diff --git a/lib/diplomat/kv.rb b/lib/diplomat/kv.rb
index 4e2b121..0db4498 100644
--- a/lib/diplomat/kv.rb
+++ b/lib/diplomat/kv.rb
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@ class Kv < Diplomat::RestClient
     # @param options [Hash] the query params
     # @option options [String] :consistency The read consistency type
     # @option options [String] :dc Target datacenter
+    # @option options [String] :recurse indicates that we're performing a recursive get
     # @param not_found [Symbol] behaviour if the key doesn't exist;
     #   :reject with exception, :return degenerate value, or :wait for it to appear
     # @param found [Symbol] behaviour if the key does exist;
     #   :reject with exception, :return its current value, or :wait for its next value
-    # @return [String] The base64-decoded value associated with the key
+    # @return [String|Array] a string equal to the value if it was a regular get and there is
+    #                         a result, otherwise, an array of hashes, where the hash contains
+    #                         :key & :value entries. When nothing was found, either for a recursive
+    #                         search or for a regular one, we return an empty array
     # @note
     #   When trying to access a key, there are two possibilites:
     #   - The key doesn't (yet) exist
@@ -42,6 +46,11 @@ def get key, options=nil, not_found=:reject, found=:return
       url += use_consistency(@options)
       url += dc(@options)
 
+      # We need to know if this is a recursive search so we know how to parse the output. But
+      # the user can invoke a recursive get in two ways: (1) by adding '?recurse' to the key
+      # string or by adding a {:recurse => true} to the options hash.
+      is_recurse = key.end_with?('?recurse') || ( options && options[:recurse] )
+
       # 404s OK using this connection
       raw = @conn_no_err.get concat_url url
       if raw.status == 404
@@ -60,7 +69,7 @@ def get key, options=nil, not_found=:reject, found=:return
           when :return
             @raw = raw
             parse_body
-            return return_value
+            return return_value is_recurse
           when :wait
             index = raw.headers["x-consul-index"]
         end
@@ -75,7 +84,7 @@ def get key, options=nil, not_found=:reject, found=:return
         req.options.timeout = 86400
       end
       parse_body
-      return_value
+      return_value is_recurse
     end
 
     # Associate a value with a key
diff --git a/lib/diplomat/rest_client.rb b/lib/diplomat/rest_client.rb
index 8a85df7..c15f630 100644
--- a/lib/diplomat/rest_client.rb
+++ b/lib/diplomat/rest_client.rb
@@ -75,8 +75,16 @@ def parse_body
     end
 
     # Get the key/value(s) from the raw output
-    def return_value
-      if @raw.count == 1
+    #
+    #
+    #
+    # @param [bool] is_recurse, true if we're handling the result of a recursive search
+    # @returns [String|Array] a string equal to the value if it was a regular get and there is
+    #                         a result, otherwise, an array of hashes, where the hash contains
+    #                         :key & :value entries. When nothing was found, either for a recursive
+    #                         search or for a regular one, we return an empty array
+    def return_value is_recurse
+      if @raw.count == 1 && !is_recurse
         @value = @raw.first["Value"]
         @value = Base64.decode64(@value) unless @value.nil?
       else
diff --git a/spec/kv_spec.rb b/spec/kv_spec.rb
index 67c4a28..eb6fd49 100644
--- a/spec/kv_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/kv_spec.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@
             { key: 'key', value: "toast" }
           ])
         end
+
+        it "Recursive GET with one response should return an array" do
+          json = JSON.generate([
+                                   {
+                                       "Key"   => key + 'dewfr',
+                                       "Value" => Base64.encode64(key_params),
+                                       "Flags" => 0
+                                   }])
+          faraday.stub(:get).and_return(OpenStruct.new({ status: 200, body: json }))
+          kv = Diplomat::Kv.new(faraday)
+          expect(kv.get("key", {:recurse=>true})).to eql([{ key: 'keydewfr', value: "toast" }])
+        end
       end
 
       context "ACLs NOT enabled" do