diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/Dialogs/NewProjectDialog.cpp b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/Dialogs/NewProjectDialog.cpp
index 212aaf81aa6..24af69e9114 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/Dialogs/NewProjectDialog.cpp
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/Dialogs/NewProjectDialog.cpp
@@ -154,9 +154,6 @@ Optional<String> NewProjectDialog::get_available_project_name()
     if (!s_project_name_validity_regex.has_match(chosen_name))
         return {};
 
-    if (!Core::File::exists(create_in) || !Core::File::is_directory(create_in))
-        return {};
-
     // Check for up-to 999 variations of the project name, in case it's already taken
     for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
         auto candidate = (i == 0)
@@ -200,6 +197,19 @@ void NewProjectDialog::do_create_project()
         return;
     }
 
+    auto create_in = m_create_in_input->text();
+    if (!Core::File::exists(create_in) || !Core::File::is_directory(create_in)) {
+        auto result = GUI::MessageBox::show(this, String::formatted("The directory {} does not exist yet, would you like to create it?", create_in), "New project", GUI::MessageBox::Type::Question, GUI::MessageBox::InputType::YesNo);
+        if (result != GUI::MessageBox::ExecResult::ExecYes)
+            return;
+
+        auto created = Core::File::ensure_parent_directories(maybe_project_full_path.value());
+        if (!created) {
+            GUI::MessageBox::show_error(this, String::formatted("Could not create directory {}", create_in));
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     auto creation_result = project_template->create_project(maybe_project_name.value(), maybe_project_full_path.value());
     if (!creation_result.is_error()) {
         // Successfully created, attempt to open the new project