diff --git a/UI/Common/UIxFolderActions.h b/UI/Common/UIxFolderActions.h
index 8d77775ec..83d1a34c9 100644
--- a/UI/Common/UIxFolderActions.h
+++ b/UI/Common/UIxFolderActions.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* UIxFolderActions.h - this file is part of SOGo
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2013 Inverse inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2014 Inverse inc.
  *
  * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 - (WOResponse *) canAccessContentAction;
 - (WOResponse *) activateFolderAction;
 - (WOResponse *) deactivateFolderAction;
+- (WOResponse *) newguidAction;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/UI/Common/UIxFolderActions.m b/UI/Common/UIxFolderActions.m
index 48c684ac0..332c98b9e 100644
--- a/UI/Common/UIxFolderActions.m
+++ b/UI/Common/UIxFolderActions.m
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* UIxFolderActions.m - this file is part of SOGo
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2013 Inverse inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2014 Inverse inc.
  *
  * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -192,6 +192,40 @@
   return [self _realFolderActivation: NO];
 }
 
+- (WOResponse *) newguidAction
+{
+  NSString *objectId, *folderId;
+  NSDictionary *data;
+  WOResponse *response;
+  SOGoFolder *co;
+  SoSecurityManager *sm;
+
+  co = [self clientObject];
+  objectId = [co globallyUniqueObjectId];
+  if ([objectId length] > 0)
+    {
+      sm = [SoSecurityManager sharedSecurityManager];
+      if (![sm validatePermission: SoPerm_AddDocumentsImagesAndFiles
+	      onObject: co
+	      inContext: context])
+	{
+          folderId = [co nameInContainer];
+	}
+      else
+	{
+          folderId = @"personal";
+	}
+      data = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys: objectId, @"id", folderId, @"pid", nil];
+      response = [self responseWithStatus: 200
+                                andString: [data jsonRepresentation]];
+    }
+  else
+    response = [NSException exceptionWithHTTPStatus: 500 /* Internal Error */
+                                             reason: @"could not create a unique ID"];
+
+  return response;
+}
+
 - (WOResponse *) renameFolderAction
 {
   WOResponse *response;
diff --git a/UI/Common/product.plist b/UI/Common/product.plist
index 160e4155f..84b835fc5 100644
--- a/UI/Common/product.plist
+++ b/UI/Common/product.plist
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@
         };
       };
     };
+    SOGoFolder = {
+      methods = {
+        newguid = {
+          protectedBy = "<public>";
+          actionClass = "UIxFolderActions";
+          actionName  = "newguid";
+        };
+      };
+    };
     SOGoGCSFolder = {
       methods = {
         subscribe = {