diff --git a/plugins/cp/README.md b/plugins/cp/README.md
index 528925cce..d2cc64ff7 100644
--- a/plugins/cp/README.md
+++ b/plugins/cp/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ The enabled options for rsync are:
 
 * `-b`: make a backup of the original file instead of overwriting it, if it exists.
 
+* `-r`: recurse directories.
+
 * `-hhh`: outputs numbers in human-readable format, in units of 1024 (K, M, G, T).
 
 * `--backup-dir=/tmp/rsync`: move backup copies to "/tmp/rsync".
diff --git a/plugins/cp/cp.plugin.zsh b/plugins/cp/cp.plugin.zsh
index a80f56eca..607a24b40 100644
--- a/plugins/cp/cp.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/cp/cp.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 cpv() {
-    rsync -pogb -hhh --backup-dir=/tmp/rsync -e /dev/null --progress -- "$@"
+    rsync -pogbr -hhh --backup-dir=/tmp/rsync -e /dev/null --progress -- "$@"
 }
 compdef _files cpv