diff --git a/libipm/scp.c b/libipm/scp.c
index c090bc50..0e96a192 100644
--- a/libipm/scp.c
+++ b/libipm/scp.c
@@ -649,6 +649,46 @@ scp_get_list_sessions_response(
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+int
+scp_send_create_sockdir_request(struct trans *trans)
+{
+    return libipm_msg_out_simple_send(
+               trans,
+               (int)E_SCP_CREATE_SOCKDIR_REQUEST,
+               NULL);
+}
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+int
+scp_send_create_sockdir_response(struct trans *trans,
+                                 enum scp_create_sockdir_status status)
+{
+    return libipm_msg_out_simple_send(
+               trans,
+               (int)E_SCP_CREATE_SOCKDIR_RESPONSE,
+               "i", status);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+int
+scp_get_create_sockdir_response(struct trans *trans,
+                                enum scp_create_sockdir_status *status)
+{
+    int32_t i_status = 0;
+    int rv = libipm_msg_in_parse(trans, "i", &i_status);
+    if (rv == 0)
+    {
+        *status = (enum scp_create_sockdir_status)i_status;
+    }
+
+    return rv;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 int
 scp_send_close_connection_request(struct trans *trans)
 {
diff --git a/libipm/scp.h b/libipm/scp.h
index 386493a0..1ec51e82 100644
--- a/libipm/scp.h
+++ b/libipm/scp.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ enum scp_msg_code
     E_SCP_LIST_SESSIONS_REQUEST,
     E_SCP_LIST_SESSIONS_RESPONSE,
 
+    E_SCP_CREATE_SOCKDIR_REQUEST,
+    E_SCP_CREATE_SOCKDIR_RESPONSE,
+
     E_SCP_CLOSE_CONNECTION_REQUEST
     // No E_SCP_CLOSE_CONNECTION_RESPONSE
 };
@@ -456,6 +459,43 @@ scp_get_list_sessions_response(
     enum scp_list_sessions_status *status,
     struct scp_session_info **info);
 
+/**
+ * Send an E_SCP_CREATE_SOCKDIR_REQUEST (SCP client)
+ *
+ * @param trans SCP transport
+ * @return != 0 for error
+ *
+ * In some configurations, chansrv is not started by sesman. In this
+ * instance, it may be necessary for the unprivileged sesman process to
+ * ask sesman to create the sockets dir so sesman can populate it.
+ *
+ * Server replies with E_SCP_CREATE_SOCKDIR_RESPONSE
+ */
+int
+scp_send_create_sockdir_request(struct trans *trans);
+
+/**
+ * Send an E_SCP_CREATE_SOCKDIR_RESPONSE (SCP server)
+ *
+ * @param trans SCP transport
+ * @param status Status of request
+ * @return != 0 for error
+ */
+int
+scp_send_create_sockdir_response(struct trans *trans,
+                                 enum scp_create_sockdir_status status);
+
+/**
+ * Parse an incoming E_SCP_CREATE_SOCKDIR_RESPONSE (SCP client)
+ *
+ * @param trans SCP transport
+ * @param[out] status Status of request
+ * @return != 0 for error
+ */
+int
+scp_get_create_sockdir_response(struct trans *trans,
+                                enum scp_create_sockdir_status *status);
+
 /**
  * Send an E_CLOSE_CONNECTION_REQUEST (SCP client)
  *
diff --git a/libipm/scp_application_types.h b/libipm/scp_application_types.h
index 89c7ca8a..ab6e8e0e 100644
--- a/libipm/scp_application_types.h
+++ b/libipm/scp_application_types.h
@@ -136,5 +136,23 @@ enum scp_list_sessions_status
     E_SCP_LS_NO_MEMORY
 };
 
+/**
+ * Status of a create sockdir message
+ */
+enum scp_create_sockdir_status
+{
+    E_SCP_CS_OK = 0,
+
+    /**
+     * Client hasn't logged in yet
+     */
+    E_SCP_CS_NOT_LOGGED_IN = 100,
+
+    /**
+     * sesman failed to create the directory
+     */
+    E_SCP_CS_OTHER_ERROR
+};
+
 
 #endif /* SCP_APPLICATION_TYPES_H */
diff --git a/libipm/scp_sync.c b/libipm/scp_sync.c
index 8312e9cb..cf565335 100644
--- a/libipm/scp_sync.c
+++ b/libipm/scp_sync.c
@@ -166,3 +166,45 @@ scp_sync_list_sessions_request(struct trans *t)
 
     return sessions;
 }
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+int
+scp_sync_create_sockdir_request(struct trans *t)
+{
+    int rv = scp_send_create_sockdir_request(t);
+    if (rv == 0)
+    {
+        rv = scp_sync_wait_specific(t, E_SCP_CREATE_SOCKDIR_RESPONSE);
+        if (rv == 0)
+        {
+            enum scp_create_sockdir_status status;
+            rv = scp_get_create_sockdir_response(t, &status);
+            if (rv == 0)
+            {
+                switch (status)
+                {
+                    case E_SCP_CS_OK:
+                        break;
+
+                    case E_SCP_CS_NOT_LOGGED_IN:
+                        LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "sesman reported not-logged-in");
+                        rv = 1;
+                        break;
+
+                    case E_SCP_CS_OTHER_ERROR:
+                        LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
+                            "sesman reported fail on create directory");
+                        rv = 1;
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+            scp_msg_in_reset(t); // Done with this message
+            if (!rv)
+            {
+                (void)scp_send_close_connection_request(t);
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+    return rv;
+}
diff --git a/libipm/scp_sync.h b/libipm/scp_sync.h
index b99d3b99..9b36ce85 100644
--- a/libipm/scp_sync.h
+++ b/libipm/scp_sync.h
@@ -86,4 +86,16 @@ scp_sync_uds_login_request(struct trans *t);
 struct list *
 scp_sync_list_sessions_request(struct trans *t);
 
+/**
+ * Send sockdir creation request to sesman and wait for answer
+ *
+ * @param t SCP transport
+ * @return 0 for successful response from sesman
+ *
+ * If non-zero is returned, the scp_connection has been closed (if
+ * appropriate) and simply remains to be deleted.
+ */
+int
+scp_sync_create_sockdir_request(struct trans *t);
+
 #endif /* SCP_SYNC_H */