diff --git a/packages/core/src/constants.ts b/packages/core/src/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a9c846de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const CACHE_DIR_NAME = '.cache-synpress'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/ensureCacheDirExists.ts b/packages/core/src/ensureCacheDirExists.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00b5caf82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/ensureCacheDirExists.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import path from 'node:path'
+import fs from 'fs-extra'
+import { CACHE_DIR_NAME } from './constants'
+
+export function ensureCacheDirExists() {
+  const cacheDirPath = path.join(process.cwd(), CACHE_DIR_NAME)
+  fs.ensureDirSync(cacheDirPath)
+  return cacheDirPath
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 1bc07af56..46051c3bd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from './downloadFile'
 export * from './unzipArchive'
+export * from './ensureCacheDirExists'
diff --git a/packages/core/test/ensureCacheDirExists.test.ts b/packages/core/test/ensureCacheDirExists.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ef6005c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/ensureCacheDirExists.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import path from 'node:path'
+import fs from 'fs-extra'
+import { afterAll, afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { CACHE_DIR_NAME } from '../src/constants'
+import { ensureCacheDirExists } from '../src/ensureCacheDirExists'
+
+vi.mock('fs-extra', async () => {
+  return {
+    default: {
+      ensureDirSync: vi.fn()
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+const EXPECTED_CACHE_DIR_PATH = path.join(process.cwd(), CACHE_DIR_NAME)
+
+describe('ensureCacheDirExists', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    vi.resetAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('calls `fs.ensureDirSync` with correct cache directory path', async () => {
+    const ensureDirSyncSpy = vi.spyOn(fs, 'ensureDirSync')
+
+    ensureCacheDirExists()
+
+    expect(ensureDirSyncSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(ensureDirSyncSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(EXPECTED_CACHE_DIR_PATH)
+  })
+
+  it('returns the cache directory path', async () => {
+    const cacheDirPath = ensureCacheDirExists()
+    expect(cacheDirPath).toEqual(EXPECTED_CACHE_DIR_PATH)
+  })
+})