diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2388cb..1e7d439 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1109,6 +1109,7 @@ var sh = fs.Shell();
 * [sh.cat(files, callback)](#cat)
 * [sh.rm(path, [options], callback)](#rm)
 * [sh.tempDir(callback)](#tempDir)
+* [sh.mkdirp(path, callback)](#mkdirp)
 
 #### sh.cd(path, callback)<a name="cd"></a>
 
@@ -1298,3 +1299,19 @@ sh.tempDir(function(err, tmp) {
   // tmp is now '/temporary', and /temporary exists
 });
 ```
+
+#### sh.mkdirp(callback)<a name="mkdirp"></a>
+
+Recursively creates the directory at the provided path. If the 
+directory already exists, no error is returned. All parents must
+be valid directories (not files). 
+
+Example:
+
+```javascript
+// Default empty filesystem
+sh.mkdirp('/test/mkdirp', function(err) {
+  if(err) throw err;
+  // the root '/' now contains a directory 'test' containing the directory 'mkdirp'
+});
+```
diff --git a/src/shell.js b/src/shell.js
index 2de68ee..0beb865 100644
--- a/src/shell.js
+++ b/src/shell.js
@@ -353,6 +353,75 @@ define(function(require) {
     });
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Recursively creates the directory at `path`. If the parent 
+   * of `path` does not exist, it will be created. 
+   * Based off EnsureDir by Sam X. Xu
+   * https://www.npmjs.org/package/ensureDir
+   * MIT License
+   */
+  Shell.prototype.mkdirp = function(path, callback) {
+    var fs = this.fs;
+    callback = callback || function(){};
+
+    if(!path) {
+      callback(new Errors.EInvalid());
+      return;
+    }
+    else if (path === '/'){
+      callback();
+      return;
+    }
+    function _mkdirp(path, callback){
+      fs.stat(path, function (err, stat) {
+        //doesn't exist 
+        if (err && err.code === 'ENOENT') {
+          var parent = Path.dirname(path);
+          if(parent === '/'){ //parent is root
+            fs.mkdir(path, function (err) {
+              if (err && err.code != 'EEXIST') {
+                callback(err);
+                return;
+              }
+              callback();
+              return;
+            });
+          }
+          else { //parent is not root, make parent first
+            _mkdirp(parent, function (err) {
+              if (err) return callback(err);
+              fs.mkdir(path, function (err) { //then make dir
+                if (err && err.code != 'EEXIST') {
+                  callback(err);
+                  return;
+                }
+                callback();
+                return;
+              });
+            });
+          }
+        }
+        //other error
+        else if (err){
+          callback(err);
+          return;
+        }
+        //already exists
+        else if (stat.type === 'DIRECTORY') {
+          callback();
+          return;
+        }
+        //not a directory
+        else if (stat.type === 'FILE') {
+          callback(new Errors.ENotDirectory());
+          return;
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    _mkdirp(path, callback);
+  };
+
   return Shell;
 
 });
diff --git a/tests/spec/shell/mkdirp.spec.js b/tests/spec/shell/mkdirp.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afca2f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spec/shell/mkdirp.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+define(["Filer", "util"], function(Filer, util) {
+
+  describe('FileSystemShell.mkdirp', function() {
+    beforeEach(util.setup);
+    afterEach(util.cleanup);
+
+    it('should be a function', function() {
+      var shell = util.shell();
+      expect(shell.mkdirp).to.be.a('function');
+    });
+
+    it('should fail without a path provided', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+
+      shell.mkdirp(null, function(err) {
+          expect(err).to.exist;
+          expect(err.code).to.equal('EINVAL');
+          done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should succeed if provided path is root', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      shell.mkdirp('/', function(err) {
+          expect(err).to.not.exist;
+          done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should succeed if the directory exists', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      fs.mkdir('/test', function(err){
+        expect(err).to.not.exist;
+        shell.mkdirp('/test',function(err) {
+          expect(err).to.not.exist;
+          done();
+        });  
+      });      
+    });
+
+    it('fail if a file name is provided', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      fs.writeFile('/test.txt', 'test', function(err){
+        expect(err).to.not.exist;
+        shell.mkdirp('/test.txt', function(err) {
+          expect(err).to.exist;
+          expect(err.code).to.equal('ENOTDIR');
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should succeed on a folder on root (\'/test\')', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      shell.mkdirp('/test', function(err) {
+        expect(err).to.not.exist;
+        fs.exists('/test', function(dir){
+          expect(dir).to.be.true;
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should succeed on a folder with a nonexistant parent (\'/test/test\')', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      shell.mkdirp('/test/test', function(err) {
+        expect(err).to.not.exist;
+        fs.exists('/test', function(dir1){
+          expect(dir1).to.be.true;
+          fs.exists('/test/test', function(dir2){
+            expect(dir2).to.be.true;
+            done();
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should fail on a folder with a file for its parent (\'/test.txt/test\')', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      fs.writeFile('/test.txt', 'test', function(err){
+        expect(err).to.not.exist;
+        shell.mkdirp('/test.txt/test', function(err) {
+            expect(err).to.exist;
+            expect(err.code).to.equal('ENOTDIR');
+            done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/test-manifest.js b/tests/test-manifest.js
index 5e99bf1..85fc016 100644
--- a/tests/test-manifest.js
+++ b/tests/test-manifest.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ define([
   "spec/shell/ls.spec",
   "spec/shell/rm.spec",
   "spec/shell/env.spec",
+  "spec/shell/mkdirp.spec",
 
   // Ported node.js tests (filenames match names in https://github.com/joyent/node/tree/master/test)
   "spec/node-js/simple/test-fs-mkdir",