diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpCreateDirectoryModal.component.pug b/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpCreateDirectoryModal.component.pug
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a559641c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpCreateDirectoryModal.component.pug
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.modal-body
+    label(translate) Name for the new directory
+    .form-group.w-100.mr-2
+        input.form-control(
+            type='text',
+            [(ngModel)]='directoryName',
+        )
+
+
+.modal-footer
+    button.btn.btn-success((click)='create()', translate) Create
+    button.btn.btn-danger((click)='cancel()', translate) Cancel
diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpCreateDirectoryModal.component.ts b/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpCreateDirectoryModal.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85b02b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpCreateDirectoryModal.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core'
+import { NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
+import { BaseComponent } from 'tabby-core'
+
+/** @hidden */
+@Component({
+    template: require('./sftpCreateDirectoryModal.component.pug'),
+})
+export class SFTPCreateDirectoryModalComponent extends BaseComponent {
+    directoryName: string
+
+    constructor (
+        private modalInstance: NgbActiveModal,
+    ) {
+        super()
+    }
+
+    create (): void {
+        this.modalInstance.close(this.directoryName)
+    }
+    cancel (): void {
+        this.modalInstance.close('')
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpPanel.component.pug b/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpPanel.component.pug
index 7007b5f5..cbfa705d 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpPanel.component.pug
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpPanel.component.pug
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
             (click)='navigate(segment.path)'
         ) {{segment.name}}
 
+    button.btn.btn-link.btn-sm.d-flex((click)='openCreateDirectoryModal()')
+        i.fas.fa-plus.mr-1
+        div(translate) Create directory
+
     button.btn.btn-link.btn-sm.d-flex((click)='upload()')
         i.fas.fa-upload.mr-1
         div(translate) Upload
diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpPanel.component.ts b/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpPanel.component.ts
index 96ba5ee0..5a792d4a 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpPanel.component.ts
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/components/sftpPanel.component.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { FileUpload, MenuItemOptions, NotificationsService, PlatformService } fr
 import { SFTPSession, SFTPFile } from '../session/sftp'
 import { SSHSession } from '../session/ssh'
 import { SFTPContextMenuItemProvider } from '../api'
+import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
+import { SFTPCreateDirectoryModalComponent } from './sftpCreateDirectoryModal.component'
 
 interface PathSegment {
     name: string
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ export class SFTPPanelComponent {
     pathSegments: PathSegment[] = []
 
     constructor (
+        private ngbModal: NgbModal,
         private platform: PlatformService,
         private notifications: NotificationsService,
         @Optional() @Inject(SFTPContextMenuItemProvider) protected contextMenuProviders: SFTPContextMenuItemProvider[],
@@ -106,6 +109,19 @@ export class SFTPPanelComponent {
         }
     }
 
+    async openCreateDirectoryModal (): Promise<void> {
+        const modal = this.ngbModal.open(SFTPCreateDirectoryModalComponent)
+        const directoryName = await modal.result
+        if (directoryName !== '') {
+            this.sftp.mkdir(path.join(this.path, directoryName)).then(() => {
+                this.notifications.notice('The directory was created successfully')
+                this.navigate(path.join(this.path, directoryName))
+            }).catch(() => {
+                this.notifications.error('The directory could not be created')
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
     async upload (): Promise<void> {
         const transfers = await this.platform.startUpload({ multiple: true })
         await Promise.all(transfers.map(t => this.uploadOne(t)))
diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/index.ts b/tabby-ssh/src/index.ts
index 750838e5..e970b8f3 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/src/index.ts
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/index.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { SFTPContextMenu } from './tabContextMenu'
 import { SSHProfilesService } from './profiles'
 import { SFTPContextMenuItemProvider } from './api/contextMenu'
 import { CommonSFTPContextMenu } from './sftpContextMenu'
+import { SFTPCreateDirectoryModalComponent } from './components/sftpCreateDirectoryModal.component'
 
 /** @hidden */
 @NgModule({
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ import { CommonSFTPContextMenu } from './sftpContextMenu'
     entryComponents: [
         SSHProfileSettingsComponent,
         SFTPDeleteModalComponent,
+        SFTPCreateDirectoryModalComponent,
         SSHPortForwardingModalComponent,
         SSHSettingsTabComponent,
         SSHTabComponent,
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ import { CommonSFTPContextMenu } from './sftpContextMenu'
     declarations: [
         SSHProfileSettingsComponent,
         SFTPDeleteModalComponent,
+        SFTPCreateDirectoryModalComponent,
         SSHPortForwardingModalComponent,
         SSHPortForwardingConfigComponent,
         SSHSettingsTabComponent,
diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/session/sftp.ts b/tabby-ssh/src/session/sftp.ts
index 4c85e70c..b85a41a5 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/src/session/sftp.ts
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/session/sftp.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ export class SFTPSession {
         await promisify((f: any) => this.sftp.rmdir(p, f))()
     }
 
+    async mkdir (p: string): Promise<void> {
+        this.logger.debug('mkdir', p)
+        await promisify((f: any) => this.sftp.mkdir(p, f))()
+    }
+
     async rename (oldPath: string, newPath: string): Promise<void> {
         this.logger.debug('rename', oldPath, newPath)
         await promisify((f: any) => this.sftp.rename(oldPath, newPath, f))()
diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/sftpContextMenu.ts b/tabby-ssh/src/sftpContextMenu.ts
index b1e0cff9..5a3a8213 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/src/sftpContextMenu.ts
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/sftpContextMenu.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ export class CommonSFTPContextMenu extends SFTPContextMenuItemProvider {
 
     async getItems (item: SFTPFile, panel: SFTPPanelComponent): Promise<MenuItemOptions[]> {
         return [
+            {
+                click: async () => {
+                    await panel.openCreateDirectoryModal()
+                },
+                label: this.translate.instant('Create directory'),
+            },
             {
                 click: async () => {
                     if ((await this.platform.showMessageBox({