diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tarfile.py b/Lib/test/test_tarfile.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_tarfile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tarfile.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 xzname = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, "testtar.tar.xz")
 tmpname = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, "tmp.tar")
 dotlessname = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, "testtar")
+clitarname = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, "clitar.tar")
+cligzipname = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, "clitar.tar.gz")
+clibz2name = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, "clitar.tar.bz2")
+clixzname = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, "clitar.tar.xz")
 
 md5_regtype = "65f477c818ad9e15f7feab0c6d37742f"
 md5_sparse = "a54fbc4ca4f4399a90e1b27164012fc6"
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@
 
 class TarTest:
     tarname = tarname
+    clitarname = clitarname
     suffix = ''
     open = io.FileIO
     taropen = tarfile.TarFile.taropen
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@
 @support.requires_gzip
 class GzipTest:
     tarname = gzipname
+    clitarname = cligzipname
     suffix = 'gz'
     open = gzip.GzipFile if gzip else None
     taropen = tarfile.TarFile.gzopen
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@
 @support.requires_bz2
 class Bz2Test:
     tarname = bz2name
+    clitarname = clibz2name
     suffix = 'bz2'
     open = bz2.BZ2File if bz2 else None
     taropen = tarfile.TarFile.bz2open
@@ -65,6 +72,7 @@
 @support.requires_lzma
 class LzmaTest:
     tarname = xzname
+    clitarname = clixzname
     suffix = 'xz'
     open = lzma.LZMAFile if lzma else None
     taropen = tarfile.TarFile.xzopen
@@ -2006,6 +2014,21 @@
         finally:
             support.unlink(tar_name)
 
+    def test_create_command_filetype(self):
+        files = [support.findfile('tokenize_tests.txt'),
+                 support.findfile('tokenize_tests-no-coding-cookie-'
+                                  'and-utf8-bom-sig-only.txt')]
+
+        for filetype in (TarTest, GzipTest, Bz2Test, LzmaTest):
+            for opt in '-c', '--create':
+                try:
+                    out = self.tarfilecmd(opt, filetype.clitarname, *files)
+                    self.assertEqual(out, b'')
+                    with filetype.taropen(filetype.clitarname, "r") as tar:
+                        pass
+                finally:
+                    support.unlink(filetype.clitarname)
+
     def test_extract_command(self):
         self.make_simple_tarfile(tmpname)
         for opt in '-e', '--extract':