diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/M3uParser.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/M3uParser.kt
index b8e9eb2..0b0b235 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/M3uParser.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/M3uParser.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package net.bjoernpetersen.m3u
 
+import java.io.IOException
 import java.io.InputStream
 import java.io.InputStreamReader
 import java.nio.charset.Charset
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import kotlin.streams.asSequence
 import mu.KotlinLogging
 import net.bjoernpetersen.m3u.model.M3uEntry
 import net.bjoernpetersen.m3u.model.MediaLocation
+import net.bjoernpetersen.m3u.model.MediaPath
 
 /**
  * Can be used to parse `.m3u` files.
@@ -41,7 +43,10 @@ object M3uParser {
      * @param m3uFile a path to an .m3u file
      * @param charset the file's encoding, defaults to UTF-8
      * @return a list of all contained entries in order
+     * @throws IOException if file can't be read
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if file is not a regular file
      */
+    @Throws(IOException::class)
     @JvmStatic
     @JvmOverloads
     fun parse(m3uFile: Path, charset: Charset = Charsets.UTF_8): List<M3uEntry> {
@@ -79,6 +84,23 @@ object M3uParser {
         return parse(m3uContent.lineSequence(), baseDir)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Recursively resolves all playlist files contained as entries in the given list.
+     *
+     * Note that unresolvable playlist file entries will be dropped.
+     *
+     * @param entries a list of playlist entries
+     * @param charset the encoding to be used to read nested playlist files, defaults to UTF-8
+     */
+    @JvmStatic
+    @JvmOverloads
+    fun resolveNestedPlaylists(
+        entries: List<M3uEntry>,
+        charset: Charset = Charsets.UTF_8
+    ): List<M3uEntry> {
+        return resolveRecursively(entries, charset)
+    }
+
     // TODO: fix detekt issues
     @Suppress("NestedBlockDepth", "ReturnCount")
     private fun parse(lines: Sequence<String>, baseDir: Path?): List<M3uEntry> {
@@ -147,4 +169,39 @@ object M3uParser {
         val title = infoMatch.groups[TITLE]?.value
         return M3uEntry(mediaLocation, duration, title)
     }
+
+    private fun resolveRecursively(
+        source: List<M3uEntry>,
+        charset: Charset,
+        result: MutableList<M3uEntry> = LinkedList()
+    ): List<M3uEntry> {
+        for (entry in source) {
+            val location = entry.location
+            if (location is MediaPath && location.isPlaylistPath) {
+                resolveNestedPlaylist(location.path, charset, result)
+            } else {
+                result.add(entry)
+            }
+        }
+        return result
+    }
+
+    private fun resolveNestedPlaylist(
+        path: Path,
+        charset: Charset,
+        result: MutableList<M3uEntry>
+    ) {
+        if (!Files.isRegularFile(path)) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        val parsed = try {
+            parse(path, charset)
+        } catch (e: IOException) {
+            logger.warn(e) { "Could not parse nested playlist file: $path" }
+            return
+        }
+
+        resolveRecursively(parsed, charset, result)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/M3uParserExampleTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/M3uParserExampleTest.kt
index 9c75eaf..5b51b1e 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/M3uParserExampleTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/M3uParserExampleTest.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package net.bjoernpetersen.m3u
 
+import java.nio.file.Files
+import java.nio.file.Paths
 import net.bjoernpetersen.m3u.model.M3uEntry
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
@@ -96,4 +98,50 @@ class M3uParserExampleTest {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testRecursiveResolution() {
+        val files = listOf("rec_1.m3u", "rec_2.m3u", "rec_3.m3u")
+        exportFiles(files)
+        try {
+            val initial = M3uParser.parse(Paths.get(FILE_DIR, "rec_1.m3u"))
+            assertThat(initial)
+                .hasSize(4)
+
+            assertThat(M3uParser.resolveNestedPlaylists(initial))
+                .isNotSameAs(initial)
+                .hasSize(6)
+                .matches { list ->
+                    val locations = list.asSequence().map { it.location }.distinct().count()
+                    locations == list.size
+                }
+        } finally {
+            deleteFiles(files)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun deleteFiles(paths: List<String>) {
+        paths.map { Paths.get(FILE_DIR, it) }.forEach {
+            Files.deleteIfExists(it)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun exportFiles(paths: List<String>) {
+        val parent = Paths.get(FILE_DIR)
+        if (!Files.isDirectory(parent)) {
+            Files.createDirectories(parent)
+        }
+        for (name in paths) {
+            val path = parent.resolve(name)
+            javaClass.getResourceAsStream(name).reader().use { reader ->
+                Files.newBufferedWriter(path, Charsets.UTF_8).use { writer ->
+                    reader.copyTo(writer)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        const val FILE_DIR = "build/tmp/m3us"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/rec_1.m3u b/src/test/resources/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/rec_1.m3u
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10be56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/rec_1.m3u
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Test1.mp3
+rec_2.m3u
+missing.m3u
+Test6.mp3
diff --git a/src/test/resources/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/rec_2.m3u b/src/test/resources/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/rec_2.m3u
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2b2aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/rec_2.m3u
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Test2.mp3
+rec_3.m3u
+Test5.mp3
diff --git a/src/test/resources/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/rec_3.m3u b/src/test/resources/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/rec_3.m3u
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abad262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/net/bjoernpetersen/m3u/rec_3.m3u
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Test3.mp3
+Test4.mp3