diff --git a/modules/img2img.py b/modules/img2img.py
index 9fc3a698..ad5f2e73 100644
--- a/modules/img2img.py
+++ b/modules/img2img.py
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ import modules.scripts
 def process_batch(p, input_dir, output_dir, inpaint_mask_dir, args):
     processing.fix_seed(p)
 
-    images = shared.listfiles(input_dir)
+# recursive batch, as written limits potential inputs to common image formats, may e better to just check if isfile for general use
+images = []
+    for root, directories, files in os.walk(input_dir):
+        for filename in files:
+            filepath = os.path.join(root, filename)
+            if filepath.endswith(".jpg") or filepath.endswith(".jpeg") or filepath.endswith(".png") or filepath.endswith(".webp"):
+                images.append(filepath)
 
     is_inpaint_batch = False
     if inpaint_mask_dir:
@@ -70,16 +76,17 @@ def process_batch(p, input_dir, output_dir, inpaint_mask_dir, args):
 
         for n, processed_image in enumerate(proc.images):
             filename = os.path.basename(image)
+            relpath = os.path.dirname(os.path.relpath(image, input_dir))
 
             if n > 0:
                 left, right = os.path.splitext(filename)
                 filename = f"{left}-{n}{right}"
 
             if not save_normally:
-                os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)
+                os.makedirs(os.path.join(output_dir, relpath), exist_ok=True)
                 if processed_image.mode == 'RGBA':
                     processed_image = processed_image.convert("RGB")
-                processed_image.save(os.path.join(output_dir, filename))
+                processed_image.save(os.path.join(output_dir, relpath, filename))
 
 
 def img2img(id_task: str, mode: int, prompt: str, negative_prompt: str, prompt_styles, init_img, sketch, init_img_with_mask, inpaint_color_sketch, inpaint_color_sketch_orig, init_img_inpaint, init_mask_inpaint, steps: int, sampler_index: int, mask_blur: int, mask_alpha: float, inpainting_fill: int, restore_faces: bool, tiling: bool, n_iter: int, batch_size: int, cfg_scale: float, image_cfg_scale: float, denoising_strength: float, seed: int, subseed: int, subseed_strength: float, seed_resize_from_h: int, seed_resize_from_w: int, seed_enable_extras: bool, selected_scale_tab: int, height: int, width: int, scale_by: float, resize_mode: int, inpaint_full_res: bool, inpaint_full_res_padding: int, inpainting_mask_invert: int, img2img_batch_input_dir: str, img2img_batch_output_dir: str, img2img_batch_inpaint_mask_dir: str, override_settings_texts, *args):