diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create/FactoryRegistry.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create/FactoryRegistry.ts
index 0f48acc337..a959896bd0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create/FactoryRegistry.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create/FactoryRegistry.ts
@@ -53,24 +53,36 @@ export class FactoryRegistry {
     factory: AnyFactory,
     provided: Record<string, string>,
   ): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
-    const [hasAnswers, needsAnswers] = partition(
-      factory.options,
-      option => option.name in provided,
-    );
+    let currentOptions = provided;
 
-    for (const option of hasAnswers) {
-      const value = provided[option.name];
-
-      if (option.validate) {
-        const result = option.validate(value);
-        if (result !== true) {
-          throw new Error(`Invalid option '${option.name}'. ${result}`);
-        }
-      }
+    if (factory.optionsDiscovery) {
+      const discoveredOptions = await factory.optionsDiscovery();
+      currentOptions = {
+        ...currentOptions,
+        ...(discoveredOptions as Record<string, string>),
+      };
     }
 
-    const answers = await inquirer.prompt(needsAnswers);
+    if (factory.optionsPrompts) {
+      const [hasAnswers, needsAnswers] = partition(
+        factory.optionsPrompts,
+        option => option.name in currentOptions,
+      );
 
-    return { ...provided, ...answers };
+      for (const option of hasAnswers) {
+        const value = provided[option.name];
+
+        if (option.validate) {
+          const result = option.validate(value);
+          if (result !== true) {
+            throw new Error(`Invalid option '${option.name}'. ${result}`);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      currentOptions = await inquirer.prompt(needsAnswers, currentOptions);
+    }
+
+    return currentOptions;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create/factories/frontendPlugin.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create/factories/frontendPlugin.ts
index 195953e780..35e18b9e09 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create/factories/frontendPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create/factories/frontendPlugin.ts
@@ -14,20 +14,27 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { paths } from '../../../lib/paths';
+import { getCodeownersFilePath, parseOwnerIds } from '../../../lib/codeowners';
 import { createFactory } from '../types';
 
 type Options = {
   id: string;
+  owner?: string;
+  codeOwnersPath?: string;
 };
 
 export const frontendPlugin = createFactory<Options>({
   name: 'plugin',
   description: 'A new frontend plugin',
-  options: [
+  optionsDiscovery: async () => ({
+    codeOwnersPath: await getCodeownersFilePath(paths.targetRoot),
+  }),
+  optionsPrompts: [
     {
       type: 'input',
       name: 'id',
-      message: 'Enter an ID for the plugin',
+      message: 'Enter an ID for the plugin [required]',
       validate: (value: string) => {
         if (!value) {
           return 'Please enter an ID for the plugin';
@@ -37,6 +44,24 @@ export const frontendPlugin = createFactory<Options>({
         return true;
       },
     },
+    {
+      type: 'input',
+      name: 'owner',
+      message: 'Enter an owner of the plugin to add to CODEOWNERS [optional]',
+      when: opts => Boolean(opts.codeOwnersPath),
+      validate: (value: string) => {
+        if (!value) {
+          return true;
+        }
+
+        const ownerIds = parseOwnerIds(value);
+        if (!ownerIds) {
+          return 'The owner must be a space separated list of team names (e.g. @org/team-name), usernames (e.g. @username), or the email addresses (e.g. user@example.com).';
+        }
+
+        return true;
+      },
+    },
   ],
   async create(options: Options) {
     console.log(
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create/types.ts
index e5252df6bc..a797664e37 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create/types.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export type AnyOptions = Record<string, string>;
 export interface Factory<Options extends AnyOptions> {
   name: string;
   description: string;
-  options: ReadonlyArray<DistinctQuestion<Options> & { name: string }>;
+  optionsDiscovery?(): Promise<Partial<Options>>;
+  optionsPrompts?: ReadonlyArray<DistinctQuestion<Options> & { name: string }>;
   create(options: Options): Promise<void>;
 }