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diff --git a/lisp/dired-aux.el b/lisp/dired-aux.el
index 8fb2c1ff948..3f9912980ba 100644
--- a/lisp/dired-aux.el
+++ b/lisp/dired-aux.el
@@ -1548,6 +1548,24 @@ Special value `always' suppresses confirmation."
(declare-function make-symbolic-link "fileio.c")
+(defcustom dired-create-destination-dirs nil
+ "Whether Dired should create destination dirs when copying/removing files.
+If nil, don't create them.
+If `always', create them without ask.
+If `ask', ask for user confirmation."
+ :type '(choice (const :tag "Never create non-existent dirs" nil)
+ (const :tag "Always create non-existent dirs" always)
+ (const :tag "Ask for user confirmation" ask))
+ :group 'dired
+ :version "27.1")
+
+(defun dired-maybe-create-dirs (dir)
+ "Create DIR if doesn't exist according to `dired-create-destination-dirs'."
+ (when (and dired-create-destination-dirs (not (file-exists-p dir)))
+ (if (or (eq dired-create-destination-dirs 'always)
+ (yes-or-no-p (format "Create destination dir `%s'? " dir)))
+ (dired-create-directory dir))))
+
(defun dired-copy-file-recursive (from to ok-flag &optional
preserve-time top recursive)
(when (and (eq t (car (file-attributes from)))
@@ -1564,6 +1582,7 @@ Special value `always' suppresses confirmation."
(if (stringp (car attrs))
;; It is a symlink
(make-symbolic-link (car attrs) to ok-flag)
+ (dired-maybe-create-dirs (file-name-directory to))
(copy-file from to ok-flag preserve-time))
(file-date-error
(push (dired-make-relative from)
@@ -1573,6 +1592,7 @@ Special value `always' suppresses confirmation."
;;;###autoload
(defun dired-rename-file (file newname ok-if-already-exists)
(dired-handle-overwrite newname)
+ (dired-maybe-create-dirs (file-name-directory newname))
(rename-file file newname ok-if-already-exists) ; error is caught in -create-files
;; Silently rename the visited file of any buffer visiting this file.
(and (get-file-buffer file)