diff --git a/libs/fileset/glob.go b/libs/fileset/glob.go
index 7a9f130b..9d8626e5 100644
--- a/libs/fileset/glob.go
+++ b/libs/fileset/glob.go
@@ -1,49 +1,22 @@
 package fileset
 
 import (
-	"io/fs"
-	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 )
 
-type GlobSet struct {
-	root     string
-	patterns []string
-}
-
-func NewGlobSet(root string, includes []string) (*GlobSet, error) {
+func NewGlobSet(root string, includes []string) (*FileSet, error) {
 	absRoot, err := filepath.Abs(root)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	for k := range includes {
-		includes[k] = filepath.Join(absRoot, filepath.FromSlash(includes[k]))
-	}
-	return &GlobSet{absRoot, includes}, nil
-}
-
-// Return all files which matches defined glob patterns
-func (s *GlobSet) All() ([]File, error) {
-	files := make([]File, 0)
-	for _, pattern := range s.patterns {
-		matches, err := filepath.Glob(pattern)
-		if err != nil {
-			return files, err
-		}
-
-		for _, match := range matches {
-			matchRel, err := filepath.Rel(s.root, match)
-			if err != nil {
-				return files, err
-			}
-
-			stat, err := os.Stat(match)
-			if err != nil {
-				return files, err
-			}
-			files = append(files, File{fs.FileInfoToDirEntry(stat), match, matchRel})
-		}
+		includes[k] = filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Clean(includes[k]))
 	}
 
-	return files, nil
+	fs := &FileSet{
+		absRoot,
+		newIncluder(includes),
+	}
+	return fs, nil
 }
diff --git a/libs/fileset/glob_test.go b/libs/fileset/glob_test.go
index f6ac7e19..e8d3696c 100644
--- a/libs/fileset/glob_test.go
+++ b/libs/fileset/glob_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -63,3 +64,96 @@ func TestGlobFilesetWithRelativeRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		require.True(t, filepath.IsAbs(f.Absolute))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGlobFilesetRecursively(t *testing.T) {
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	root := filepath.Join(cwd, "..", "git")
+
+	entries := make([]string, 0)
+	err = filepath.Walk(filepath.Join(root, "testdata"), func(path string, info fs.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if !info.IsDir() {
+			entries = append(entries, path)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	g, err := NewGlobSet(root, []string{
+		"testdata/*",
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	files, err := g.All()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, len(files), len(entries))
+	for _, f := range files {
+		exists := slices.ContainsFunc(entries, func(path string) bool {
+			return path == f.Absolute
+		})
+		require.True(t, exists)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGlobFilesetDir(t *testing.T) {
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	root := filepath.Join(cwd, "..", "git")
+
+	entries := make([]string, 0)
+	err = filepath.Walk(filepath.Join(root, "testdata", "a"), func(path string, info fs.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if !info.IsDir() {
+			entries = append(entries, path)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	g, err := NewGlobSet(root, []string{
+		"testdata/a",
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	files, err := g.All()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, len(files), len(entries))
+	for _, f := range files {
+		exists := slices.ContainsFunc(entries, func(path string) bool {
+			return path == f.Absolute
+		})
+		require.True(t, exists)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGlobFilesetDoubleQuotesWithFilePatterns(t *testing.T) {
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	root := filepath.Join(cwd, "..", "git")
+
+	entries := make([]string, 0)
+	err = filepath.Walk(filepath.Join(root, "testdata"), func(path string, info fs.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(path, ".txt") {
+			entries = append(entries, path)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	g, err := NewGlobSet(root, []string{
+		"testdata/**/*.txt",
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	files, err := g.All()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, len(files), len(entries))
+	for _, f := range files {
+		exists := slices.ContainsFunc(entries, func(path string) bool {
+			return path == f.Absolute
+		})
+		require.True(t, exists)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/libs/fileset/ignorer.go b/libs/fileset/ignorer.go
index ba066f41..eb87682f 100644
--- a/libs/fileset/ignorer.go
+++ b/libs/fileset/ignorer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package fileset
 
+import (
+	ignore "github.com/sabhiram/go-gitignore"
+)
+
 // Ignorer is the interface for what determines if a path
 // in the [FileSet] must be ignored or not.
 type Ignorer interface {
@@ -17,3 +21,37 @@ func (nopIgnorer) IgnoreFile(path string) (bool, error) {
 func (nopIgnorer) IgnoreDirectory(path string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
+
+type includer struct {
+	matcher *ignore.GitIgnore
+}
+
+func newIncluder(includes []string) *includer {
+	matcher := ignore.CompileIgnoreLines(includes...)
+	return &includer{
+		matcher,
+	}
+}
+
+func (i *includer) IgnoreFile(path string) (bool, error) {
+	return i.ignore(path), nil
+}
+
+// In the context of 'include' functionality, the Ignorer logic appears to be reversed:
+// For patterns like 'foo/bar/' which intends to match directories only, we still need to traverse into the directory for potential file matches.
+// Ignoring the directory entirely isn't an option, especially when dealing with patterns like 'foo/bar/*.go'.
+// While this pattern doesn't target directories, it does match all Go files within them and ignoring directories not matching the pattern
+// Will result in missing file matches.
+// During the tree traversal process, we call 'IgnoreDirectory' on ".", "./foo", and "./foo/bar",
+// all while applying the 'foo/bar/*.go' pattern. To handle this situation effectively, it requires to make the code more complex.
+// This could mean generating various prefix patterns to facilitate the exclusion of directories from traversal.
+// It's worth noting that, in this particular case, opting for a simpler logic results in a performance trade-off.
+func (i *includer) IgnoreDirectory(path string) (bool, error) {
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func (i *includer) ignore(path string) bool {
+	matched := i.matcher.MatchesPath(path)
+	// If matched, do not ignore the file because we want to include it
+	return !matched
+}
diff --git a/libs/sync/sync.go b/libs/sync/sync.go
index 8be478fc..beb3f6a3 100644
--- a/libs/sync/sync.go
+++ b/libs/sync/sync.go
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ type Sync struct {
 	*SyncOptions
 
 	fileSet        *git.FileSet
-	includeFileSet *fileset.GlobSet
-	excludeFileSet *fileset.GlobSet
+	includeFileSet *fileset.FileSet
+	excludeFileSet *fileset.FileSet
 
 	snapshot *Snapshot
 	filer    filer.Filer
diff --git a/libs/sync/sync_test.go b/libs/sync/sync_test.go
index 99c7e04b..0f1ad61b 100644
--- a/libs/sync/sync_test.go
+++ b/libs/sync/sync_test.go
@@ -48,8 +48,25 @@ func setupFiles(t *testing.T) string {
 	err = createFile(dbDir, "e.go")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	return dir
+	testDir := filepath.Join(dir, "test")
+	err = os.Mkdir(testDir, 0755)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	sub1 := filepath.Join(testDir, "sub1")
+	err = os.Mkdir(sub1, 0755)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = createFile(sub1, "f.go")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	sub2 := filepath.Join(sub1, "sub2")
+	err = os.Mkdir(sub2, 0755)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = createFile(sub2, "g.go")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return dir
 }
 
 func TestGetFileSet(t *testing.T) {
@@ -78,7 +95,7 @@ func TestGetFileSet(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fileList, err := getFileList(ctx, s)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, len(fileList), 7)
+	require.Equal(t, len(fileList), 9)
 
 	inc, err = fileset.NewGlobSet(dir, []string{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -98,7 +115,7 @@ func TestGetFileSet(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, len(fileList), 1)
 
-	inc, err = fileset.NewGlobSet(dir, []string{".databricks/*.*"})
+	inc, err = fileset.NewGlobSet(dir, []string{".databricks/*"})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	excl, err = fileset.NewGlobSet(dir, []string{})
@@ -114,6 +131,34 @@ func TestGetFileSet(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fileList, err = getFileList(ctx, s)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, len(fileList), 8)
-
+	require.Equal(t, len(fileList), 10)
+}
+
+func TestRecursiveExclude(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	dir := setupFiles(t)
+	fileSet, err := git.NewFileSet(dir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = fileSet.EnsureValidGitIgnoreExists()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	inc, err := fileset.NewGlobSet(dir, []string{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	excl, err := fileset.NewGlobSet(dir, []string{"test/**"})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	s := &Sync{
+		SyncOptions: &SyncOptions{},
+
+		fileSet:        fileSet,
+		includeFileSet: inc,
+		excludeFileSet: excl,
+	}
+
+	fileList, err := getFileList(ctx, s)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, len(fileList), 7)
 }