diff --git a/docs/05_Configuration/Confluence_upload.md b/docs/05_Configuration/Confluence_upload.md
index 810ab9fb..9402cdb6 100644
--- a/docs/05_Configuration/Confluence_upload.md
+++ b/docs/05_Configuration/Confluence_upload.md
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ You can obtain a page's id by checking the links of the actions on the page (pag
 }
 ```
 
+If using an `ancestor_id` you may wish to create the page automatically if it doesn't exist.
+To do so, set `create_root_if_missing` to true.
+
+```json
+{
+    "confluence": {
+        "ancestor_id": 50370632,
+        "create_root_if_missing": true
+    }
+}
+```
+
 ## Prefix
 
 Because confluence can't have two pages with the same name in a space, I recommend you define a prefix for your pages.
diff --git a/libs/Format/Confluence/Config.php b/libs/Format/Confluence/Config.php
index eedd3cae..3a6c5015 100644
--- a/libs/Format/Confluence/Config.php
+++ b/libs/Format/Confluence/Config.php
@@ -86,4 +86,9 @@ public function getHeader()
     {
         return $this->getValue('header');
     }
+
+    public function createRootIfMissing()
+    {
+        return $this->hasValue('create_root_if_missing') ? $this->getValue('create_root_if_missing') : false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/libs/Format/Confluence/Publisher.php b/libs/Format/Confluence/Publisher.php
index 3b158434..c451c00d 100644
--- a/libs/Format/Confluence/Publisher.php
+++ b/libs/Format/Confluence/Publisher.php
@@ -104,10 +104,31 @@ function () use ($ancestorId, $tree, $published) {
         $delete->handle($published);
     }
 
+    protected function rootNotFound(string $rootTitle, array $pages)
+    {
+        $pageNotFound = "Could not find a page named '$rootTitle'";
+        $configRecommendation = "To create the page automatically, add '\"create_root_if_missing\": true'"
+        . " in the 'confluence' section of your Daux configuration.";
+
+        if (empty($pages)) {
+            throw new ConfluenceConfigurationException(
+                "$pageNotFound as no page were found with the specified ancestor_id.$configRecommendation"
+            );
+        }
+
+        $pageNames = implode(
+            "', '",
+            array_map(function ($page) { return $page['title']; }, $pages)
+        );
+
+        throw new ConfluenceConfigurationException("$pageNotFound but found ['$pageNames'].$configRecommendation");
+    }
+
     protected function getRootPage($tree)
     {
         if ($this->confluence->hasAncestorId()) {
-            $pages = $this->client->getList($this->confluence->getAncestorId());
+            $ancestorId = $this->confluence->getAncestorId();
+            $pages = $this->client->getList($ancestorId);
             $rootTitle = $tree['title'];
 
             foreach ($pages as $page) {
@@ -116,14 +137,13 @@ protected function getRootPage($tree)
                 }
             }
 
-            $pageNames = implode(
-                "', '",
-                array_map(function ($page) { return $page['title']; }, $pages)
-            );
+            if ($this->confluence->createRootIfMissing()) {
+                $id = $this->client->createPage($ancestorId, $rootTitle, 'The content will come very soon !');
 
-            throw new ConfluenceConfigurationException(
-                "Could not find a page named '$rootTitle' but found ['$pageNames']."
-            );
+                return $this->client->getPage($id);
+            }
+
+            $this->rootNotFound($rootTitle, $pages);
         }
 
         if ($this->confluence->hasRootId()) {