diff --git a/weed/shell/command_fs_mkdir.go b/weed/shell/command_fs_mkdir.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71a9daece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/shell/command_fs_mkdir.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package shell
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	Commands = append(Commands, &commandFsMkdir{})
+}
+
+type commandFsMkdir struct {
+}
+
+func (c *commandFsMkdir) Name() string {
+	return "fs.mkdir"
+}
+
+func (c *commandFsMkdir) Help() string {
+	return `create a directory
+
+	fs.mkdir path/to/dir
+`
+}
+
+func (c *commandFsMkdir) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer) (err error) {
+
+	path, err := commandEnv.parseUrl(findInputDirectory(args))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	dir, name := util.FullPath(path).DirAndName()
+
+	err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+
+		_, createErr := client.CreateEntry(context.Background(), &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
+			Directory: dir,
+			Entry: &filer_pb.Entry{
+				Name:        name,
+				IsDirectory: true,
+				Attributes: &filer_pb.FuseAttributes{
+					FileMode: uint32(0777 | os.ModeDir),
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		return createErr
+	})
+
+	return
+}