diff --git a/vrs/DiskFile.cpp b/vrs/DiskFile.cpp
index 1e6b9f84..f0465f2a 100644
--- a/vrs/DiskFile.cpp
+++ b/vrs/DiskFile.cpp
@@ -99,9 +99,10 @@ bool DiskFile::isOpened() const {
   return currentChunk_ != nullptr;
 }
 
-int DiskFile::create(const string& newFilePath) {
+int DiskFile::create(const string& newFilePath, const map<string, string>& options) {
   close();
   readOnly_ = false;
+  options_ = options;
   return addChunk(newFilePath);
 }
 
@@ -556,9 +557,9 @@ AtomicDiskFile::~AtomicDiskFile() {
   AtomicDiskFile::close(); // overrides not available in constructors & destructors
 }
 
-int AtomicDiskFile::create(const std::string& newFilePath) {
+int AtomicDiskFile::create(const std::string& newFilePath, const map<string, string>& options) {
   finalName_ = newFilePath;
-  return DiskFile::create(os::getUniquePath(finalName_, 10));
+  return DiskFile::create(os::getUniquePath(finalName_, 10), options);
 }
 
 int AtomicDiskFile::close() {
diff --git a/vrs/DiskFile.h b/vrs/DiskFile.h
index 17ef49e9..db76fcc5 100644
--- a/vrs/DiskFile.h
+++ b/vrs/DiskFile.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class DiskFile : public WriteFileHandler {
   bool isOpened() const override;
 
   /// Create a new file
-  int create(const string& newFilePath) override;
+  int create(const string& newFilePath, const map<string, string>& options = {}) override;
   /// Call this method to forget any chunk beyond this file size.
   void forgetFurtherChunks(int64_t fileSize) override;
   /// Get the total size of all the chunks considered.
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class DiskFile : public WriteFileHandler {
   }
   bool trySetPosInCurrentChunk(int64_t offset);
 
-  map<string, string> options_; // optional options provided in openSpec
+  map<string, string> options_; // optional options provided in openSpec or createFile
   vector<DiskFileChunk> chunks_; // all the chunks, when a VRS file is opened.
   DiskFileChunk* currentChunk_{}; // always points to the current chunk within chunks_.
   int filesOpenCount_{};
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class AtomicDiskFile : public DiskFile {
  public:
   ~AtomicDiskFile() override;
 
-  int create(const string& newFilePath) override;
+  int create(const string& newFilePath, const map<string, string>& options = {}) override;
   int close() override;
 
   void abort();
diff --git a/vrs/WriteFileHandler.h b/vrs/WriteFileHandler.h
index 0eaf2c5f..ce64bc4c 100644
--- a/vrs/WriteFileHandler.h
+++ b/vrs/WriteFileHandler.h
@@ -48,13 +48,14 @@ class WriteFileHandler : public FileHandler {
   /// The path of the file to create is expected to be in the first chunk.
   /// Optional URI parameters might be provided in the spec' extras.
   virtual int create(const FileSpec& spec) {
-    return spec.chunks.empty() ? INVALID_FILE_SPEC : create(spec.chunks.front());
+    return spec.chunks.empty() ? INVALID_FILE_SPEC : create(spec.chunks.front(), spec.extras);
   }
 
   /// Create a new file for writing.
   /// @param newFilePath: a disk path to create the file.
+  /// @param options: optional parameters to pass when creating the file.
   /// @return A status code, 0 meaning success.
-  virtual int create(const string& newFilePath) = 0;
+  virtual int create(const string& newFilePath, const map<string, string>& options = {}) = 0;
 
   /// Create a new file for writing, in split-head file mode, the body part.
   /// @param spec: spec as converted already from initialFilePath, if that helps.
@@ -63,9 +64,9 @@ class WriteFileHandler : public FileHandler {
   virtual int createSplitFile(const FileSpec& spec, const string& initialFilePath) {
     // create the (first) user record chunk
     if (spec.chunks.size() == 1) {
-      return create(spec.chunks.front() + "_1");
+      return create(spec.chunks.front() + "_1", spec.extras);
     } else {
-      return create(initialFilePath);
+      return create(initialFilePath, spec.extras);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/vrs/test/file_tests/UserRecordsFileHandlerTest.cpp b/vrs/test/file_tests/UserRecordsFileHandlerTest.cpp
index e96d2527..6ae32387 100644
--- a/vrs/test/file_tests/UserRecordsFileHandlerTest.cpp
+++ b/vrs/test/file_tests/UserRecordsFileHandlerTest.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class UserRecordsFileHandler : public WriteFileHandler {
 
   /// Minimal implementations needed for a custom WriteFileHandler used for data writes only
   /// It can only write forward, no seek operations, no read back
-  int create(const string& newFilePath) override {
+  int create(const string& newFilePath, const map<string, string>& /* options = {} */) override {
     if (file_ != nullptr) {
       return FILE_ALREADY_OPEN;
     }