diff --git a/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt b/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt
index 5bbfe635..55a91ec9 100644
--- a/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ message(STATUS "Build revision: ${BUILD_REVISION}")
 add_definitions(-D"BUILD_REVISION=\\\"${BUILD_REVISION}\\\"")
 
 # find boost
-set(REQUIRED_BOOST_COMPONENTS system thread chrono)
+set(REQUIRED_BOOST_COMPONENTS system thread filesystem chrono)
 if(WIN32)
     set(Boost_THREADAPI win32)
     set(framework_DEFINITIONS ${framework_DEFINITIONS} -DBOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB) # fix boost thread linkage
diff --git a/src/framework/core/resourcemanager.cpp b/src/framework/core/resourcemanager.cpp
index 60a2d300..35d3160b 100644
--- a/src/framework/core/resourcemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/core/resourcemanager.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,37 @@ std::list<std::string> ResourceManager::listDirectoryFiles(const std::string& di
     return files;
 }
 
+std::vector<std::string> ResourceManager::getDirectoryFiles(const std::string& path, bool filenameOnly, bool recursive)
+{
+    if(!fs::exists(path))
+        return std::vector<std::string>();
+
+    fs::path p(path);
+    return discoverPath(p, filenameOnly, recursive);
+}
+
+std::vector<std::string> ResourceManager::discoverPath(const fs::path& path, bool filenameOnly, bool recursive)
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> files;
+
+    /* Before doing anything, we have to add this directory to search path,
+     * this is needed so it works correctly when one wants to open a file.  */
+    addSearchPath(path.generic_string(), true);
+    for (fs::directory_iterator it(path), end; it != end; ++it) {
+        if(fs::is_directory(it->path().generic_string()) && recursive) {
+            std::vector<std::string> subfiles = discoverPath(it->path(), filenameOnly, recursive);
+            files.insert(files.end(), subfiles.begin(), subfiles.end());
+        } else {
+            if(filenameOnly)
+                files.push_back(it->path().filename().string());
+            else
+                files.push_back(it->path().generic_string() + "/" + it->path().filename().string());
+        }
+    }
+
+    return files;
+}
+
 std::string ResourceManager::resolvePath(const std::string& path)
 {
     std::string fullPath;
diff --git a/src/framework/core/resourcemanager.h b/src/framework/core/resourcemanager.h
index c280c3c5..129ee42c 100644
--- a/src/framework/core/resourcemanager.h
+++ b/src/framework/core/resourcemanager.h
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 
 #include "declarations.h"
 
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
+namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
+
 // @bindsingleton g_resources
 class ResourceManager
 {
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ public:
 
     bool makeDir(const std::string directory);
     std::list<std::string> listDirectoryFiles(const std::string& directoryPath = "");
+    std::vector<std::string> getDirectoryFiles(const std::string& path, bool filenameOnly, bool recursive);
 
     std::string resolvePath(const std::string& path);
     std::string getRealDir(const std::string& path);
@@ -75,6 +80,9 @@ public:
     bool isFileType(const std::string& filename, const std::string& type);
     ticks_t getFileTime(const std::string& filename);
 
+protected:
+    std::vector<std::string> discoverPath(const fs::path& path, bool filenameOnly, bool recursive);
+
 private:
     std::string m_workDir;
     std::string m_writeDir;
diff --git a/src/framework/luafunctions.cpp b/src/framework/luafunctions.cpp
index 71561ccf..5d7264b2 100644
--- a/src/framework/luafunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/luafunctions.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ void Application::registerLuaFunctions()
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_resources", "getWorkDir", &ResourceManager::getWorkDir, &g_resources);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_resources", "getSearchPaths", &ResourceManager::getSearchPaths, &g_resources);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_resources", "listDirectoryFiles", &ResourceManager::listDirectoryFiles, &g_resources);
+    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_resources", "getDirectoryFiles", &ResourceManager::getDirectoryFiles, &g_resources);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_resources", "readFileContents", &ResourceManager::readFileContents, &g_resources);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_resources", "guessFilePath", &ResourceManager::guessFilePath, &g_resources);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_resources", "isFileType", &ResourceManager::isFileType, &g_resources);