diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e62c690..31be0b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ The action comes with additional options that you can use to configure your proj
 | dontautocreate              | false    | Set this to true if you don't want to automatically create the Heroku app                                                                                                                           | true or false                                         |
 | dontuseforce                | false    | Set this to true if you don't want to use --force when switching branches                                                                                                                           | true or false                                         |
 | usedocker                   | false    | Will deploy using Dockerfile in project root                                                                                                                                                        | true or false                                         |
-| docker_heroku_process_type  | false    | Type of heroku process (web, worker, etc). This option only makes sense when usedocker enabled. Defaults to "web" (Thanks to [singleton11](https://github.com/singleton11) for adding this feature) | web, worker                                           |
+| docker_heroku_process_type  | false    | Type of heroku process (web, worker, etc). This option only makes sense when usedocker enabled. Defaults to "web" (Thanks to [singleton11](https://github.com/singleton11) for adding this feature). Supports the --recursive argument to build and push multiple images by renaming your Dockerfiles to Dockerfile.{process} | web, worker                                           |
 | docker_build_args           | false    | A list of args to pass into the Docker build. This option only makes sense when usedocker enabled.                                                                                                  | NODE_ENV                                              |
 | appdir                      | false    | Set if your app is located in a subdirectory                                                                                                                                                        | api, apis/python                                      |
 | healthcheck                 | false    | A URL to which a healthcheck is performed (checks for 200 request)                                                                                                                                  | https://demo-rest-api.herokuapp.com                   |
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2f5bee2..53313d6 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ const deploy = ({
   appdir,
 }) => {
   const force = !dontuseforce ? "--force" : "";
+  const recursive = (Object.prototype.toString.call(dockerHerokuProcessType) === '[object String]'
+   && dockerHerokuProcessType.indexOf(' ') >= 0) ? "--recursive" : "";
   if (usedocker) {
     execSync(
-      `heroku container:push ${dockerHerokuProcessType} --app ${app_name} ${dockerBuildArgs}`,
+      `heroku container:push ${dockerHerokuProcessType} --app ${app_name} ${dockerBuildArgs} ${recursive}`,
       appdir ? { cwd: appdir } : null
     );
     execSync(