diff --git a/backend/app/api/frames.py b/backend/app/api/frames.py
index 2e985123..bf5b87b1 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/frames.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/frames.py
@@ -423,6 +423,41 @@ async def api_frame_assets_upload(
 
     return {"path": path_without_combined, "size": len(contents), "mtime": int(datetime.now().timestamp())}
 
+@api_with_auth.post("/frames/{id:int}/assets/mkdir")
+async def api_frame_assets_mkdir(
+    id: int,
+    path: str = Form(..., description="Folder to make"),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db), redis: Redis = Depends(get_redis)
+):
+    frame = db.get(Frame, id)
+    if frame is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND, detail="Frame not found")
+    if not path:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, detail="Path parameter is required")
+    if "*" in path:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, detail="Invalid character * in path")
+    assets_path = frame.assets_path or "/srv/assets"
+    combined_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(assets_path, path))
+    if not combined_path.startswith(os.path.normpath(assets_path) + '/'):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, detail="Invalid asset path")
+
+    # TODO: stream and reuse connections
+    ssh = await get_ssh_connection(db, redis, frame)
+    try:
+        await exec_command(
+            db, redis, frame, ssh,
+            f"mkdir -p {shlex.quote(combined_path)}",
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, detail=str(e))
+
+    finally:
+        await remove_ssh_connection(db, redis, ssh, frame)
+
+    path_without_combined = os.path.relpath(combined_path, assets_path)
+
+    return {"path": path_without_combined, "mtime": int(datetime.now().timestamp())}
+
 @api_with_auth.post("/frames/{id:int}/clear_build_cache")
 async def api_frame_clear_build_cache(id: int, redis: Redis = Depends(get_redis), db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     frame = db.get(Frame, id)
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/frame/panels/Assets/Assets.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/frame/panels/Assets/Assets.tsx
index 69daf2d4..974308b1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/frame/panels/Assets/Assets.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/frame/panels/Assets/Assets.tsx
@@ -28,17 +28,21 @@ interface AssetNode {
   children: Record<string, AssetNode>
 }
 
+interface AssetUtils {
+  openAsset: (path: string) => void
+  uploadAssets: (path: string) => void
+  mkdir: (path: string) => void
+}
+
 /** A recursive component that renders a folder or a file */
 function TreeNode({
   node,
   frameId,
-  openAsset,
-  uploadAssets,
+  assetUtils,
 }: {
   node: AssetNode
   frameId: number
-  openAsset: (path: string) => void
-  uploadAssets: (path: string) => void
+  assetUtils: AssetUtils
 }): JSX.Element {
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(node.path === '')
   const [isDownloading, setIsDownloading] = useState(false)
@@ -60,7 +64,17 @@ function TreeNode({
               {
                 label: 'Upload files',
                 icon: <DocumentArrowUpIcon className="w-5 h-5" />,
-                onClick: () => uploadAssets(node.path),
+                onClick: () => assetUtils.uploadAssets(node.path),
+              },
+              {
+                label: 'New folder',
+                icon: <DocumentArrowUpIcon className="w-5 h-5" />,
+                onClick: () => {
+                  const newFolder = prompt('Enter the name of the new folder')
+                  if (newFolder) {
+                    assetUtils.mkdir(node.path ? node.path + '/' + newFolder : newFolder)
+                  }
+                },
               },
             ]}
           />
@@ -68,13 +82,7 @@ function TreeNode({
         {expanded && (
           <div className="ml-2 border-l border-gray-600 pl-2">
             {Object.values(node.children).map((child) => (
-              <TreeNode
-                key={child.path}
-                node={child}
-                frameId={frameId}
-                openAsset={openAsset}
-                uploadAssets={uploadAssets}
-              />
+              <TreeNode key={child.path} node={child} frameId={frameId} assetUtils={assetUtils} />
             ))}
           </div>
         )}
@@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ function TreeNode({
     return (
       <div className="ml-1 flex items-center space-x-2">
         <div className="flex-1">
-          <span className="cursor-pointer hover:underline text-white" onClick={() => openAsset(node.path)}>
+          <span className="cursor-pointer hover:underline text-white" onClick={() => assetUtils.openAsset(node.path)}>
             {node.name}
           </span>
         </div>
@@ -132,7 +140,7 @@ export function Assets(): JSX.Element {
   const { frame } = useValues(frameLogic)
   const { openLogs } = useActions(panelsLogic)
   const { assetsLoading, assetTree } = useValues(assetsLogic({ frameId: frame.id }))
-  const { syncAssets, uploadAssets } = useActions(assetsLogic({ frameId: frame.id }))
+  const { syncAssets, uploadAssets, mkdir } = useActions(assetsLogic({ frameId: frame.id }))
   const { openAsset } = useActions(panelsLogic({ frameId: frame.id }))
 
   return (
@@ -157,7 +165,11 @@ export function Assets(): JSX.Element {
         <div>Loading assets...</div>
       ) : (
         <div>
-          <TreeNode node={assetTree} frameId={frame.id} openAsset={openAsset} uploadAssets={uploadAssets} />
+          <TreeNode
+            node={assetTree}
+            frameId={frame.id}
+            assetUtils={{ openAsset: openAsset, uploadAssets: uploadAssets, mkdir: mkdir }}
+          />
         </div>
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/frame/panels/Assets/assetsLogic.ts b/frontend/src/scenes/frame/panels/Assets/assetsLogic.ts
index 206e1f5b..aad9d69b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/frame/panels/Assets/assetsLogic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/frame/panels/Assets/assetsLogic.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ export const assetsLogic = kea<assetsLogicType>([
     filesToUpload: (files: string[]) => ({ files }),
     uploadFailure: (path: string) => ({ path }),
     syncAssets: true,
+    mkdir: (path: string) => ({ path }),
+    mkdirComplete: (path: string) => ({ path }),
+    mkdirFailure: (path: string) => ({ path }),
   }),
   loaders(({ props }) => ({
     assets: [
@@ -156,6 +159,20 @@ export const assetsLogic = kea<assetsLogicType>([
       }
       input.click()
     },
+    mkdir: async ({ path }) => {
+      try {
+        const formData = new FormData()
+        formData.append('path', path)
+        const response = await apiFetch(`/api/frames/${props.frameId}/assets/mkdir`, {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: formData,
+        })
+        await response.json()
+        actions.mkdirComplete(path)
+      } catch (error) {
+        actions.mkdirFailure(path)
+      }
+    },
   })),
   reducers({
     assets: {
@@ -181,6 +198,9 @@ export const assetsLogic = kea<assetsLogicType>([
       },
       uploadFailure: (state, { path }) =>
         state.map((asset) => (asset.path === path ? { ...asset, size: -2, mtime: -2 } : asset)),
+      mkdirComplete: (state, { path }) => {
+        return [...state, { path: path + '/.', size: 0, mtime: Date.now() }]
+      },
     },
   }),
   afterMount(({ actions }) => {