diff --git a/smtpd/manifests/init.pp b/smtpd/manifests/init.pp
index f6e7299..35eb16a 100644
--- a/smtpd/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/smtpd/manifests/init.pp
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ class smtpd::server(
         content => template("smtpd/server.conf.erb"),
     }
 
+    file { [ "/root/${maildir}", "/etc/skel/${maildir}" ]:
+        ensure => directory,
+        mode   => "0700",
+        owner  => "root",
+        group  => "wheel",
+        before => Service["smtpd"],
+    }
+
     file { "/etc/mail/certs":
         ensure => directory,
         mode   => "0700",