);
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    ScanDirectoryFilesRecursively(path, files, filter);
+                }
             }
         }