diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollection.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollection.cpp
index 644d94fc0..e86817d06 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollection.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollection.cpp
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ static QString purifyFileName(const QString& input,bool& bad)
     return output ;
 }
 
-void RsCollection::merge_in(const QString& fname,uint64_t size,const RsFileHash& hash)
+void RsCollection::merge_in(const QString& fname,uint64_t size,const RsFileHash& hash,RsFileTree::DirIndex parent_index)
 {
-    mHashes[hash]= mFileTree->addFile(mFileTree->root(),fname.toStdString(),hash,size);
+    mHashes[hash]= mFileTree->addFile(parent_index,fname.toStdString(),hash,size);
 #ifdef TO_REMOVE
     ColFileInfo info ;
     info.type = DIR_TYPE_FILE ;
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ void RsCollection::merge_in(const QString& fname,uint64_t size,const RsFileHash&
     recursAddElements(_xml_doc,info,_root) ;
 #endif
 }
-void RsCollection::merge_in(const RsFileTree& tree)
+void RsCollection::merge_in(const RsFileTree& tree, RsFileTree::DirIndex parent_index)
 {
-    recursMergeTree(mFileTree->root(),tree,tree.directoryData(tree.root())) ;
+    recursMergeTree(mFileTree->root(),tree,tree.directoryData(parent_index)) ;
 }
 
 void RsCollection::recursMergeTree(RsFileTree::DirIndex parent,const RsFileTree& tree,const RsFileTree::DirData& dd)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollection.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollection.h
index bc9ff2a28..5e3180c8c 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollection.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollection.h
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~RsCollection() ;
 
-	void merge_in(const QString& fname,uint64_t size,const RsFileHash& hash) ;
-	void merge_in(const RsFileTree& tree) ;
+    void merge_in(const QString& fname,uint64_t size,const RsFileHash& hash,RsFileTree::DirIndex parent_index=0) ;
+    void merge_in(const RsFileTree& tree,RsFileTree::DirIndex parent_index=0) ;
 
 	static const QString ExtensionString ;
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionDialog.cpp
index 8b52d6ed7..1e5998427 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionDialog.cpp
@@ -1132,6 +1132,32 @@ void RsCollectionDialog::processItem(QMap<QString, QString> &dirToAdd
  */
 void RsCollectionDialog::makeDir()
 {
+    QModelIndexList selected_indices = ui._fileEntriesTW->selectionModel()->selectedIndexes();
+
+    if(selected_indices.size() > 1)
+    {
+        QMessageBox::information(nullptr,tr("Too many places selected"),tr("Please select at most one directory where to create the new folder"));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QModelIndex place_index;
+
+    if(!selected_indices.empty())
+        place_index = selected_indices.first();
+
+    RsCollectionModel::EntryIndex e = mCollectionModel->getIndex(place_index);
+
+    if(e.is_file)
+    {
+        QMessageBox::information(nullptr,tr("Selected place cannot be a file"),tr("Please select at most one directory where to create the new folder"));
+        return;
+    }
+    QString childName = QInputDialog::getText(this, tr("New Directory"), tr("Enter the new directory's name"), QLineEdit::Normal);
+
+    mCollectionModel->preMods();
+    mCollection->merge_in(*RsFileTree::fromDirectory(childName.toUtf8().constData()),e.index);
+    mCollectionModel->postMods();
+
 #ifdef TODO_COLLECTION
 	QString childName="";
 	bool ok, badChar, nameOK = false;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionDialog.ui
index 7d4de185b..96fe8b399 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionDialog.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>671</width>
-    <height>400</height>
+    <width>761</width>
+    <height>434</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="contextMenuPolicy">
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
                      </property>
                      <property name="icon">
                       <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
-                       <normaloff>:/images/feedback_arrow.png</normaloff>:/images/feedback_arrow.png</iconset>
+                       <normaloff>:/images/start.png</normaloff>:/images/start.png</iconset>
                      </property>
                     </widget>
                    </item>
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
                      </property>
                      <property name="icon">
                       <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
-                       <normaloff>:/images/update.png</normaloff>:/images/update.png</iconset>
+                       <normaloff>:/images/startall.png</normaloff>:/images/startall.png</iconset>
                      </property>
                     </widget>
                    </item>
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@
                       <string notr="true"/>
                      </property>
                      <property name="icon">
-                      <iconset>
-                       <normaloff>:/images/deletemail24.png</normaloff>:/images/deletemail24.png</iconset>
+                      <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+                       <normaloff>:/images/delete.png</normaloff>:/images/delete.png</iconset>
                      </property>
                     </widget>
                    </item>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionModel.cpp
index 8aa83f080..16a2e473d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionModel.cpp
@@ -438,6 +438,15 @@ QVariant RsCollectionModel::decorationRole(const EntryIndex& i,int col) const
     return QVariant();
 }
 
+RsCollectionModel::EntryIndex RsCollectionModel::getIndex(const QModelIndex& i) const
+{
+    EntryIndex res;
+    res.is_file = false;
+    res.index = 0;
+
+    convertInternalIdToIndex(i.internalId(),res);
+    return res;
+}
 bool RsCollectionModel::isChecked(EntryIndex i)
 {
     if(i.is_file)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionModel.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionModel.h
index f34b0d39e..705c3fc3b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionModel.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionModel.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class RsCollectionModel: public QAbstractItemModel
         void notifyFilesBeingHashed(const std::list<RsFileHash>& files);
         void fileHashingFinished(const RsFileHash& hash);
         bool isChecked(EntryIndex);
+
+        EntryIndex getIndex(const QModelIndex& i) const;
     signals:
         void sizesChanged();	// tells that the total size of the top level dir has changed (due to selection)