diff --git a/plugins/git/README.md b/plugins/git/README.md
index 81be6f663..255a7bf2a 100644
--- a/plugins/git/README.md
+++ b/plugins/git/README.md
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ plugins=(... git)
 | `gsb`                  | `git status --short -b`                                                                                                         |
 | `gsi`                  | `git submodule init`                                                                                                            |
 | `gsu`                  | `git submodule update`                                                                                                          |
+| `gsuri`                | `git submodule update --recursive --init`                                                                                       |
 | `gsd`                  | `git svn dcommit`                                                                                                               |
 | `git-svn-dcommit-push` | `git svn dcommit && git push github $(git_main_branch):svntrunk`                                                                |
 | `gsr`                  | `git svn rebase`                                                                                                                |
diff --git a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
index 242471552..967ece898 100644
--- a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ alias gss='git status --short'
 alias gsb='git status --short --branch'
 alias gsi='git submodule init'
 alias gsu='git submodule update'
+alias gsuri='git submodule update --recursive --init'
 alias gsd='git svn dcommit'
 alias git-svn-dcommit-push='git svn dcommit && git push github $(git_main_branch):svntrunk'
 alias gsr='git svn rebase'