diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityReferenceSelection/SelectionPluginBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityReferenceSelection/SelectionPluginBase.php
index 29b683f972..b87189ba87 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityReferenceSelection/SelectionPluginBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityReferenceSelection/SelectionPluginBase.php
@@ -86,4 +86,58 @@ public function submitConfigurationForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_s
    */
   public function entityQueryAlter(SelectInterface $query) {}
 
+  /**
+   * Build the form elements for selection plugins with autocreate support.
+   *
+   * @param array $form
+   *   An associative array containing the initial structure of the plugin form.
+   * @param array $bundles
+   *   An array of bundles to store new items in.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   The form structure.
+   */
+  protected function buildAutocreateConfigurationForm(array $form, array $bundles) {
+    $form['auto_create'] = [
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#title' => $this->t("Create referenced entities if they don't already exist"),
+      '#default_value' => $this->configuration['auto_create'],
+      '#weight' => -2,
+    ];
+    $form['auto_create_bundle'] = [
+      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#title' => $this->t('Store new items in'),
+      '#options' => $this->getBundleOptions($bundles),
+      '#default_value' => $this->configuration['auto_create_bundle'],
+      '#access' => count($bundles) > 1,
+      '#states' => [
+        'visible' => [
+          ':input[name="settings[handler_settings][auto_create]"]' => ['checked' => TRUE],
+        ],
+      ],
+      '#weight' => -1,
+    ];
+    return $form;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Transforms bundles in the correct structure for a select element.
+   *
+   * @param array $bundles
+   *   An array of bundles in the structure of
+   *   Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface::getBundleInfo().
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   An array of bundle labels keyed be the bundle name.
+   */
+  protected function getBundleOptions(array $bundles) {
+    $bundle_options = [];
+    foreach ($bundles as $bundle_name => $bundle_info) {
+      $bundle_options[$bundle_name] = $bundle_info['label'];
+    }
+    natsort($bundle_options);
+
+    return $bundle_options;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/DefaultSelection.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/DefaultSelection.php
index b1e1f8646e..fa9cf71e67 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/DefaultSelection.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/DefaultSelection.php
@@ -163,20 +163,10 @@ public function buildConfigurationForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_sta
     $bundles = $this->entityTypeBundleInfo->getBundleInfo($entity_type_id);
 
     if ($entity_type->hasKey('bundle')) {
-      $bundle_options = [];
-      foreach ($bundles as $bundle_name => $bundle_info) {
-        $bundle_options[$bundle_name] = $bundle_info['label'];
-      }
-      natsort($bundle_options);
-      $selected_bundles = array_intersect_key(
-        $bundle_options,
-        array_filter((array) $configuration['target_bundles'])
-      );
-
       $form['target_bundles'] = [
         '#type' => 'checkboxes',
         '#title' => $entity_type->getBundleLabel(),
-        '#options' => $bundle_options,
+        '#options' => $this->getBundleOptions($bundles),
         '#default_value' => (array) $configuration['target_bundles'],
         '#required' => TRUE,
         '#size' => 6,
@@ -202,7 +192,7 @@ public function buildConfigurationForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_sta
         '#value' => [],
       ];
     }
-
+    $selected_bundles = array_intersect_key($this->getBundleOptions($bundles), array_filter((array) $configuration['target_bundles']));
     if ($entity_type->entityClassImplements(FieldableEntityInterface::class)) {
       $options = $entity_type->hasKey('bundle') ? $selected_bundles : $bundles;
       $fields = [];
@@ -277,29 +267,8 @@ public function buildConfigurationForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_sta
       }
 
     }
-
-    $form['auto_create'] = [
-      '#type' => 'checkbox',
-      '#title' => $this->t("Create referenced entities if they don't already exist"),
-      '#default_value' => $configuration['auto_create'],
-      '#weight' => -2,
-    ];
-
-    if ($entity_type->hasKey('bundle')) {
-      $form['auto_create_bundle'] = [
-        '#type' => 'select',
-        '#title' => $this->t('Store new items in'),
-        '#options' => $selected_bundles,
-        '#default_value' => $configuration['auto_create_bundle'],
-        '#access' => count($selected_bundles) > 1,
-        '#states' => [
-          'visible' => [
-            ':input[name="settings[handler_settings][auto_create]"]' => ['checked' => TRUE],
-          ],
-        ],
-        '#weight' => -1,
-      ];
-    }
+    $bundles = array_intersect_key($bundles, array_filter((array) $configuration['target_bundles']));
+    $form = $this->buildAutocreateConfigurationForm($form, $bundles);
 
     return $form;
   }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget.php
index 22a1b2a085..697f58978e 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget.php
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ public function massageFormValues(array $values, array $form, FormStateInterface
   protected function getAutocreateBundle() {
     $bundle = NULL;
     if ($this->getSelectionHandlerSetting('auto_create')) {
+      // If a bundle is explicitly defined, use it.
+      if ($bundle = $this->getSelectionHandlerSetting('auto_create_bundle')) {
+        return $bundle;
+      }
+
       $target_bundles = $this->getSelectionHandlerSetting('target_bundles');
       // If there's no target bundle at all, use the target_type. It's the
       // default for bundleless entity types.
@@ -169,9 +174,7 @@ protected function getAutocreateBundle() {
       elseif (count($target_bundles) == 1) {
         $bundle = reset($target_bundles);
       }
-      // If there's more than one target bundle, use the autocreate bundle
-      // stored in selection handler settings.
-      elseif (!$bundle = $this->getSelectionHandlerSetting('auto_create_bundle')) {
+      else {
         // If no bundle has been set as auto create target means that there is
         // an inconsistency in entity reference field settings.
         trigger_error(sprintf(
diff --git a/core/modules/field/tests/src/Functional/EntityReference/Views/SelectionTest.php b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Functional/EntityReference/Views/SelectionTest.php
index dcd12506dd..395b5dc7e1 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/tests/src/Functional/EntityReference/Views/SelectionTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Functional/EntityReference/Views/SelectionTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Drupal\Component\Serialization\Json;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Crypt;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Html;
+use Drupal\entity_test\Entity\EntityTest;
 use Drupal\Core\Site\Settings;
 use Drupal\Tests\BrowserTestBase;
 use Drupal\Tests\field\Traits\EntityReferenceTestTrait;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class SelectionTest extends BrowserTestBase {
     'views',
     'entity_reference_test',
     'entity_test',
+    'views_entity_test',
   ];
 
   /**
@@ -67,20 +69,20 @@ protected function setUp(): void {
     }
 
     // Create an entity reference field.
-    $handler_settings = [
+    $this->handlerSettings = [
       'view' => [
         'view_name' => 'test_entity_reference',
         'display_name' => 'entity_reference_1',
       ],
     ];
-    $this->handlerSettings = $handler_settings;
-    $this->createEntityReferenceField('entity_test', 'test_bundle', 'test_field', $this->randomString(), 'node', 'views', $handler_settings);
   }
 
   /**
    * Tests that the Views selection handles the views output properly.
    */
   public function testAutocompleteOutput() {
+    $this->createEntityReferenceField('entity_test', 'test_bundle', 'test_field', $this->randomString(), 'node', 'views', $this->handlerSettings);
+
     // Reset any internal static caching.
     \Drupal::service('entity_type.manager')->getStorage('node')->resetCache();
 
@@ -121,4 +123,58 @@ public function testAutocompleteOutput() {
     $this->assertEquals($expected, $result, 'The autocomplete result of the Views entity reference selection handler contains the proper output.');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests autocreation in a views selection plugin.
+   */
+  public function testAutocompleteAutocreation() {
+    $type3 = $this->drupalCreateContentType()->id();
+
+    $account = $this->drupalCreateUser([
+      'access content',
+      'administer entity_test content',
+      "administer nodes",
+    ]);
+    $this->drupalLogin($account);
+
+    $this->handlerSettings['auto_create'] = TRUE;
+    $this->handlerSettings['auto_create_bundle'] = $type3;
+    $this->createEntityReferenceField('entity_test', 'entity_test', 'test_field', $this->randomString(), 'node', 'views_with_autocreate', $this->handlerSettings);
+
+    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityDisplayRepositoryInterface $entity_display_repository */
+    $entity_display_repository = \Drupal::service('entity_display.repository');
+    $entity_display_repository->getFormDisplay('entity_test', 'entity_test', 'default')
+      ->setComponent('test_field', [
+        'type' => 'entity_reference_autocomplete',
+      ])
+      ->save();
+
+    $this->drupalGet('/entity_test/add');
+
+    $this->assertSession()->elementExists('xpath', '//input[@id="edit-test-field-0-target-id" and contains(@class, "form-autocomplete")]');
+
+    $new_title = $this->randomMachineName();
+
+    // Assert referenced node does not exist.
+    $this->assertEmpty($this->drupalGetNodeByTitle($new_title), 'Referenced node does not exist yet.');
+
+    $edit = [
+      'name[0][value]' => $this->randomMachineName(),
+      'test_field[0][target_id]' => $new_title,
+    ];
+    $this->drupalGet('/entity_test/add');
+    $this->submitForm($edit, 'Save block');
+
+    // Assert referenced node was created.
+    $referenced_node = $this->drupalGetNodeByTitle($new_title);
+    $this->assertNotEmpty($referenced_node, 'Referenced node was created.');
+    $this->assertSame($type3, $referenced_node->getType());
+
+    // Assert the referenced node is associated with referencing node.
+    $result = \Drupal::entityQuery('entity_test')->execute();
+
+    $referencing_nid = key($result);
+    $referencing_node = EntityTest::load($referencing_nid);
+    $this->assertEquals($referenced_node->id(), $referencing_node->test_field->target_id, 'Newly created node is referenced from the referencing node.');
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/views/config/schema/views.entity_reference.schema.yml b/core/modules/views/config/schema/views.entity_reference.schema.yml
index f13645ab43..c009b3847b 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/config/schema/views.entity_reference.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/views/config/schema/views.entity_reference.schema.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,19 @@ entity_reference_selection.views:
           sequence:
             type: string
             label: 'Argument'
+
+entity_reference_selection.views_with_autocreate:
+  type: entity_reference_selection.views
+  label: 'Views selection handler settings'
+  mapping:
+    auto_create:
+      type: boolean
+      label: 'Create referenced entities if they don''t already exist'
+    auto_create_bundle:
+      type: string
+      label: 'Bundle assigned to the auto-created entities.'
+
+# Schema for all entity reference 'views_with_autocreate:*' selection handlers that are not
+# providing a specific schema.
+entity_reference_selection.views_with_autocreate:*:
+  type: entity_reference_selection.views_with_autocreate