diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 34bb78a..98c5865 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -654,17 +654,11 @@ impl Application for App {
                     match dialog_page {
                         DialogPage::NewItem { parent, name, dir } => {
                             let path = parent.join(name);
-                            match if dir {
-                                fs::create_dir(&path)
+                            self.operation(if dir {
+                                Operation::NewFolder { path }
                             } else {
-                                fs::File::create(&path).map(|_| ())
-                            } {
-                                Ok(()) => {}
-                                Err(err) => {
-                                    //TODO: dialog
-                                    log::warn!("failed to create {:?}: {}", path, err);
-                                }
-                            }
+                                Operation::NewFile { path }
+                            });
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -762,6 +756,7 @@ impl Application for App {
             }
             Message::PendingError(id, err) => {
                 if let Some((op, _)) = self.pending_operations.remove(&id) {
+                    //TODO: dialog?
                     self.failed_operations.insert(id, (op, err));
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/operation.rs b/src/operation.rs
index caee0f6..d049ee0 100644
--- a/src/operation.rs
+++ b/src/operation.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use cosmic::iced::futures::{channel::mpsc, SinkExt};
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
 
 use crate::app::Message;
 
@@ -10,13 +10,29 @@ fn err_str<T: ToString>(err: T) -> String {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Operation {
     /// Copy items
-    Copy { paths: Vec<PathBuf>, to: PathBuf },
+    Copy {
+        paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
+        to: PathBuf,
+    },
     /// Move items to the trash
-    Delete { paths: Vec<PathBuf> },
+    Delete {
+        paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    },
     /// Move items
-    Move { paths: Vec<PathBuf>, to: PathBuf },
+    Move {
+        paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
+        to: PathBuf,
+    },
+    NewFile {
+        path: PathBuf,
+    },
+    NewFolder {
+        path: PathBuf,
+    },
     /// Restore a path from the trash
-    Restore { paths: Vec<trash::TrashItem> },
+    Restore {
+        paths: Vec<trash::TrashItem>,
+    },
 }
 
 impl Operation {
@@ -44,6 +60,20 @@ impl Operation {
                         .await;
                 }
             }
+            Self::NewFolder { path } => {
+                tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| fs::create_dir(path))
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(err_str)?
+                    .map_err(err_str)?;
+                let _ = msg_tx.send(Message::PendingProgress(id, 100.0)).await;
+            }
+            Self::NewFile { path } => {
+                tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| fs::File::create(path))
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(err_str)?
+                    .map_err(err_str)?;
+                let _ = msg_tx.send(Message::PendingProgress(id, 100.0)).await;
+            }
             Self::Restore { paths } => {
                 let total = paths.len();
                 let mut count = 0;