diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f29f79..9052e46 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ directory listing:
 * `DirectorySort`: A string specifying how to sort files in
   automatically generated directory listings.  Must be one of "Name",
   "Size" or "Time" (default value "Name").
+* `DirectorySubdirsFirst` (boolean): if true, list subdirectories of
+  the directory being listed before files.  Subdirs and files will be
+  sorted within their respective categories according to
+  `DirectorySort` (default value false).
 * `DirectoryReverse` (boolean): if true, automatically generated
   directory listings will list files in descending order of whatever
   `DirectorySort` is set to (default value false).
@@ -373,6 +377,7 @@ other settings in `.molly` files will be ignored:
 * `DefaultLang`
 * `DefaultEncoding`
 * `DirectorySort`
+* `DirectorySubdirsFirst`
 * `DirectoryReverse`
 * `DirectoryTitles`
 * `GeminiExt`
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index a34598b..8c42acc 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	SCGIPaths        map[string]string
 	CertificateZones map[string][]string
 	DirectorySort    string
-	DirectoriesFirst bool
+	DirectorySubdirsFirst bool
 	DirectoryReverse bool
 	DirectoryTitles  bool
 }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type MollyFile struct {
 	DefaultLang      string
 	DefaultEncoding  string
 	DirectorySort    string
-	DirectoriesFirst bool
+	DirectorySubdirsFirst bool
 	DirectoryReverse bool
 	DirectoryTitles  bool
 }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func getConfig(filename string) (Config, error) {
 	config.CGIPaths = make([]string, 0)
 	config.SCGIPaths = make(map[string]string)
 	config.DirectorySort = "Name"
-	config.DirectoriesFirst = false
+	config.DirectorySubdirsFirst = false
 
 	// Return defaults if no filename given
 	if filename == "" {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func parseMollyFiles(path string, config *Config, errorLog *log.Logger) {
 	mollyFile.DefaultLang = config.DefaultLang
 	mollyFile.DefaultEncoding = config.DefaultEncoding
 	mollyFile.DirectorySort = config.DirectorySort
-	mollyFile.DirectoriesFirst = config.DirectoriesFirst
+	mollyFile.DirectorySubdirsFirst = config.DirectorySubdirsFirst
 	mollyFile.DirectoryReverse = config.DirectoryReverse
 	mollyFile.DirectoryTitles = config.DirectoryTitles
 	// Build list of directories to check
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func parseMollyFiles(path string, config *Config, errorLog *log.Logger) {
 		config.DefaultLang = mollyFile.DefaultLang
 		config.DefaultEncoding = mollyFile.DefaultEncoding
 		config.DirectorySort = mollyFile.DirectorySort
-		config.DirectoriesFirst = mollyFile.DirectoriesFirst
+		config.DirectorySubdirsFirst = mollyFile.DirectorySubdirsFirst
 		config.DirectoryReverse = mollyFile.DirectoryReverse
 		config.DirectoryTitles = mollyFile.DirectoryTitles
 		for key, value := range mollyFile.TempRedirects {
diff --git a/dirlist.go b/dirlist.go
index 82adf7d..463c2ac 100644
--- a/dirlist.go
+++ b/dirlist.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func generateDirectoryListing(URL *url.URL, path string, config Config) (string,
 			i, j = j, i
 		}
 		if config.DirectorySort == "Name" {
-			if config.DirectoriesFirst {
+			if config.DirectorySubdirsFirst {
 				if files[i].IsDir() {
 					if files[j].IsDir() {
 						return files[i].Name() < files[j].Name()
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func generateDirectoryListing(URL *url.URL, path string, config Config) (string,
 			}
 			return files[i].Name() < files[j].Name()
 		} else if config.DirectorySort == "Size" {
-			if config.DirectoriesFirst {
+			if config.DirectorySubdirsFirst {
 				if files[i].IsDir() {
 					if files[j].IsDir() {
 						return files[i].Size() < files[j].Size()
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func generateDirectoryListing(URL *url.URL, path string, config Config) (string,
 			}
 			return files[i].Size() < files[j].Size()
 		} else if config.DirectorySort == "Time" {
-			if config.DirectoriesFirst {
+			if config.DirectorySubdirsFirst {
 				if files[i].IsDir() {
 					if files[j].IsDir() {
 						return files[i].ModTime().Before(files[j].ModTime())
diff --git a/example.conf b/example.conf
index d9de819..c37104f 100644
--- a/example.conf
+++ b/example.conf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 ## Directory listing
 #
 #DirectorySort = "Time"
-#DirectoriesFirst = false
+#DirectorySubdirsFirst = false
 #DirectoryReverse = true
 #DirectoryTitles = true
 #