diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/codeowners/codeowners.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/codeowners/codeowners.ts
index 563bd1052d..b3fac12109 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/codeowners/codeowners.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/codeowners/codeowners.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function isValidSingleOwnerId(id: string): boolean {
 }
 
 export function parseOwnerIds(
-  spaceSeparatedOwnerIds: string,
+  spaceSeparatedOwnerIds: string | undefined,
 ): string[] | undefined {
   if (!spaceSeparatedOwnerIds || typeof spaceSeparatedOwnerIds !== 'string') {
     return undefined;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/create/factories/frontendPlugin.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/create/factories/frontendPlugin.ts
index 1b13cff13d..a85403e8ed 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/create/factories/frontendPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/create/factories/frontendPlugin.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,20 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { paths } from '../../../lib/paths';
-import { getCodeownersFilePath, parseOwnerIds } from '../../../lib/codeowners';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import camelCase from 'lodash/camelCase';
+import upperFirst from 'lodash/upperFirst';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
+import { paths } from '../../paths';
+import {
+  addCodeownersEntry,
+  getCodeownersFilePath,
+  parseOwnerIds,
+} from '../../codeowners';
 import { createFactory, CreateContext } from '../types';
+import { Lockfile } from '../../versioning';
+import { addPackageDependency, Task, templatingTask } from '../../tasks';
+import { createPackageVersionProvider } from '../../version';
 
 type Options = {
   id: string;
@@ -63,11 +74,130 @@ export const frontendPlugin = createFactory<Options>({
       },
     },
   ],
-  async create(options: Options, context: CreateContext) {
-    console.log(
-      `Creating ${this.name} with options ${JSON.stringify(
-        options,
-      )} and context ${JSON.stringify(context)}`,
+  async create(options: Options, ctx: CreateContext) {
+    const { id } = options;
+
+    const name = ctx.scope ? `@${ctx.scope}/plugin-${id}` : `plugin-${id}`;
+    const extensionName = `${upperFirst(camelCase(id))}Page`;
+
+    const pluginDir = ctx.isMonoRepo
+      ? paths.resolveTargetRoot('plugins', id)
+      : paths.resolveTargetRoot(`backstage-plugin-${id}`);
+
+    let lockfile: Lockfile | undefined;
+    try {
+      lockfile = await Lockfile.load(paths.resolveTargetRoot('yarn.lock'));
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn(`No yarn.lock available, ${error}`);
+    }
+
+    Task.section('Validating prerequisites');
+    const shortPluginDir = pluginDir.replace(`${paths.targetRoot}/`, '');
+    await Task.forItem('availability', shortPluginDir, async () => {
+      if (await fs.pathExists(pluginDir)) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `A plugin with the same ID already exists at ${chalk.cyan(
+            shortPluginDir,
+          )}. Please try again with a different ID.`,
+        );
+      }
+    });
+
+    const tempDir = await Task.forItem('creating', 'temp dir', async () => {
+      return await ctx.createTemporaryDirectory(`backstage-plugin-${id}`);
+    });
+
+    Task.section('Executing plugin template');
+    await templatingTask(
+      paths.resolveOwn('templates/default-plugin'),
+      tempDir,
+      {
+        id,
+        pluginVar: `${camelCase(id)}Plugin`,
+        pluginVersion: ctx.defaultVersion,
+        extensionName,
+        name,
+        privatePackage: ctx.private,
+        npmRegistry: ctx.npmRegistry,
+      },
+      createPackageVersionProvider(lockfile),
     );
+
+    Task.section('Installing plugin');
+    await Task.forItem('moving', shortPluginDir, async () => {
+      await fs.move(tempDir, pluginDir).catch(error => {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Failed to move plugin from ${tempDir} to ${pluginDir}, ${error.message}`,
+        );
+      });
+    });
+
+    ctx.markAsModified();
+
+    if (await fs.pathExists(paths.resolveTargetRoot('packages/app'))) {
+      await Task.forItem('app', 'adding dependency', async () => {
+        await addPackageDependency(
+          paths.resolveTargetRoot('packages/app/package.json'),
+          {
+            dependencies: {
+              [name]: `^${ctx.defaultVersion}`,
+            },
+          },
+        );
+      });
+
+      await Task.forItem('app', 'adding import', async () => {
+        const pluginsFilePath = paths.resolveTargetRoot(
+          'packages/app/src/App.tsx',
+        );
+        if (!(await fs.pathExists(pluginsFilePath))) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const content = await fs.readFile(pluginsFilePath, 'utf8');
+        const revLines = content.split('\n').reverse();
+
+        const lastImportIndex = revLines.findIndex(line =>
+          line.match(/ from ("|').*("|')/),
+        );
+        const lastRouteIndex = revLines.findIndex(line =>
+          line.match(/<\/FlatRoutes/),
+        );
+
+        if (lastImportIndex !== -1 && lastRouteIndex !== -1) {
+          const importLine = `import { ${extensionName} } from '${name}';`;
+          if (!content.includes(importLine)) {
+            revLines.splice(lastImportIndex, 0, importLine);
+          }
+
+          const componentLine = `<Route path="/${id}" element={<${extensionName} />}/>`;
+          if (!content.includes(componentLine)) {
+            const [indentation] =
+              revLines[lastRouteIndex + 1].match(/^\s*/) ?? [];
+            revLines.splice(lastRouteIndex + 1, 0, indentation + componentLine);
+          }
+
+          const newContent = revLines.reverse().join('\n');
+          await fs.writeFile(pluginsFilePath, newContent, 'utf8');
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (options.codeOwnersPath && options.owner) {
+      const ownerIds = parseOwnerIds(options.owner);
+      if (ownerIds && ownerIds.length > 0) {
+        await addCodeownersEntry(
+          options.codeOwnersPath,
+          `/plugins/${id}`,
+          ownerIds,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    await Task.forCommand('yarn install', { cwd: pluginDir, optional: true });
+    await Task.forCommand('yarn lint --fix', {
+      cwd: pluginDir,
+      optional: true,
+    });
   },
 });