diff --git a/common/rpc-service.c b/common/rpc-service.c
index b14a9d5..f5691e5 100644
--- a/common/rpc-service.c
+++ b/common/rpc-service.c
@@ -5110,4 +5110,28 @@ seafile_get_trash_repo_owner (const char *repo_id, GError **error)
     return seaf_get_trash_repo_owner (repo_id);
 }
 
+int
+seafile_mkdir_with_parents (const char *repo_id, const char *parent_dir,
+                            const char *new_dir_path, const char *user,
+                            GError **error)
+{
+    if (!repo_id || !parent_dir || !new_dir_path || !user) {
+        g_set_error (error, 0, SEAF_ERR_BAD_ARGS, "Argument should not be null");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (!is_uuid_valid (repo_id)) {
+        g_set_error (error, SEAFILE_DOMAIN, SEAF_ERR_BAD_ARGS, "Invalid repo id");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (seaf_repo_manager_mkdir_with_parents (seaf->repo_mgr, repo_id,
+                                              parent_dir, new_dir_path,
+                                              user, error) < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 #endif  /* SEAFILE_SERVER */
diff --git a/include/seafile-rpc.h b/include/seafile-rpc.h
index 916d1c7..13e1abd 100644
--- a/include/seafile-rpc.h
+++ b/include/seafile-rpc.h
@@ -730,6 +730,10 @@ int
 seafile_post_dir (const char *repo_id, const char *parent_dir,
                   const char *new_dir_name, const char *user,
                   GError **error);
+int
+seafile_mkdir_with_parents (const char *repo_id, const char *parent_dir,
+                            const char *new_dir_path, const char *user,
+                            GError **error);
 
 /**
  * delete a file/directory from the repo on server.
diff --git a/python/seafile/rpcclient.py b/python/seafile/rpcclient.py
index 320c078..3e519b2 100644
--- a/python/seafile/rpcclient.py
+++ b/python/seafile/rpcclient.py
@@ -968,3 +968,8 @@ class SeafServerThreadedRpcClient(ccnet.RpcClientBase):
     @searpc_func("string", ["string"])
     def get_trash_repo_owner(repo_id):
         pass
+
+    @searpc_func("int", ["string", "string", "string", "string"])
+    def seafile_mkdir_with_parents (repo_id, parent_dir, relative_path, username):
+        pass
+    mkdir_with_parents = seafile_mkdir_with_parents
diff --git a/python/seaserv/api.py b/python/seaserv/api.py
index 760c471..84a82e8 100644
--- a/python/seaserv/api.py
+++ b/python/seaserv/api.py
@@ -678,6 +678,9 @@ class SeafileAPI(object):
     def get_trash_repo_owner (self, repo_id):
         return seafserv_threaded_rpc.get_trash_repo_owner(repo_id)
 
+    def mkdir_with_parents (self, repo_id, parent_dir, relative_path, username):
+        return seafserv_threaded_rpc.mkdir_with_parents(repo_id, parent_dir, relative_path, username)
+
 seafile_api = SeafileAPI()
 
 class CcnetAPI(object):
diff --git a/server/seaf-server.c b/server/seaf-server.c
index ae17f42..c70cf6f 100644
--- a/server/seaf-server.c
+++ b/server/seaf-server.c
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ static void start_rpc_service (CcnetClient *client, int cloud_mode)
                                      "seafile_post_dir",
                         searpc_signature_int__string_string_string_string());
 
+    searpc_server_register_function ("seafserv-threaded-rpcserver",
+                                     seafile_mkdir_with_parents,
+                                     "seafile_mkdir_with_parents",
+                        searpc_signature_int__string_string_string_string());
+
     searpc_server_register_function ("seafserv-threaded-rpcserver",
                                      seafile_del_file,
                                      "seafile_del_file",