diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b32f7970..6caa9324 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 - enh(android): Show link to issues page after setup is complete (#448)
 - fix(nextjs): Add selfhosted url in `next.config.js` (#438)
-  
+- fix(nextjs): Create necessary directories in app router (#439)
+
+Work in this release contributed by @andreysam. Thank you for your contributions!
+
 ## 3.12.0
 
 - feat(sourcemaps): Automatically insert Sentry Webpack plugin (#432)
diff --git a/src/nextjs/nextjs-wizard.ts b/src/nextjs/nextjs-wizard.ts
index 61b62aef..734fdce5 100644
--- a/src/nextjs/nextjs-wizard.ts
+++ b/src/nextjs/nextjs-wizard.ts
@@ -325,6 +325,13 @@ export async function runNextjsWizard(options: WizardOptions): Promise<void> {
       useClient: true,
     });
 
+    fs.mkdirSync(
+      path.join(process.cwd(), ...appLocation, 'sentry-example-page'),
+      {
+        recursive: true,
+      },
+    );
+
     await fs.promises.writeFile(
       path.join(
         process.cwd(),
@@ -342,9 +349,12 @@ export async function runNextjsWizard(options: WizardOptions): Promise<void> {
       )}.`,
     );
 
-    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(process.cwd(), ...appLocation, 'api'), {
-      recursive: true,
-    });
+    fs.mkdirSync(
+      path.join(process.cwd(), ...appLocation, 'api', 'sentry-example-api'),
+      {
+        recursive: true,
+      },
+    );
 
     await fs.promises.writeFile(
       path.join(