diff --git a/extmod/vfs_fat.c b/extmod/vfs_fat.c
index df5cbb0d62f8ab217bd539982d7bc048307d7164..a691ee062ce6f0f65167a38d9b78f7b1c1593896 100644
--- a/extmod/vfs_fat.c
+++ b/extmod/vfs_fat.c
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t fat_vfs_remove(mp_obj_t vfs_in, mp_obj_t path_in) {
 }
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(fat_vfs_remove_obj, fat_vfs_remove);
 
+STATIC mp_obj_t fat_vfs_rmdir(mp_obj_t vfs_in, mp_obj_t path_in) {
+    // TODO: Currently just redirects to fat_vfs_remove(), which are
+    // backed by the same underlying FatFs function. Should at least
+    // check that path is actually a dir.
+    return fat_vfs_remove(vfs_in, path_in);
+}
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(fat_vfs_rmdir_obj, fat_vfs_rmdir);
+
 STATIC mp_obj_t fat_vfs_rename(mp_obj_t vfs_in, mp_obj_t path_in, mp_obj_t path_out) {
     (void)vfs_in;
     const char *old_path = mp_obj_str_get_str(path_in);
@@ -247,6 +255,7 @@ STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t fat_vfs_locals_dict_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_open), MP_ROM_PTR(&fat_vfs_open_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_listdir), MP_ROM_PTR(&fat_vfs_listdir_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_mkdir), MP_ROM_PTR(&fat_vfs_mkdir_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_rmdir), MP_ROM_PTR(&fat_vfs_rmdir_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_chdir), MP_ROM_PTR(&fat_vfs_chdir_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_getcwd), MP_ROM_PTR(&fat_vfs_getcwd_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_remove), MP_ROM_PTR(&fat_vfs_remove_obj) },