diff --git a/backend/cache/cache.go b/backend/cache/cache.go
index 1a7332721..d06e757ca 100644
--- a/backend/cache/cache.go
+++ b/backend/cache/cache.go
@@ -1829,6 +1829,19 @@ func (f *Fs) isRootInPath(p string) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(p, f.Root()+"/")
 }
 
+// MergeDirs merges the contents of all the directories passed
+// in into the first one and rmdirs the other directories.
+func (f *Fs) MergeDirs(ctx context.Context, dirs []fs.Directory) error {
+	do := f.Fs.Features().MergeDirs
+	if do == nil {
+		return errors.New("MergeDirs not supported")
+	}
+	for _, dir := range dirs {
+		_ = f.cache.RemoveDir(dir.Remote())
+	}
+	return do(ctx, dirs)
+}
+
 // DirCacheFlush flushes the dir cache
 func (f *Fs) DirCacheFlush() {
 	_ = f.cache.RemoveDir("")
@@ -1926,4 +1939,5 @@ var (
 	_ fs.UserInfoer     = (*Fs)(nil)
 	_ fs.Disconnecter   = (*Fs)(nil)
 	_ fs.Commander      = (*Fs)(nil)
+	_ fs.MergeDirser    = (*Fs)(nil)
 )
diff --git a/backend/cache/cache_test.go b/backend/cache/cache_test.go
index 7f9175861..56a9ba918 100644
--- a/backend/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/backend/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func TestIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	fstests.Run(t, &fstests.Opt{
 		RemoteName:                   "TestCache:",
 		NilObject:                    (*cache.Object)(nil),
-		UnimplementableFsMethods:     []string{"PublicLink", "MergeDirs", "OpenWriterAt"},
+		UnimplementableFsMethods:     []string{"PublicLink", "OpenWriterAt"},
 		UnimplementableObjectMethods: []string{"MimeType", "ID", "GetTier", "SetTier"},
 		SkipInvalidUTF8:              true, // invalid UTF-8 confuses the cache
 	})