diff --git a/encfs/encfs.cpp b/encfs/encfs.cpp
index 68a8c17c..38968094 100644
--- a/encfs/encfs.cpp
+++ b/encfs/encfs.cpp
@@ -533,6 +533,15 @@ int encfs_open(const char *path, struct fuse_file_info *file) {
   return res;
 }
 
+int encfs_create(const char *path, mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *file) {
+  int res = encfs_mknod(path, mode, 0);
+  if (res) {
+    return res;
+  }
+
+  return encfs_open(path, file);
+}
+
 int _do_flush(FileNode *fnode) {
   /* Flush can be called multiple times for an open file, so it doesn't
      close the file.  However it is important to call close() for some
diff --git a/encfs/encfs.h b/encfs/encfs.h
index 85b09db2..3a930b4f 100644
--- a/encfs/encfs.h
+++ b/encfs/encfs.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ int encfs_truncate(const char *path, off_t size);
 int encfs_ftruncate(const char *path, off_t size, struct fuse_file_info *fi);
 int encfs_utime(const char *path, struct utimbuf *buf);
 int encfs_open(const char *path, struct fuse_file_info *info);
+int encfs_create(const char *path, mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *info);
 int encfs_release(const char *path, struct fuse_file_info *info);
 int encfs_read(const char *path, char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset,
                struct fuse_file_info *info);
diff --git a/encfs/main.cpp b/encfs/main.cpp
index ab69992e..1d799a6c 100644
--- a/encfs/main.cpp
+++ b/encfs/main.cpp
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   encfs_oper.init = encfs_init;
   encfs_oper.destroy = encfs_destroy;
   // encfs_oper.access = encfs_access;
-  // encfs_oper.create = encfs_create;
+  encfs_oper.create = encfs_create;
   encfs_oper.ftruncate = encfs_ftruncate;
   encfs_oper.fgetattr = encfs_fgetattr;
   // encfs_oper.lock = encfs_lock;