diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index adc310c..cc9f678 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ are supported:
 * `previous`/`next`: Play previous/next track
 * `clear`: Clear playlist
 * `share [current | selected]`: Copies a sharable URL of either the selected item or the currernt song to the system clipboard
+* `newplaylist <name>`: Create new playlist with name `<name>`
 
 The screens can be opened with `queue`, `search`, `playlists` and `log`, whereas
 `search` can be supplied with a search term that will be entered after opening
diff --git a/src/command.rs b/src/command.rs
index 0390442..e51324a 100644
--- a/src/command.rs
+++ b/src/command.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ pub enum Command {
     ReloadConfig,
     Noop,
     Insert(Option<String>),
+    NewPlaylist(String),
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Command {
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Command {
             Command::Help => "help".to_string(),
             Command::ReloadConfig => "reload".to_string(),
             Command::Insert(_) => "insert".to_string(),
+            Command::NewPlaylist(name) => format!("new playlist {}", name),
         };
         write!(f, "{}", repr)
     }
@@ -360,6 +362,13 @@ pub fn parse(input: &str) -> Option<Command> {
                     .map(|url| Command::Insert(Some((*url).to_string())))
             }
         }
+        "newplaylist" => {
+            if !args.is_empty() {
+                Some(Command::NewPlaylist(args.join(" ")))
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        }
         "noop" => Some(Command::Noop),
         _ => None,
     }
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index edac43c..09c3fb3 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ impl CommandManager {
                 self.register_keybindings(s);
                 Ok(None)
             }
+            Command::NewPlaylist(name) => {
+                match self.spotify.create_playlist(name, None, None) {
+                    Some(_) => self.library.update_library(),
+                    None => error!("could not create playlist {}", name),
+                }
+                Ok(None)
+            }
             Command::Search(_)
             | Command::Jump(_)
             | Command::Move(_, _)