thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/include/git2/submodule.h b/include/git2/submodule.h
index af08ba6..d724326 100644
--- a/include/git2/submodule.h
+++ b/include/git2/submodule.h
@@ -106,19 +106,6 @@ typedef enum {
 	GIT_SUBMODULE_STATUS_WD_UNTRACKED)) != 0)
 
 /**
- * Options for submodule recurse.
- *
- * * GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_NO   - do no recurse into submodules
- * * GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_YES  - recurse into submodules
- * * GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_ONDEMAND - recurse into submodules only when commit not already in local clone
- */
-typedef enum {
-	GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_NO = 0,
-	GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_YES = 1,
-	GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_ONDEMAND = 2,
-} git_submodule_recurse_t;
-
-/**
  * Lookup submodule information by name or path.
  *
  * Given either the submodule name or path (they are usually the same), this
diff --git a/include/git2/types.h b/include/git2/types.h
index d88815d..2229f6b 100644
--- a/include/git2/types.h
+++ b/include/git2/types.h
@@ -323,6 +323,25 @@ typedef enum {
 	GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_DEFAULT   = 0
 } git_submodule_ignore_t;
 
+/**
+ * Options for submodule recurse.
+ *
+ * Represent the value of `submodule.$name.fetchRecurseSubmodules`
+ *
+ * * GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_RESET - reset to the on-disk value
+ * * GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_NO    - do no recurse into submodules
+ * * GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_YES   - recurse into submodules
+ * * GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_ONDEMAND - recurse into submodules only when
+ *                                    commit not already in local clone
+ */
+typedef enum {
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_RESET = -1,
+
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_NO = 0,
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_YES = 1,
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_ONDEMAND = 2,
+} git_submodule_recurse_t;
+
 /** @} */
 GIT_END_DECL
 
diff --git a/src/submodule.c b/src/submodule.c
index 720681d..2388bd1 100644
--- a/src/submodule.c
+++ b/src/submodule.c
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ int git_submodule_save(git_submodule *submodule)
 
 	submodule->ignore_default = submodule->ignore;
 	submodule->update_default = submodule->update;
+	submodule->fetch_recurse_default = submodule->fetch_recurse;
 	submodule->flags |= GIT_SUBMODULE_STATUS_IN_CONFIG;
 
 cleanup:
@@ -650,6 +651,9 @@ git_submodule_recurse_t git_submodule_set_fetch_recurse_submodules(
 
 	assert(submodule);
 
+	if (fetch_recurse_submodules == GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_RESET)
+		fetch_recurse_submodules = submodule->fetch_recurse_default;
+
 	old = submodule->fetch_recurse;
 	submodule->fetch_recurse = fetch_recurse_submodules;
 	return old;
@@ -1000,7 +1004,7 @@ static git_submodule *submodule_alloc(git_repository *repo, const char *name)
 	GIT_REFCOUNT_INC(sm);
 	sm->ignore = sm->ignore_default = GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_NONE;
 	sm->update = sm->update_default = GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_CHECKOUT;
-	sm->fetch_recurse = GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_YES;
+	sm->fetch_recurse = sm->fetch_recurse_default = GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_NO;
 	sm->repo   = repo;
 	sm->branch = NULL;
 
@@ -1218,6 +1222,7 @@ static int submodule_load_from_config(
 	else if (strcasecmp(property, "fetchRecurseSubmodules") == 0) {
 		if (git_submodule_parse_recurse(&sm->fetch_recurse, value) < 0)
 			return -1;
+		sm->fetch_recurse_default = sm->fetch_recurse;
 	}
 	else if (strcasecmp(property, "ignore") == 0) {
 		if ((error = git_submodule_parse_ignore(&sm->ignore, value)) < 0)
diff --git a/src/submodule.h b/src/submodule.h
index 94748ac..5e532e1 100644
--- a/src/submodule.h
+++ b/src/submodule.h
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@
  * - `update_default` is the update value from the config
  * - `ignore` is a git_submodule_ignore_t value - see gitmodules(5) ignore.
  * - `ignore_default` is the ignore value from the config
- * - `fetch_recurse` is 0 or 1 - see gitmodules(5) fetchRecurseSubmodules.
+ * - `fetch_recurse` is a git_submodule_recurse_t value - see gitmodules(5)
+ *    fetchRecurseSubmodules.
+ * - `fetch_recurse_default` is the recurse value from the config
  *
  * - `repo` is the parent repository that contains this submodule.
  * - `flags` after for internal use, tracking where this submodule has been
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ struct git_submodule {
 	git_submodule_ignore_t ignore;
 	git_submodule_ignore_t ignore_default;
 	git_submodule_recurse_t fetch_recurse;
+	git_submodule_recurse_t fetch_recurse_default;
 
 	/* internal information */
 	git_repository *repo;
diff --git a/tests/submodule/modify.c b/tests/submodule/modify.c
index 8ec9fce..e3e4d8a 100644
--- a/tests/submodule/modify.c
+++ b/tests/submodule/modify.c
@@ -178,25 +178,28 @@ void test_submodule_modify__edit_and_save(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_submodule_set_url(sm1, SM_LIBGIT2_URL));
 	old_ignore = git_submodule_set_ignore(sm1, GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_UNTRACKED);
 	old_update = git_submodule_set_update(sm1, GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_REBASE);
-	old_fetchrecurse = git_submodule_set_fetch_recurse_submodules(sm1, GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_YES);
+	old_fetchrecurse = git_submodule_set_fetch_recurse_submodules(
+		sm1, GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_YES);
 
 	cl_assert_equal_s(SM_LIBGIT2_URL, git_submodule_url(sm1));
 	cl_assert_equal_i(
-		(int)GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_UNTRACKED, (int)git_submodule_ignore(sm1));
+		GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_UNTRACKED, git_submodule_ignore(sm1));
 	cl_assert_equal_i(
-		(int)GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_REBASE, (int)git_submodule_update(sm1));
-	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_YES, git_submodule_fetch_recurse_submodules(sm1));
+		GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_REBASE, git_submodule_update(sm1));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(
+		GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_YES, git_submodule_fetch_recurse_submodules(sm1));
 
 	/* revert without saving (and confirm setters return old value) */
 	cl_git_pass(git_submodule_set_url(sm1, old_url));
 	cl_assert_equal_i(
-		(int)GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_UNTRACKED,
-		(int)git_submodule_set_ignore(sm1, GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_RESET));
+		GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_UNTRACKED,
+		git_submodule_set_ignore(sm1, GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_RESET));
 	cl_assert_equal_i(
-		(int)GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_REBASE,
-		(int)git_submodule_set_update(sm1, GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_RESET));
+		GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_REBASE,
+		git_submodule_set_update(sm1, GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_RESET));
 	cl_assert_equal_i(
-		GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_YES, git_submodule_set_fetch_recurse_submodules(sm1, old_fetchrecurse));
+		GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_YES, git_submodule_set_fetch_recurse_submodules(
+			sm1, GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_RESET));
 
 	/* check that revert was successful */
 	cl_assert_equal_s(old_url, git_submodule_url(sm1));
@@ -243,19 +246,22 @@ void test_submodule_modify__edit_and_save(void)
 
 	cl_assert_equal_s(SM_LIBGIT2_URL, git_submodule_url(sm2));
 	cl_assert_equal_i(
-		(int)GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_UNTRACKED, (int)git_submodule_ignore(sm2));
+		GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_UNTRACKED, git_submodule_ignore(sm2));
 	cl_assert_equal_i(
-		(int)GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_REBASE, (int)git_submodule_update(sm2));
-	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_YES, git_submodule_fetch_recurse_submodules(sm2));
+		GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_REBASE, git_submodule_update(sm2));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(
+		GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_NO, git_submodule_fetch_recurse_submodules(sm2));
 
 	/* set fetchRecurseSubmodules on-demand */
 	cl_git_pass(git_submodule_reload(sm1));
 	git_submodule_set_fetch_recurse_submodules(sm1, GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_ONDEMAND);
-	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_ONDEMAND, git_submodule_fetch_recurse_submodules(sm1));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(
+		GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_ONDEMAND, git_submodule_fetch_recurse_submodules(sm1));
 	/* call save */
 	cl_git_pass(git_submodule_save(sm1));
 	cl_git_pass(git_submodule_reload(sm1));
-	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_ONDEMAND, git_submodule_fetch_recurse_submodules(sm1));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(
+		GIT_SUBMODULE_RECURSE_ONDEMAND, git_submodule_fetch_recurse_submodules(sm1));
 
 	git_repository_free(r2);
 	git__free(old_url);