diff --git a/lib/commands/app/create.ts b/lib/commands/app/create.ts
index aed57b6a..ef1ec7f8 100644
--- a/lib/commands/app/create.ts
+++ b/lib/commands/app/create.ts
@@ -18,19 +18,9 @@
 import { flags } from '@oclif/command';
 
 import Command from '../../command';
-import { ExpectedError } from '../../errors';
 import * as cf from '../../utils/common-flags';
-import { getBalenaSdk, stripIndent } from '../../utils/lazy';
-
-interface FlagsDef {
-	organization?: string;
-	type?: string; // application device type
-	help: void;
-}
-
-interface ArgsDef {
-	name: string;
-}
+import { stripIndent } from '../../utils/lazy';
+import { ArgsDef, FlagsDef } from '../../utils/application-create';
 
 export default class AppCreateCmd extends Command {
 	public static description = stripIndent`
@@ -90,61 +80,8 @@ export default class AppCreateCmd extends Command {
 			AppCreateCmd,
 		);
 
-		// Ascertain device type
-		const deviceType =
-			options.type ||
-			(await (await import('../../utils/patterns')).selectDeviceType());
-
-		// Ascertain organization
-		const organization =
-			options.organization?.toLowerCase() || (await this.getOrganization());
-
-		// Create application
-		try {
-			const application = await getBalenaSdk().models.application.create({
-				name: params.name,
-				deviceType,
-				organization,
-				applicationClass: 'app',
-			});
-
-			// Output
-			console.log(
-				`App created: slug "${application.slug}", device type "${deviceType}"`,
-			);
-		} catch (err) {
-			if ((err.message || '').toLowerCase().includes('unique')) {
-				// BalenaRequestError: Request error: "organization" and "app_name" must be unique.
-				throw new ExpectedError(
-					`Error: An app or block or fleet with the name "${params.name}" already exists in organization "${organization}".`,
-				);
-			} else if ((err.message || '').toLowerCase().includes('unauthorized')) {
-				// BalenaRequestError: Request error: Unauthorized
-				throw new ExpectedError(
-					`Error: You are not authorized to create apps in organization "${organization}".`,
-				);
-			}
-
-			throw err;
-		}
-	}
-
-	async getOrganization() {
-		const { getOwnOrganizations } = await import('../../utils/sdk');
-		const organizations = await getOwnOrganizations(getBalenaSdk(), {
-			$select: ['name', 'handle'],
-		});
-
-		if (organizations.length === 0) {
-			// User is not a member of any organizations (should not happen).
-			throw new Error('This account is not a member of any organizations');
-		} else if (organizations.length === 1) {
-			// User is a member of only one organization - use this.
-			return organizations[0].handle;
-		} else {
-			// User is a member of multiple organizations -
-			const { selectOrganization } = await import('../../utils/patterns');
-			return selectOrganization(organizations);
-		}
+		await (
+			await import('../../utils/application-create')
+		).applicationCreateBase('app', options, params);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/commands/block/create.ts b/lib/commands/block/create.ts
index 9303d064..d85bfc92 100644
--- a/lib/commands/block/create.ts
+++ b/lib/commands/block/create.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
 import { flags } from '@oclif/command';
 
 import Command from '../../command';
-import { ExpectedError } from '../../errors';
 import * as cf from '../../utils/common-flags';
-import { getBalenaSdk, stripIndent } from '../../utils/lazy';
+import { stripIndent } from '../../utils/lazy';
 
 interface FlagsDef {
 	organization?: string;
@@ -90,61 +89,8 @@ export default class BlockCreateCmd extends Command {
 			BlockCreateCmd,
 		);
 
-		// Ascertain device type
-		const deviceType =
-			options.type ||
-			(await (await import('../../utils/patterns')).selectDeviceType());
-
-		// Ascertain organization
-		const organization =
-			options.organization?.toLowerCase() || (await this.getOrganization());
-
-		// Create application
-		try {
-			const application = await getBalenaSdk().models.application.create({
-				name: params.name,
-				deviceType,
-				organization,
-				applicationClass: 'block',
-			});
-
-			// Output
-			console.log(
-				`Block created: slug "${application.slug}", device type "${deviceType}"`,
-			);
-		} catch (err) {
-			if ((err.message || '').toLowerCase().includes('unique')) {
-				// BalenaRequestError: Request error: "organization" and "app_name" must be unique.
-				throw new ExpectedError(
-					`Error: An app or block or fleet with the name "${params.name}" already exists in organization "${organization}".`,
-				);
-			} else if ((err.message || '').toLowerCase().includes('unauthorized')) {
-				// BalenaRequestError: Request error: Unauthorized
-				throw new ExpectedError(
-					`Error: You are not authorized to create blocks in organization "${organization}".`,
-				);
-			}
-
-			throw err;
-		}
-	}
-
-	async getOrganization() {
-		const { getOwnOrganizations } = await import('../../utils/sdk');
-		const organizations = await getOwnOrganizations(getBalenaSdk(), {
-			$select: ['name', 'handle'],
-		});
-
-		if (organizations.length === 0) {
-			// User is not a member of any organizations (should not happen).
-			throw new Error('This account is not a member of any organizations');
-		} else if (organizations.length === 1) {
-			// User is a member of only one organization - use this.
-			return organizations[0].handle;
-		} else {
-			// User is a member of multiple organizations -
-			const { selectOrganization } = await import('../../utils/patterns');
-			return selectOrganization(organizations);
-		}
+		await (
+			await import('../../utils/application-create')
+		).applicationCreateBase('block', options, params);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/commands/fleet/create.ts b/lib/commands/fleet/create.ts
index f99dd74a..dc3ad1bc 100644
--- a/lib/commands/fleet/create.ts
+++ b/lib/commands/fleet/create.ts
@@ -18,19 +18,9 @@
 import { flags } from '@oclif/command';
 
 import Command from '../../command';
-import { ExpectedError } from '../../errors';
 import * as cf from '../../utils/common-flags';
-import { getBalenaSdk, stripIndent } from '../../utils/lazy';
-
-interface FlagsDef {
-	organization?: string;
-	type?: string; // application device type
-	help: void;
-}
-
-interface ArgsDef {
-	name: string;
-}
+import { stripIndent } from '../../utils/lazy';
+import { ArgsDef, FlagsDef } from '../../utils/application-create';
 
 export default class FleetCreateCmd extends Command {
 	public static description = stripIndent`
@@ -90,60 +80,8 @@ export default class FleetCreateCmd extends Command {
 			FleetCreateCmd,
 		);
 
-		// Ascertain device type
-		const deviceType =
-			options.type ||
-			(await (await import('../../utils/patterns')).selectDeviceType());
-
-		// Ascertain organization
-		const organization =
-			options.organization?.toLowerCase() || (await this.getOrganization());
-
-		// Create application
-		try {
-			const application = await getBalenaSdk().models.application.create({
-				name: params.name,
-				deviceType,
-				organization,
-			});
-
-			// Output
-			console.log(
-				`Fleet created: slug "${application.slug}", device type "${deviceType}"`,
-			);
-		} catch (err) {
-			if ((err.message || '').toLowerCase().includes('unique')) {
-				// BalenaRequestError: Request error: "organization" and "app_name" must be unique.
-				throw new ExpectedError(
-					`Error: An app or block or fleet with the name "${params.name}" already exists in organization "${organization}".`,
-				);
-			} else if ((err.message || '').toLowerCase().includes('unauthorized')) {
-				// BalenaRequestError: Request error: Unauthorized
-				throw new ExpectedError(
-					`Error: You are not authorized to create fleets in organization "${organization}".`,
-				);
-			}
-
-			throw err;
-		}
-	}
-
-	async getOrganization() {
-		const { getOwnOrganizations } = await import('../../utils/sdk');
-		const organizations = await getOwnOrganizations(getBalenaSdk(), {
-			$select: ['name', 'handle'],
-		});
-
-		if (organizations.length === 0) {
-			// User is not a member of any organizations (should not happen).
-			throw new Error('This account is not a member of any organizations');
-		} else if (organizations.length === 1) {
-			// User is a member of only one organization - use this.
-			return organizations[0].handle;
-		} else {
-			// User is a member of multiple organizations -
-			const { selectOrganization } = await import('../../utils/patterns');
-			return selectOrganization(organizations);
-		}
+		await (
+			await import('../../utils/application-create')
+		).applicationCreateBase('fleet', options, params);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/utils/application-create.ts b/lib/utils/application-create.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a7e9a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/application-create.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { ExpectedError } from '../errors';
+import { getBalenaSdk } from './lazy';
+
+export interface FlagsDef {
+	organization?: string;
+	type?: string; // application device type
+	help: void;
+}
+
+export interface ArgsDef {
+	name: string;
+}
+
+export async function applicationCreateBase(
+	resource: 'fleet' | 'app' | 'block',
+	options: FlagsDef,
+	params: ArgsDef,
+) {
+	// Ascertain device type
+	const deviceType =
+		options.type || (await (await import('./patterns')).selectDeviceType());
+
+	// Ascertain organization
+	const organization =
+		options.organization?.toLowerCase() ||
+		(await (await import('./patterns')).getAndSelectOrganization());
+
+	// Create application
+	try {
+		const application = await getBalenaSdk().models.application.create({
+			name: params.name,
+			deviceType,
+			organization,
+		});
+
+		// Output
+		const { capitalize } = await import('lodash');
+		console.log(
+			`${capitalize(resource)} created: slug "${
+				application.slug
+			}", device type "${deviceType}"`,
+		);
+	} catch (err) {
+		if ((err.message || '').toLowerCase().includes('unique')) {
+			// BalenaRequestError: Request error: "organization" and "app_name" must be unique.
+			throw new ExpectedError(
+				`Error: An app or block or fleet with the name "${params.name}" already exists in organization "${organization}".`,
+			);
+		} else if ((err.message || '').toLowerCase().includes('unauthorized')) {
+			// BalenaRequestError: Request error: Unauthorized
+			throw new ExpectedError(
+				`Error: You are not authorized to create ${resource}s in organization "${organization}".`,
+			);
+		}
+
+		throw err;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/utils/patterns.ts b/lib/utils/patterns.ts
index 2d94d92d..07299390 100644
--- a/lib/utils/patterns.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/patterns.ts
@@ -228,6 +228,24 @@ export async function selectOrganization(
 	});
 }
 
+export async function getAndSelectOrganization() {
+	const { getOwnOrganizations } = await import('./sdk');
+	const organizations = await getOwnOrganizations(getBalenaSdk(), {
+		$select: ['name', 'handle'],
+	});
+
+	if (organizations.length === 0) {
+		// User is not a member of any organizations (should not happen).
+		throw new Error('This account is not a member of any organizations');
+	} else if (organizations.length === 1) {
+		// User is a member of only one organization - use this.
+		return organizations[0].handle;
+	} else {
+		// User is a member of multiple organizations -
+		return selectOrganization(organizations);
+	}
+}
+
 export async function awaitDeviceOsUpdate(
 	uuid: string,
 	targetOsVersion: string,