diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 763f576..e0ecc35 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const temporaryFileTask = async (callback, options) => runTask(temporaryF
 
 export function temporaryDirectory({prefix = ''} = {}) {
 	const directory = getPath(prefix);
-	fs.mkdirSync(directory);
+	fs.mkdirSync(directory, {recursive: true});
 	return directory;
 }
 
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index a914a62..f3d08da 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -68,10 +68,16 @@ test('.task() - cleans up even if callback throws', async t => {
 });
 
 test('.directory()', t => {
-	const prefix = 'name_';
+	let prefix = 'name_';
 
 	t.true(temporaryDirectory().includes(tempDir));
 	t.true(path.basename(temporaryDirectory({prefix})).startsWith(prefix));
+
+	prefix = path.join('parent', 'name_');
+
+	t.true(temporaryDirectory().includes(tempDir));
+	t.true(path.basename(temporaryDirectory({prefix})).startsWith(prefix.split(path.sep)[1]));
+	t.true(path.dirname(temporaryDirectory({prefix})).split(path.sep).pop() === prefix.split(path.sep)[0]);
 });
 
 test('.directory.task()', async t => {