diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/create.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/create.dart
index 93e4d1bfe6..b625d7fe0a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/create.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/create.dart
@@ -289,19 +289,46 @@ class CreateCommand extends CreateBase {
     int generatedFileCount = 0;
     switch (template) {
       case FlutterProjectType.app:
-        generatedFileCount += await generateApp('app', relativeDir, templateContext, overwrite: overwrite);
+        generatedFileCount += await generateApp(
+          'app',
+          relativeDir,
+          templateContext,
+          overwrite: overwrite,
+          printStatusWhenWriting: !creatingNewProject,
+        );
         break;
       case FlutterProjectType.skeleton:
-        generatedFileCount += await generateApp('skeleton', relativeDir, templateContext, overwrite: overwrite);
+        generatedFileCount += await generateApp(
+          'skeleton',
+          relativeDir,
+          templateContext,
+          overwrite: overwrite,
+          printStatusWhenWriting: !creatingNewProject,
+        );
         break;
       case FlutterProjectType.module:
-        generatedFileCount += await _generateModule(relativeDir, templateContext, overwrite: overwrite);
+        generatedFileCount += await _generateModule(
+          relativeDir,
+          templateContext,
+          overwrite: overwrite,
+          printStatusWhenWriting: !creatingNewProject,
+        );
         break;
       case FlutterProjectType.package:
-        generatedFileCount += await _generatePackage(relativeDir, templateContext, overwrite: overwrite);
+        generatedFileCount += await _generatePackage(
+          relativeDir,
+          templateContext,
+          overwrite: overwrite,
+          printStatusWhenWriting: !creatingNewProject,
+        );
         break;
       case FlutterProjectType.plugin:
-        generatedFileCount += await _generatePlugin(relativeDir, templateContext, overwrite: overwrite);
+        generatedFileCount += await _generatePlugin(
+          relativeDir,
+          templateContext,
+          overwrite: overwrite,
+          printStatusWhenWriting: !creatingNewProject,
+        );
         break;
     }
     if (sampleCode != null) {
@@ -367,13 +394,24 @@ Your $application code is in $relativeAppMain.
     return FlutterCommandResult.success();
   }
 
-  Future<int> _generateModule(Directory directory, Map<String, dynamic> templateContext, { bool overwrite = false }) async {
+  Future<int> _generateModule(
+    Directory directory,
+    Map<String, dynamic> templateContext, {
+    bool overwrite = false,
+    bool printStatusWhenWriting = true,
+  }) async {
     int generatedCount = 0;
     final String description = argResults.wasParsed('description')
         ? stringArg('description')
         : 'A new flutter module project.';
     templateContext['description'] = description;
-    generatedCount += await renderTemplate(globals.fs.path.join('module', 'common'), directory, templateContext, overwrite: overwrite);
+    generatedCount += await renderTemplate(
+      globals.fs.path.join('module', 'common'),
+      directory,
+      templateContext,
+      overwrite: overwrite,
+      printStatusWhenWriting: printStatusWhenWriting,
+    );
     if (boolArg('pub')) {
       await pub.get(
         context: PubContext.create,
@@ -390,13 +428,24 @@ Your $application code is in $relativeAppMain.
     return generatedCount;
   }
 
-  Future<int> _generatePackage(Directory directory, Map<String, dynamic> templateContext, { bool overwrite = false }) async {
+  Future<int> _generatePackage(
+    Directory directory,
+    Map<String, dynamic> templateContext, {
+    bool overwrite = false,
+    bool printStatusWhenWriting = true,
+  }) async {
     int generatedCount = 0;
     final String description = argResults.wasParsed('description')
         ? stringArg('description')
         : 'A new Flutter package project.';
     templateContext['description'] = description;
-    generatedCount += await renderTemplate('package', directory, templateContext, overwrite: overwrite);
+    generatedCount += await renderTemplate(
+      'package',
+      directory,
+      templateContext,
+      overwrite: overwrite,
+      printStatusWhenWriting: printStatusWhenWriting,
+    );
     if (boolArg('pub')) {
       await pub.get(
         context: PubContext.createPackage,
@@ -408,7 +457,12 @@ Your $application code is in $relativeAppMain.
     return generatedCount;
   }
 
-  Future<int> _generatePlugin(Directory directory, Map<String, dynamic> templateContext, { bool overwrite = false }) async {
+  Future<int> _generatePlugin(
+    Directory directory,
+    Map<String, dynamic> templateContext, {
+    bool overwrite = false,
+    bool printStatusWhenWriting = true,
+  }) async {
     // Plugins only add a platform if it was requested explicitly by the user.
     if (!argResults.wasParsed('platforms')) {
       for (final String platform in kAllCreatePlatforms) {
@@ -430,7 +484,13 @@ Your $application code is in $relativeAppMain.
         ? stringArg('description')
         : 'A new flutter plugin project.';
     templateContext['description'] = description;
-    generatedCount += await renderTemplate('plugin', directory, templateContext, overwrite: overwrite);
+    generatedCount += await renderTemplate(
+      'plugin',
+      directory,
+      templateContext,
+      overwrite: overwrite,
+      printStatusWhenWriting: printStatusWhenWriting,
+    );
 
     if (boolArg('pub')) {
       await pub.get(
@@ -461,7 +521,14 @@ Your $application code is in $relativeAppMain.
     templateContext['pluginProjectName'] = projectName;
     templateContext['androidPluginIdentifier'] = androidPluginIdentifier;
 
-    generatedCount += await generateApp('app', project.example.directory, templateContext, overwrite: overwrite, pluginExampleApp: true);
+    generatedCount += await generateApp(
+      'app',
+      project.example.directory,
+      templateContext,
+      overwrite: overwrite,
+      pluginExampleApp: true,
+      printStatusWhenWriting: printStatusWhenWriting,
+    );
     return generatedCount;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/create_base.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/create_base.dart
index b10b4a09df..5bbe4aaf3c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/create_base.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/create_base.dart
@@ -404,8 +404,12 @@ abstract class CreateBase extends FlutterCommand {
   /// If `overwrite` is true, overwrites existing files, `overwrite` defaults to `false`.
   @protected
   Future<int> renderTemplate(
-      String templateName, Directory directory, Map<String, Object> context,
-      {bool overwrite = false}) async {
+    String templateName,
+    Directory directory,
+    Map<String, Object> context, {
+    bool overwrite = false,
+    bool printStatusWhenWriting = true,
+  }) async {
     final Template template = await Template.fromName(
       templateName,
       fileSystem: globals.fs,
@@ -413,7 +417,12 @@ abstract class CreateBase extends FlutterCommand {
       templateRenderer: globals.templateRenderer,
       templateManifest: _templateManifest,
     );
-    return template.render(directory, context, overwriteExisting: overwrite);
+    return template.render(
+      directory,
+      context,
+      overwriteExisting: overwrite,
+      printStatusWhenWriting: printStatusWhenWriting,
+    );
   }
 
   /// Merges named templates into a single template, output to `directory`.
@@ -423,8 +432,12 @@ abstract class CreateBase extends FlutterCommand {
   /// If `overwrite` is true, overwrites existing files, `overwrite` defaults to `false`.
   @protected
   Future<int> renderMerged(
-      List<String> names, Directory directory, Map<String, Object> context,
-      {bool overwrite = false}) async {
+    List<String> names,
+    Directory directory,
+    Map<String, Object> context, {
+    bool overwrite = false,
+    bool printStatusWhenWriting = true,
+  }) async {
     final Template template = await Template.merged(
       names,
       directory,
@@ -433,7 +446,12 @@ abstract class CreateBase extends FlutterCommand {
       templateRenderer: globals.templateRenderer,
       templateManifest: _templateManifest,
     );
-    return template.render(directory, context, overwriteExisting: overwrite);
+    return template.render(
+      directory,
+      context,
+      overwriteExisting: overwrite,
+      printStatusWhenWriting: printStatusWhenWriting,
+    );
   }
 
   /// Generate application project in the `directory` using `templateContext`.
@@ -441,14 +459,20 @@ abstract class CreateBase extends FlutterCommand {
   /// If `overwrite` is true, overwrites existing files, `overwrite` defaults to `false`.
   @protected
   Future<int> generateApp(
-      String templateName, Directory directory, Map<String, Object> templateContext,
-      {bool overwrite = false, bool pluginExampleApp = false}) async {
+    String templateName,
+    Directory directory,
+    Map<String, Object> templateContext, {
+    bool overwrite = false,
+    bool pluginExampleApp = false,
+    bool printStatusWhenWriting = true,
+  }) async {
     int generatedCount = 0;
     generatedCount += await renderMerged(
       <String>[templateName, 'app_shared'],
       directory,
       templateContext,
       overwrite: overwrite,
+      printStatusWhenWriting: printStatusWhenWriting,
     );
     final FlutterProject project = FlutterProject.fromDirectory(directory);
     if (templateContext['android'] == true) {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/template_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/template_test.dart
index 9d007a7efa..2a66a30d1c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/template_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/template_test.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
+import 'dart:typed_data';
+
 import 'package:file/memory.dart';
 import 'package:file_testing/file_testing.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/file_system.dart';
@@ -41,29 +43,80 @@ void main() {
       throwsToolExit());
   });
 
-  testWithoutContext('Template.render replaces .img.tmpl files with files from the image source', () {
-    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
-    final Directory templateDir = fileSystem.directory('templates');
-    final Directory imageSourceDir = fileSystem.directory('template_images');
-    final Directory destination = fileSystem.directory('target');
+  group('renders template', () {
+    late Directory destination;
     const String imageName = 'some_image.png';
-    templateDir.childFile('$imageName.img.tmpl').createSync(recursive: true);
-    final File sourceImage = imageSourceDir.childFile(imageName);
-    sourceImage.createSync(recursive: true);
-    sourceImage.writeAsStringSync("Ceci n'est pas une pipe");
+    late File sourceImage;
+    late BufferLogger logger;
+    late Template template;
 
-    final Template template = Template(
-      templateDir,
-      imageSourceDir,
-      fileSystem: fileSystem,
-      logger: BufferLogger.test(),
-      templateRenderer: FakeTemplateRenderer(),
-    );
-    template.render(destination, <String, Object>{});
+    setUp(() {
+      final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
+      final Directory templateDir = fileSystem.directory('templates');
+      final Directory imageSourceDir = fileSystem.directory('template_images');
+      destination = fileSystem.directory('target');
+      templateDir.childFile('$imageName.img.tmpl').createSync(recursive: true);
+      sourceImage = imageSourceDir.childFile(imageName);
+      sourceImage.createSync(recursive: true);
+      sourceImage.writeAsStringSync("Ceci n'est pas une pipe");
 
-    final File destinationImage = destination.childFile(imageName);
-    expect(destinationImage, exists);
-    expect(destinationImage.readAsBytesSync(), equals(sourceImage.readAsBytesSync()));
+      logger = BufferLogger.test();
+      template = Template(
+        templateDir,
+        imageSourceDir,
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        logger: logger,
+        templateRenderer: FakeTemplateRenderer(),
+      );
+    });
+
+    testWithoutContext('overwrites .img.tmpl files with files from the image source', () {
+      expect(template.render(destination, <String, Object>{}), 1);
+
+      final File destinationImage = destination.childFile(imageName);
+      final Uint8List sourceImageBytes = sourceImage.readAsBytesSync();
+      expect(destinationImage, exists);
+      expect(destinationImage.readAsBytesSync(), equals(sourceImageBytes));
+
+      expect(logger.errorText, isEmpty);
+      expect(logger.statusText, contains('${destinationImage.path} (created)'));
+      logger.clear();
+
+      // Run it again to overwrite (returns 1 file updated).
+      expect(template.render(destination, <String, Object>{}), 1);
+
+      expect(destinationImage.readAsBytesSync(), equals(sourceImageBytes));
+      expect(logger.errorText, isEmpty);
+      expect(logger.statusText, contains('${destinationImage.path} (overwritten)'));
+    });
+
+    testWithoutContext('does not overwrite .img.tmpl files with files from the image source', () {
+      expect(template.render(destination, <String, Object>{}), 1);
+
+      final File destinationImage = destination.childFile(imageName);
+      expect(destinationImage, exists);
+
+      expect(logger.errorText, isEmpty);
+      expect(logger.statusText, contains('${destinationImage.path} (created)'));
+      logger.clear();
+
+      // Run it again, do not overwrite (returns 0 files updated).
+      expect(template.render(destination, <String, Object>{}, overwriteExisting: false), 0);
+
+      expect(destinationImage, exists);
+      expect(logger.errorText, isEmpty);
+      expect(logger.statusText, isEmpty);
+    });
+
+    testWithoutContext('can suppress file printing', () {
+      template.render(destination, <String, Object>{}, printStatusWhenWriting: false);
+
+      final File destinationImage = destination.childFile(imageName);
+      expect(destinationImage, exists);
+
+      expect(logger.errorText, isEmpty);
+      expect(logger.statusText, isEmpty);
+    });
   });
 }