diff --git a/pkg/fs/filesystem.go b/pkg/fs/filesystem.go
index 79c11d8..6029d6d 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/filesystem.go
+++ b/pkg/fs/filesystem.go
@@ -93,6 +93,21 @@ func (f *STFS) Create(name string) (afero.File, error) {
 		return nil, os.ErrInvalid
 	}
 
+	if _, err := inventory.Stat(
+		f.metadata,
+
+		filepath.Dir(name),
+		false,
+
+		f.onHeader,
+	); err != nil {
+		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+			return nil, os.ErrNotExist
+		}
+
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return f.OpenFile(name, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0666)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/fs/filesystem_test.go b/pkg/fs/filesystem_test.go
index 53a9ace..10432d0 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/filesystem_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fs/filesystem_test.go
@@ -653,12 +653,11 @@ var createTests = []struct {
 		createArgs{""},
 		true,
 	},
-	// FIXME: STFS can create file in non-existent directory, which should not be possible
-	// {
-	// 	"Can not create /nonexistent/test.txt",
-	// 	createArgs{"/nonexistent/test.txt"},
-	// 	true,
-	// },
+	{
+		"Can not create /nonexistent/test.txt",
+		createArgs{"/nonexistent/test.txt"},
+		true,
+	},
 }
 
 func TestSTFS_Create(t *testing.T) {