diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 338a8f5..4acaf7f 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -236,6 +236,17 @@ If your server does not have a default timezone set in php.ini, it may return er
 }
 ```
 
+###Inherit Index
+This feature will insruct the router to seek the first available file to use when a request to a folder is made and the index is not found.
+
+```json
+{
+        "live": [
+        	"inherit_index": true
+        ]
+}
+```
+
 ###Multi-language
 Enables multi-language support which needs seperate directories for each language in `docs/` folder.
 
diff --git a/docs/config.json b/docs/config.json
index c3f20c2..745e912 100644
--- a/docs/config.json
+++ b/docs/config.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
             "folders": ["99_Not_Ready"]
     },
     "live": {
+        "inherit_index": true,
         "clean_urls": true
     },
     "html": {
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 7e7428a..84bf6a2 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
 
     "live": {
+        "inherit_index": false,
         "clean_urls": false
     },
 
diff --git a/libs/Tree/Directory.php b/libs/Tree/Directory.php
index a994b79..04c8580 100644
--- a/libs/Tree/Directory.php
+++ b/libs/Tree/Directory.php
@@ -54,9 +54,46 @@ class Directory extends Entry
             return $this->children[$index_key];
         }
 
+        /*
+          If the inherit_index flag is set, then we seek child content
+         */
+        if(
+          !empty($this->getConfig()['live']['inherit_index'])
+          && $first_page = $this->seekFirstPage()
+          ){
+          return $first_page;
+        }
+
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Seek the first available page from descendants
+     * @return Content|null
+     */
+    public function seekFirstPage(){
+      if( $this instanceof Directory ){
+        $index_key = $this->getConfig()['index_key'];
+        if (isset($this->children[$index_key])) {
+          return $this->children[$index_key];
+        }
+        foreach( $this->children AS $node_key => $node ){
+          if( $node instanceof Content ){
+            return $node;
+          }
+          if(
+            $node instanceof Directory
+            && strpos($node->getUri(), '.') !== 0
+            ){
+            if( $node->seekFirstPage() ){
+              return $node->seekFirstPage();
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return Content|null
      */