diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/account/service.go b/apps/backend/internal/account/service.go
index 749f313..fd664d5 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/account/service.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/account/service.go
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ func (s *Service) Register(ctx context.Context, db bun.IDB, opts RegisterOptions
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
+	_, err = s.vfs.CreateDirectory(ctx, db, acc.ID, uuid.Nil, virtualfs.RootDirectoryName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
 	return acc, u, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/virtualfs/vfs.go b/apps/backend/internal/virtualfs/vfs.go
index 990bff2..6cbc042 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/virtualfs/vfs.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/virtualfs/vfs.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ type FileContent struct {
 	blobKey blob.Key
 }
 
+const RootDirectoryName = "root"
+
 func FileContentFromReader(reader io.Reader) FileContent {
 	return FileContent{reader: reader}
 }