diff --git a/commands/mr/create/mr_create.go b/commands/mr/create/mr_create.go
index 87ca3b2635d299405549d89ee1d7ad952b5e9e6a..01629fb5b2f7a9f954373f6fdbe452330cf73c64 100644
--- a/commands/mr/create/mr_create.go
+++ b/commands/mr/create/mr_create.go
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ type CreateOpts struct {
 	IsWIP          bool `json:"is_wip,omitempty"`
 	ShouldPush     bool `json:"should_push,omitempty"`
 
-	NoEditor      bool `json:"-"`
-	IsInteractive bool `json:"-"`
-	Yes           bool `json:"-"`
-	Web           bool `json:"-"`
-	Recover       bool `json:"-"`
-	Signoff       bool `json:"-"`
+	NoEditor          bool `json:"-"`
+	IsInteractive     bool `json:"-"`
+	Yes               bool `json:"-"`
+	Web               bool `json:"-"`
+	OpenAfterCreation bool `json:"-"`
+	Recover           bool `json:"-"`
+	Signoff           bool `json:"-"`
 
 	IO       *iostreams.IOStreams             `json:"-"`
 	Branch   func() (string, error)           `json:"-"`
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f *cmdutils.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 	mrCreateCmd.Flags().StringP("head", "H", "", "Select another head repository using the `OWNER/REPO` or `GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO` format, the project ID, or the full URL.")
 	mrCreateCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.Yes, "yes", "y", false, "Skip submission confirmation prompt. Use --fill to skip all optional prompts.")
 	mrCreateCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.Web, "web", "w", false, "Continue merge request creation in a browser.")
+	mrCreateCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.OpenAfterCreation, "open-after-creation", "o", false, "Open merge request in browser after creation.")
 	mrCreateCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.CopyIssueLabels, "copy-issue-labels", "", false, "Copy labels from issue to the merge request. Used with --related-issue.")
 	mrCreateCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.RelatedIssue, "related-issue", "i", "", "Create a merge request for an issue. If --title is not provided, uses the issue title.")
 	mrCreateCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.Recover, "recover", false, "Save the options to a file if the merge request creation fails. If the file exists, the options are loaded from the recovery file. (EXPERIMENTAL.)")
@@ -512,7 +514,7 @@ func createRun(opts *CreateOpts) error {
 
 	var action cmdutils.Action
 
-	// submit without prompting for non interactive mode
+	// submit without prompting for non-interactive mode
 	if !opts.IsInteractive || opts.Yes {
 		action = cmdutils.SubmitAction
 	}
@@ -637,6 +639,11 @@ func createRun(opts *CreateOpts) error {
 		}
 
 		fmt.Fprintln(out, mrutils.DisplayMR(c, &mr.BasicMergeRequest, opts.IO.IsaTTY))
+
+		if opts.OpenAfterCreation {
+			return openURLInBrowser(opts, mr.WebURL)
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -730,26 +737,12 @@ func handlePush(opts *CreateOpts, remote *glrepo.Remote) error {
 }
 
 func previewMR(opts *CreateOpts) error {
-	repo, err := opts.BaseRepo()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	cfg, err := opts.Config()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	openURL, err := generateMRCompareURL(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if opts.IO.IsOutputTTY() {
-		fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.StdErr, "Opening %s in your browser.\n", utils.DisplayURL(openURL))
-	}
-	browser, _ := cfg.Get(repo.RepoHost(), "browser")
-	return utils.OpenInBrowser(openURL, browser)
+	return openURLInBrowser(opts, openURL)
 }
 
 func generateMRCompareURL(opts *CreateOpts) (string, error) {
@@ -793,6 +786,25 @@ func generateMRCompareURL(opts *CreateOpts) (string, error) {
 	return u.String(), nil
 }
 
+func openURLInBrowser(opts *CreateOpts, url string) error {
+	repo, err := opts.BaseRepo()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cfg, err := opts.Config()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if opts.IO.IsOutputTTY() {
+		fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.StdErr, "Opening %s in your browser.\n\n", utils.DisplayURL(url))
+	}
+
+	browser, _ := cfg.Get(repo.RepoHost(), "browser")
+	return utils.OpenInBrowser(url, browser)
+}
+
 func ResolvedHeadRepo(f *cmdutils.Factory) func() (glrepo.Interface, error) {
 	return func() (glrepo.Interface, error) {
 		httpClient, err := f.HttpClient()
diff --git a/commands/mr/create/mr_create_test.go b/commands/mr/create/mr_create_test.go
index 787d0c22aa6e4a9bb298daf2022608212b136e6b..3a9665da10cc85abb47f6df5d7121d3ae6bef160 100644
--- a/commands/mr/create/mr_create_test.go
+++ b/commands/mr/create/mr_create_test.go
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ func TestNewCmdCreate_RelatedIssueWithTitleAndDescription(t *testing.T) {
 		"--description", "\"my custom MR description\"",
 		"--related-issue", "1",
 		"--source-branch", "feat-new-mr",
+		"--open-after-creation",
 	}
 
 	cli := strings.Join(cliStr, " ")
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ func TestNewCmdCreate_RelatedIssueWithTitleAndDescription(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 	assert.Contains(t, cmdtest.FirstLine([]byte(output.String())), "!12 my custom MR title (feat-new-mr)")
-	assert.Contains(t, output.Stderr(), "\nCreating draft merge request for feat-new-mr into master in OWNER/REPO\n\n")
+	assert.Equal(t, "\nCreating draft merge request for feat-new-mr into master in OWNER/REPO\n\nOpening gitlab.com/OWNER/REPO/-/merge_requests/12 in your browser.\n\n", output.Stderr())
 	assert.Contains(t, output.String(), "https://gitlab.com/OWNER/REPO/-/merge_requests/12")
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/source/mr/create.md b/docs/source/mr/create.md
index d0363dc043b0291f41005683714382642f1a034a..ae81a632ede2ba4e93fceaaa5fd3ac9cec001fc4 100644
--- a/docs/source/mr/create.md
+++ b/docs/source/mr/create.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ glab mr create --fill --fill-commit-body --yes
   -l, --label strings          Add label by name. Multiple labels should be comma-separated.
   -m, --milestone string       The global ID or title of a milestone to assign.
       --no-editor              Don't open editor to enter a description. If true, uses prompt. Defaults to false.
+  -o, --open-after-creation    Open merge request in browser after creation.
       --push                   Push committed changes after creating merge request. Make sure you have committed changes.
       --recover                Save the options to a file if the merge request creation fails. If the file exists, the options are loaded from the recovery file. (EXPERIMENTAL.)
   -i, --related-issue string   Create a merge request for an issue. If --title is not provided, uses the issue title.