diff --git a/pkg/cmd/package/nuget/create/create.go b/pkg/cmd/package/nuget/create/create.go
index 599b56da..dd466cb3 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/package/nuget/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/package/nuget/create/create.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 				NuPkgCreateFlags:     createFlags,
 				PackageCreateOptions: pack.NewPackageCreateOptions(f, packFlags, cmd),
 			}
-			return createRun(opts)
+			return createRun(cmd, opts)
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func createRun(opts *NuPkgCreateOptions) error {
+func createRun(cmd *cobra.Command, opts *NuPkgCreateOptions) error {
+	outputFormat, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(constants.FlagOutputFormat)
+	if err != nil { // should never happen, but fallback if it does
+		outputFormat = constants.OutputFormatTable
+	}
 	if !opts.NoPrompt {
 		if err := pack.PackageCreatePromptMissing(opts.PackageCreateOptions); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ func createRun(opts *NuPkgCreateOptions) error {
 		return errors.New("must supply a package ID")
 	}
 
-	err := applyDefaultsToUnspecifiedPackageOptions(opts)
+	err = applyDefaultsToUnspecifiedPackageOptions(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -127,11 +131,6 @@ func createRun(opts *NuPkgCreateOptions) error {
 	pack.VerboseOut(opts.Writer, opts.Verbose.Value, "Packing \"%s\" version \"%s\"...\n", opts.Id.Value, opts.Version.Value)
 	outFilePath := pack.BuildOutFileName("nupkg", opts.Id.Value, opts.Version.Value)
 
-	err = pack.BuildPackage(opts.PackageCreateOptions, outFilePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if !opts.NoPrompt {
 		autoCmd := flag.GenerateAutomationCmd(
 			opts.CmdPath,
@@ -151,7 +150,18 @@ func createRun(opts *NuPkgCreateOptions) error {
 		fmt.Fprintf(opts.Writer, "\nAutomation Command: %s\n", autoCmd)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	nuget, err := pack.BuildPackage(opts.PackageCreateOptions, outFilePath)
+	if (nuget != nil) {
+		switch outputFormat {
+			case constants.OutputFormatBasic:
+				cmd.Printf("%s\n", nuget.Name())
+			case constants.OutputFormatJson:
+				cmd.Printf(`{"Path": "%s"}`, nuget.Name())
+			default: // table
+				cmd.Printf("Successfully created package %s\n", nuget.Name())
+		}
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 func PromptMissing(opts *NuPkgCreateOptions) error {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/package/support/pack.go b/pkg/cmd/package/support/pack.go
index cd323b38..588d2402 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/package/support/pack.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/package/support/pack.go
@@ -165,37 +165,37 @@ func BuildOutFileName(packageType, id, version string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.%s", id, version, packageType)
 }
 
-func BuildPackage(opts *PackageCreateOptions, outFileName string) error {
+func BuildPackage(opts *PackageCreateOptions, outFileName string) (*os.File, error) {
 	outFilePath := filepath.Join(opts.OutFolder.Value, outFileName)
 	outPath, err := filepath.Abs(opts.OutFolder.Value)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	_, err = os.Stat(outFilePath)
 	if !opts.Overwrite.Value && err == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("package with name '%s' already exists ...aborting", outFileName)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("package with name '%s' already exists ...aborting", outFileName)
 	}
 
 	VerboseOut(opts.Writer, opts.Verbose.Value, "Saving \"%s\" to \"%s\"...\nAdding files from \"%s\" matching pattern/s \"%s\"\n", outPath, outFileName, outPath, strings.Join(opts.Include.Value, ", "))
 
 	filePaths, err := getDistinctPatternMatches(opts.BasePath.Value, opts.Include.Value)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if len(filePaths) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("no files identified to package")
+		return nil, errors.New("no files identified to package")
 	}
 
 	return buildArchive(opts.Writer, outFilePath, opts.BasePath.Value, filePaths, opts.Verbose.Value)
 }
 
-func buildArchive(out io.Writer, outFilePath string, basePath string, filesToArchive []string, isVerbose bool) error {
+func buildArchive(out io.Writer, outFilePath string, basePath string, filesToArchive []string, isVerbose bool) (*os.File, error) {
 	_, outFile := filepath.Split(outFilePath)
 	zipFile, err := os.Create(outFilePath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer zipFile.Close()
 
@@ -210,12 +210,12 @@ func buildArchive(out io.Writer, outFilePath string, basePath string, filesToArc
 		fullPath := filepath.Join(basePath, path)
 		fileInfo, err := os.Stat(fullPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		header, err := zip.FileInfoHeader(fileInfo)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		header.Method = zip.Deflate
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func buildArchive(out io.Writer, outFilePath string, basePath string, filesToArc
 
 		headerWriter, err := writer.CreateHeader(header)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		if fileInfo.IsDir() {
@@ -235,23 +235,23 @@ func buildArchive(out io.Writer, outFilePath string, basePath string, filesToArc
 
 		f, err := os.Open(fullPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		_, err = io.Copy(headerWriter, f)
 		if err == nil {
 			VerboseOut(out, isVerbose, "Added file: %s\n", path)
 		} else {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		err = f.Close()
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return zipFile, nil
 }
 
 func getDistinctPatternMatches(basePath string, patterns []string) ([]string, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/package/zip/create/create.go b/pkg/cmd/package/zip/create/create.go
index afd8bf85..21c7be04 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/package/zip/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/package/zip/create/create.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 		`, constants.ExecutableName),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			opts := pack.NewPackageCreateOptions(f, createFlags, cmd)
-			return createRun(opts)
+			return createRun(cmd, opts)
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func createRun(opts *pack.PackageCreateOptions) error {
+func createRun(cmd *cobra.Command, opts *pack.PackageCreateOptions) error {
+	outputFormat, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(constants.FlagOutputFormat)
+	if err != nil { // should never happen, but fallback if it does
+		outputFormat = constants.OutputFormatTable
+	}
+
 	if !opts.NoPrompt {
 		if err := pack.PackageCreatePromptMissing(opts); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -71,7 +76,19 @@ func createRun(opts *pack.PackageCreateOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	outFilePath := pack.BuildOutFileName("zip", opts.Id.Value, opts.Version.Value)
-	return pack.BuildPackage(opts, outFilePath)
+
+	zip, err := pack.BuildPackage(opts, outFilePath)
+	if (zip != nil) {
+		switch outputFormat {
+			case constants.OutputFormatBasic:
+				cmd.Printf("%s\n", zip.Name())
+			case constants.OutputFormatJson:
+				cmd.Printf(`{"Path": "%s"}`, zip.Name())
+			default: // table
+				cmd.Printf("Successfully created package %s\n", zip.Name())
+		}
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 func applyDefaultsToUnspecifiedOptions(opts *pack.PackageCreateOptions) {