diff --git a/spec/lib/mastodon/cli/accounts_spec.rb b/spec/lib/mastodon/cli/accounts_spec.rb
index 25f1311d4..c214d93ec 100644
--- a/spec/lib/mastodon/cli/accounts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/mastodon/cli/accounts_spec.rb
@@ -4,9 +4,164 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 require 'mastodon/cli/accounts'
 
 describe Mastodon::CLI::Accounts do
+  let(:cli) { described_class.new }
+
   describe '.exit_on_failure?' do
     it 'returns true' do
       expect(described_class.exit_on_failure?).to be true
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#create' do
+    shared_examples 'a new user with given email address and username' do
+      it 'creates a new user with the specified email address' do
+        cli.invoke(:create, arguments, options)
+
+        expect(User.find_by(email: options[:email])).to be_present
+      end
+
+      it 'creates a new local account with the specified username' do
+        cli.invoke(:create, arguments, options)
+
+        expect(Account.find_local('tootctl_username')).to be_present
+      end
+
+      it 'returns "OK" and newly generated password' do
+        allow(SecureRandom).to receive(:hex).and_return('test_password')
+
+        expect { cli.invoke(:create, arguments, options) }.to output(
+          a_string_including("OK\nNew password: test_password")
+        ).to_stdout
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when required USERNAME and --email are provided' do
+      let(:arguments) { ['tootctl_username'] }
+
+      context 'with USERNAME and --email only' do
+        let(:options) { { email: 'tootctl@example.com' } }
+
+        it_behaves_like 'a new user with given email address and username'
+
+        context 'with invalid --email value' do
+          let(:options) { { email: 'invalid' } }
+
+          it 'exits with an error message' do
+            expect { cli.invoke(:create, arguments, options) }.to output(
+              a_string_including('Failure/Error: email')
+            ).to_stdout
+              .and raise_error(SystemExit)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with --confirmed option' do
+        let(:options) { { email: 'tootctl@example.com', confirmed: true } }
+
+        it_behaves_like 'a new user with given email address and username'
+
+        it 'creates a new user with confirmed status' do
+          cli.invoke(:create, arguments, options)
+
+          user = User.find_by(email: options[:email])
+
+          expect(user.confirmed?).to be(true)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with --approve option' do
+        let(:options) { { email: 'tootctl@example.com', approve: true } }
+
+        before do
+          Form::AdminSettings.new(registrations_mode: 'approved').save
+        end
+
+        it_behaves_like 'a new user with given email address and username'
+
+        it 'creates a new user with approved status' do
+          cli.invoke(:create, arguments, options)
+
+          user = User.find_by(email: options[:email])
+
+          expect(user.approved?).to be(true)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with --role option' do
+        context 'when role exists' do
+          let(:default_role) { Fabricate(:user_role) }
+          let(:options) { { email: 'tootctl@example.com', role: default_role.name } }
+
+          it_behaves_like 'a new user with given email address and username'
+
+          it 'creates a new user and assigns the specified role' do
+            cli.invoke(:create, arguments, options)
+
+            role = User.find_by(email: options[:email])&.role
+
+            expect(role.name).to eq(default_role.name)
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when role does not exist' do
+          let(:options) { { email: 'tootctl@example.com', role: '404' } }
+
+          it 'exits with an error message indicating the role name was not found' do
+            expect { cli.invoke(:create, arguments, options) }.to output(
+              a_string_including('Cannot find user role with that name')
+            ).to_stdout
+              .and raise_error(SystemExit)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with --reattach option' do
+        context "when account's user is present" do
+          let(:options) { { email: 'tootctl_new@example.com', reattach: true } }
+          let(:user) { Fabricate.build(:user, email: 'tootctl@example.com') }
+
+          before do
+            Fabricate(:account, username: 'tootctl_username', user: user)
+          end
+
+          it 'returns an error message indicating the username is already taken' do
+            expect { cli.invoke(:create, arguments, options) }.to output(
+              a_string_including("The chosen username is currently in use\nUse --force to reattach it anyway and delete the other user")
+            ).to_stdout
+          end
+
+          context 'with --force option' do
+            let(:options) { { email: 'tootctl_new@example.com', reattach: true, force: true } }
+
+            it 'reattaches the account to the new user and deletes the previous user' do
+              cli.invoke(:create, arguments, options)
+
+              user = Account.find_local('tootctl_username')&.user
+
+              expect(user.email).to eq(options[:email])
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "when account's user is not present" do
+          let(:options) { { email: 'tootctl@example.com', reattach: true } }
+
+          before do
+            Fabricate(:account, username: 'tootctl_username', user: nil)
+          end
+
+          it_behaves_like 'a new user with given email address and username'
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when required --email option is not provided' do
+      let(:arguments) { ['tootctl_username'] }
+
+      it 'raises a required argument missing error (Thor::RequiredArgumentMissingError)' do
+        expect { cli.invoke(:create, arguments) }
+          .to raise_error(Thor::RequiredArgumentMissingError)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end