diff --git a/sandbox/src/syscall/file.rs b/sandbox/src/syscall/file.rs
index 2823cb81..8bfa6c4f 100644
--- a/sandbox/src/syscall/file.rs
+++ b/sandbox/src/syscall/file.rs
@@ -1592,3 +1592,20 @@ pub async fn handle_getpeername<T: Guest<Sandbox>>(
     // FD not in table, let the original syscall through (will likely fail with EBADF)
     Ok(None)
 }
+
+/// The `rmdir` system call.
+///
+/// This intercepts `rmdir` system calls and translates paths according to the mount table.
+pub async fn handle_rmdir<T: Guest<Sandbox>>(
+    guest: &mut T,
+    args: &reverie::syscalls::Rmdir,
+    mount_table: &MountTable,
+) -> Result<Option<Syscall>, Error> {
+    if let Some(path_addr) = args.path() {
+        if let Some(new_path_addr) = translate_path(guest, path_addr, mount_table).await? {
+            let new_syscall = args.with_path(Some(new_path_addr));
+            return Ok(Some(Syscall::Rmdir(new_syscall)));
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(None)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sandbox/src/syscall/mod.rs b/sandbox/src/syscall/mod.rs
index b324fc01..ff5fd758 100644
--- a/sandbox/src/syscall/mod.rs
+++ b/sandbox/src/syscall/mod.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ pub async fn dispatch_syscall<T: Guest<Sandbox>>(
                 Ok(SyscallResult::Syscall(syscall))
             }
         }
+        Syscall::Rmdir(args) => {
+            if let Some(modified) = file::handle_rmdir(guest, args, mount_table).await? {
+                Ok(SyscallResult::Syscall(modified))
+            } else {
+                Ok(SyscallResult::Syscall(syscall))
+            }
+        }
         Syscall::Fork(args) => {
             if let Some(result) = process::handle_fork(guest, args, fd_table).await? {
                 Ok(SyscallResult::Value(result))