diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe00c35..9daa55e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -837,18 +837,20 @@ For best results, the <b>file path</b> parameter should be an absolute path to a
 PARAMETER | REQUIRED | DESCRIPTION | TYPE | CONTAINS
 --------- | -------- | ----------- | ---- | --------
 **ip_hostname** |  optional  | IP/Hostname | string |  `ip`  `host name` 
-**file_path** |  required  | Path to file | string |  `file path` 
+**file_path** |  required  | Path to file / directory | string |  `file path` 
 **force** |  optional  | Use the force flag for delete | boolean | 
+**recurse** |  optional  | Use the recurse flag to delete directory content recursively | boolean | 
 
 #### Action Output
 DATA PATH | TYPE | CONTAINS | EXAMPLE VALUES
 --------- | ---- | -------- | --------------
 action_result.parameter.file_path | string |  `file path`  |   C:\\Windows\\System32\\notepad.exe 
 action_result.parameter.force | boolean |  |   True  False 
+action_result.parameter.recurse | boolean |  |   True  False 
 action_result.parameter.ip_hostname | string |  `ip`  `host name`  |   8.8.8.8  8.8.8.8\\testphantom.local 
 action_result.data | string |  |  
 action_result.status | string |  |   success  failed 
 action_result.message | string |  |   Successfully deleted files 
 action_result.summary | string |  |  
 summary.total_objects | numeric |  |   1 
-summary.total_objects_successful | numeric |  |   1 
\ No newline at end of file
+summary.total_objects_successful | numeric |  |   1 
diff --git a/winrm_connector.py b/winrm_connector.py
index e1b99a5..f14d9f4 100644
--- a/winrm_connector.py
+++ b/winrm_connector.py
@@ -995,11 +995,13 @@ def _handle_delete_file(self, param):
             return action_result.get_status()
 
         file_path = self._handle_py_ver_compat_for_input_str(param['file_path'])
-        force_delete = '-Force ' if param.get('force') else ''
+        recurse_delete = ' -Recurse' if param.get('recurse') else ''
+        force_delete = ' -Force' if param.get('force') else ''
 
-        ps_script = "& del {0}{1}".format(
-            force_delete,
-            self._sanitize_string(file_path)
+        ps_script = "Remove-Item -Path {0}{1}{2}".format(
+            self._sanitize_string(file_path),
+            recurse_delete,
+            force_delete
         )
 
         ret_val = self._run_ps(action_result, ps_script, parse_callback=pc.check_exit_no_data2)