diff --git a/cmd/mkdir.go b/cmd/mkdir.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ccb7c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/mkdir.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "mkdir rpath",
+		Short: "Create an empty remote directory.",
+		Example: strings.TrimSpace(`
+# Create an empty directory
+datasafed mkdir some/dir
+`),
+		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		Run:  doMkdir,
+	}
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(cmd)
+}
+
+func doMkdir(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	err := globalStorage.Mkdir(context.Background(), args[0])
+	exitIfError(err)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/rclone/rclone.go b/pkg/storage/rclone/rclone.go
index 0b1e21b..2a7afbe 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/rclone/rclone.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/rclone/rclone.go
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ func (s *rcloneStorage) Rmdir(ctx context.Context, rpath string) error {
 	return s.f.Rmdir(ctx, rpath)
 }
 
+func (s *rcloneStorage) Mkdir(ctx context.Context, rpath string) error {
+	rpath = normalizeRemotePath(rpath)
+	return s.f.Mkdir(ctx, rpath)
+}
+
 func (s *rcloneStorage) list(ctx context.Context, rpath string, opt *storage.ListOptions, callback func(item *operations.ListJSONItem) error) error {
 	ljOpt := &operations.ListJSONOpt{}
 	if opt != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/types.go b/pkg/storage/types.go
index e7e6634..e2165b5 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/types.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/types.go
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ type Storage interface {
 	// Rmdir removes the directory in the given path only if the directory is empty.
 	Rmdir(ctx context.Context, rpath string) error
 
+	// Mkdir makes a directory.
+	Mkdir(ctx context.Context, rpath string) error
+
 	// List lists the contents of the given path.
 	// The `rpath` parameter can also be a file, in this case the function
 	// will return a list with a single entry.