diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/google-drive/triggers/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/apps/google-drive/triggers/index.ts
index 3e0e1eb8..2ef00f43 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/apps/google-drive/triggers/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/google-drive/triggers/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import newFiles from './new-files';
 import newFilesInFolder from './new-files-in-folder';
+import newFolders from './new-folders';
 
-export default [newFiles, newFilesInFolder];
+export default [newFiles, newFilesInFolder, newFolders];
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/google-drive/triggers/new-folders/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/apps/google-drive/triggers/new-folders/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e327ee9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/google-drive/triggers/new-folders/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import defineTrigger from '../../../../helpers/define-trigger';
+import newFolders from './new-folders';
+
+export default defineTrigger({
+  name: 'New Folders',
+  key: 'newFolders',
+  pollInterval: 15,
+  description:
+    'Triggers when a new folder is added directly to a specific folder (but not its subfolder).',
+  arguments: [
+    {
+      label: 'Folder',
+      key: 'folderId',
+      type: 'dropdown' as const,
+      required: false,
+      description:
+        'Check a specific folder for new subfolders. Please note: new folders added to subfolders inside the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this flow. Defaults to the top-level folder if none is picked.',
+      variables: false,
+      source: {
+        type: 'query',
+        name: 'getDynamicData',
+        arguments: [
+          {
+            name: 'key',
+            value: 'listFolders',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+
+  async run($) {
+    await newFolders($);
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/google-drive/triggers/new-folders/new-folders.ts b/packages/backend/src/apps/google-drive/triggers/new-folders/new-folders.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40c52e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/google-drive/triggers/new-folders/new-folders.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { IGlobalVariable } from '@automatisch/types';
+
+const newFolders = async ($: IGlobalVariable) => {
+  let q = "mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.folder'";
+  if ($.step.parameters.folderId) {
+    q += ` and '${$.step.parameters.folderId}' in parents`;
+  } else {
+    q += ` and parents in 'root'`;
+  }
+
+  const params = {
+    pageToken: undefined as unknown as string,
+    orderBy: 'createdTime desc',
+    fields: '*',
+    pageSize: 1000,
+    q,
+  };
+
+  do {
+    const { data } = await $.http.get(`/v3/files`, { params });
+    params.pageToken = data.nextPageToken;
+
+    if (data.files?.length) {
+      for (const file of data.files) {
+        $.pushTriggerItem({
+          raw: file,
+          meta: {
+            internalId: file.id,
+          },
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  } while (params.pageToken);
+};
+
+export default newFolders;