diff --git a/itemmanager.py b/itemmanager.py
index 2506dab..b8f3708 100644
--- a/itemmanager.py
+++ b/itemmanager.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from api import StandardNotesAPI
+from uuid import uuid1
 
 class ItemManager:
     items = {}
@@ -65,6 +66,19 @@ class ItemManager:
         item['dirty'] = True
         self.syncItems()
 
+    def createNote(self, name, time):
+        uuid = str(uuid1())
+        content = dict(title=name, text='', references=[])
+        self.items[uuid] = dict(content_type='Note',
+                dirty=True,
+                auth_hash=None,
+                uuid=uuid,
+                created_at=time,
+                updated_at=time,
+                enc_item_key='',
+                content=content)
+        return 0
+
     def __init__(self, username, password):
         self.standard_notes = StandardNotesAPI(username, password)
         self.syncItems()
diff --git a/sn-fs.py b/sn-fs.py
index 8c76085..691da2c 100644
--- a/sn-fs.py
+++ b/sn-fs.py
@@ -79,15 +79,20 @@ class StandardNotesFS(LoggingMixIn, Operations):
 
         return len(data)
 
+    def create(self, path, mode):
+        path_parts = path.split('/')
+        note_name = path_parts[1]
+        now = datetime.utcnow().isoformat()[:-3] + 'Z' # hack
+
+        self.item_manager.createNote(note_name, now)
+        return 0
+
     def chmod(self, path, mode):
         return 0
 
     def chown(self, path, uid, gid):
         return 0
 
-    def create(self, path, mode):
-        return 0
-
     def destroy(self, path):
         return 0