diff --git a/data/music.metainfo.xml.in b/data/music.metainfo.xml.in
index c2b7262f5..9e8108e8d 100644
--- a/data/music.metainfo.xml.in
+++ b/data/music.metainfo.xml.in
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@
   <update_contact>contact_at_elementary.io</update_contact>
 
   <releases>
+    <release version="7.1.0" date="2023-02-09" urgency="medium">
+      <description>
+        <p>Improvements:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Drag and drop whole folders into the queue</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
+
     <release version="7.0.1" date="2022-12-05" urgency="medium">
       <description>
         <p>Improvements:</p>
@@ -89,13 +98,6 @@
       </description>
     </release>
 
-    <release version="5.0.5" date="2020-03-04" urgency="medium">
-      <description>
-        <p>Fix removing items from the queue</p>
-        <p>Fix equalizer sliders not properly disabled sometimes</p>
-        <p>Updated translations</p>
-        <p>Performance improvements</p>
-      </description>
-    </release>
+    <release version="5.0.5" date="2020-03-04" urgency="medium"/>
   </releases>
 </component>
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.vala b/src/MainWindow.vala
index 4d1be9fbb..1d788ebb1 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.vala
+++ b/src/MainWindow.vala
@@ -115,9 +115,19 @@ public class Music.MainWindow : Gtk.ApplicationWindow {
 
         drop_target.on_drop.connect ((target, value, x, y) => {
             if (value.type () == typeof (Gdk.FileList)) {
-
                 File[] files;
+                SList<File> file_list = null;
                 foreach (unowned var file in (SList<File>) value.get_boxed ()) {
+                    var file_type = file.query_file_type (FileQueryInfoFlags.NONE);
+                    if (file_type == FileType.DIRECTORY) {
+                        prepend_directory_files (file, ref file_list);
+                    } else {
+                        file_list.prepend (file);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                file_list.reverse ();
+                foreach (unowned var file in file_list) {
                     files += file;
                 }
 
@@ -151,6 +161,29 @@ public class Music.MainWindow : Gtk.ApplicationWindow {
         });
     }
 
+    //Array concatenation not permitted for parameters so use a list instead
+    private void prepend_directory_files (GLib.File dir, ref SList<File> file_list) {
+        try {
+            var enumerator = dir.enumerate_children (
+                "standard::*",
+                FileQueryInfoFlags.NOFOLLOW_SYMLINKS,
+                null
+            );
+
+            FileInfo info = null;
+            while ((info = enumerator.next_file (null)) != null) {
+                var child = dir.resolve_relative_path (info.get_name ());
+                if (info.get_file_type () == FileType.DIRECTORY) {
+                    prepend_directory_files (child, ref file_list);
+                } else {
+                    file_list.prepend (child);
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Error e) {
+            warning ("Error while enumerating children of %s: %s", dir.get_uri (), e.message);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void update_repeat_button () {
         switch (settings.get_string ("repeat-mode")) {
             case "disabled":