diff --git a/bin/verilator b/bin/verilator
index 0285e2df7..ee917f7a9 100755
--- a/bin/verilator
+++ b/bin/verilator
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ detailed descriptions of these arguments.
     --pipe-filter <command>     Filter all input through a script
     --pp-comments               Show preprocessor comments with -E
     --prefix <topname>          Name of top-level class
+    --preproc-resolve           Include all found modules in the output with -E
     --preproc-token-limit       Maximum tokens on a line allowed by preprocessor
     --private                   Debugging; see docs
     --prof-c                    Compile C++ code with profiling
diff --git a/docs/guide/exe_verilator.rst b/docs/guide/exe_verilator.rst
index 155e93ce1..9259686bb 100644
--- a/docs/guide/exe_verilator.rst
+++ b/docs/guide/exe_verilator.rst
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ Summary:
    out.  Beware of enabling debugging messages, as they will also go to
    standard out. See :vlopt:`--no-std`, which is implied by this.
 
-   See also :vlopt:`--dump-defines`, :vlopt:`-P`, and
-   :vlopt:`--pp-comments` options.
+   See also :vlopt:`--dump-defines`, :vlopt:`-P`, :vlopt:`--pp-comments`
+   and :vlopt:`--preproc-resolve` options.
 
 .. option:: --emit-accessors
 
@@ -1152,6 +1152,14 @@ Summary:
    prepended to the name of the :vlopt:`--top` option, or V prepended to
    the first Verilog filename passed on the command line.
 
+.. option:: --preproc-resolve
+
+   With :vlopt:`-E`, include preprocessed output of submodules defined
+   in included files. Gives you a way of converting a multifile design
+   into a single file using include directory option.
+
+   See :vlopt:`-E`.
+
 .. option:: --preproc-token-limit
 
    Rarely needed. Configure the limit of the number of tokens Verilator
diff --git a/src/V3Global.cpp b/src/V3Global.cpp
index 08bab7a2d..357f910b0 100644
--- a/src/V3Global.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Global.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void V3Global::readFiles() {
     // v3Global.rootp()->dumpTreeFile(v3Global.debugFilename("parse.tree"));
     V3Error::abortIfErrors();
 
-    if (!v3Global.opt.preprocOnly()) {
+    if (!v3Global.opt.preprocOnly() || v3Global.opt.preprocResolve()) {
         // Resolve all modules cells refer to
         V3LinkCells::link(v3Global.rootp(), &filter, &parseSyms);
     }
diff --git a/src/V3Options.cpp b/src/V3Options.cpp
index dd0176c84..0ef5207f7 100644
--- a/src/V3Options.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Options.cpp
@@ -1504,6 +1504,7 @@ void V3Options::parseOptsList(FileLine* fl, const string& optdir, int argc,
         validateIdentifier(fl, valp, "--prefix");
         m_prefix = valp;
     });
+    DECL_OPTION("-preproc-resolve", OnOff, &m_preprocResolve);
     DECL_OPTION("-preproc-token-limit", CbVal, [this, fl](const char* valp) {
         m_preprocTokenLimit = std::atoi(valp);
         if (m_preprocTokenLimit <= 0) fl->v3error("--preproc-token-limit must be > 0: " << valp);
diff --git a/src/V3Options.h b/src/V3Options.h
index 2e3c37da8..cae2e8cfa 100644
--- a/src/V3Options.h
+++ b/src/V3Options.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ private:
     V3StringSet m_fDfgPeepholeDisabled; // argument: -f[no-]dfg-peephole-<name>
 
     bool m_preprocOnly = false;     // main switch: -E
+    bool m_preprocResolve = false;  // main switch: --preproc-resolve
     bool m_makePhony = false;       // main switch: -MP
     bool m_preprocNoLine = false;   // main switch: -P
     bool m_assert = false;          // main switch: --assert
@@ -470,6 +471,7 @@ public:
     bool preprocOnly() const { return m_preprocOnly; }
     bool makePhony() const { return m_makePhony; }
     bool preprocNoLine() const { return m_preprocNoLine; }
+    bool preprocResolve() const { return m_preprocResolve; }
     int preprocTokenLimit() const { return m_preprocTokenLimit; }
     bool underlineZero() const { return m_underlineZero; }
     string flags() const { return m_flags; }
diff --git a/src/V3ParseImp.cpp b/src/V3ParseImp.cpp
index c2cc2cf6f..4225a9c21 100644
--- a/src/V3ParseImp.cpp
+++ b/src/V3ParseImp.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void V3ParseImp::parseFile(FileLine* fileline, const string& modfilename, bool i
         dumpInputsFile();
 
     // Parse it
-    if (!v3Global.opt.preprocOnly()) {
+    if (!v3Global.opt.preprocOnly() || v3Global.opt.preprocResolve()) {
         lexFile(modfilename);
     } else {
         m_ppBuffers.clear();
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_preproc_resolve.out b/test_regress/t/t_preproc_resolve.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f76f5919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_preproc_resolve.out
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+`timescale 1ns/1ps
+module top( 
+   input logic clk,
+   input logic rst,
+   output logic top_out
+);
+   submod u_submod ( 
+      .clk (clk),
+      .rst (rst),
+      .out_signal(top_out)
+   );
+endmodule
+`timescale 1ns/1ps
+module submod( 
+   input logic clk,
+   input logic rst,
+   output logic out_signal
+);
+   always_ff @(posedge clk or posedge rst) begin
+      if (rst) begin
+         out_signal <= 1'b0;
+      end else begin
+         out_signal <= ~out_signal;
+      end
+   end
+endmodule
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_preproc_resolve.py b/test_regress/t/t_preproc_resolve.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6f95780f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_preproc_resolve.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2025 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you
+# can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
+
+import vltest_bootstrap
+
+test.scenarios('vlt')
+
+stdout_filename = os.path.join(test.obj_dir, test.name + ".out")
+
+test.compile(
+    # Override default flags
+    v_flags=[''],
+    verilator_flags=["-E -P --preproc-resolve -y t/t_preproc_resolve"],
+    verilator_flags2=[''],
+    verilator_flags3=[''],
+    verilator_make_gmake=False,
+    make_top_shell=False,
+    make_main=False,
+    stdout_filename=stdout_filename)
+
+test.files_identical(stdout_filename, test.golden_filename)
+
+test.passes()
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_preproc_resolve.v b/test_regress/t/t_preproc_resolve.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d49cd8d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_preproc_resolve.v
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed under the Creative Commons Public Domain, for
+// any use, without warranty, 2025 by Antmicro Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+`timescale 1ns/1ps
+module top(/*AUTOARG*/
+   input logic clk,
+   input logic rst,
+   output logic top_out
+);
+   submod u_submod (/*AUTOINST*/
+      .clk (clk),
+      .rst (rst),
+      .out_signal(top_out)
+   );
+endmodule
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_preproc_resolve/submod.sv b/test_regress/t/t_preproc_resolve/submod.sv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..701cd7269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_preproc_resolve/submod.sv
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed under the Creative Commons Public Domain, for
+// any use, without warranty, 2025 by Antmicro Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+`timescale 1ns/1ps
+module submod(/*AUTOARG*/
+   input logic clk,
+   input logic rst,
+   output logic out_signal
+);
+   always_ff @(posedge clk or posedge rst) begin
+      if (rst) begin
+         out_signal <= 1'b0;
+      end else begin
+         out_signal <= ~out_signal;
+      end
+   end
+endmodule