diff --git a/lib/cfg.h b/lib/cfg.h
index 4ba42ed2..074f85c0 100644
--- a/lib/cfg.h
+++ b/lib/cfg.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ typedef struct RmCfg {
     gboolean limits_specified;
     gboolean filter_mtime;
     gboolean match_basename;
+    gboolean match_dirname;
     gboolean unmatched_basenames;
     gboolean match_with_extension;
     gboolean match_without_extension;
diff --git a/lib/cmdline.c b/lib/cmdline.c
index 56141d94..580977c8 100644
--- a/lib/cmdline.c
+++ b/lib/cmdline.c
@@ -1428,6 +1428,7 @@ bool rm_cmd_parse_args(int argc, char **argv, RmSession *session) {
         {"must-match-tagged"        , 'm'  , 0         , G_OPTION_ARG_NONE      , &cfg->must_match_tagged        , _("Must have twin in tagged dir")                                         , NULL}     ,
         {"must-match-untagged"      , 'M'  , 0         , G_OPTION_ARG_NONE      , &cfg->must_match_untagged      , _("Must have twin in untagged dir")                                       , NULL}     ,
         {"match-basename"           , 'b'  , 0         , G_OPTION_ARG_NONE      , &cfg->match_basename           , _("Only find twins with same basename")                                   , NULL}     ,
+        {"match-dirname"            , 'B'  , 0         , G_OPTION_ARG_NONE      , &cfg->match_dirname            , _("Only find twins with same dirname")                                    , NULL}     ,
         {"match-extension"          , 'e'  , 0         , G_OPTION_ARG_NONE      , &cfg->match_with_extension     , _("Only find twins with same extension")                                  , NULL}     ,
         {"match-without-extension"  , 'i'  , 0         , G_OPTION_ARG_NONE      , &cfg->match_without_extension  , _("Only find twins with same basename minus extension")                   , NULL}     ,
         {"merge-directories"        , 'D'  , EMPTY     , G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK  , FUNC(merge_directories)        , _("Find duplicate directories")                                           , NULL}     ,
diff --git a/lib/file.c b/lib/file.c
index 3e2c835f..27e31789 100644
--- a/lib/file.c
+++ b/lib/file.c
@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@ gint rm_file_basenames_cmp(const RmFile *file_a, const RmFile *file_b) {
     return g_ascii_strcasecmp(file_a->folder->basename, file_b->folder->basename);
 }
 
+gint rm_file_dirnames_cmp(const RmFile *file_a, const RmFile *file_b) {
+    if (!file_a->folder->parent || !file_b->folder->parent)
+        return 0;
+
+    return g_ascii_strcasecmp(file_a->folder->parent->basename, file_b->folder->parent->basename);
+}
+
 void rm_file_hardlink_add(RmFile *head, RmFile *link) {
     if(!head->hardlinks) {
         head->hardlinks = g_queue_new();
diff --git a/lib/file.h b/lib/file.h
index 3246af2f..28acbc4d 100644
--- a/lib/file.h
+++ b/lib/file.h
@@ -377,4 +377,8 @@ RmFile *rm_file_copy(RmFile *file);
  */
 gint rm_file_basenames_cmp(const RmFile *file_a, const RmFile *file_b);
 
+
+gint rm_file_dirnames_cmp(const RmFile *file_a, const RmFile *file_b);
+
+
 #endif /* end of include guard */
diff --git a/lib/preprocess.c b/lib/preprocess.c
index e57eb3aa..d1b836a9 100644
--- a/lib/preprocess.c
+++ b/lib/preprocess.c
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ gint rm_file_cmp(const RmFile *file_a, const RmFile *file_b) {
 
     RmCfg *cfg = file_a->session->cfg;
 
+    if(cfg->match_dirname) {
+        result = rm_file_dirnames_cmp(file_a, file_b);
+        RETURN_IF_NONZERO(result);
+    }
+
     if(cfg->match_basename) {
         result = rm_file_basenames_cmp(file_a, file_b);
         RETURN_IF_NONZERO(result);