diff --git a/Lib/pathlib.py b/Lib/pathlib.py
index fc7ce5eb2a..19142295c9 100644
--- a/Lib/pathlib.py
+++ b/Lib/pathlib.py
@@ -1217,8 +1217,8 @@ class Path(PurePath):
         except FileNotFoundError:
             if not parents or self.parent == self:
                 raise
-            self.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
-            self._accessor.mkdir(self, mode)
+            self.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            self.mkdir(mode, parents=False, exist_ok=exist_ok)
         except OSError:
             # Cannot rely on checking for EEXIST, since the operating system
             # could give priority to other errors like EACCES or EROFS
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py b/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
index 3ff9726d43..8b5d5a6eea 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import socket
 import stat
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+from unittest import mock
 
 from test import support
 android_not_root = support.android_not_root
@@ -1816,6 +1817,36 @@ class _BasePathTest(object):
             p.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
         self.assertEqual(cm.exception.errno, errno.EEXIST)
 
+    def test_mkdir_concurrent_parent_creation(self):
+        for pattern_num in range(32):
+            p = self.cls(BASE, 'dirCPC%d' % pattern_num)
+            self.assertFalse(p.exists())
+
+            def my_mkdir(path, mode=0o777):
+                path = str(path)
+                # Emulate another process that would create the directory
+                # just before we try to create it ourselves.  We do it
+                # in all possible pattern combinations, assuming that this
+                # function is called at most 5 times (dirCPC/dir1/dir2,
+                # dirCPC/dir1, dirCPC, dirCPC/dir1, cirCPC/dir1/dir2).
+                if pattern.pop():
+                    os.mkdir(path, mode)      # from another process
+                    concurrently_created.add(path)
+                os.mkdir(path, mode)          # our real call
+            org_mkdir = pathlib._normal_accessor.mkdir
+
+            pattern = [bool(pattern_num & (1 << n)) for n in range(5)]
+            concurrently_created = set()
+            p12 = p / 'dir1' / 'dir2'
+            try:
+                with mock.patch("pathlib._normal_accessor.mkdir", my_mkdir):
+                    p12.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=False)
+                got_exception = False
+            except FileExistsError:
+                got_exception = True
+            self.assertEqual(str(p12) in concurrently_created, got_exception)
+            self.assertTrue(p.exists())
+
     @with_symlinks
     def test_symlink_to(self):
         P = self.cls(BASE)