diff --git a/seahub/api2/utils.py b/seahub/api2/utils.py
index bd23de1612..b0a0b87e64 100644
--- a/seahub/api2/utils.py
+++ b/seahub/api2/utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import re
 
 from collections import defaultdict
 from functools import wraps
+from seahub import settings
 
 from django.core.paginator import EmptyPage, InvalidPage
 from django.http import HttpResponse
@@ -554,3 +555,6 @@ def to_python_boolean(string):
     if string in ('f', 'false', '0'):
         return False
     raise ValueError("Invalid boolean value: '%s'" % string)
+
+def is_seafile_pro():
+    return any(['seahub_extra' in app for app in settings.INSTALLED_APPS])
diff --git a/seahub/api2/views.py b/seahub/api2/views.py
index 4640fafc26..5d6e390832 100644
--- a/seahub/api2/views.py
+++ b/seahub/api2/views.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from .utils import is_repo_writable, is_repo_accessible, \
     get_groups, get_group_and_contacts, prepare_events, \
     get_person_msgs, api_group_check, get_email, get_timestamp, \
     get_group_message_json, get_group_msgs, get_group_msgs_json, get_diff_details, \
-    json_response, to_python_boolean
+    json_response, to_python_boolean, is_seafile_pro
 from seahub.avatar.templatetags.avatar_tags import api_avatar_url, avatar
 from seahub.avatar.templatetags.group_avatar_tags import api_grp_avatar_url, \
         grp_avatar
@@ -2192,28 +2192,40 @@ class DirView(APIView):
 
         username = request.user.username
         operation = request.POST.get('operation', '')
+        parent_dir = os.path.dirname(path)
+        parent_dir_utf8 = parent_dir.encode('utf-8')
 
         if operation.lower() == 'mkdir':
             if not is_repo_writable(repo.id, username):
                 return api_error(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
                                  'You do not have permission to create folder.')
 
-            parent_dir = os.path.dirname(path)
             if check_folder_permission(request, repo_id, parent_dir) != 'rw':
                 return api_error(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, 'Forbid to access this folder.')
 
-            parent_dir_utf8 = parent_dir.encode('utf-8')
-            new_dir_name = os.path.basename(path)
-            new_dir_name_utf8 = check_filename_with_rename_utf8(repo_id,
-                                                                parent_dir,
-                                                                new_dir_name)
-
-            try:
-                seafile_api.post_dir(repo_id, parent_dir,
-                                     new_dir_name_utf8, username)
-            except SearpcError, e:
-                return api_error(HTTP_520_OPERATION_FAILED,
-                                 'Failed to make directory.')
+            create_parents = request.POST.get('create_parents', '').lower() in ('true', '1')
+            if not create_parents:
+                new_dir_name = os.path.basename(path)
+                new_dir_name_utf8 = check_filename_with_rename_utf8(repo_id,
+                                                                    parent_dir,
+                                                                    new_dir_name)
+                try:
+                    seafile_api.post_dir(repo_id, parent_dir,
+                                        new_dir_name_utf8, username)
+                except SearpcError, e:
+                    return api_error(HTTP_520_OPERATION_FAILED,
+                                    'Failed to make directory.')
+            else:
+                if not is_seafile_pro():
+                    return api_error(HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+                                    'Feature not supported.')
+                try:
+                    seafile_api.mkdir_with_parents(repo_id, '/',
+                                                   path[1:], username)
+                except SearpcError, e:
+                    return api_error(HTTP_520_OPERATION_FAILED,
+                                    'Failed to make directory.')
+                new_dir_name_utf8 = os.path.basename(path).encode('utf-8')
 
             if request.GET.get('reloaddir', '').lower() == 'true':
                 resp = reloaddir(request, repo, parent_dir)
diff --git a/seahub/api2/views_misc.py b/seahub/api2/views_misc.py
index 0dc14a4f44..4754425a7b 100644
--- a/seahub/api2/views_misc.py
+++ b/seahub/api2/views_misc.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
 
-from seahub.api2.utils import json_response
+from seahub.api2.utils import json_response, is_seafile_pro
 from seahub import settings
 from seahub.utils import HAS_OFFICE_CONVERTER, HAS_FILE_SEARCH
 try:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class ServerInfoView(APIView):
 
         features = ['seafile-basic']
 
-        if any(['seahub_extra' in app for app in settings.INSTALLED_APPS]):
+        if is_seafile_pro():
             features.append('seafile-pro')
 
         if HAS_OFFICE_CONVERTER:
diff --git a/tests/api/test_files.py b/tests/api/test_files.py
index e32f38f3b9..15b9c396c9 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_files.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_files.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Test file/dir operations.
 
 import random
 import re
+import pytest
 from urllib import urlencode, quote, quote
 
 from tests.common.utils import randstring, urljoin
@@ -221,3 +222,24 @@ class FilesApiTest(ApiTestBase):
                 }
                 res = self.post(share_dir_url, data=data)
                 self.assertEqual(res.text, u'{}')
+
+    @pytest.mark.xfail
+    def test_create_dir_with_parents(self):
+        with self.get_tmp_repo() as repo:
+            path = u'/level1/level 2/level_3/目录4'
+            self.create_dir_with_parents(repo, path)
+
+    def create_dir_with_parents(self, repo, path):
+        data = {'operation': 'mkdir', 'create_parents': 'true'}
+        durl = repo.get_dirpath_url(path.encode('utf-8'))
+        self.post(durl, data=data, expected=201)
+        curpath = ''
+        # check the parents are created along the way
+        parts = path.split('/')
+        for i, name in enumerate(parts):
+            curpath += '/' + name
+            url = repo.get_dirpath_url(curpath.encode('utf-8'))
+            if i < len(parts) - 1:
+                assert self.get(url).json()[0]['name'] == parts[i+1]
+            else:
+                assert self.get(url).json() == []