diff --git a/CommandDotNet.Tests/NestedCommandsTest.cs b/CommandDotNet.Tests/NestedCommandsTest.cs
index 5809493ae..4b7c14aa6 100644
--- a/CommandDotNet.Tests/NestedCommandsTest.cs
+++ b/CommandDotNet.Tests/NestedCommandsTest.cs
@@ -92,19 +92,22 @@ public int Commit([Option(ShortName = "m")]string message)
             return 5;
         }
         
-        public class Submodule
+        [SubCommand]
+        public Submodule Submodule { get; set; }
+    }
+    
+    public class Submodule
+    {
+        public int Add(string url)
         {
-            public int Add(string url)
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine($"Submodule {url} added");
-                return 6;
-            }
+            Console.WriteLine($"Submodule {url} added");
+            return 6;
+        }
 
-            public int Remove(string path)
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine($"Submodule {path} removed");
-                return 7;
-            }
+        public int Remove(string path)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"Submodule {path} removed");
+            return 7;
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/CommandDotNet/Attributes/SubCommandAttribute.cs b/CommandDotNet/Attributes/SubCommandAttribute.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f4ff3959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CommandDotNet/Attributes/SubCommandAttribute.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace CommandDotNet.Attributes
+{
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property)]
+    public class SubCommandAttribute : Attribute
+    {
+        
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/CommandDotNet/Extensions.cs b/CommandDotNet/Extensions.cs
index f331b6015..6a5870854 100644
--- a/CommandDotNet/Extensions.cs
+++ b/CommandDotNet/Extensions.cs
@@ -24,10 +24,16 @@ public static void CreateSubApplications(this Type type,
             CommandLineApplication parentApplication,
             IDependencyResolver dependencyResolver)
         {
+            IEnumerable<Type> propertySubmodules = type		
+                    .GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly)		
+                    .Where(p => !p.PropertyType.IsValueType)
+                    .Where(p => p.GetCustomAttribute<SubCommandAttribute>() != null)
+                    .Select(p => p.PropertyType);
+            
             IEnumerable<Type> inlineClassSubmodules = type
-                .GetNestedTypes(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly);            
+                .GetNestedTypes(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly);            
             
-            foreach (Type submoduleType in inlineClassSubmodules)
+            foreach (Type submoduleType in propertySubmodules.Union(inlineClassSubmodules))
             {
                 AppCreator appCreator = new AppCreator(settings);
                 appCreator.CreateApplication(submoduleType, dependencyResolver, parentApplication);