diff --git a/config/joshuto.toml b/config/joshuto.toml
index 455210d68..054324122 100644
--- a/config/joshuto.toml
+++ b/config/joshuto.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 numbered_command = false
 
+focus_on_create = true
 use_trash = true
 watch_files = true
 xdg_open = false
diff --git a/docs/configuration/joshuto.toml.md b/docs/configuration/joshuto.toml.md
index ee88c33de..1fc6e6e7e 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/joshuto.toml.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/joshuto.toml.md
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ use_trash = true
 # Watch for filesystem changes and update directory listings accordingly
 watch_files = true
 
+# If true the cursor will focus newly created files or directories with `:touch` or `:mkdir`
+# Even if true, the behavior can be avoided prefixing the new file/dir with "./"
+# E.g.:
+# - `:mkdir a` moves the cursor to the new directory `a`
+# - `:mkdir ./b` keeps the cursor where it was
+focus_on_create = true
+
 # The maximum file size to show a preview for
 max_preview_size = 2097152 # 2MB
 
diff --git a/src/commands/cursor_move.rs b/src/commands/cursor_move.rs
index 1f6e5ff8f..2d7688f73 100644
--- a/src/commands/cursor_move.rs
+++ b/src/commands/cursor_move.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+use std::path;
+
 use crate::context::AppContext;
-use crate::error::AppResult;
+use crate::error::{AppError, AppErrorKind, AppResult};
 use crate::ui::AppBackend;
 
 pub fn lazy_load_directory_size(context: &mut AppContext) {
@@ -54,6 +56,21 @@ pub fn cursor_move(context: &mut AppContext, new_index: usize) {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn to_path(context: &mut AppContext, path: &path::Path) -> AppResult {
+    // This error should never happen
+    let err = || AppError::new(AppErrorKind::UnknownError, String::from("Unexpected error"));
+    let ui_context = context.ui_context_ref().clone();
+    let display_options = context.config_ref().display_options_ref().clone();
+    if let Some(curr_list) = context.tab_context_mut().curr_tab_mut().curr_list_mut() {
+        if let path::Component::Normal(name) = path.components().next().ok_or_else(err)? {
+            let index = curr_list.get_index_from_name(name.to_str().ok_or_else(err)?);
+            curr_list.set_index(index, &ui_context, &display_options);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub fn up(context: &mut AppContext, u: usize) -> AppResult {
     let movement = context
         .tab_context_ref()
diff --git a/src/commands/new_directory.rs b/src/commands/new_directory.rs
index ec9efd470..32b248e5c 100644
--- a/src/commands/new_directory.rs
+++ b/src/commands/new_directory.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::path;
 
+use crate::commands::cursor_move;
 use crate::context::AppContext;
 use crate::error::AppResult;
 use crate::history::DirectoryHistory;
@@ -13,5 +14,10 @@ pub fn new_directory(context: &mut AppContext, p: &path::Path) -> AppResult {
         tab.history_mut()
             .reload(&curr_path, &options, &tab_options)?;
     }
+
+    if context.config_ref().focus_on_create {
+        cursor_move::to_path(context, p)?;
+    }
+
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/touch_file.rs b/src/commands/touch_file.rs
index 27249b1c5..f36befff7 100644
--- a/src/commands/touch_file.rs
+++ b/src/commands/touch_file.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::time::SystemTime;
 
 use filetime::FileTime;
 
+use crate::commands::cursor_move;
 use crate::context::AppContext;
 use crate::error::AppResult;
 use crate::history::create_dirlist_with_history;
@@ -58,5 +59,10 @@ pub fn touch_file(context: &mut AppContext, arg: &str) -> AppResult {
             create_dirlist_with_history(history, path.as_path(), &options, &tab_options)?;
         history.insert(path, new_dirlist);
     }
+
+    if context.config_ref().focus_on_create {
+        cursor_move::to_path(context, path::Path::new(arg))?;
+    }
+
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/config/clean/app/config.rs b/src/config/clean/app/config.rs
index 292078d5d..fb8ceda73 100644
--- a/src/config/clean/app/config.rs
+++ b/src/config/clean/app/config.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub struct AppConfig {
     pub xdg_open: bool,
     pub xdg_open_fork: bool,
     pub watch_files: bool,
+    pub focus_on_create: bool,
     pub cmd_aliases: HashMap<String, String>,
     pub _display_options: DisplayOption,
     pub _preview_options: PreviewOption,
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ impl From<AppConfigRaw> for AppConfig {
             xdg_open_fork: raw.xdg_open_fork,
             watch_files: raw.watch_files,
             cmd_aliases: raw.cmd_aliases,
+            focus_on_create: raw.focus_on_create,
             _display_options: DisplayOption::from(raw.display_options),
             _preview_options: PreviewOption::from(raw.preview_options),
             _search_options: SearchOption::from(raw.search_options),
diff --git a/src/config/raw/app/config.rs b/src/config/raw/app/config.rs
index be358bcce..feac4f2a1 100644
--- a/src/config/raw/app/config.rs
+++ b/src/config/raw/app/config.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ pub struct AppConfigRaw {
     pub xdg_open_fork: bool,
     #[serde(default = "default_true")]
     pub watch_files: bool,
+    #[serde(default = "default_true")]
+    pub focus_on_create: bool,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub cmd_aliases: HashMap<String, String>,
     #[serde(default, rename = "display")]
diff --git a/src/fs/dirlist.rs b/src/fs/dirlist.rs
index 72b809b08..2acf7c1b8 100644
--- a/src/fs/dirlist.rs
+++ b/src/fs/dirlist.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ impl JoshutoDirList {
         self.index
     }
 
+    pub fn get_index_from_name(&self, name: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+        for (index, entry) in self.iter().enumerate() {
+            if name == entry.file_name() {
+                return Some(index);
+            }
+        }
+
+        None
+    }
+
     pub fn get_visual_mode_anchor_index(&self) -> Option<usize> {
         self.visual_mode_anchor_index
     }