diff --git a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaLog.scala b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaLog.scala
index c6f80d76ffd..5456018c5c2 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaLog.scala
+++ b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaLog.scala
@@ -500,14 +500,6 @@ class DeltaLog private(
     createDirIfNotExists(FileNames.commitDirPath(logPath))
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create the log directory. Unlike `ensureLogDirectoryExist`, this method doesn't check whether
-   * the log directory exists and it will ignore the return value of `mkdirs`.
-   */
-  def createLogDirectory(): Unit = {
-    logPath.getFileSystem(newDeltaHadoopConf()).mkdirs(logPath)
-  }
-
   /* ------------  *
    |  Integration  |
    * ------------  */
diff --git a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/OptimisticTransaction.scala b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/OptimisticTransaction.scala
index 1f581cc96f7..48b47612d5b 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/OptimisticTransaction.scala
+++ b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/OptimisticTransaction.scala
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ trait OptimisticTransactionImpl extends TransactionalWrite
         .assignIfMissing(protocol, allActions, getFirstAttemptVersion)
 
       if (readVersion < 0) {
-        deltaLog.createLogDirectory()
+        deltaLog.ensureLogDirectoryExist()
       }
       val fsWriteStartNano = System.nanoTime()
       val jsonActions = allActions.map(_.json)
@@ -1694,6 +1694,9 @@ trait OptimisticTransactionImpl extends TransactionalWrite
         }
         logWarning("Detected no metadata in initial commit but commit validation was turned off.")
       }
+    } else {
+      // Ensure Commit Directory exists if managed commits is enabled on an existing table.
+      newMetadata.flatMap(_.managedCommitOwnerName).foreach(_ => deltaLog.ensureLogDirectoryExist())
     }
 
     val partitionColumns = metadata.physicalPartitionSchema.fieldNames.toSet
diff --git a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/commands/CloneTableBase.scala b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/commands/CloneTableBase.scala
index af4d66993cc..2f123a398ee 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/commands/CloneTableBase.scala
+++ b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/commands/CloneTableBase.scala
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ abstract class CloneTableBase(
     }
 
     if (txn.readVersion < 0) {
-      destinationTable.createLogDirectory()
+      destinationTable.ensureLogDirectoryExist()
     }
 
     val metadataToUpdate = determineTargetMetadata(txn.snapshot, deltaOperation.name)
diff --git a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/commands/WriteIntoDelta.scala b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/commands/WriteIntoDelta.scala
index 9c2505aeed9..517c1f5f373 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/commands/WriteIntoDelta.scala
+++ b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/commands/WriteIntoDelta.scala
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ case class WriteIntoDelta(
 
     if (txn.readVersion < 0) {
       // Initialize the log path
-      deltaLog.createLogDirectory()
+      deltaLog.ensureLogDirectoryExist()
     }
 
     val (newFiles, addFiles, deletedFiles) = (mode, replaceWhere) match {
diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaLogSuite.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaLogSuite.scala
index 93ede5a355c..9a5719e33bf 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaLogSuite.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaLogSuite.scala
@@ -687,11 +687,14 @@ class DeltaLogSuite extends QueryTest
       val fs = logPath.getFileSystem(log.newDeltaHadoopConf())
       assert(fs.exists(logPath), "Log path should exist.")
       assert(fs.getFileStatus(logPath).isDirectory, "Log path should be a directory")
+      val commitPath = FileNames.commitDirPath(logPath)
+      assert(fs.exists(commitPath), "Commit path should exist.")
+      assert(fs.getFileStatus(logPath).isDirectory, "Commit path should be a directory")
     }
   }
 
   test("DeltaLog should throw exception when unable to create log directory " +
-    "with filesystem IO Exception") {
+      "with filesystem IO Exception") {
     withTempDir { dir =>
       val path = dir.getCanonicalPath
       val log = DeltaLog.forTable(spark, new Path(path))
diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/OptimisticTransactionSuite.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/OptimisticTransactionSuite.scala
index a621b7e854b..86f82fcd5d2 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/OptimisticTransactionSuite.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/OptimisticTransactionSuite.scala
@@ -297,6 +297,29 @@ class OptimisticTransactionSuite
     }
   }
 
+  test("enabling Managed Commits on an existing table should create commit dir") {
+    withTempDir { tempDir =>
+      val log = DeltaLog.forTable(spark, new Path(tempDir.getAbsolutePath))
+      val metadata = Metadata()
+      log.startTransaction().commit(Seq(metadata), ManualUpdate)
+      val fs = log.logPath.getFileSystem(log.newDeltaHadoopConf())
+      val commitDir = FileNames.commitDirPath(log.logPath)
+      // Delete commit directory.
+      fs.delete(commitDir)
+      assert(!fs.exists(commitDir))
+      // With no Managed Commits conf, commit directory should not be created.
+      log.startTransaction().commit(Seq(metadata), ManualUpdate)
+      assert(!fs.exists(commitDir))
+      // Enabling Managed Commits on an existing table should create the commit dir.
+      CommitOwnerProvider.registerBuilder(InMemoryCommitOwnerBuilder(3))
+      val newMetadata = metadata.copy(configuration =
+        (metadata.configuration ++
+          Map(DeltaConfigs.MANAGED_COMMIT_OWNER_NAME.key -> "in-memory")).toMap)
+      log.startTransaction().commit(Seq(newMetadata), ManualUpdate)
+      assert(fs.exists(commitDir))
+    }
+  }
+
   test("AddFile with different partition schema compared to metadata should fail") {
     withTempDir { tempDir =>
       val log = DeltaLog.forTable(spark, new Path(tempDir.getAbsolutePath))