diff --git a/cardano-cli/cardano-cli.cabal b/cardano-cli/cardano-cli.cabal
index 322d2bcd7d..bbc46e300c 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/cardano-cli.cabal
+++ b/cardano-cli/cardano-cli.cabal
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ test-suite cardano-cli-test
   build-tool-depends: tasty-discover:tasty-discover
   other-modules:
     Test.Cli.AddCostModels
+    Test.Cli.CreateCardano
     Test.Cli.CreateTestnetData
     Test.Cli.FilePermissions
     Test.Cli.Governance.DRep
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/CreateCardano.hs b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/CreateCardano.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef5596f193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/CreateCardano.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+
+module Test.Cli.CreateCardano where
+
+import           Control.Monad (void)
+import           System.FilePath ((</>))
+
+import           Test.Cardano.CLI.Util (execCardanoCLI)
+
+import           Hedgehog (Property)
+import           Hedgehog.Extras (moduleWorkspace, propertyOnce)
+import qualified Hedgehog.Extras as H
+
+-- Execute this test with:
+-- @cabal test cardano-cli-test --test-options '-p "/create cardano/'@
+hprop_create_cardano :: Property
+hprop_create_cardano =
+  propertyOnce $ moduleWorkspace "tmp" $ \tempDir -> do
+    let outputDir = tempDir </> "out"
+        eras = ["byron", "shelley", "alonzo", "conway"]
+        templates =
+          concatMap
+            ( \era ->
+                [ "--" ++ era ++ "-template"
+                , "test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis." ++ era ++ ".spec.json"
+                ]
+            )
+            eras
+
+    void $
+      execCardanoCLI $
+        [ "conway"
+        , "genesis"
+        , "create-cardano"
+        , "--genesis-dir"
+        , outputDir
+        , "--testnet-magic"
+        , "734"
+        ]
+          ++ templates
+
+    H.assertFilesExist $ [outputDir </> (era ++ "-genesis.json") | era <- eras]
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis.alonzo.spec.json b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis.alonzo.spec.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf8e5ef324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis.alonzo.spec.json
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+{
+    "lovelacePerUTxOWord": 34482,
+    "executionPrices": {
+        "prSteps": {
+            "numerator": 721,
+            "denominator": 10000000
+        },
+        "prMem": {
+            "numerator": 577,
+            "denominator": 10000
+        }
+    },
+    "maxTxExUnits": {
+        "exUnitsMem": 10000000,
+        "exUnitsSteps": 10000000000
+    },
+    "maxBlockExUnits": {
+        "exUnitsMem": 50000000,
+        "exUnitsSteps": 40000000000
+    },
+    "maxValueSize": 5000,
+    "collateralPercentage": 150,
+    "maxCollateralInputs": 3,
+    "costModels": {
+        "PlutusV1": {
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+            "equalsString-cpu-arguments-constant": 1000,
+            "cekDelayCost-exBudgetMemory": 100,
+            "lessThanEqualsByteString-cpu-arguments-intercept": 103599,
+            "divideInteger-memory-arguments-minimum": 1,
+            "appendByteString-cpu-arguments-slope": 621,
+            "blake2b-cpu-arguments-slope": 29175,
+            "iData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "encodeUtf8-cpu-arguments-slope": 1000,
+            "unBData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "multiplyInteger-cpu-arguments-intercept": 61516,
+            "cekConstCost-exBudgetMemory": 100,
+            "nullList-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "equalsString-cpu-arguments-intercept": 150000,
+            "trace-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "mkNilData-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "lengthOfByteString-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "cekBuiltinCost-exBudgetCPU": 29773,
+            "bData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "subtractInteger-cpu-arguments-slope": 0,
+            "unIData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "consByteString-memory-arguments-intercept": 0,
+            "divideInteger-memory-arguments-slope": 1,
+            "divideInteger-cpu-arguments-model-arguments-slope": 118,
+            "listData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "headList-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "chooseData-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "equalsInteger-cpu-arguments-intercept": 136542,
+            "sha3_256-cpu-arguments-slope": 82363,
+            "sliceByteString-cpu-arguments-slope": 5000,
+            "unMapData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "lessThanInteger-cpu-arguments-intercept": 179690,
+            "mkCons-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "appendString-memory-arguments-intercept": 0,
+            "modInteger-cpu-arguments-model-arguments-slope": 118,
+            "ifThenElse-cpu-arguments": 1,
+            "mkNilPairData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "lessThanEqualsInteger-cpu-arguments-intercept": 145276,
+            "addInteger-memory-arguments-slope": 1,
+            "chooseList-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "constrData-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "decodeUtf8-cpu-arguments-intercept": 150000,
+            "equalsData-memory-arguments": 1,
+            "subtractInteger-memory-arguments-slope": 1,
+            "appendByteString-memory-arguments-intercept": 0,
+            "lengthOfByteString-memory-arguments": 4,
+            "headList-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "listData-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "consByteString-cpu-arguments-intercept": 150000,
+            "unIData-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "remainderInteger-memory-arguments-minimum": 1,
+            "bData-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "lessThanByteString-cpu-arguments-slope": 248,
+            "encodeUtf8-memory-arguments-intercept": 0,
+            "cekStartupCost-exBudgetCPU": 100,
+            "multiplyInteger-memory-arguments-intercept": 0,
+            "unListData-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "remainderInteger-cpu-arguments-model-arguments-slope": 118,
+            "cekVarCost-exBudgetCPU": 29773,
+            "remainderInteger-memory-arguments-slope": 1,
+            "cekForceCost-exBudgetCPU": 29773,
+            "sha2_256-cpu-arguments-slope": 29175,
+            "equalsInteger-memory-arguments": 1,
+            "indexByteString-memory-arguments": 1,
+            "addInteger-memory-arguments-intercept": 1,
+            "chooseUnit-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "sndPair-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "cekLamCost-exBudgetCPU": 29773,
+            "fstPair-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "quotientInteger-memory-arguments-minimum": 1,
+            "decodeUtf8-cpu-arguments-slope": 1000,
+            "lessThanInteger-memory-arguments": 1,
+            "lessThanEqualsInteger-cpu-arguments-slope": 1366,
+            "fstPair-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "modInteger-memory-arguments-intercept": 0,
+            "unConstrData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "lessThanEqualsInteger-memory-arguments": 1,
+            "chooseUnit-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "sndPair-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "addInteger-cpu-arguments-intercept": 197209,
+            "decodeUtf8-memory-arguments-slope": 8,
+            "equalsData-cpu-arguments-intercept": 150000,
+            "mapData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "mkPairData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "quotientInteger-cpu-arguments-constant": 148000,
+            "consByteString-memory-arguments-slope": 1,
+            "cekVarCost-exBudgetMemory": 100,
+            "indexByteString-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "unListData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "equalsInteger-cpu-arguments-slope": 1326,
+            "cekStartupCost-exBudgetMemory": 100,
+            "subtractInteger-cpu-arguments-intercept": 197209,
+            "divideInteger-cpu-arguments-model-arguments-intercept": 425507,
+            "divideInteger-memory-arguments-intercept": 0,
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+            "blake2b-cpu-arguments-intercept": 2477736,
+            "remainderInteger-cpu-arguments-constant": 148000,
+            "tailList-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "encodeUtf8-cpu-arguments-intercept": 150000,
+            "equalsString-cpu-arguments-slope": 1000,
+            "lessThanByteString-memory-arguments": 1,
+            "multiplyInteger-cpu-arguments-slope": 11218,
+            "appendByteString-cpu-arguments-intercept": 396231,
+            "lessThanEqualsByteString-cpu-arguments-slope": 248,
+            "modInteger-memory-arguments-slope": 1,
+            "addInteger-cpu-arguments-slope": 0,
+            "equalsData-cpu-arguments-slope": 10000,
+            "decodeUtf8-memory-arguments-intercept": 0,
+            "chooseList-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "constrData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "equalsByteString-memory-arguments": 1,
+            "cekApplyCost-exBudgetCPU": 29773,
+            "quotientInteger-memory-arguments-slope": 1,
+            "verifySignature-cpu-arguments-intercept": 3345831,
+            "unMapData-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "mkCons-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "sliceByteString-memory-arguments-slope": 1,
+            "sha3_256-memory-arguments": 4,
+            "ifThenElse-memory-arguments": 1,
+            "mkNilPairData-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "equalsByteString-cpu-arguments-slope": 247,
+            "appendString-cpu-arguments-intercept": 150000,
+            "quotientInteger-cpu-arguments-model-arguments-slope": 118,
+            "cekApplyCost-exBudgetMemory": 100,
+            "equalsString-memory-arguments": 1,
+            "multiplyInteger-memory-arguments-slope": 1,
+            "cekBuiltinCost-exBudgetMemory": 100,
+            "remainderInteger-memory-arguments-intercept": 0,
+            "sha2_256-cpu-arguments-intercept": 2477736,
+            "remainderInteger-cpu-arguments-model-arguments-intercept": 425507,
+            "lessThanEqualsByteString-memory-arguments": 1,
+            "tailList-memory-arguments": 32,
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+            "chooseData-cpu-arguments": 150000,
+            "unBData-memory-arguments": 32,
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+            "subtractInteger-memory-arguments-intercept": 1,
+            "lessThanByteString-cpu-arguments-intercept": 103599,
+            "consByteString-cpu-arguments-slope": 1000,
+            "appendByteString-memory-arguments-slope": 1,
+            "trace-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "divideInteger-cpu-arguments-constant": 148000,
+            "cekConstCost-exBudgetCPU": 29773,
+            "encodeUtf8-memory-arguments-slope": 8,
+            "quotientInteger-cpu-arguments-model-arguments-intercept": 425507,
+            "mapData-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "appendString-cpu-arguments-slope": 1000,
+            "modInteger-cpu-arguments-constant": 148000,
+            "verifySignature-cpu-arguments-slope": 1,
+            "unConstrData-memory-arguments": 32,
+            "quotientInteger-memory-arguments-intercept": 0,
+            "equalsByteString-cpu-arguments-constant": 150000,
+            "sliceByteString-memory-arguments-intercept": 0,
+            "mkPairData-memory-arguments": 32,
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+            "appendString-memory-arguments-slope": 1,
+            "lessThanInteger-cpu-arguments-slope": 497,
+            "modInteger-cpu-arguments-model-arguments-intercept": 425507,
+            "modInteger-memory-arguments-minimum": 1,
+            "sha3_256-cpu-arguments-intercept": 0,
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+            "cekLamCost-exBudgetMemory": 100,
+            "sliceByteString-cpu-arguments-intercept": 150000
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis.byron.spec.json b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis.byron.spec.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bf15b5ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis.byron.spec.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "heavyDelThd":     "300000000000",
+  "maxBlockSize":    "2000000",
+  "maxTxSize":       "4096",
+  "maxHeaderSize":   "2000000",
+  "maxProposalSize": "700",
+  "mpcThd": "20000000000000",
+  "scriptVersion": 0,
+  "slotDuration": "1000",
+  "softforkRule": {
+    "initThd": "900000000000000",
+    "minThd": "600000000000000",
+    "thdDecrement": "50000000000000"
+  },
+  "txFeePolicy": {
+    "multiplier": "43946000000",
+    "summand": "155381000000000"
+  },
+  "unlockStakeEpoch": "18446744073709551615",
+  "updateImplicit": "10000",
+  "updateProposalThd": "100000000000000",
+  "updateVoteThd": "1000000000000"
+}
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis.conway.spec.json b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis.conway.spec.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb36a9387f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis.conway.spec.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  "poolVotingThresholds": {
+    "committeeNormal": 0,
+    "committeeNoConfidence": 0,
+    "hardForkInitiation": 0,
+    "motionNoConfidence": 0,
+    "ppSecurityGroup": 0
+  },
+  "dRepVotingThresholds": {
+    "motionNoConfidence": 0,
+    "committeeNormal": 0,
+    "committeeNoConfidence": 0,
+    "updateToConstitution": 0,
+    "hardForkInitiation": 0,
+    "ppNetworkGroup": 0,
+    "ppEconomicGroup": 0,
+    "ppTechnicalGroup": 0,
+    "ppGovGroup": 0,
+    "treasuryWithdrawal": 0
+  },
+  "committeeMinSize": 0,
+  "committeeMaxTermLength": 0,
+  "govActionLifetime": 0,
+  "govActionDeposit": 0,
+  "dRepDeposit": 0,
+  "dRepActivity": 0,
+  "minFeeRefScriptCostPerByte": 0,
+  "plutusV3CostModel": [0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],
+  "constitution": {
+    "anchor": {
+      "url": "",
+      "dataHash": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+    }
+  },
+  "committee": {
+    "members": {
+      "keyHash-4e88cc2d27c364aaf90648a87dfb95f8ee103ba67fa1f12f5e86c42a": 1,
+      "scriptHash-4e88cc2d27c364aaf90648a87dfb95f8ee103ba67fa1f12f5e86c42a": 2
+    },
+    "threshold": 0.5
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis.shelley.spec.json b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis.shelley.spec.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b74e0201c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/conway/create-cardano/genesis.shelley.spec.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+    "activeSlotsCoeff": 0.99,
+    "systemStart": "2020-01-01T00:20:40Z",
+    "genDelegs": {},
+    "updateQuorum": 12,
+    "maxMajorPV": 25446,
+    "maxLovelaceSupply": 100000000,
+    "initialFunds": {},
+    "networkMagic": 403,
+    "networkId": "Testnet",
+    "epochLength": 21600,
+    "securityParam": 2160,
+    "slotLength": 20,
+    "slotsPerKESPeriod": 216000,
+    "maxKESEvolutions": 1080000,
+    "protocolParams": {
+        "a0": 0,
+        "decentralisationParam": 0.99,
+        "eMax": 0,
+        "extraEntropy": {
+            "tag": "NeutralNonce"
+        },
+        "keyDeposit": 0,
+        "maxBlockBodySize": 2097152,
+        "maxBlockHeaderSize": 8192,
+        "maxTxSize": 2048,
+        "minFeeA": 0,
+        "minFeeB": 0,
+	"minUTxOValue": 1,
+	"minPoolCost": 100,
+        "nOpt": 100,
+        "poolDeposit": 0,
+        "protocolVersion": {
+            "major": 0,
+            "minor": 0
+        },
+        "rho": 0,
+        "tau": 0
+    }
+}