diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/VFS.h b/kernel/src/fs/VFS.h
index 843ad15c..92c4d98e 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/VFS.h
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/VFS.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ namespace VFS
 
         virtual Result<SharedPtr<Inode>> create_file_inode() = 0;
 
+        virtual Result<SharedPtr<Inode>> create_dir_inode() = 0;
+
         virtual ~FileSystem() = default;
     };
 
diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/tmpfs/FileSystem.cpp b/kernel/src/fs/tmpfs/FileSystem.cpp
index 934e8437..3d55ffa7 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/tmpfs/FileSystem.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/tmpfs/FileSystem.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace TmpFS
     Result<SharedPtr<VFS::FileSystem>> FileSystem::create()
     {
         SharedPtr<FileSystem> fs = TRY(adopt_shared(new (std::nothrow) FileSystem()));
-        SharedPtr<VFS::Inode> root = TRY(fs->create_file_inode());
+        SharedPtr<VFS::Inode> root = TRY(fs->create_dir_inode());
         fs->set_root(root);
         return (SharedPtr<VFS::FileSystem>)fs;
     }
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ namespace TmpFS
         return (SharedPtr<VFS::Inode>)inode;
     }
 
+    Result<SharedPtr<VFS::Inode>> FileSystem::create_dir_inode()
+    {
+        SharedPtr<DirInode> inode = TRY(make_shared<DirInode>());
+        inode->set_fs(*this, {});
+        inode->set_inode_number(m_next_inode_number, {});
+        TRY(m_inodes.try_append(inode));
+        m_next_inode_number++;
+        return (SharedPtr<VFS::Inode>)inode;
+    }
+
     void FileSystem::set_root(SharedPtr<VFS::Inode> root)
     {
         m_root_inode = root;
diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/tmpfs/FileSystem.h b/kernel/src/fs/tmpfs/FileSystem.h
index 817af741..c6ac85ae 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/tmpfs/FileSystem.h
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/tmpfs/FileSystem.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace TmpFS
         }
 
         Result<SharedPtr<VFS::Inode>> create_file_inode() override;
+        Result<SharedPtr<VFS::Inode>> create_dir_inode() override;
 
         static Result<SharedPtr<VFS::FileSystem>> create();