diff --git a/tests/tasks.bats b/tests/tasks.bats
index 93f74820..a0d6fc8f 100644
--- a/tests/tasks.bats
+++ b/tests/tasks.bats
@@ -51,7 +51,24 @@ setup() {
     cd "$TESTDIR"/tasks/copy
     "$DAGGER" --europa up ./copy_exec.cue
     "$DAGGER" --europa up ./copy_file.cue
-    
+
     run "$DAGGER" --europa up ./copy_exec_invalid.cue
     assert_failure
 }
+
+
+@test "task: #Mkdir" {
+    cd "$TESTDIR"/tasks/mkdir
+    "$DAGGER" --europa up ./mkdir.cue
+}
+
+@test "task: #Mkdir: create parents" {
+    cd "$TESTDIR"/tasks/mkdir
+    "$DAGGER" --europa up ./mkdir_parents.cue
+}
+
+@test "task: #Mkdir failure: disable parents creation" {
+    cd "$TESTDIR"/tasks/mkdir
+    run "$DAGGER" --europa up ./mkdir_failure_disable_parents.cue
+    assert_failure
+}
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diff --git a/tests/tasks/mkdir/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/mkdir/cue.mod/module.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8af9cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/mkdir/cue.mod/module.cue
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/mkdir/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/mkdir/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d4dc1ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/mkdir/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# generated by dagger
+alpha.dagger.io
+dagger.lock
diff --git a/tests/tasks/mkdir/mkdir.cue b/tests/tasks/mkdir/mkdir.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..886ec29b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/mkdir/mkdir.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	actions: {
+		image: engine.#Pull & {
+			source: "alpine:3.15.0@sha256:e7d88de73db3d3fd9b2d63aa7f447a10fd0220b7cbf39803c803f2af9ba256b3"
+		}
+
+		mkdir: engine.#Mkdir & {
+			input: image.output
+			path: "/test"
+		}
+
+		writeChecker: engine.#WriteFile & {
+			input:    mkdir.output
+			path:     "/test/foo"
+			contents: "bar"
+			mode:     700
+		}
+
+		readChecker: engine.#ReadFile & {
+			input: writeChecker.output
+			path: "/test/foo"
+		} & {
+			// assert result
+			contents: "bar"
+		}
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/tests/tasks/mkdir/mkdir_failure_disable_parents.cue b/tests/tasks/mkdir/mkdir_failure_disable_parents.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cf76775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/mkdir/mkdir_failure_disable_parents.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	actions: {
+		image: engine.#Pull & {
+			source: "alpine:3.15.0@sha256:e7d88de73db3d3fd9b2d63aa7f447a10fd0220b7cbf39803c803f2af9ba256b3"
+		}
+
+		mkdir: engine.#Mkdir & {
+			input: image.output
+			path: "/test/baz"
+			parents: false
+		}
+
+		writeChecker: engine.#WriteFile & {
+			input:    mkdir.output
+			path:     "/test/baz/foo"
+			contents: "bar"
+			mode:     700
+		}
+
+		readChecker: engine.#ReadFile & {
+			input: writeChecker.output
+			path: "/test/baz/foo"
+		} & {
+			// assert result
+			contents: "bar"
+		}
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/tests/tasks/mkdir/mkdir_parents.cue b/tests/tasks/mkdir/mkdir_parents.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..163608ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/mkdir/mkdir_parents.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	actions: {
+		image: engine.#Pull & {
+			source: "alpine:3.15.0@sha256:e7d88de73db3d3fd9b2d63aa7f447a10fd0220b7cbf39803c803f2af9ba256b3"
+		}
+
+		mkdir: engine.#Mkdir & {
+			input: image.output
+			path: "/test/baz"
+		}
+
+		writeChecker: engine.#WriteFile & {
+			input:    mkdir.output
+			path:     "/test/baz/foo"
+			contents: "bar"
+			mode:     700
+		}
+
+		readChecker: engine.#ReadFile & {
+			input: writeChecker.output
+			path: "/test/baz/foo"
+		} & {
+			// assert result
+			contents: "bar"
+		}
+	}
+}
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