diff --git a/carddav/server.go b/carddav/server.go
index 90e6f1b..e4bfaaa 100644
--- a/carddav/server.go
+++ b/carddav/server.go
@@ -268,3 +268,7 @@ func (b *backend) Put(r *http.Request) error {
 func (b *backend) Delete(r *http.Request) error {
 	panic("TODO")
 }
+
+func (b *backend) Mkcol(r *http.Request) error {
+	return internal.HTTPErrorf(http.StatusForbidden, "carddav: address book creation unsupported")
+}
diff --git a/fs_local.go b/fs_local.go
index 46b3983..983cf13 100644
--- a/fs_local.go
+++ b/fs_local.go
@@ -76,4 +76,12 @@ func (fs LocalFileSystem) RemoveAll(name string) error {
 	return os.RemoveAll(p)
 }
 
+func (fs LocalFileSystem) Mkdir(name string) error {
+	p, err := fs.path(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return os.Mkdir(p, 0755)
+}
+
 var _ FileSystem = LocalFileSystem("")
diff --git a/internal/server.go b/internal/server.go
index 2b37d91..04d25d9 100644
--- a/internal/server.go
+++ b/internal/server.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ type Backend interface {
 	Propfind(r *http.Request, pf *Propfind, depth Depth) (*Multistatus, error)
 	Put(r *http.Request) error
 	Delete(r *http.Request) error
+	Mkcol(r *http.Request) error
 }
 
 type Handler struct {
@@ -111,6 +112,11 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			}
 		case "PROPFIND":
 			err = h.handlePropfind(w, r)
+		case "MKCOL":
+			err = h.Backend.Mkcol(r)
+			if err == nil {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+			}
 		default:
 			err = HTTPErrorf(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, "webdav: unsupported method")
 		}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 1b4d80d..5506552 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type FileSystem interface {
 	Readdir(name string) ([]os.FileInfo, error)
 	Create(name string) (io.WriteCloser, error)
 	RemoveAll(name string) error
+	Mkdir(name string) error
 }
 
 // Handler handles WebDAV HTTP requests. It can be used to create a WebDAV
@@ -58,7 +59,12 @@ func (b *backend) Options(r *http.Request) ([]string, error) {
 	}
 
 	if fi.IsDir() {
-		return []string{http.MethodOptions, http.MethodDelete, "PROPFIND"}, nil
+		return []string{
+			http.MethodOptions,
+			http.MethodDelete,
+			"PROPFIND",
+			"MKCOL",
+		}, nil
 	} else {
 		return []string{
 			http.MethodOptions,
@@ -192,3 +198,14 @@ func (b *backend) Delete(r *http.Request) error {
 	}
 	return err
 }
+
+func (b *backend) Mkcol(r *http.Request) error {
+	if r.Header.Get("Content-Type") != "" {
+		return internal.HTTPErrorf(http.StatusUnsupportedMediaType, "webdav: request body not supported in MKCOL request")
+	}
+	err := b.FileSystem.Mkdir(r.URL.Path)
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return &internal.HTTPError{Code: http.StatusConflict, Err: err}
+	}
+	return err
+}