diff --git a/BACKLOG.md b/BACKLOG.md
index 63a59f8..b21b0a7 100644
--- a/BACKLOG.md
+++ b/BACKLOG.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ certificate pinning and metadata debugging to all TLS protocols.
 - [ ] **`--pinned-cert` for all TLS protocols** — extend certificate
   pinning to FTPS, Gemini, and WebDAVS (currently HTTP/HTTPS only).
   Also add SSH host-key pinning for SFTP as `--pinned-host-key`.
-- [ ] **Unified worker pool** — a single protocol-agnostic worker pool
+- [x] **Unified worker pool** — a single protocol-agnostic worker pool
   used by FTP, SFTP, and WebDAV recursive-parallel paths.  Removes
   the three near-identical semaphore+WaitGroup implementations.
 
diff --git a/internal/pool/pool.go b/internal/pool/pool.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1085986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/pool/pool.go
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+// Package pool provides a protocol-agnostic recursive worker pool.
+//
+// It replaces the three near-identical semaphore+WaitGroup
+// implementations that existed in the FTP, SFTP, and WebDAV packages
+// with a single generic type.  Each protocol supplies its own task
+// type and handler function; the pool takes care of concurrency
+// limiting, goroutine lifecycle, and error collection.
+//
+// Tasks may submit additional tasks from inside the handler (tree
+// recursion).  Submit never blocks the caller—each task gets its
+// own goroutine that waits for a semaphore slot—so recursive
+// submissions cannot deadlock even when all pool slots are occupied.
+package pool
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// ctxKey is an unexported type for context value keys in this package.
+type ctxKey struct{}
+
+// Pool manages a bounded set of goroutines that execute tasks of
+// type T.  Tasks are submitted via Submit and executed by the
+// handler function provided to New.  The pool is safe for
+// concurrent use from multiple goroutines.
+type Pool[T any] struct {
+	handler func(ctx context.Context, task T)
+
+	sem    chan struct{}
+	wg     sync.WaitGroup
+	errMu  sync.Mutex
+	errs   []error
+	ctx    context.Context
+	cancel context.CancelFunc
+}
+
+// New creates a pool with max parallelism workers.  handler is
+// called for every submitted task, running in its own goroutine
+// bounded by the semaphore.  The returned pool is ready to use.
+//
+// ctx is the parent context for all handler goroutines.  When ctx
+// is cancelled, waiting and running handlers observe the
+// cancellation via the context passed to them.
+//
+// The context passed to handler carries a reference to the pool
+// itself, retrievable via Get.  This allows handlers to submit
+// child tasks without an explicit closure capture.
+func New[T any](ctx context.Context, maxParallelism int, handler func(ctx context.Context, task T)) *Pool[T] {
+	if maxParallelism < 1 {
+		maxParallelism = 1
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
+	return &Pool[T]{
+		handler: handler,
+		sem:     make(chan struct{}, maxParallelism),
+		cancel:  cancel,
+		ctx:     ctx,
+	}
+}
+
+// Get retrieves the pool of type *Pool[T] from the context.
+// It returns nil when the context does not carry a pool (for
+// example, when called outside a handler goroutine).
+func Get[T any](ctx context.Context) *Pool[T] {
+	v, _ := ctx.Value(ctxKey{}).(*Pool[T])
+	return v
+}
+
+// Submit enqueues a task for execution.  Each submitted task gets
+// its own goroutine that will wait for a semaphore slot before
+// running the handler.  Submit may be called from inside a handler
+// (for recursive tasks).
+//
+// Submit is a no-op if the pool has already been waited on.
+func (p *Pool[T]) Submit(task T) {
+	// After Wait returns the context is cancelled; skip work that
+	// can never run.
+	select {
+	case <-p.ctx.Done():
+		return
+	default:
+	}
+
+	p.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer p.wg.Done()
+		select {
+		case p.sem <- struct{}{}:
+			defer func() { <-p.sem }()
+			handlerCtx := context.WithValue(p.ctx, ctxKey{}, p)
+			p.handler(handlerCtx, task)
+		case <-p.ctx.Done():
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+// Wait blocks until all submitted tasks (including tasks submitted
+// by handlers) have completed.  It returns all errors collected
+// during execution.  After Wait returns the pool must not be used.
+func (p *Pool[T]) Wait() []error {
+	p.wg.Wait()
+	p.cancel()
+
+	p.errMu.Lock()
+	defer p.errMu.Unlock()
+	if len(p.errs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return p.errs
+}
+
+// AddError records a task-level error.  It is safe to call from
+// any goroutine, typically from inside a handler.
+func (p *Pool[T]) AddError(err error) {
+	if err == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	p.errMu.Lock()
+	p.errs = append(p.errs, err)
+	p.errMu.Unlock()
+}
diff --git a/internal/pool/pool_test.go b/internal/pool/pool_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..025c6e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/pool/pool_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+//go:build linux || freebsd
+// +build linux freebsd
+
+package pool
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sort"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestPoolBasic(t *testing.T) {
+	var count atomic.Int64
+	p := New(context.Background(), 4, func(_ context.Context, task int) {
+		count.Add(1)
+	})
+
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		p.Submit(i)
+	}
+
+	errs := p.Wait()
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected errors: %v", errs)
+	}
+	if got := count.Load(); got != 10 {
+		t.Fatalf("processed %d tasks, want 10", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPoolConcurrencyLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	const parallel = 3
+	var running atomic.Int64
+	var maxRunning atomic.Int64
+
+	p := New(context.Background(), parallel, func(_ context.Context, task int) {
+		cur := running.Add(1)
+		for {
+			old := maxRunning.Load()
+			if cur <= old || maxRunning.CompareAndSwap(old, cur) {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		// Simulate work so concurrent goroutines overlap.
+		for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
+		}
+		running.Add(-1)
+	})
+
+	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
+		p.Submit(i)
+	}
+
+	errs := p.Wait()
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected errors: %v", errs)
+	}
+	if got := maxRunning.Load(); got > parallel {
+		t.Fatalf("max concurrent goroutines %d, want <= %d", got, parallel)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPoolRecursive(t *testing.T) {
+	// Simulate a tree: each task submits two children until depth 3.
+	// Expected total tasks: 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 = 15.
+	var count atomic.Int64
+
+	type task struct {
+		depth int
+	}
+
+	p := New(context.Background(), 4, func(ctx context.Context, tk task) {
+		count.Add(1)
+		if tk.depth > 0 {
+			Get[task](ctx).Submit(task{depth: tk.depth - 1})
+			Get[task](ctx).Submit(task{depth: tk.depth - 1})
+		}
+	})
+
+	p.Submit(task{depth: 3})
+
+	errs := p.Wait()
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected errors: %v", errs)
+	}
+	if got := count.Load(); got != 15 {
+		t.Fatalf("processed %d tasks, want 15", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPoolErrorCollection(t *testing.T) {
+	p := New(context.Background(), 2, func(ctx context.Context, task int) {
+		if task%2 == 0 {
+			Get[int](ctx).AddError(&testError{task})
+		}
+	})
+
+	for i := 0; i < 6; i++ {
+		p.Submit(i)
+	}
+
+	errs := p.Wait()
+	if len(errs) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("collected %d errors, want 3", len(errs))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetOutsideHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	// Get returns nil when called outside a handler goroutine.
+	if got := Get[int](context.Background()); got != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Get outside handler returned %v, want nil", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPoolContextCancel(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+	p := New(ctx, 4, func(taskCtx context.Context, task int) {
+		// Each task blocks until context is cancelled.
+		<-taskCtx.Done()
+	})
+
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		p.Submit(i)
+	}
+
+	// Cancel after a short delay so the tasks start.
+	go func() {
+		// Give goroutines time to start and acquire semaphore.
+		cancel()
+	}()
+
+	errs := p.Wait()
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected errors: %v", errs)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPoolDeterministic(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify that all submitted tasks are processed exactly once.
+	const n = 100
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	seen := make(map[int]int)
+
+	p := New(context.Background(), 8, func(_ context.Context, task int) {
+		mu.Lock()
+		seen[task]++
+		mu.Unlock()
+	})
+
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		p.Submit(i)
+	}
+
+	errs := p.Wait()
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected errors: %v", errs)
+	}
+
+	if len(seen) != n {
+		t.Fatalf("saw %d unique tasks, want %d", len(seen), n)
+	}
+	for k, v := range seen {
+		if v != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("task %d processed %d times, want 1", k, v)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPoolSortedResults(t *testing.T) {
+	// Collect results from concurrent workers and verify we get them all.
+	const n = 50
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	results := make([]int, 0, n)
+
+	p := New(context.Background(), 4, func(_ context.Context, task int) {
+		mu.Lock()
+		results = append(results, task)
+		mu.Unlock()
+	})
+
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		p.Submit(i)
+	}
+
+	errs := p.Wait()
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected errors: %v", errs)
+	}
+
+	sort.Ints(results)
+	if len(results) != n {
+		t.Fatalf("got %d results, want %d", len(results), n)
+	}
+	for i, v := range results {
+		if v != i {
+			t.Fatalf("results[%d] = %d, want %d", i, v, i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+type testError struct {
+	task int
+}
+
+func (e *testError) Error() string {
+	return "error in task"
+}
diff --git a/internal/protocol/ftp/client.go b/internal/protocol/ftp/client.go
index 0df0f2c..7a53f9e 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/ftp/client.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/ftp/client.go
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"codeberg.org/petrbalvin/goget/internal/output"
+	"codeberg.org/petrbalvin/goget/internal/pool"
 )
 
 type Client struct {
@@ -698,6 +698,76 @@ func (p *clientPool) close() {
 	}
 }
 
+// ftpTask represents a unit of work for the concurrent recursive
+// download: either a directory to list or a file to download.
+type ftpTask struct {
+	remotePath string
+	localPath  string
+	isDir      bool
+	name       string
+}
+
+// ftpTaskHandler processes one ftpTask. For directories it lists the
+// contents and submits child tasks for each entry. For files it
+// acquires a client from the pool and downloads.
+func ftpTaskHandler(cpool *clientPool, progressFunc func(file string, current, total int64)) func(ctx context.Context, t ftpTask) {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, t ftpTask) {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(t.localPath, 0755); err != nil {
+			pool.Get[ftpTask](ctx).AddError(fmt.Errorf("failed to create local dir %s: %w", t.localPath, err))
+			return
+		}
+
+		if !t.isDir {
+			c := cpool.acquire()
+			defer cpool.release(c)
+			if progressFunc != nil {
+				progressFunc(t.name, 0, 0)
+			}
+			var fileProgress func(current, total int64)
+			if progressFunc != nil {
+				fileProgress = func(current, total int64) {
+					progressFunc(t.name, current, total)
+				}
+			}
+			if err := c.DownloadFile(ctx, t.remotePath, t.localPath, 0, fileProgress); err != nil {
+				pool.Get[ftpTask](ctx).AddError(fmt.Errorf("download %s: %w", t.remotePath, err))
+			}
+			return
+		}
+
+		c := cpool.acquire()
+		entries, err := c.ListRemoteDir(t.remotePath)
+		cpool.release(c)
+		if err != nil {
+			pool.Get[ftpTask](ctx).AddError(fmt.Errorf("list %s: %w", t.remotePath, err))
+			return
+		}
+
+		p := pool.Get[ftpTask](ctx)
+		for _, entry := range entries {
+			fields := strings.Fields(entry)
+			if len(fields) < 9 {
+				continue
+			}
+			name := fields[len(fields)-1]
+			if name == "." || name == ".." {
+				continue
+			}
+			childIsDir := fields[0][0] == 'd'
+			p.Submit(ftpTask{
+				remotePath: filepath.Join(t.remotePath, name),
+				localPath:  filepath.Join(t.localPath, name),
+				isDir:      childIsDir,
+				name:       name,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // DownloadDirectoryConcurrent downloads a remote directory to localPath
 // using a pool of N FTP connections. All operations (LIST, RETR) use
 // absolute paths so concurrent workers never share or mutate CWD state
@@ -708,110 +778,21 @@ func DownloadDirectoryConcurrent(ctx context.Context, rawURL string, timeout tim
 	if parallel < 1 {
 		parallel = 1
 	}
-	pool, err := newClientPool(rawURL, timeout, parallel)
+	cpool, err := newClientPool(rawURL, timeout, parallel)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer pool.close()
+	defer cpool.close()
 
-	sem := make(chan struct{}, parallel)
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	var firstErr error
-	var errMu sync.Mutex
+	p := pool.New(ctx, parallel, ftpTaskHandler(cpool, progressFunc))
+	p.Submit(ftpTask{
+		remotePath: remotePath,
+		localPath:  localPath,
+		isDir:      true,
+	})
 
-	setErr := func(err error) {
-		errMu.Lock()
-		if firstErr == nil {
-			firstErr = err
-		}
-		errMu.Unlock()
-	}
-
-	processEntry(ctx, pool, sem, &wg, setErr, remotePath, localPath, progressFunc)
-
-	wg.Wait()
-	return firstErr
-}
-
-// processEntry processes one remote path: lists it, then dispatches
-// its child entries (file → download, subdir → recursive processEntry)
-// through the shared semaphore-bounded goroutine pool. A single
-// sem is threaded through the recursion so the total in-flight
-// goroutines never exceed `parallel`, regardless of directory depth.
-func processEntry(ctx context.Context, pool *clientPool, sem chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup, setErr func(error), remotePath, localPath string, progressFunc func(file string, current, total int64)) {
-	defer wg.Done()
-	defer func() { <-sem }()
-
-	if ctx.Err() != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(localPath, 0755); err != nil {
-		setErr(fmt.Errorf("failed to create local dir %s: %w", localPath, err))
-		return
-	}
-
-	c := pool.acquire()
-	entries, err := c.ListRemoteDir(remotePath)
-	pool.release(c)
-	if err != nil {
-		setErr(fmt.Errorf("list %s: %w", remotePath, err))
-		return
-	}
-
-	for _, entry := range entries {
-		fields := strings.Fields(entry)
-		if len(fields) < 9 {
-			continue
-		}
-		name := fields[len(fields)-1]
-		if name == "." || name == ".." {
-			continue
-		}
-		isDir := fields[0][0] == 'd'
-		remoteFilePath := filepath.Join(remotePath, name)
-		localFilePath := filepath.Join(localPath, name)
-
-		if isDir {
-			wg.Add(1)
-			select {
-			case sem <- struct{}{}:
-				go processEntry(ctx, pool, sem, wg, setErr, remoteFilePath, localFilePath, progressFunc)
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return
-			}
-		} else {
-			wg.Add(1)
-			select {
-			case sem <- struct{}{}:
-				go func(remoteFilePath, localFilePath, name string) {
-					defer wg.Done()
-					defer func() { <-sem }()
-					if ctx.Err() != nil {
-						return
-					}
-					c := pool.acquire()
-					defer pool.release(c)
-					if progressFunc != nil {
-						progressFunc(name, 0, 0)
-					}
-					// DownloadFile's progress callback has a different
-					// signature than our directory-level progressFunc, so
-					// we wrap it here to keep the existing per-file
-					// progress behaviour.
-					var fileProgress func(current, total int64)
-					if progressFunc != nil {
-						fileProgress = func(current, total int64) {
-							progressFunc(name, current, total)
-						}
-					}
-					if err := c.DownloadFile(ctx, remoteFilePath, localFilePath, 0, fileProgress); err != nil {
-						setErr(fmt.Errorf("download %s: %w", remoteFilePath, err))
-					}
-				}(remoteFilePath, localFilePath, name)
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return
-			}
-		}
+	if errs := p.Wait(); len(errs) > 0 {
+		return errs[0]
 	}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/protocol/sftp/sftp.go b/internal/protocol/sftp/sftp.go
index 6daf6ae..756251a 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/sftp/sftp.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/sftp/sftp.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 	"codeberg.org/petrbalvin/goget/internal/core"
 	"codeberg.org/petrbalvin/goget/internal/output"
+	"codeberg.org/petrbalvin/goget/internal/pool"
 	"codeberg.org/petrbalvin/goget/internal/protocol"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 )
@@ -862,56 +863,113 @@ func downloadRecursiveSequential(ctx context.Context, req *core.DownloadRequest)
 	return sftpDownloadDirStandalone(ctx, c, req)
 }
 
+// sftpTask represents a unit of work for the concurrent recursive
+// download: either a directory to list or a file to download.
+type sftpTask struct {
+	req   *core.DownloadRequest
+	isDir bool
+	size  uint64
+}
+
 // downloadRecursiveParallel downloads a remote directory using a pool
-// of N SFTP connections. All workers share a single semaphore so the
-// total in-flight goroutines never exceed N, regardless of directory
-// depth.
+// of N SFTP connections. All workers share a single pool so the total
+// in-flight goroutines never exceed N, regardless of directory depth.
 func downloadRecursiveParallel(ctx context.Context, req *core.DownloadRequest) (*core.DownloadResult, error) {
 	parallel := req.RecursiveParallel
 	if parallel < 1 {
 		parallel = 1
 	}
-	pool, err := newSFTPClientPool(ctx, req, parallel)
+	cpool, err := newSFTPClientPool(ctx, req, parallel)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer pool.close()
+	defer cpool.close()
 
 	var (
 		statsMu     sync.Mutex
 		totalBytes  int64
 		totalChunks int
-		firstErr    error
 	)
 
-	sem := make(chan struct{}, parallel)
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-
-	setErr := func(err error) {
-		statsMu.Lock()
-		if firstErr == nil {
-			firstErr = err
-		}
-		statsMu.Unlock()
-	}
-
-	wg.Add(1)
-	sem <- struct{}{}
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
-		defer func() { <-sem }()
-		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+	p := pool.New(ctx, parallel, func(taskCtx context.Context, t sftpTask) {
+		if taskCtx.Err() != nil {
 			return
 		}
-		c := pool.acquire()
-		defer pool.release(c)
-		sftpDownloadDirWorker(ctx, c, req, &wg, sem, setErr, &statsMu, &totalBytes, &totalChunks, pool)
-	}()
 
-	wg.Wait()
-	if firstErr != nil {
-		return nil, firstErr
+		c := cpool.acquire()
+		defer cpool.release(c)
+
+		if !t.isDir {
+			if err := sftpDownloadFile(taskCtx, c, t.req, t.size); err != nil {
+				pool.Get[sftpTask](taskCtx).AddError(fmt.Errorf("sftp download %s: %w", t.req.URL.Path, err))
+				return
+			}
+			statsMu.Lock()
+			totalBytes += int64(t.size)
+			totalChunks++
+			statsMu.Unlock()
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Directory: list and submit child tasks.
+		remotePath := t.req.URL.Path
+		if remotePath == "" {
+			remotePath = "."
+		}
+
+		absPath, err := c.realpath(remotePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			absPath = remotePath
+		}
+
+		outputDir := t.req.Output
+		if outputDir == "" {
+			outputDir = filepath.Base(absPath)
+			if outputDir == "" || outputDir == "/" {
+				outputDir = "download"
+			}
+		}
+
+		entries, err := sftpListDir(taskCtx, c, absPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			pool.Get[sftpTask](taskCtx).AddError(fmt.Errorf("sftp list %s: %w", absPath, err))
+			return
+		}
+
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(outputDir, 0755); err != nil {
+			pool.Get[sftpTask](taskCtx).AddError(fmt.Errorf("mkdir %s: %w", outputDir, err))
+			return
+		}
+
+		pp := pool.Get[sftpTask](taskCtx)
+		for _, e := range entries {
+			name := e.Name
+			if name == "." || name == ".." {
+				continue
+			}
+			entryIsDir := e.Attr != nil && sftpIsDir(e.Attr.Mode)
+			remoteChild := absPath + "/" + name
+			localChild := filepath.Join(outputDir, name)
+			subReq := *t.req
+			subReq.URL = &url.URL{Scheme: t.req.URL.Scheme, User: t.req.URL.User, Host: t.req.URL.Host, Path: remoteChild}
+			subReq.Output = localChild
+			if entryIsDir {
+				pp.Submit(sftpTask{req: &subReq, isDir: true})
+			} else {
+				subReq.Recursive = false
+				subReq.RecursiveParallel = 0
+				pp.Submit(sftpTask{req: &subReq, isDir: false, size: e.Attr.Size})
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	p.Submit(sftpTask{req: req, isDir: true})
+
+	if errs := p.Wait(); len(errs) > 0 {
+		return nil, errs[0]
 	}
+	statsMu.Lock()
+	defer statsMu.Unlock()
 	return &core.DownloadResult{
 		BytesDownloaded: totalBytes,
 		Duration:        0,
@@ -958,115 +1016,6 @@ func sftpDownloadDirStandalone(ctx context.Context, c *client, req *core.Downloa
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// sftpDownloadDirWorker is the worker-pool variant. It lists the
-// directory, then dispatches file downloads and subdirectory recursion
-// through the shared semaphore. Subdirectory workers reuse the same
-// pool to acquire clients. The return value is always nil; results
-// and errors are routed through the shared fields.
-func sftpDownloadDirWorker(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	c *client,
-	req *core.DownloadRequest,
-	wg *sync.WaitGroup,
-	sem chan struct{},
-	setErr func(error),
-	statsMu *sync.Mutex,
-	totalBytes *int64,
-	totalChunks *int,
-	pool *sftpClientPool,
-) {
-	remotePath := req.URL.Path
-	if remotePath == "" {
-		remotePath = "."
-	}
-
-	absPath, err := c.realpath(remotePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		absPath = remotePath
-	}
-
-	outputDir := req.Output
-	if outputDir == "" {
-		outputDir = filepath.Base(absPath)
-		if outputDir == "" || outputDir == "/" {
-			outputDir = "download"
-		}
-	}
-
-	entries, err := sftpListDir(ctx, c, absPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		setErr(fmt.Errorf("sftp list %s: %w", absPath, err))
-		return
-	}
-
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(outputDir, 0755); err != nil {
-		setErr(fmt.Errorf("mkdir %s: %w", outputDir, err))
-		return
-	}
-
-	for i, e := range entries {
-		name := e.Name
-		if name == "." || name == ".." {
-			continue
-		}
-		isDir := e.Attr != nil && sftpIsDir(e.Attr.Mode)
-		remoteChild := absPath + "/" + name
-		localChild := filepath.Join(outputDir, name)
-		_ = i
-
-		if isDir {
-			wg.Add(1)
-			select {
-			case sem <- struct{}{}:
-				go func(remoteChild, localChild string) {
-					defer wg.Done()
-					defer func() { <-sem }()
-					if ctx.Err() != nil {
-						return
-					}
-					cc := pool.acquire()
-					defer pool.release(cc)
-					subReq := *req
-					subReq.URL = &url.URL{Scheme: req.URL.Scheme, User: req.URL.User, Host: req.URL.Host, Path: remoteChild}
-					subReq.Output = localChild
-					sftpDownloadDirWorker(ctx, cc, &subReq, wg, sem, setErr, statsMu, totalBytes, totalChunks, pool)
-				}(remoteChild, localChild)
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return
-			}
-		} else {
-			wg.Add(1)
-			select {
-			case sem <- struct{}{}:
-				go func(remoteChild, localChild string, size uint64) {
-					defer wg.Done()
-					defer func() { <-sem }()
-					if ctx.Err() != nil {
-						return
-					}
-					cc := pool.acquire()
-					defer pool.release(cc)
-					subReq := *req
-					subReq.URL = &url.URL{Scheme: req.URL.Scheme, User: req.URL.User, Host: req.URL.Host, Path: remoteChild}
-					subReq.Output = localChild
-					subReq.Recursive = false
-					subReq.RecursiveParallel = 0
-					if err := sftpDownloadFile(ctx, cc, &subReq, size); err != nil {
-						setErr(fmt.Errorf("sftp download %s: %w", remoteChild, err))
-						return
-					}
-					statsMu.Lock()
-					*totalBytes += int64(size)
-					*totalChunks++
-					statsMu.Unlock()
-				}(remoteChild, localChild, e.Attr.Size)
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // sftpWalkDir recursively walks one remote directory on `c`,
 // downloading each file and recursing into subdirectories. Stats are
 // accumulated inline. Used by the standalone mode.
diff --git a/internal/protocol/webdav/protocol.go b/internal/protocol/webdav/protocol.go
index 0beef30..d1d4728 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/webdav/protocol.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/webdav/protocol.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"codeberg.org/petrbalvin/goget/internal/core"
 	"codeberg.org/petrbalvin/goget/internal/output"
+	"codeberg.org/petrbalvin/goget/internal/pool"
 	"codeberg.org/petrbalvin/goget/internal/protocol"
 	"codeberg.org/petrbalvin/goget/internal/transport"
 )
@@ -982,9 +983,18 @@ func (p *Protocol) downloadRecursiveSequential(ctx context.Context, req *core.Do
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// webdavTask represents a unit of work for the concurrent recursive
+// download: a file or subdirectory entry with its pre-built request.
+type webdavTask struct {
+	entry   WebDAVEntry
+	subReq  *core.DownloadRequest
+	outPath string
+	isDir   bool
+}
+
 // downloadRecursiveParallel is the worker-pool implementation used when
 // req.RecursiveParallel > 1. Top-level entries are processed concurrently,
-// bounded by a semaphore. Subdirectory recursion is delegated back to
+// bounded by the pool. Subdirectory recursion is delegated back to
 // downloadRecursive, so the same RecursiveParallel limit applies at every
 // level of the tree. Stats are aggregated under a mutex.
 func (p *Protocol) downloadRecursiveParallel(ctx context.Context, req *core.DownloadRequest) (*core.DownloadResult, error) {
@@ -1021,24 +1031,52 @@ func (p *Protocol) downloadRecursiveParallel(ctx context.Context, req *core.Down
 	// these counters, so they reflect the entire subtree processed by
 	// this call.
 	var (
-		statsMu       sync.Mutex
-		totalBytes    int64
-		totalChunks   int
-		processedDirs int
+		statsMu     sync.Mutex
+		totalBytes  int64
+		totalChunks int
 	)
 
-	processedDirs++
+	processedDirs := 1
 
-	// Pre-build sub-requests and output paths so the goroutine body has
-	// no per-entry allocation cost.
-	type task struct {
-		entry   WebDAVEntry
-		subReq  *core.DownloadRequest
-		outPath string
-		isDir   bool
-	}
+	wp := pool.New(ctx, req.RecursiveParallel, func(taskCtx context.Context, t webdavTask) {
+		if taskCtx.Err() != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		if t.isDir {
+			subResult, err := p.downloadRecursive(taskCtx, t.subReq)
+			if err != nil {
+				if req.Verbose {
+					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[webdav] Warning: failed to %s sub-directory %s: %v\n", dryRunVerb(req.DryRun), t.entry.URL.String(), err)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			statsMu.Lock()
+			totalBytes += subResult.BytesDownloaded
+			totalChunks += subResult.ChunksCount
+			statsMu.Unlock()
+			return
+		}
+
+		subResult, err := p.downloadFile(taskCtx, t.subReq, t.entry.Size, t.entry.LastModified)
+		if err != nil {
+			if req.Verbose {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[webdav] Warning: failed to download file %s: %v\n", t.entry.URL.String(), err)
+			}
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Apply keep-timestamps if requested.
+		if req.KeepTimestamps {
+			setFileTimestamp(t.outPath, t.entry.LastModified)
+		}
+
+		statsMu.Lock()
+		totalBytes += subResult.BytesDownloaded
+		totalChunks++
+		statsMu.Unlock()
+	})
 
-	tasks := make([]task, 0, len(filteredEntries))
 	for _, entry := range filteredEntries {
 		// Respect MaxDepth to avoid infinite recursion.
 		if entry.IsDir && req.MaxDepth == 0 {
@@ -1065,7 +1103,7 @@ func (p *Protocol) downloadRecursiveParallel(ctx context.Context, req *core.Down
 				subReq.MaxDepth = req.MaxDepth - 1
 				subReq.RecursiveParallel = req.RecursiveParallel
 				subReq.DryRun = true
-				tasks = append(tasks, task{entry: entry, subReq: &subReq, outPath: itemOutputPath, isDir: true})
+				wp.Submit(webdavTask{entry: entry, subReq: &subReq, outPath: itemOutputPath, isDir: true})
 			} else {
 				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[webdav] [dry-run] would download: %s (%d bytes)\n", entry.URL.String(), entry.Size)
 				statsMu.Lock()
@@ -1106,7 +1144,7 @@ func (p *Protocol) downloadRecursiveParallel(ctx context.Context, req *core.Down
 				RejectPatterns:    req.RejectPatterns,
 				Ctx:               req.Ctx,
 			}
-			tasks = append(tasks, task{entry: entry, subReq: subReq, outPath: itemOutputPath, isDir: true})
+			wp.Submit(webdavTask{entry: entry, subReq: subReq, outPath: itemOutputPath, isDir: true})
 		} else {
 			if req.Verbose {
 				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[webdav] Downloading file %s -> %s (depth=%d)\n", entry.URL.String(), itemOutputPath, req.MaxDepth)
@@ -1126,71 +1164,11 @@ func (p *Protocol) downloadRecursiveParallel(ctx context.Context, req *core.Down
 				MaxDepth:         req.MaxDepth - 1,
 				Ctx:              req.Ctx,
 			}
-			tasks = append(tasks, task{entry: entry, subReq: subReq, outPath: itemOutputPath, isDir: false})
+			wp.Submit(webdavTask{entry: entry, subReq: subReq, outPath: itemOutputPath, isDir: false})
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Worker pool: bounded by req.RecursiveParallel. We use a semaphore
-	// channel + WaitGroup so total in-flight workers never exceed the
-	// requested count, regardless of how many tasks are enqueued.
-	sem := make(chan struct{}, req.RecursiveParallel)
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-
-	for _, t := range tasks {
-		// Honour context cancellation before launching a new task.
-		if ctx.Err() != nil {
-			break
-		}
-
-		wg.Add(1)
-		sem <- struct{}{}
-
-		go func(t task) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			defer func() { <-sem }()
-
-			// If the context was cancelled while we were waiting for
-			// the semaphore, just exit cleanly.
-			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				return
-			}
-
-			if t.isDir {
-				subResult, err := p.downloadRecursive(ctx, t.subReq)
-				if err != nil {
-					if req.Verbose {
-						fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[webdav] Warning: failed to %s sub-directory %s: %v\n", dryRunVerb(req.DryRun), t.entry.URL.String(), err)
-					}
-					return
-				}
-				statsMu.Lock()
-				totalBytes += subResult.BytesDownloaded
-				totalChunks += subResult.ChunksCount
-				statsMu.Unlock()
-				return
-			}
-
-			subResult, err := p.downloadFile(ctx, t.subReq, t.entry.Size, t.entry.LastModified)
-			if err != nil {
-				if req.Verbose {
-					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[webdav] Warning: failed to download file %s: %v\n", t.entry.URL.String(), err)
-				}
-				return
-			}
-
-			// Apply keep-timestamps if requested.
-			if req.KeepTimestamps {
-				setFileTimestamp(t.outPath, t.entry.LastModified)
-			}
-
-			statsMu.Lock()
-			totalBytes += subResult.BytesDownloaded
-			totalChunks++
-			statsMu.Unlock()
-		}(t)
-	}
-
-	wg.Wait()
+	wp.Wait()
 
 	_ = processedDirs // reserved for future per-directory accounting