diff --git a/src/app/Backends/DAV.php b/src/app/Backends/DAV.php
--- a/src/app/Backends/DAV.php
+++ b/src/app/Backends/DAV.php
@@ -249,6 +249,34 @@
         return $response !== false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a DAV folder (collection)
+     *
+     * @param DAV\Folder $folder Folder object
+     *
+     * @return bool True on success, False on error
+     */
+    public function folderCreate(DAV\Folder $folder)
+    {
+        $response = $this->request($folder->href, 'MKCOL', $folder->toXML('mkcol'));
+
+        return $response !== false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Delete a DAV folder (collection)
+     *
+     * @param string $location Folder location
+     *
+     * @return bool True on success, False on error
+     */
+    public function folderDelete($location)
+    {
+        $response = $this->request($location, 'DELETE');
+
+        return $response !== false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get all properties of a folder.
      *
@@ -258,15 +286,10 @@
      */
     public function folderInfo(string $location)
     {
-        $body = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'
-            . '<d:propfind xmlns:d="DAV:">'
-                . '<d:allprop/>'
-            . '</d:propfind>';
+        $body = DAV\Folder::propfindXML();
 
         // Note: Cyrus CardDAV service requires Depth:1 (CalDAV works without it)
-        $headers =  ['Depth' => 1, 'Prefer' => 'return-minimal'];
-
-        $response = $this->request($location, 'PROPFIND', $body, $headers);
+        $response = $this->request($location, 'PROPFIND', $body, ['Depth' => 0, 'Prefer' => 'return-minimal']);
 
         if (!empty($response) && ($element = $response->getElementsByTagName('response')->item(0))) {
             return DAV\Folder::fromDomElement($element);
@@ -275,6 +298,61 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Update a DAV folder (collection)
+     *
+     * @param DAV\Folder $folder Folder object
+     *
+     * @return bool True on success, False on error
+     */
+    public function folderUpdate(DAV\Folder $folder)
+    {
+        // Note: Changing resourcetype property is forbidden (at least by Cyrus)
+
+        $response = $this->request($folder->href, 'PROPPATCH', $folder->toXML('propertyupdate'));
+
+        return $response !== false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize DAV folders (collections)
+     *
+     * @param \App\User    $user    User object
+     * @param array<array> $folders Folders list (path, displayname, type, components)
+     *
+     * @return bool True on success, False on error
+     */
+    public static function initDefaultFolders(\App\User $user, array $folders)
+    {
+        // FIXME: It looks like we'll need a way to authenticate the user, or cyrus admin
+        $dav = new self($email, $password);
+
+        foreach ($folders as $props) {
+            $folder = new DAV\Folder();
+            $folder->href = "addressbooks/user/{$user->email}/{$props['path']}";
+            $folder->name = $props['displayname'] ?? '';
+            $folder->types = ['collection', $props['type']];
+            $folder->components = $props['components'] ?? [];
+
+            // folder already exists? check the properties and update if needed
+            if ($existing = $dav->folderInfo($folder->href)) {
+                if ($existing->name != $folder->name || $existing->components != $folder->components) {
+                    if (!$dav->folderUpdate($folder)) {
+                        \Log::error("Failed to update DAV folder {$folder->href}");
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!$dav->folderCreate($folder)) {
+                \Log::error("Failed to create DAV folder {$folder->href}");
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Search DAV objects in a folder.
      *
diff --git a/src/app/Backends/DAV/Folder.php b/src/app/Backends/DAV/Folder.php
--- a/src/app/Backends/DAV/Folder.php
+++ b/src/app/Backends/DAV/Folder.php
@@ -74,4 +74,82 @@
 
         return $folder;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse folder properties input into XML string to use in a request
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function toXML($tag)
+    {
+        $ns = 'xmlns:d="DAV:"';
+        $props = '';
+        $type = null;
+
+        if (in_array('addressbook', $this->types)) {
+            $ns .= ' xmlns:c="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:carddav"';
+            $type = 'addressbook';
+        } elseif (in_array('calendar', $this->types)) {
+            $ns .= ' xmlns:c="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:caldav"';
+            $type = 'calendar';
+        }
+
+        $props .= '<d:resourcetype><d:collection/>' . ($type ? "<c:{$type}/>" : '') . '</d:resourcetype>';
+
+        if (!empty($this->components)) {
+            $props .= '<c:supported-calendar-component-set>';
+            foreach ($this->components as $component) {
+                $props .= '<c:comp name="' . $component . '"/>';
+            }
+            $props .= '</c:supported-calendar-component-set>';
+        }
+
+        if ($this->name !== null) {
+            $props .= '<d:displayname>' . htmlspecialchars($this->name, ENT_XML1, 'UTF-8') . '</d:displayname>';
+        }
+
+        if ($this->color !== null) {
+            $color = $this->color;
+            if (strlen($color) && $color[0] != '#') {
+                $color = '#' . $color;
+            }
+
+            $ns .= ' xmlns:a="http://apple.com/ns/ical/"';
+            $props .= '<a:calendar-color>' . htmlspecialchars($color, ENT_XML1, 'UTF-8') . '</a:calendar-color>';
+        }
+
+        return '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'
+            . "<d:{$tag} {$ns}><d:set><d:prop>{$props}</d:prop></d:set></d:{$tag}>";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get XML string for PROPFIND query on a folder
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function propfindXML()
+    {
+        $ns = implode(' ', [
+            'xmlns:d="DAV:"',
+            // 'xmlns:cs="http://calendarserver.org/ns/"',
+            'xmlns:c="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:caldav"',
+            // 'xmlns:a="http://apple.com/ns/ical/"',
+            // 'xmlns:k="Kolab:"'
+        ]);
+
+        // Note: <allprop> does not include some of the properties we're interested in
+        return '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'
+            . '<d:propfind ' . $ns . '>'
+                . '<d:prop>'
+                    // . '<a:calendar-color/>'
+                    . '<c:supported-calendar-component-set/>'
+                    // . '<cs:getctag/>'
+                    // . '<d:acl/>'
+                    // . '<d:current-user-privilege-set/>'
+                    . '<d:resourcetype/>'
+                    . '<d:displayname/>'
+                    // . '<k:alarms/>'
+                . '</d:prop>'
+            . '</d:propfind>';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/Jobs/User/CreateJob.php b/src/app/Jobs/User/CreateJob.php
--- a/src/app/Jobs/User/CreateJob.php
+++ b/src/app/Jobs/User/CreateJob.php
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@
             $user->status |= \App\User::STATUS_IMAP_READY;
         }
 
+        $folders = \config('services.dav.default_folders');
+        if (count($folders)) {
+            if (!\App\Backends\DAV::initDefaultFolders($user, $folders)) {
+                throw new \Exception("Failed to initialize DAV folders for user {$this->userId}.");
+            }
+        }
+
         // Make user active in non-mandate mode only
         if (
             !($wallet = $user->wallet())
diff --git a/src/config/services.php b/src/config/services.php
--- a/src/config/services.php
+++ b/src/config/services.php
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
 <?php
 
+$dav_folders = [];
+if (env('DAV_WITH_DEFAULT_FOLDERS', false)) {
+    $dav_folders = [
+        [
+            // FIXME: Should we use something else than 'Default'? This is
+            // what Cyrus creates, and I didn't find a setting to change it,
+            // we can only disable creation of the folder.
+            'path' => 'Default',
+            'displayname' => 'Calendar',
+            'components' => ['VEVENT'],
+            'type' => 'calendar',
+        ],
+        [
+            'path' => 'Tasks',
+            'displayname' => 'Tasks',
+            'components' => ['VTODO'],
+            'type' => 'calendar',
+        ],
+        [
+            // FIXME: Same here, should we use 'Contacts'?
+            'path' => 'Default',
+            'displayname' => 'Contacts',
+            'type' => 'addressbook',
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
 return [
 
     /*
@@ -58,6 +85,7 @@
 
     'dav' => [
         'uri' => env('DAV_URI', 'https://proxy/'),
+        'default_folders' => $dav_folders,
     ],
 
     'activesync' => [