diff --git a/api/queries_pr.go b/api/queries_pr.go
index 29342521f8c..c068c81f7a8 100644
--- a/api/queries_pr.go
+++ b/api/queries_pr.go
@@ -468,10 +468,11 @@ func CreatePullRequest(client *Client, repo *Repository, params map[string]inter
 			createPullRequest(input: $input) {
 				pullRequest {
 					id
+					number
 					url
 				}
 			}
-	}`
+		}`
 
 	inputParams := map[string]interface{}{
 		"repositoryId": repo.ID,
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create.go
index 1a3eba7d882..53e56effc0e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create.go
@@ -73,9 +73,12 @@ type CreateOptions struct {
 	MaintainerCanModify bool
 	Template            string
 
-	DryRun bool
+	DryRun   bool
+	Exporter cmdutil.Exporter
 }
 
+var createOutputFields = []string{"id", "url", "number"}
+
 // creationRefs is an interface that provides the necessary information for creating a pull request in the API.
 // Upcasting to concrete implementations can provide further context on other operations (forking and pushing).
 type creationRefs interface {
@@ -331,6 +334,10 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*CreateOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 				return cmdutil.FlagErrorf("`--dry-run` is not supported when using `--web`")
 			}
 
+			if opts.DryRun && opts.Exporter != nil {
+				return cmdutil.FlagErrorf("`--dry-run` is not supported with `--json`")
+			}
+
 			if runF != nil {
 				return runF(opts)
 			}
@@ -359,6 +366,7 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*CreateOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 	fl.StringVar(&opts.RecoverFile, "recover", "", "Recover input from a failed run of create")
 	fl.StringVarP(&opts.Template, "template", "T", "", "Template `file` to use as starting body text")
 	fl.BoolVar(&opts.DryRun, "dry-run", false, "Print details instead of creating the PR. May still push git changes.")
+	cmdutil.AddJSONAndJQFlags(cmd, &opts.Exporter, createOutputFields)
 
 	_ = cmdutil.RegisterBranchCompletionFlags(f.GitClient, cmd, "base", "head")
 
@@ -1065,7 +1073,7 @@ func submitPR(opts CreateOptions, ctx CreateContext, state shared.IssueMetadataS
 	opts.IO.StartProgressIndicator()
 	pr, err := api.CreatePullRequest(client, ctx.PRRefs.BaseRepo(), params)
 	opts.IO.StopProgressIndicator()
-	if pr != nil {
+	if pr != nil && opts.Exporter == nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(opts.IO.Out, pr.URL)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1074,6 +1082,9 @@ func submitPR(opts CreateOptions, ctx CreateContext, state shared.IssueMetadataS
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("pull request create failed: %w", err)
 	}
+	if opts.Exporter != nil {
+		return opts.Exporter.Write(opts.IO, pr)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create_test.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create_test.go
index 5bad889b675..8c0b02f491a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create_test.go
@@ -24,12 +24,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/httpmock"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/iostreams"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/jsonfieldstest"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/test"
 	"github.com/google/shlex"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func TestJSONFields(t *testing.T) {
+	jsonfieldstest.ExpectCommandToSupportJSONFields(t, NewCmdCreate, []string{
+		"id",
+		"number",
+		"url",
+	})
+}
+
 func TestNewCmdCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpFile := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "my-body.md")
 	err := os.WriteFile(tmpFile, []byte("a body from file"), 0600)
@@ -203,6 +212,24 @@ func TestNewCmdCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			cli:      "--web --dry-run",
 			wantsErr: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "dry-run and json",
+			tty:      false,
+			cli:      "--title mytitle --body '' --dry-run --json id",
+			wantsErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "jq without json",
+			tty:      false,
+			cli:      "--title mytitle --body '' --jq .number",
+			wantsErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "web and json",
+			tty:      false,
+			cli:      "--title mytitle --body '' --web --json id",
+			wantsErr: true,
+		},
 		{
 			name:     "editor by cli",
 			tty:      true,
@@ -364,6 +391,7 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"Number": 12,
 							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 						} } } }`,
 						func(input map[string]interface{}) {
@@ -384,6 +412,145 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedOut: "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12\n",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "nontty json output",
+			httpStubs: func(reg *httpmock.Registry, t *testing.T) {
+				reg.Register(
+					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
+					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
+						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"ID": "PR_kwDOA1KnGc6WELLE",
+							"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+						} } } }`,
+						func(input map[string]interface{}) {
+							assert.Equal(t, "REPOID", input["repositoryId"])
+							assert.Equal(t, "my title", input["title"])
+							assert.Equal(t, "my body", input["body"])
+						}))
+			},
+			setup: func(opts *CreateOptions, t *testing.T) func() {
+				opts.TitleProvided = true
+				opts.BodyProvided = true
+				opts.Title = "my title"
+				opts.Body = "my body"
+				opts.HeadBranch = "feature"
+				exporter := cmdutil.NewJSONExporter()
+				exporter.SetFields(createOutputFields)
+				opts.Exporter = exporter
+				return func() {}
+			},
+			expectedOut: "{\"id\":\"PR_kwDOA1KnGc6WELLE\",\"number\":12,\"url\":\"https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12\"}\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "tty json output",
+			tty:  true,
+			httpStubs: func(reg *httpmock.Registry, t *testing.T) {
+				reg.Register(
+					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
+					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
+						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"ID": "PR_kwDOA1KnGc6WELLE",
+							"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+						} } } }`,
+						func(input map[string]interface{}) {}))
+			},
+			setup: func(opts *CreateOptions, t *testing.T) func() {
+				opts.TitleProvided = true
+				opts.BodyProvided = true
+				opts.Title = "my title"
+				opts.Body = "my body"
+				opts.HeadBranch = "feature"
+				exporter := cmdutil.NewJSONExporter()
+				exporter.SetFields(createOutputFields)
+				opts.Exporter = exporter
+				return func() {}
+			},
+			expectedOut:    "{\"id\":\"PR_kwDOA1KnGc6WELLE\",\"number\":12,\"url\":\"https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12\"}\n",
+			expectedErrOut: "\nCreating pull request for feature into master in OWNER/REPO\n\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "json output with jq filter",
+			httpStubs: func(reg *httpmock.Registry, t *testing.T) {
+				reg.Register(
+					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
+					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
+						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"ID": "PR_kwDOA1KnGc6WELLE",
+							"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+						} } } }`,
+						func(input map[string]interface{}) {}))
+			},
+			setup: func(opts *CreateOptions, t *testing.T) func() {
+				opts.TitleProvided = true
+				opts.BodyProvided = true
+				opts.Title = "my title"
+				opts.Body = "my body"
+				opts.HeadBranch = "feature"
+				exporter := cmdutil.NewJSONExporter()
+				exporter.SetFields(createOutputFields)
+				exporter.SetFilter(".number")
+				opts.Exporter = exporter
+				return func() {}
+			},
+			expectedOut: "12\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "json output with pr template",
+			httpStubs: func(reg *httpmock.Registry, t *testing.T) {
+				reg.Register(
+					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
+					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
+						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"ID": "PR_kwDOA1KnGc6WELLE",
+							"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+						} } } }`,
+						func(input map[string]interface{}) {
+							assert.Equal(t, "my title", input["title"])
+						}))
+			},
+			setup: func(opts *CreateOptions, t *testing.T) func() {
+				opts.TitleProvided = true
+				opts.BodyProvided = true
+				opts.Title = "my title"
+				opts.Body = "my body"
+				opts.HeadBranch = "feature"
+				opts.Template = "bug_fix.md"
+				exporter := cmdutil.NewJSONExporter()
+				exporter.SetFields(createOutputFields)
+				opts.Exporter = exporter
+				return func() {}
+			},
+			expectedOut: "{\"id\":\"PR_kwDOA1KnGc6WELLE\",\"number\":12,\"url\":\"https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12\"}\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "json output does not print URL",
+			httpStubs: func(reg *httpmock.Registry, t *testing.T) {
+				reg.Register(
+					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
+					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
+						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+						} } } }`,
+						func(input map[string]interface{}) {}))
+			},
+			setup: func(opts *CreateOptions, t *testing.T) func() {
+				opts.TitleProvided = true
+				opts.BodyProvided = true
+				opts.Title = "my title"
+				opts.Body = "my body"
+				opts.HeadBranch = "feature"
+				exporter := cmdutil.NewJSONExporter()
+				exporter.SetFields([]string{"number"})
+				opts.Exporter = exporter
+				return func() {}
+			},
+			expectedOut: "{\"number\":12}\n",
+		},
 		{
 			name: "same head and base branch should error",
 			setup: func(opts *CreateOptions, t *testing.T) func() {
@@ -512,7 +679,8 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 							{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
-								"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+								"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 							} } } }`, func(input map[string]interface{}) {
 						assert.Equal(t, "REPOID", input["repositoryId"].(string))
 						assert.Equal(t, "my title", input["title"].(string))
@@ -559,7 +727,8 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 							{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
-								"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+								"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 							} } } }`, func(input map[string]interface{}) {
 						assert.Equal(t, "REPOID", input["repositoryId"].(string))
 						assert.Equal(t, "my title", input["title"].(string))
@@ -608,7 +777,8 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 							{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
 								"id": "PullRequest#1",
-								"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+								"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 							} } } }
 							`, func(input map[string]interface{}) {
 						assert.Equal(t, "REPOID", input["repositoryId"].(string))
@@ -670,7 +840,8 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 							{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
-								"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+								"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 							} } } }
 							`, func(input map[string]interface{}) {
 						assert.Equal(t, false, input["maintainerCanModify"].(bool))
@@ -727,7 +898,8 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 							{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
-								"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+								"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 							}}}}`, func(input map[string]interface{}) {
 						assert.Equal(t, "REPOID", input["repositoryId"].(string))
 						assert.Equal(t, "master", input["baseRefName"].(string))
@@ -789,7 +961,8 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 							{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
-								"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+								"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 							} } } }`, func(input map[string]interface{}) {
 						assert.Equal(t, "REPOID", input["repositoryId"].(string))
 						assert.Equal(t, "master", input["baseRefName"].(string))
@@ -820,7 +993,8 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 			{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
-				"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+				"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 			} } } }
 			`, func(input map[string]interface{}) {
 						assert.Equal(t, "REPOID", input["repositoryId"].(string))
@@ -867,7 +1041,8 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 				{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
-					"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+					"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 				} } } }
 				`, func(input map[string]interface{}) {
 						assert.Equal(t, "my title", input["title"].(string))
@@ -944,7 +1119,8 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 					{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
 						"id": "NEWPULLID",
-						"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+						"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 					} } } }
 				`, func(inputs map[string]interface{}) {
 						assert.Equal(t, "TITLE", inputs["title"])
@@ -1099,7 +1275,8 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 			{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
-				"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+				"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 			} } } }
 			`, func(input map[string]interface{}) {
 						assert.Equal(t, true, input["draft"].(bool))
@@ -1161,6 +1338,7 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"Number": 12,
 							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 						} } } }
 					`, func(input map[string]interface{}) {
@@ -1289,6 +1467,7 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 						{
 						"data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"Number": 12,
 							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 							} } }
 						}
@@ -1325,6 +1504,7 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 						{
 						"data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"Number": 12,
 							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 							} } }
 						}
@@ -1361,6 +1541,7 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 						{
 						"data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"Number": 12,
 							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 							} } }
 						}
@@ -1383,6 +1564,7 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 						{
 						"data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"Number": 12,
 							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 							} } }
 						}
@@ -1437,7 +1619,8 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 							{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
-								"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+								"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 							} } } }
 							`, func(input map[string]interface{}) {
 						assert.Equal(t, "REPOID", input["repositoryId"].(string))
@@ -1468,6 +1651,7 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"Number": 12,
 							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 						} } } }`,
 						func(input map[string]interface{}) {
@@ -1504,6 +1688,7 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"Number": 12,
 							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12",
 							"id": "NEWPULLID"
 						} } } }`,
@@ -1540,6 +1725,7 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"Number": 12,
 							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12",
 							"id": "NEWPULLID"
 						} } } }`,
@@ -1861,6 +2047,7 @@ func Test_createRun_GHES(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"Number": 12,
 							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12",
 							"id": "NEWPULLID"
 						} } } }`,
@@ -1924,6 +2111,7 @@ func Test_createRun_GHES(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
+							"Number": 12,
 							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12",
 							"id": "NEWPULLID"
 						} } } }`,
@@ -2059,6 +2247,7 @@ func Test_createRun_GHES(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 						{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
 							"id": "NEWPULLID",
+							"Number": 12,
 							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 						} } } }
 						`,
@@ -2205,7 +2394,8 @@ func TestRemoteGuessing(t *testing.T) {
 		httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestCreate\b`),
 		httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
 				{ "data": { "createPullRequest": { "pullRequest": {
-					"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
+					"Number": 12,
+							"URL": "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12"
 				} } } }`, func(input map[string]interface{}) {
 			assert.Equal(t, "REPOID", input["repositoryId"].(string))
 			assert.Equal(t, "master", input["baseRefName"].(string))
diff --git a/pkg/cmdutil/json_flags.go b/pkg/cmdutil/json_flags.go
index 579d385520e..d0427a12eda 100644
--- a/pkg/cmdutil/json_flags.go
+++ b/pkg/cmdutil/json_flags.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func AddJSONFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, exportTarget *Exporter, fields []string) {
 	addJqFlag(f, "q")
 	addTemplateFlag(f, "t")
 
-	setupJsonFlags(cmd, exportTarget, fields)
+	setupJsonFlags(cmd, exportTarget, fields, true)
 }
 
 func AddJSONFlagsWithoutShorthand(cmd *cobra.Command, exportTarget *Exporter, fields []string) {
@@ -38,7 +38,18 @@ func AddJSONFlagsWithoutShorthand(cmd *cobra.Command, exportTarget *Exporter, fi
 	addJqFlag(f, "")
 	addTemplateFlag(f, "")
 
-	setupJsonFlags(cmd, exportTarget, fields)
+	setupJsonFlags(cmd, exportTarget, fields, true)
+}
+
+// AddJSONAndJQFlags adds --json and --jq flags, but not --template. Shorthands are also omitted.
+//
+// Meant to be used in cases where --template (or -t) is already taken.
+func AddJSONAndJQFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, exportTarget *Exporter, fields []string) {
+	f := cmd.Flags()
+	addJsonFlag(f)
+	addJqFlag(f, "")
+
+	setupJsonFlags(cmd, exportTarget, fields, false)
 }
 
 func addJsonFlag(f *pflag.FlagSet) {
@@ -51,7 +62,7 @@ func addTemplateFlag(f *pflag.FlagSet, shorthand string) {
 	f.StringP("template", shorthand, "", "Format JSON output using a Go template; see \"gh help formatting\"")
 }
 
-func setupJsonFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, exportTarget *Exporter, fields []string) {
+func setupJsonFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, exportTarget *Exporter, fields []string, withTemplateFlag bool) {
 
 	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("json", func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
 		var results []string
@@ -77,7 +88,7 @@ func setupJsonFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, exportTarget *Exporter, fields []string)
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		if export, err := checkJSONFlags(c); err == nil {
+		if export, err := checkJSONFlags(c, withTemplateFlag); err == nil {
 			if export == nil {
 				*exportTarget = nil
 			} else {
@@ -118,13 +129,19 @@ func setupJsonFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, exportTarget *Exporter, fields []string)
 	cmd.Annotations["help:json-fields"] = strings.Join(fields, ",")
 }
 
-func checkJSONFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) (*jsonExporter, error) {
+func checkJSONFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, withTemplateFlag bool) (*jsonExporter, error) {
 	f := cmd.Flags()
 	jsonFlag := f.Lookup("json")
 	jqFlag := f.Lookup("jq")
-	tplFlag := f.Lookup("template")
 	webFlag := f.Lookup("web")
 
+	var tplFlag *pflag.Flag
+	var templateValue string
+	if withTemplateFlag {
+		tplFlag = f.Lookup("template")
+		templateValue = tplFlag.Value.String()
+	}
+
 	if jsonFlag.Changed {
 		if webFlag != nil && webFlag.Changed {
 			return nil, errors.New("cannot use `--web` with `--json`")
@@ -133,11 +150,11 @@ func checkJSONFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) (*jsonExporter, error) {
 		return &jsonExporter{
 			fields:   jv.GetSlice(),
 			filter:   jqFlag.Value.String(),
-			template: tplFlag.Value.String(),
+			template: templateValue,
 		}, nil
 	} else if jqFlag.Changed {
 		return nil, errors.New("cannot use `--jq` without specifying `--json`")
-	} else if tplFlag.Changed {
+	} else if tplFlag != nil && tplFlag.Changed {
 		return nil, errors.New("cannot use `--template` without specifying `--json`")
 	}
 	return nil, nil
@@ -219,6 +236,10 @@ func (e *jsonExporter) SetFields(fields []string) {
 	e.fields = fields
 }
 
+func (e *jsonExporter) SetFilter(filter string) {
+	e.filter = filter
+}
+
 // Write serializes data into JSON output written to w. If the object passed as data implements exportable,
 // or if data is a map or slice of exportable object, ExportData() will be called on each object to obtain
 // raw data for serialization.
diff --git a/pkg/cmdutil/json_flags_test.go b/pkg/cmdutil/json_flags_test.go
index ee089960b6b..03c70f7c08e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmdutil/json_flags_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmdutil/json_flags_test.go
@@ -157,6 +157,87 @@ func TestAddJSONFlagsWithoutShorthand(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAddJSONAndJQFlags(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		fields      []string
+		args        []string
+		addTplFlag  bool
+		wantsExport *jsonExporter
+		wantsError  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "adds json and jq flags only",
+			fields: []string{"id", "url", "number"},
+			args:   []string{"--json", "id,url"},
+			wantsExport: &jsonExporter{
+				fields:   []string{"id", "url"},
+				filter:   "",
+				template: "",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "with jq filter",
+			fields: []string{"id", "url", "number"},
+			args:   []string{"--json", "number", "--jq", ".number"},
+			wantsExport: &jsonExporter{
+				fields:   []string{"number"},
+				filter:   ".number",
+				template: "",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "host template flag coexists with json",
+			fields:     []string{"id", "url", "number"},
+			args:       []string{"--json", "number", "--template", "pull_request_template.md"},
+			addTplFlag: true,
+			wantsExport: &jsonExporter{
+				fields:   []string{"number"},
+				filter:   "",
+				template: "",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "cannot use jq without json",
+			fields:     []string{"id", "url", "number"},
+			args:       []string{"--jq", ".number"},
+			wantsError: "cannot use `--jq` without specifying `--json`",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "invalid json field",
+			fields:     []string{"id", "url", "number"},
+			args:       []string{"--json", "bogus"},
+			wantsError: "Unknown JSON field: \"bogus\"\nAvailable fields:\n  id\n  number\n  url",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cmd := &cobra.Command{Run: func(*cobra.Command, []string) {}}
+			if tt.addTplFlag {
+				// Simulate a command that already has --template for a different purpose.
+				cmd.Flags().StringP("template", "T", "", "Template file")
+			}
+			var exporter Exporter
+			AddJSONAndJQFlags(cmd, &exporter, tt.fields)
+			cmd.SetArgs(tt.args)
+			cmd.SetOut(io.Discard)
+			cmd.SetErr(io.Discard)
+			_, err := cmd.ExecuteC()
+			if tt.wantsError == "" {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.EqualError(t, err, tt.wantsError)
+				return
+			}
+			if tt.wantsExport == nil {
+				assert.Nil(t, exporter)
+			} else {
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantsExport, exporter)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // TestAddJSONFlagsSetsAnnotations asserts that `AddJSONFlags` function adds the
 // appropriate annotation to the command, which could later be used by doc
 // generator functions.