diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
index 22cfd398..5124eb05 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.LocalName" xml:space="preserve">Local Name:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.LocalName.Placeholder" xml:space="preserve">Repository name. Optional.</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.ParentFolder" xml:space="preserve">Parent Folder:</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.RecurseSubmodules" xml:space="preserve">Initialize &amp; update submodules</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.RemoteURL" xml:space="preserve">Repository URL:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Close" xml:space="preserve">CLOSE</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.CodeEditor" xml:space="preserve">Editor</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
index f2a51970..4d2dfedb 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.LocalName" xml:space="preserve">本地仓库名 ：</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.LocalName.Placeholder" xml:space="preserve">本地仓库目录的名字，选填。</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.ParentFolder" xml:space="preserve">父级目录 ：</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.RecurseSubmodules" xml:space="preserve">初始化并更新子模块</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.RemoteURL" xml:space="preserve">远程仓库 ：</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Close" xml:space="preserve">关闭</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.CodeEditor" xml:space="preserve">提交信息编辑器</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
index dd7aad39..421dbd26 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.LocalName" xml:space="preserve">本機存放庫名稱:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.LocalName.Placeholder" xml:space="preserve">本機存放庫目錄的名稱，選填。</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.ParentFolder" xml:space="preserve">父級目錄:</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.RecurseSubmodules" xml:space="preserve">初始化並複製子模組</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Clone.RemoteURL" xml:space="preserve">遠端存放庫:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Close" xml:space="preserve">關閉</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.CodeEditor" xml:space="preserve">提交訊息編輯器</x:String>
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Clone.cs b/src/ViewModels/Clone.cs
index 924cbc26..3123d62a 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Clone.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Clone.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             set => SetProperty(ref _extraArgs, value);
         }
 
+        public bool InitAndUpdateSubmodules
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        } = true;
+
         public Clone(string pageId)
         {
             _pageId = pageId;
@@ -128,11 +134,14 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                 }
 
                 // individually update submodule (if any)
-                var submoduleList = new Commands.QuerySubmodules(path).Result();
-                foreach (var submodule in submoduleList)
+                if (InitAndUpdateSubmodules)
                 {
-                    var update = new Commands.Submodule(path);
-                    update.Update(submodule.Path, true, true, false, SetProgressDescription);
+                    var submoduleList = new Commands.QuerySubmodules(path).Result();
+                    foreach (var submodule in submoduleList)
+                    {
+                        var update = new Commands.Submodule(path);
+                        update.Update(submodule.Path, true, true, false, SetProgressDescription);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 CallUIThread(() =>
diff --git a/src/Views/Clone.axaml b/src/Views/Clone.axaml
index 25c46a00..84d1dd74 100644
--- a/src/Views/Clone.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/Clone.axaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Margin="8,0,0,0">
     <TextBlock Classes="bold" FontSize="18" Text="{DynamicResource Text.Clone}"/>
 
-    <Grid Margin="8,16,0,0" RowDefinitions="32,Auto,32,32,32" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*">
+    <Grid Margin="8,16,0,0" RowDefinitions="32,Auto,32,32,32,32" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*">
       <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" 
                  HorizontalAlignment="Right" 
                  Margin="0,0,8,0" 
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@
                CornerRadius="3" 
                Watermark="{DynamicResource Text.Clone.AdditionalParam.Placeholder}" 
                Text="{Binding ExtraArgs, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
+
+      <CheckBox Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="1"
+                Content="{DynamicResource Text.Clone.RecurseSubmodules}"
+                IsChecked="{Binding InitAndUpdateSubmodules, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                ToolTip.Tip="--recurse-submodules"/>
     </Grid>
   </StackPanel>
 </UserControl>