diff --git a/packages/api/src/entity/folder_policy.ts b/packages/api/src/entity/folder_policy.ts
index 82bc0a160..94e72be5b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/entity/folder_policy.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/entity/folder_policy.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import {
   Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
   Entity,
   JoinColumn,
   ManyToOne,
   PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+  UpdateDateColumn,
 } from 'typeorm'
 import { User } from './user'
 
@@ -36,9 +38,15 @@ export class FolderPolicy {
   @Column('int')
   minimumItems!: number
 
-  @Column('timestamptz')
+  @CreateDateColumn({
+    type: 'timestamptz',
+    default: () => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP',
+  })
   createdAt!: Date
 
-  @Column('timestamptz')
+  @UpdateDateColumn({
+    type: 'timestamptz',
+    default: () => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP',
+  })
   updatedAt!: Date
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/folder_policy/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/folder_policy/index.ts
index d9ad12c2b..737d655e2 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/folder_policy/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/folder_policy/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-import { FolderPolicy } from '../../entity/folder_policy'
+import { FolderPolicy, FolderPolicyAction } from '../../entity/folder_policy'
 import {
+  CreateFolderPolicyError,
+  CreateFolderPolicySuccess,
   FolderPoliciesError,
   FolderPoliciesSuccess,
+  MutationCreateFolderPolicyArgs,
 } from '../../generated/graphql'
-import { findFolderPoliciesByUserId } from '../../services/folder_policy'
+import {
+  createFolderPolicy,
+  findFolderPoliciesByUserId,
+} from '../../services/folder_policy'
 import { Merge } from '../../util'
 import { authorized } from '../../utils/gql-utils'
 
@@ -21,3 +27,23 @@ export const folderPoliciesResolver = authorized<
     policies,
   }
 })
+
+export const createFolderPolicyResolver = authorized<
+  Merge<CreateFolderPolicySuccess, { policy: FolderPolicy }>,
+  CreateFolderPolicyError,
+  MutationCreateFolderPolicyArgs
+>(async (_, { input }, { uid }) => {
+  const { folder, action, afterDays, minimumItems } = input
+
+  const policy = await createFolderPolicy({
+    userId: uid,
+    folder,
+    action: action as unknown as FolderPolicyAction,
+    afterDays,
+    minimumItems: minimumItems ?? 0,
+  })
+
+  return {
+    policy,
+  }
+})
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
index b03b13e90..21a5d4d78 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types */
 import { createHmac } from 'crypto'
 import { isError } from 'lodash'
-import { FolderPolicy } from '../entity/folder_policy'
 import { Highlight } from '../entity/highlight'
 import { LibraryItem } from '../entity/library_item'
 import {
@@ -53,7 +52,10 @@ import {
   saveDiscoverArticleResolver,
 } from './discover_feeds'
 import { optInFeatureResolver } from './features'
-import { folderPoliciesResolver } from './folder_policy'
+import {
+  createFolderPolicyResolver,
+  folderPoliciesResolver,
+} from './folder_policy'
 import { highlightsResolver } from './highlight'
 import {
   hiddenHomeSectionResolver,
@@ -309,6 +311,7 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
     exportToIntegration: exportToIntegrationResolver,
     replyToEmail: replyToEmailResolver,
     refreshHome: refreshHomeResolver,
+    createFolderPolicy: createFolderPolicyResolver,
   },
   Query: {
     me: getMeUserResolver,
@@ -884,4 +887,5 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
   ...resultResolveTypeResolver('HiddenHomeSection'),
   ...resultResolveTypeResolver('Highlights'),
   ...resultResolveTypeResolver('FolderPolicies'),
+  ...resultResolveTypeResolver('CreateFolderPolicy'),
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/test/resolvers/folder_policy.test.ts b/packages/api/test/resolvers/folder_policy.test.ts
index 84254eb14..f4d30925a 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/resolvers/folder_policy.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/resolvers/folder_policy.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai'
 import { FolderPolicyAction } from '../../src/entity/folder_policy'
 import { User } from '../../src/entity/user'
-import { createFolderPolicy } from '../../src/services/folder_policy'
+import { FolderPolicy } from '../../src/generated/graphql'
+import {
+  createFolderPolicy,
+  deleteFolderPolicy,
+  findFolderPolicyById,
+} from '../../src/services/folder_policy'
 import { deleteUser } from '../../src/services/user'
 import { createTestUser } from '../db'
 import { graphqlRequest, loginAndGetAuthToken } from '../util'
-import { expect } from 'chai'
 
 describe('Folder Policy API', () => {
   let loginUser: User
@@ -54,6 +59,51 @@ describe('Folder Policy API', () => {
       const policies = res.body.data.folderPolicies.policies as any[]
       expect(policies).to.have.lengthOf(1)
       expect(policies[0].id).to.equal(existingPolicy.id)
+
+      await deleteFolderPolicy(existingPolicy.id)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Create Folder Policy', () => {
+    const mutation = `
+      mutation CreateFolderPolicy($input: CreateFolderPolicyInput!) {
+        createFolderPolicy(input: $input) {
+          ... on CreateFolderPolicySuccess {
+            policy {
+              id
+              folder
+              action
+              createdAt
+              updatedAt
+            }
+          }
+          ... on CreateFolderPolicyError {
+            errorCodes
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    `
+
+    it('should create a folder policy', async () => {
+      const input = {
+        folder: 'test-folder',
+        action: FolderPolicyAction.ARCHIVE,
+        afterDays: 30,
+        minimumItems: 10,
+      }
+
+      const res = await graphqlRequest(mutation, authToken, { input }).expect(
+        200
+      )
+
+      const createdPolicy = res.body.data.createFolderPolicy
+        .policy as FolderPolicy
+
+      const policy = await findFolderPolicyById(createdPolicy.id)
+      expect(policy).to.exist
+      expect(policy?.folder).to.equal(input.folder)
+
+      await deleteFolderPolicy(createdPolicy.id)
     })
   })
 })