diff --git a/devlib/target.py b/devlib/target.py
index ac92dc9..7996255 100644
--- a/devlib/target.py
+++ b/devlib/target.py
@@ -585,6 +585,9 @@ class Target(object):
 
     # files
 
+    def makedirs(self, path):
+        self.execute('mkdir -p {}'.format(quote(folder)))
+
     def file_exists(self, filepath):
         command = 'if [ -e {} ]; then echo 1; else echo 0; fi'
         output = self.execute(command.format(quote(filepath)), as_root=self.is_rooted)
diff --git a/doc/target.rst b/doc/target.rst
index 7f108e6..a7c894e 100644
--- a/doc/target.rst
+++ b/doc/target.rst
@@ -436,6 +436,10 @@ Target
    Return a list of :class:`PsEntry` instances for all running processes on the
    system.
 
+.. method:: Target.makedirs(self, path)
+
+   Create a directory at the given path and all its ancestors if needed.
+
 .. method:: Target.file_exists(self, filepath)
 
    Returns ``True`` if the specified path exists on the target and ``False``