diff --git a/tests/unit/command/test_ls_url.py b/tests/unit/command/test_ls_url.py
index ff1aba241..84f341856 100644
--- a/tests/unit/command/test_ls_url.py
+++ b/tests/unit/command/test_ls_url.py
@@ -5,10 +5,20 @@ from dvc.commands.ls_url import CmdListUrl
 def test_ls_url(mocker):
     cli_args = parse_args(["ls-url", "src"])
     assert cli_args.func == CmdListUrl
-
     cmd = cli_args.func(cli_args)
     m = mocker.patch("dvc.repo.Repo.ls_url", autospec=True)
 
     assert cmd.run() == 0
 
-    m.assert_called_once_with("src")
+    m.assert_called_once_with("src", recursive=False)
+
+
+def test_recursive(mocker):
+    cli_args = parse_args(["ls-url", "-R", "src"])
+    assert cli_args.func == CmdListUrl
+    cmd = cli_args.func(cli_args)
+    m = mocker.patch("dvc.repo.Repo.ls_url", autospec=True)
+
+    assert cmd.run() == 0
+
+    m.assert_called_once_with("src", recursive=True)