diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index ba15f0b68f8..292a3950cbb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -4234,6 +4234,14 @@ void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::registerActions()
         .setContext(m_editorContext)
         .addOnTriggered([this] { q->unfoldCurrentBlock(); })
         .setScriptable(true);
+    ActionBuilder(this, FOLD_RECURSIVELY)
+        .setContext(m_editorContext)
+        .addOnTriggered([this] { q->fold(q->textCursor().block(), true); })
+        .setScriptable(true);
+    ActionBuilder(this, UNFOLD_RECURSIVELY)
+        .setContext(m_editorContext)
+        .addOnTriggered([this] { q->unfold(q->textCursor().block(), true); })
+        .setScriptable(true);
     m_unfoldAllAction = ActionBuilder(this, UNFOLD_ALL)
                             .setContext(m_editorContext)
                             .addOnTriggered([this] { q->toggleFoldAll(); })
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.h
index d53c09cf42a..a7e54971224 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.h
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ const char TEXT_WRAPPING[]         = "TextEditor.TextWrapping";
 const char UN_COMMENT_SELECTION[]  = "TextEditor.UnCommentSelection";
 const char FOLD[]                  = "TextEditor.Fold";
 const char UNFOLD[]                = "TextEditor.Unfold";
+const char FOLD_RECURSIVELY[]      = "TextEditor.FoldRecursively";
+const char UNFOLD_RECURSIVELY[]    = "TextEditor.UnfoldRecursively";
 const char UNFOLD_ALL[]            = "TextEditor.UnFoldAll";
 const char AUTO_INDENT_SELECTION[] = "TextEditor.AutoIndentSelection";
 const char AUTO_FORMAT_SELECTION[] = "TextEditor.AutoFormatSelection";
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp
index 047f0a3f973..5c47d0eaeac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp
@@ -512,6 +512,12 @@ void TextEditorPlugin::createEditorCommands()
         .setText(Tr::tr("Unfold"))
         .setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(Tr::tr("Ctrl+>")))
         .addToContainer(M_EDIT_ADVANCED, G_EDIT_COLLAPSING);
+    TextActionBuilder(this, FOLD_RECURSIVELY)
+        .setText(Tr::tr("Fold Recursively"))
+        .addToContainer(M_EDIT_ADVANCED, G_EDIT_COLLAPSING);
+    TextActionBuilder(this, UNFOLD_RECURSIVELY)
+        .setText(Tr::tr("Unfold Recursively"))
+        .addToContainer(M_EDIT_ADVANCED, G_EDIT_COLLAPSING);
     TextActionBuilder(this, UNFOLD_ALL)
         .setText(Tr::tr("Toggle &Fold All"))
         .addToContainer(M_EDIT_ADVANCED, G_EDIT_COLLAPSING);