diff --git a/fs/operations/operations.go b/fs/operations/operations.go
index d7c61e0b5..efb3c1f17 100644
--- a/fs/operations/operations.go
+++ b/fs/operations/operations.go
@@ -986,6 +986,64 @@ func Mkdir(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, dir string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// MkdirMetadata makes a destination directory or container with metadata
+//
+// If the destination Fs doesn't support this it will fall back to
+// Mkdir and in this case newDst will be nil.
+func MkdirMetadata(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, dir string, metadata fs.Metadata) (newDst fs.Directory, err error) {
+	do := f.Features().MkdirMetadata
+	if do == nil {
+		return nil, Mkdir(ctx, f, dir)
+	}
+	logName := fs.LogDirName(f, dir)
+	if SkipDestructive(ctx, logName, "make directory") {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	fs.Debugf(fs.LogDirName(f, dir), "Making directory with metadata")
+	newDst, err = do(ctx, dir, metadata)
+	if err != nil {
+		err = fs.CountError(err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if mtime, ok := metadata["mtime"]; ok {
+		fs.Infof(logName, "Made directory with metadata (mtime=%s)", mtime)
+	} else {
+		fs.Infof(logName, "Made directory with metadata")
+	}
+	return newDst, err
+}
+
+// MkdirModTime makes a destination directory or container with modtime
+//
+// If the destination Fs doesn't support this it will fall back to
+// Mkdir and in this case newDst will be nil.
+//
+// If the directory was created with MkDir then it will attempt to use
+// Fs.DirSetModTime if available.
+func MkdirModTime(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, dir string, modTime time.Time) (newDst fs.Directory, err error) {
+	logName := fs.LogDirName(f, dir)
+	if SkipDestructive(ctx, logName, "make directory") {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	metadata := fs.Metadata{
+		"mtime": modTime.Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+	}
+	newDst, err = MkdirMetadata(ctx, f, dir, metadata)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if newDst != nil {
+		// The directory was created and we have logged already
+		return newDst, nil
+	}
+	// The directory was created with Mkdir then we should try to set the time
+	if do := f.Features().DirSetModTime; do != nil {
+		err = do(ctx, dir, modTime)
+	}
+	fs.Infof(logName, "Made directory with modification time %v", modTime)
+	return newDst, err
+}
+
 // TryRmdir removes a container but not if not empty.  It doesn't
 // count errors but may return one.
 func TryRmdir(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, dir string) error {
@@ -2428,3 +2486,116 @@ func SkipDestructive(ctx context.Context, subject interface{}, action string) (s
 	}
 	return skip
 }
+
+// Return the best way of describing the directory for the logs
+func dirName(f fs.Fs, dst fs.Directory, dir string) any {
+	if dst != nil {
+		if dst.Remote() != "" {
+			return dst
+		}
+		// Root is described as the Fs
+		return f
+	}
+	if dir != "" {
+		return dir
+	}
+	// Root is described as the Fs
+	return f
+}
+
+// CopyDirMetadata copies the src directory to dst or f if nil.  If dst is nil then it uses
+// dir as the name of the new directory.
+//
+// It returns the destination directory if possible.  Note that this may
+// be nil.
+func CopyDirMetadata(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, dst fs.Directory, dir string, src fs.Directory) (newDst fs.Directory, err error) {
+	ci := fs.GetConfig(ctx)
+	logName := dirName(f, dst, dir)
+	if SkipDestructive(ctx, logName, "update directory metadata") {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Options for the directory metadata
+	options := []fs.OpenOption{}
+	if ci.MetadataSet != nil {
+		options = append(options, fs.MetadataOption(ci.MetadataSet))
+	}
+
+	// Read metadata from src and add options and use metadata mapper
+	metadata, err := fs.GetMetadataOptions(ctx, f, src, options)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Fall back to ModTime if metadata not available
+	if metadata == nil {
+		metadata = fs.Metadata{}
+	}
+	if metadata["mtime"] == "" {
+		metadata["mtime"] = src.ModTime(ctx).Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+	}
+
+	// Now set the metadata
+	if dst == nil {
+		do := f.Features().MkdirMetadata
+		if do == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("internal error: expecting %v to have MkdirMetadata method: %w", f, fs.ErrorNotImplemented)
+		}
+		newDst, err = do(ctx, dir, metadata)
+	} else {
+		do, ok := dst.(fs.SetMetadataer)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("internal error: expecting directory %T from %v to have SetMetadata method: %w", dir, f, fs.ErrorNotImplemented)
+		}
+		err = do.SetMetadata(ctx, metadata)
+		newDst = dst
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	fs.Infof(logName, "Updated directory metadata")
+	return newDst, nil
+}
+
+// SetDirModTime sets the modtime on dst or dir
+//
+// If dst is nil then it uses dir as the name of the directory.
+//
+// It returns the destination directory if possible. Note that this
+// may be nil.
+//
+// It does not create the directory.
+func SetDirModTime(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, dst fs.Directory, dir string, modTime time.Time) (newDst fs.Directory, err error) {
+	logName := dirName(f, dst, dir)
+	if SkipDestructive(ctx, logName, "set directory modification time") {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if dst != nil {
+		dir = dst.Remote()
+	}
+
+	// Try to set the ModTime with the Directory.SetModTime method first as this is the most efficient
+	if dst != nil {
+		if do, ok := dst.(fs.SetModTimer); ok {
+			err := do.SetModTime(ctx, modTime)
+			if err != nil {
+				return dst, err
+			}
+			fs.Infof(logName, "Set directory modification time (using SetModTime)")
+			return dst, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Next try to set the ModTime with the Fs.DirSetModTime method as this works for non-metadata backends
+	if do := f.Features().DirSetModTime; do != nil {
+		err := do(ctx, dir, modTime)
+		if err != nil {
+			return dst, err
+		}
+		fs.Infof(logName, "Set directory modification time (using DirSetModTime)")
+		return dst, nil
+	}
+
+	// Something should have worked so return an error
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("no method to set directory modtime found for %v (%T): %w", f, dir, fs.ErrorNotImplemented)
+}