diff --git a/src/common/pathTools.cpp b/src/common/pathTools.cpp
index d9b737634..356669c3f 100644
--- a/src/common/pathTools.cpp
+++ b/src/common/pathTools.cpp
@@ -93,3 +93,8 @@ bool fileExists(const string &path) {
   fin.close();
   return flag;
 }
+
+bool makeDirectory(const string &path) {
+  int status = mkdir(path.c_str(), S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH);
+  return status == 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/common/pathTools.h b/src/common/pathTools.h
index bf7e9aba0..68f3dc0a4 100644
--- a/src/common/pathTools.h
+++ b/src/common/pathTools.h
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ string removeLastPathElement(const string path, const bool removePreSeparator =
 unsigned int getFileSize(const string &path);
 string getFileSizeAsString(const string &path);
 bool fileExists(const string &path);
+bool makeDirectory(const string &path);
 
 #endif