diff --git a/owncloud/owncloud.py b/owncloud/owncloud.py
index 6d963e8..6cff0f1 100644
--- a/owncloud/owncloud.py
+++ b/owncloud/owncloud.py
@@ -703,6 +703,26 @@ def mkdir(self, path):
             path += '/'
         return self._make_dav_request('MKCOL', path)
 
+    def makedirs(self, path,  exist_ok=False):
+        """Creates recursively remote directories
+
+        :param path: path to the remote directory to create
+        :param exist_ok: if True, it does not throw an error if a folder already exist
+        :returns: True if the operation succeeded, False otherwise
+        :raises: HTTPResponseError in case an HTTP error status was returned
+        """
+        try:
+            self.mkdir(path)
+        except HTTPResponseError as e:
+            if e.status_code == 409:
+                self.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path))
+                self.makedirs(path)
+            elif e.status_code == 405 and exist_ok:
+                pass
+            else:
+                raise e
+        return True
+
     def delete(self, path):
         """Deletes a remote file or directory
 
diff --git a/owncloud/test/test.py b/owncloud/test/test.py
index 222f11e..0d43b8a 100644
--- a/owncloud/test/test.py
+++ b/owncloud/test/test.py
@@ -115,6 +115,17 @@ def test_mkdir(self, file_name, content, subdir):
         self.assertTrue(self.client.mkdir(self.test_root + subdir))
         self.assertIsNotNone(self.client.file_info(self.test_root + subdir))
 
+    @data_provider(files_content)
+    def test_makedirs(self, file_name, content, subdir):
+        """Test recursive subdirectory creation with existing folder"""
+        new_dir = os.path.join(self.test_root, subdir, subdir)
+        self.assertTrue(self.client.makedirs(new_dir))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self.client.file_info(new_dir))
+
+        new_dir = os.path.join(new_dir, subdir)
+        self.assertTrue(self.client.makedirs(new_dir, exist_ok=True))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self.client.file_info(new_dir))
+
     @data_provider(files_content)
     def test_put_file_contents(self, file_name, content, subdir):
         """Test creating remote file with given contents"""