diff --git a/plays/predeploy/lib/dirs.yml b/plays/predeploy/lib/dirs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..033cc7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plays/predeploy/lib/dirs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- name: Create application directories on the system level
+  become: true
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    state: "{{ item.type }}"
+    owner: "{{ item.owner | default('dokku') }}"
+    group: "{{ item.group | default('dokku') }}"
+  with_items: "{{ config.dirs }}"
+  when: config.dirs
diff --git a/plays/predeploy/predeploy.yml b/plays/predeploy/predeploy.yml
index f03a86a..4612ae9 100644
--- a/plays/predeploy/predeploy.yml
+++ b/plays/predeploy/predeploy.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     - include: ../commonlib/vars.yml
     - include: ./lib/domain.yml
     - include: ./lib/database.yml
+    - include: ./lib/dirs.yml
     - include: ./lib/hooks.yml
     - include: ./lib/files.yml
     - include: ./lib/templates.yml