diff --git a/db/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl.cc
index 2c4779e..3fef554 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl.cc
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ DBImpl::~DBImpl() {
   if (owns_cache_) {
     delete options_.block_cache;
   }
-  if (path_ != nullptr) {
+  if (path_) {
     delete path_;
   }
 }
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ Status DBImpl::Recover(VersionEdit* edit, bool* save_manifest) {
   // Ignore error from CreateDir since the creation of the DB is
   // committed only when the descriptor is created, and this directory
   // may already exist from a previous failed creation attempt.
-  env_->CreateDir(path_->Name());
+  env_->CreateDir(path_->ToString());
   assert(db_lock_ == nullptr);
   Status s = env_->LockFile(LockFileName(dbname_), &db_lock_);
   if (!s.ok()) {
diff --git a/include/leveldb/db_path.h b/include/leveldb/db_path.h
index 83b0f44..f04989d 100644
--- a/include/leveldb/db_path.h
+++ b/include/leveldb/db_path.h
@@ -17,28 +17,35 @@ public:
 
   virtual ~DbPath() {}
 
-  const std::string& Name() const { return path_; }
-  const char* CName() const { return path_.c_str(); }
+  const std::string& ToString() const { return path_; }
+  const char* ToCString() const { return path_.c_str(); }
+
+  const char operator[](size_t i) const { return path_[i]; }
+
+  static bool IsDirectorySeparator(const char c);
 
   virtual bool IsAbsolute() const = 0;
   virtual bool IsRelative() const = 0;
-  virtual size_t RootLength() = 0;
+  virtual size_t RootLength() const = 0;
 
   inline size_t Size() const { return path_.size(); }
   inline bool IsEmpty() const { return path_.empty(); }
-
+  inline const std::string Substring(size_t from, size_t to) const {
+    return path_.substr(from, to);
+  }
+  inline const std::string GetRootDirectory() const {
+    return path_.substr(0, RootLength());
+  }
 
 protected:
   DbPath() : path_("") {}
   DbPath(const std::string& path) : path_(path) {}
 
-  std::string path_;
-
-  static bool IsDirectorySeparator(const char c);
-
-  bool StartsWith(const std::string& value, bool ignore_case = false);
-
   virtual void Normalize() = 0;
+
+  bool StartsWith(const std::string& value, bool ignore_case = false) const;
+
+  std::string path_;
 };
 
 // Win path
@@ -51,8 +58,7 @@ public:
 
   bool IsAbsolute() const override;
   bool IsRelative() const override;
-
-  size_t RootLength() override;
+  size_t RootLength() const override;
 
 protected:
   static bool IsValidDriveChar(const char c);
diff --git a/include/leveldb/env.h b/include/leveldb/env.h
index e00895a..ef83ae2 100644
--- a/include/leveldb/env.h
+++ b/include/leveldb/env.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "leveldb/export.h"
 #include "leveldb/status.h"
+#include "leveldb/db_path.h"
 
 // This workaround can be removed when leveldb::Env::DeleteFile is removed.
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -113,6 +114,9 @@ class LEVELDB_EXPORT Env {
   // Returns true iff the named file exists.
   virtual bool FileExists(const std::string& fname) = 0;
 
+  // Returns true if the input directory path exists.
+  virtual bool DirectoryExists(const std::string& dirname) = 0;
+
   // Store in *result the names of the children of the specified directory.
   // The names are relative to "dir".
   // Original contents of *results are dropped.
@@ -141,6 +145,8 @@ class LEVELDB_EXPORT Env {
   // Create the specified directory.
   virtual Status CreateDir(const std::string& dirname) = 0;
 
+  virtual Status CreateDir(const path::DbPath& dbpath) = 0;
+
   // Delete the specified directory.
   //
   // The default implementation calls DeleteDir, to support legacy Env
@@ -358,6 +364,9 @@ class LEVELDB_EXPORT EnvWrapper : public Env {
   bool FileExists(const std::string& f) override {
     return target_->FileExists(f);
   }
+  bool DirectoryExists(const std::string& d) override {
+    return target_->DirectoryExists(d);
+  }
   Status GetChildren(const std::string& dir,
                      std::vector<std::string>* r) override {
     return target_->GetChildren(dir, r);
@@ -368,6 +377,9 @@ class LEVELDB_EXPORT EnvWrapper : public Env {
   Status CreateDir(const std::string& d) override {
     return target_->CreateDir(d);
   }
+  Status CreateDir(const path::DbPath& d) override { 
+    return target_->CreateDir(d);
+  }
   Status RemoveDir(const std::string& d) override {
     return target_->RemoveDir(d);
   }
diff --git a/util/db_path.cc b/util/db_path.cc
index 9fe7e72..e3618e5 100644
--- a/util/db_path.cc
+++ b/util/db_path.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ bool DbPath::IsDirectorySeparator(const char c) {
   return (c == DbPath::kDirectorySeparator || c == DbPath::kAltDirecttorySeparator);
 }
 
-bool DbPath::StartsWith(const std::string& value, bool ignore_case) {
+bool DbPath::StartsWith(const std::string& value, bool ignore_case) const {
   if (value.size() > path_.size()) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -43,30 +43,12 @@ bool WindowsDbPath::IsRelative() const {
   return true;
 };
 
-void WindowsDbPath::Normalize() {
-  auto out = path_.begin();
-
-  for (const char c : path_) {
-    if (!IsDirectorySeparator(c)) {
-      *(out++) = c;
-    } 
-    else if (out == path_.begin() || !IsDirectorySeparator(*std::prev(out))) {
-      *(out++) = kDirectorySeparator;
-    } 
-    else {
-      continue;
-    }
-  }
-
-  path_.erase(out, path_.end());
-}
-
 bool WindowsDbPath::IsValidDriveChar(const char c) {
   const char drive_char = std::toupper(c);
   return drive_char >= 'A' && drive_char <= 'Z';
 }
 
-size_t WindowsDbPath::RootLength() {
+size_t WindowsDbPath::RootLength() const {
   size_t path_length = path_.size();
   size_t root_length = 0;
   size_t volume_separator_length = 2;
@@ -78,8 +60,7 @@ size_t WindowsDbPath::RootLength() {
   if (extended_syntax) {
     if (extended_unc_syntax) {
       unc_root_length = std::strlen(kUncExtendedPathPrefix);
-    } 
-    else {
+    } else {
       volume_separator_length += std::strlen(kExtendedPathPrefix);
     }
   }
@@ -89,15 +70,17 @@ size_t WindowsDbPath::RootLength() {
 
     if (extended_unc_syntax || (path_length > 1 && IsDirectorySeparator(path_[1]))) {
       root_length = unc_root_length;
-      int n = 2; // maximum separators to skip
-      while (root_length < path_length && (!IsDirectorySeparator(path_[root_length]) || --n > 0)) {
+      int n = 2;  // maximum separators to skip
+      while (root_length < path_length &&
+             (!IsDirectorySeparator(path_[root_length]) || --n > 0)) {
         ++root_length;
       }
     }
-  } 
-  else if (path_length >= volume_separator_length && path_[volume_separator_length - 1] == kVolumeSeparatorChar) {
+  } else if (path_length >= volume_separator_length &&
+             path_[volume_separator_length - 1] == kVolumeSeparatorChar) {
     root_length = volume_separator_length;
-    if (path_length >= volume_separator_length && IsDirectorySeparator(path_[volume_separator_length])) {
+    if (path_length >= volume_separator_length &&
+        IsDirectorySeparator(path_[volume_separator_length])) {
       ++root_length;
     }
   }
@@ -105,6 +88,22 @@ size_t WindowsDbPath::RootLength() {
   return root_length;
 }
 
+void WindowsDbPath::Normalize() {
+  auto out = path_.begin();
+
+  for (const char c : path_) {
+    if (!IsDirectorySeparator(c)) {
+      *(out++) = c;
+    } else if (out == path_.begin() || !IsDirectorySeparator(*std::prev(out))) {
+      *(out++) = kDirectorySeparator;
+    } else {
+      continue;
+    }
+  }
+
+  path_.erase(out, path_.end());
+}
+
 // Windows path
 
 DbPath* PathFactory::Create(const std::string& path) {
diff --git a/util/env_windows.cc b/util/env_windows.cc
index 1c74b02..f6751b2 100644
--- a/util/env_windows.cc
+++ b/util/env_windows.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ namespace leveldb {
 
 namespace {
 
+using namespace path;
+
 constexpr const size_t kWritableFileBufferSize = 65536;
 
 // Up to 1000 mmaps for 64-bit binaries; none for 32-bit.
@@ -492,6 +494,11 @@ class WindowsEnv : public Env {
     return GetFileAttributesA(filename.c_str()) != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES;
   }
 
+  bool DirectoryExists(const std::string& dir_path) override {
+    DWORD attrs = GetFileAttributesA(dir_path.c_str());
+    return attrs != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES && (attrs & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY);
+  }
+
   Status GetChildren(const std::string& directory_path,
                      std::vector<std::string>* result) override {
     const std::string find_pattern = directory_path + "\\*";
@@ -535,6 +542,54 @@ class WindowsEnv : public Env {
     return Status::OK();
   }
 
+  Status CreateDir(const DbPath& dirpath) override {
+    size_t path_length = dirpath.Size();
+
+    if (path_length >= 2 && DbPath::IsDirectorySeparator(dirpath[path_length - 1])) {
+      --path_length;
+    }
+
+    if (DirectoryExists(dirpath.ToString())) {
+      return Status::OK();
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::string> stackDir;
+    bool path_exists = false;
+    size_t root_length = dirpath.RootLength();
+
+    if (path_length > root_length) { // Special case root (fullpath = X:\\)
+      size_t i = path_length - 1;
+
+      while (i >= root_length && !path_exists) {
+        const std::string dir = dirpath.Substring(0, i + 1);
+
+        if (!DirectoryExists(dir)) {
+          stackDir.push_back(dir);
+        } 
+        else {
+          path_exists = true;
+        }
+
+        while (i > root_length && dirpath[i] != DbPath::kDirectorySeparator && dirpath[i] != DbPath::kAltDirecttorySeparator)
+          --i;
+        --i;
+      }
+    }
+
+    while (!stackDir.empty()) {
+      const std::string dir = stackDir[stackDir.size() - 1];
+      stackDir.pop_back();
+
+      if (!DirectoryExists(dir)) {
+        if (!::CreateDirectoryA(dir.c_str(), nullptr)) {
+          return WindowsError(dir, ::GetLastError());
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    
+    return Status::OK();
+  }
+
   Status RemoveDir(const std::string& dirname) override {
     if (!::RemoveDirectoryA(dirname.c_str())) {
       return WindowsError(dirname, ::GetLastError());