diff --git a/blivet/blivet.py b/blivet/blivet.py
index 399992a41..48cc59b45 100644
--- a/blivet/blivet.py
+++ b/blivet/blivet.py
@@ -753,6 +753,9 @@ def new_btrfs(self, *args, **kwargs):
         fmt_args = kwargs.pop("fmt_args", {})
         fmt_args.update({"mountpoint": mountpoint})
 
+        create_options = kwargs.get("create_options", None)
+        fmt_args.update({"create_options": create_options})
+
         if kwargs.pop("subvol", False):
             dev_class = BTRFSSubVolumeDevice
 
diff --git a/blivet/devices/btrfs.py b/blivet/devices/btrfs.py
index 0cbaa44d9..f4ba11772 100644
--- a/blivet/devices/btrfs.py
+++ b/blivet/devices/btrfs.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import os
 import copy
+import shlex
 import tempfile
 import uuid
 
@@ -473,10 +474,12 @@ def _create(self):
             md_level = str(self.metadata_level)
         else:
             md_level = None
+
+        extra = []
         if self.uuid:
-            extra = {"-U": self.uuid}
-        else:
-            extra = None
+            extra.append(blockdev.ExtraArg("-U", self.uuid))
+        if self.format and self.format._create_options:
+            extra.extend(blockdev.ExtraArg(arg) for arg in shlex.split(self.format._create_options))
         try:
             blockdev.btrfs.create_volume([d.path for d in self.parents],
                                          label=self.format.label,
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/devices_test/btrfs_test.py b/tests/unit_tests/devices_test/btrfs_test.py
index 41731e91e..2a0c5a5c3 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/devices_test/btrfs_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/devices_test/btrfs_test.py
@@ -39,11 +39,18 @@ def test_new_btrfs(self):
             with patch.object(vol, "_pre_create"):
                 with patch.object(vol, "_post_create"):
                     vol.create()
-                    blockdev.create_volume.assert_called_with(['/dev/bd1'],
-                                                              label='testvolume',
-                                                              data_level=None,
-                                                              md_level=None,
-                                                              extra={'-U': vol.uuid})
+                    blockdev.create_volume.assert_called()
+                    args = blockdev.create_volume.call_args.args
+                    self.assertEqual(args, (['/dev/bd1'],))
+                    kwargs = blockdev.create_volume.call_args.kwargs
+                    self.assertEqual(kwargs['label'], 'testvolume')
+                    self.assertEqual(kwargs['data_level'], None)
+                    self.assertEqual(kwargs['md_level'], None)
+
+                    extra = kwargs['extra']
+                    self.assertTrue(extra)
+                    self.assertEqual(extra[0].opt, "-U")
+                    self.assertEqual(extra[0].val, vol.uuid)
 
         with patch("blivet.devicetree.DeviceTree.names", []):
             sub = b.new_btrfs_sub_volume(name="testsub", parents=[vol])
@@ -53,6 +60,37 @@ def test_new_btrfs(self):
         self.assertEqual(sub.size, vol.size)
         self.assertEqual(sub.volume, vol)
 
+    def test_new_btrfs_options(self):
+        b = blivet.Blivet()
+        bd = StorageDevice("bd1", fmt=blivet.formats.get_format("btrfs"),
+                           size=Size("2 GiB"), exists=False)
+
+        b.devicetree._add_device(bd)
+
+        with patch("blivet.devicetree.DeviceTree.names", []):
+            vol = b.new_btrfs(name="testvolume", parents=[bd], create_options="--csum xxhash")
+
+        b.create_device(vol)
+
+        with patch("blivet.devices.btrfs.blockdev.btrfs") as blockdev:
+            with patch.object(vol, "_pre_create"):
+                with patch.object(vol, "_post_create"):
+                    vol.create()
+                    blockdev.create_volume.assert_called()
+                    args = blockdev.create_volume.call_args.args
+                    self.assertEqual(args, (['/dev/bd1'],))
+                    kwargs = blockdev.create_volume.call_args.kwargs
+                    self.assertEqual(kwargs['label'], 'testvolume')
+                    self.assertEqual(kwargs['data_level'], None)
+                    self.assertEqual(kwargs['md_level'], None)
+
+                    extra = kwargs['extra']
+                    self.assertTrue(extra)
+                    self.assertEqual(extra[0].opt, "-U")
+                    self.assertEqual(extra[0].val, vol.uuid)
+                    self.assertEqual(extra[1].opt, "--csum")
+                    self.assertEqual(extra[2].opt, "xxhash")
+
     def test_device_id(self):
         bd = StorageDevice("bd1", fmt=blivet.formats.get_format("btrfs"),
                            size=Size("2 GiB"), exists=False)