diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/platform.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/platform.rs
index f72bf2beb6..1ce29ba43c 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/platform.rs
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ impl Platform for MacPlatform {
                     panel.setCanChooseDirectories_(options.directories.to_objc());
                     panel.setCanChooseFiles_(options.files.to_objc());
                     panel.setAllowsMultipleSelection_(options.multiple.to_objc());
+                    panel.setCanCreateDirectories(true.to_objc());
                     panel.setResolvesAliases_(false.to_objc());
                     let done_tx = Cell::new(Some(done_tx));
                     let block = ConcreteBlock::new(move |response: NSModalResponse| {