diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/124_acl.yml b/changelogs/fragments/124_acl.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5eee72a044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/124_acl.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+- acl - add new alias ``recurse`` for ``recursive`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/124).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/acl.py b/plugins/modules/acl.py
index c4a55422fd..a2e3d6de7d 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/acl.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/acl.py
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@
     description:
     - Recursively sets the specified ACL.
     - Incompatible with C(state=query).
+    - Alias C(recurse) added in version 1.3.0.
     type: bool
     default: no
+    aliases: [ recurse ]
   use_nfsv4_acls:
     description:
     - Use NFSv4 ACLs instead of POSIX ACLs.
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@ def main():
             ),
             follow=dict(type='bool', default=True),
             default=dict(type='bool', default=False),
-            recursive=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+            recursive=dict(type='bool', default=False, aliases=['recurse']),
             recalculate_mask=dict(
                 type='str',
                 default='default',