diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua b/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua
index d37634cd..0e201f29 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua
@@ -67,3 +67,12 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
     vim.opt_local.spell = true
   end,
 })
+
+-- Auto create dir when saving a file, in case some intermediate directory does not exist
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "BufWritePre" }, {
+  group = augroup("auto_create_dir"),
+  callback = function(event)
+    local file = vim.loop.fs_realpath(event.match) or event.match
+    vim.fn.mkdir(vim.fn.fnamemodify(file, ":p:h"), "p")
+  end,
+})