diff --git a/test/xorriso.1 b/test/xorriso.1
index c3e2644d..ae17d2ef 100644
--- a/test/xorriso.1
+++ b/test/xorriso.1
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ Alter the date entries of a file in the ISO image. type is
 one of "a", "m", "b" for access time, modification time,
 both times.
 .TP
-> \fB\-mkdir\fR iso_rr_path [...]
+\fB\-mkdir\fR iso_rr_path [...]
 Create empty directories if they do not exist yet.
 Existence as directory generates a WARNING event, existence as
 other file cause a SORRY event.
diff --git a/test/xorriso.c b/test/xorriso.c
index 6f0c724d..3c446545 100644
--- a/test/xorriso.c
+++ b/test/xorriso.c
@@ -4100,17 +4100,21 @@ int Xorriso_option_mark(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *mark, int flag)
 int Xorriso_option_mkdiri(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
                           int *idx, int flag)
 {
- int i, end_idx;
+ int i, end_idx, ret, was_failure= 0;
 
  end_idx= Xorriso_end_idx(xorriso, argc, argv, *idx, 0);
 
- fprintf(stderr, ">>> LIBISOFS : -mkdiri  ");
- for(i= *idx; i<end_idx; i++)
-   fprintf(stderr, "%s ", argv[i]);
- fprintf(stderr, "\n");
- 
+ for(i= *idx; i<end_idx; i++) {
+   ret= Xorriso_mkdir(xorriso, argv[i], 0);
+   if(ret<0)
+     {ret= 0; goto ex;}
+   if(ret==0)
+     was_failure= 1;
+ }
+ ret= 1; 
+ex:;
  (*idx)= end_idx;
- return(1);
+ return(ret>0 && !was_failure);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/test/xorriso_timestamp.h b/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
index ff2f9529..40688781 100644
--- a/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2007.10.28.125501"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2007.10.28.165516"
diff --git a/test/xorrisoburn.c b/test/xorrisoburn.c
index 2e14d57a..985c22be 100644
--- a/test/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/test/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -1394,8 +1394,7 @@ ex:;
 }
 
 
-int Xorriso_rename(struct XorrisO *xorriso, 
-                   char origin[], char dest[], int flag)
+int Xorriso_rename(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *origin, char *dest, int flag)
 {
  int ret, ol, dest_ret;
  char sfe[4*SfileadrL], eff_dest[SfileadrL], dir_adr[SfileadrL], *cpt;
@@ -1508,3 +1507,37 @@ int Xorriso_rename(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
 }
 
 
+/* @param flag bit0= do not produce info message on success
+   @return 1=success,
+           0=was already directory, -1=was other type, -2=other error
+*/
+int Xorriso_mkdir(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *path, int flag)
+{
+ int ret;
+ char eff_path[SfileadrL], sfe[4*SfileadrL];
+
+ ret= Xorriso_normalize_img_path(xorriso, path, eff_path, 1);
+ if(ret<0)
+   return(-2);
+ if(ret>0) {
+   sprintf(xorriso->info_text,"-mkdir: Address already existing %s",
+          Text_shellsafe(eff_path, sfe, 0));
+   Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0,
+                       (ret==2 ? "WARNING" : "SORRY"), 0);
+   return(-1+(ret==2));
+ }
+ ret= Xorriso_normalize_img_path(xorriso, path, eff_path, 2);
+ if(ret<0)
+   return(-2);
+ ret= Xorriso_graft_in(xorriso, NULL, eff_path, 1);
+ if(ret<=0)
+   return(-2);
+ if(!(flag&1)) {
+   sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "Created directory in ISO image: %s\n",
+           Text_shellsafe(eff_path,sfe,0));
+   Xorriso_info(xorriso, 0);
+ }
+ return(1);
+}
+
+
diff --git a/test/xorrisoburn.h b/test/xorrisoburn.h
index 0ddc3526..c4942461 100644
--- a/test/xorrisoburn.h
+++ b/test/xorrisoburn.h
@@ -69,8 +69,12 @@ int Xorriso_ls(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag);
 int Xorriso_normalize_img_path(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *img_path,
                                char eff_path[], int flag);
 
-int Xorriso_rename(struct XorrisO *xorriso, 
-                   char origin[], char dest[], int flag);
+int Xorriso_rename(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *origin, char *dest,int flag);
+
+/* @param flag bit0= do not produce info message on success
+   @return 1=success, 0=was already directory, -1=was other type, -2=bad path
+*/
+int Xorriso_mkdir(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *img_path, int flag);
 
 #endif /* Xorrisoburn_includeD */