diff --git a/mopidy/utils/path.py b/mopidy/utils/path.py
index 8f842741..2ad51368 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/path.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/path.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def get_or_create_dir(dir_path):
 
 def get_or_create_file(file_path):
     file_path = expand_path(file_path)
+    get_or_create_dir(os.path.dirname(file_path))
     if not os.path.isfile(file_path):
         logger.info('Creating file %s', file_path)
         open(file_path, 'w').close()
diff --git a/tests/utils/path_test.py b/tests/utils/path_test.py
index d40c822f..9d1c16d3 100644
--- a/tests/utils/path_test.py
+++ b/tests/utils/path_test.py
@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@ class GetOrCreateFileTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(os.path.isfile(file_path))
         self.assertEqual(created, file_path)
 
+    def test_creating_nested_file(self):
+        level2_dir = os.path.join(self.parent, 'test')
+        file_path = os.path.join(self.parent, 'test', 'test')
+        self.assert_(not os.path.exists(level2_dir))
+        self.assert_(not os.path.exists(file_path))
+        created = path.get_or_create_file(file_path)
+        self.assert_(os.path.exists(level2_dir))
+        self.assert_(os.path.isdir(level2_dir))
+        self.assert_(os.path.exists(file_path))
+        self.assert_(os.path.isfile(file_path))
+        self.assertEqual(created, file_path)
+
     def test_creating_existing_file(self):
         file_path = os.path.join(self.parent, 'test')
         path.get_or_create_file(file_path)