diff --git a/Foundation/include/Poco/File_WIN32U.h b/Foundation/include/Poco/File_WIN32U.h
index a88d8334cd..4c7c6f1c28 100644
--- a/Foundation/include/Poco/File_WIN32U.h
+++ b/Foundation/include/Poco/File_WIN32U.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Foundation_API FileImpl
 	void renameToImpl(const std::string& path, int options = 0);
 	void linkToImpl(const std::string& path, int type) const;
 	void removeImpl();
-	bool createFileImpl();
+	bool createFileImpl(bool createDirectories = false);
 	bool createDirectoryImpl();
 	FileSizeImpl totalSpaceImpl() const;
 	FileSizeImpl usableSpaceImpl() const;
diff --git a/Foundation/src/File_UNIX.cpp b/Foundation/src/File_UNIX.cpp
index 9261a9a367..2039c1d658 100644
--- a/Foundation/src/File_UNIX.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/src/File_UNIX.cpp
@@ -459,10 +459,15 @@ void FileImpl::removeImpl()
 }
 
 
-bool FileImpl::createFileImpl()
+bool FileImpl::createFileImpl(bool createDirectories = false)
 {
 	poco_assert (!_path.empty());
 
+	if(createDirectories) {
+		Path p(_path);
+		p.makeDirectory();
+	}
+
 	int n = open(_path.c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH);
 	if (n != -1)
 	{
diff --git a/Foundation/src/File_VX.cpp b/Foundation/src/File_VX.cpp
index ce23993773..6875326ee2 100644
--- a/Foundation/src/File_VX.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/src/File_VX.cpp
@@ -321,10 +321,14 @@ void FileImpl::removeImpl()
 }
 
 
-bool FileImpl::createFileImpl()
+bool FileImpl::createFileImpl(bool createDirectories = false)
 {
 	poco_assert (!_path.empty());
 
+	if(createDirectories) {
+		Path p(_path);
+		p.makeDirectory();
+	}
 	int n = open(_path.c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH);
 	if (n != -1)
 	{
diff --git a/Foundation/src/File_WIN32U.cpp b/Foundation/src/File_WIN32U.cpp
index f4cab98d6c..ef01d08eb3 100644
--- a/Foundation/src/File_WIN32U.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/src/File_WIN32U.cpp
@@ -377,10 +377,15 @@ void FileImpl::removeImpl()
 }
 
 
-bool FileImpl::createFileImpl()
+bool FileImpl::createFileImpl(bool createDirectories = false)
 {
 	poco_assert (!_path.empty());
 
+	if(createDirectories) {
+		Path p(_path);
+		p.makeDirectory();
+	}
+
 	HANDLE hFile = CreateFileW(_upath.c_str(), GENERIC_WRITE, 0, 0, CREATE_NEW, 0, 0);
 	if (hFile != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
 	{