diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/CreateDomainCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/CreateDomainCommand.java
index 2c896c38b3a..dc408f0cf34 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/CreateDomainCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/CreateDomainCommand.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 import static com.google.common.base.Strings.isNullOrEmpty;
+import static google.registry.persistence.transaction.TransactionManagerFactory.tm;
 import static google.registry.pricing.PricingEngineProxy.getPricesForDomainName;
 import static google.registry.util.PreconditionsUtils.checkArgumentNotNull;
 import static org.joda.time.DateTimeZone.UTC;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 import com.beust.jcommander.Parameter;
 import com.beust.jcommander.Parameters;
 import com.google.template.soy.data.SoyMapData;
+import google.registry.model.common.FeatureFlag;
 import google.registry.model.pricing.PremiumPricingEngine.DomainPrices;
 import google.registry.tools.soy.DomainCreateSoyInfo;
 import google.registry.util.StringGenerator;
@@ -58,9 +60,15 @@ final class CreateDomainCommand extends CreateOrUpdateDomainCommand {
 
   @Override
   protected void initMutatingEppToolCommand() {
-    checkArgumentNotNull(registrant, "Registrant must be specified");
-    checkArgument(!admins.isEmpty(), "At least one admin must be specified");
-    checkArgument(!techs.isEmpty(), "At least one tech must be specified");
+    tm().transact(
+            () -> {
+              if (!FeatureFlag.isActiveNowOrElse(
+                  FeatureFlag.FeatureName.MINIMUM_DATASET_CONTACTS_OPTIONAL, false)) {
+                checkArgumentNotNull(registrant, "Registrant must be specified");
+                checkArgument(!admins.isEmpty(), "At least one admin must be specified");
+                checkArgument(!techs.isEmpty(), "At least one tech must be specified");
+              }
+            });
     if (isNullOrEmpty(password)) {
       password = passwordGenerator.createString(PASSWORD_LENGTH);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/google/registry/tools/soy/DomainCreate.soy b/core/src/main/resources/google/registry/tools/soy/DomainCreate.soy
index b7eeb825891..9b20b85d61e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/google/registry/tools/soy/DomainCreate.soy
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/google/registry/tools/soy/DomainCreate.soy
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
   {@param domain: string}
   {@param period: int}
   {@param nameservers: list<string>}
-  {@param registrant: string}
-  {@param admins: list<string>}
-  {@param techs: list<string>}
+  {@param? registrant: string|null}
+  {@param? admins: list<string>|null}
+  {@param? techs: list<string>|null}
   {@param password: string}
   {@param? currency: string|null}
   {@param? price: string|null}
@@ -45,13 +45,19 @@
               {/for}
             </domain:ns>
           {/if}
-          <domain:registrant>{$registrant}</domain:registrant>
-          {for $admin in $admins}
-            <domain:contact type="admin">{$admin}</domain:contact>
-          {/for}
-          {for $tech in $techs}
-            <domain:contact type="tech">{$tech}</domain:contact>
-          {/for}
+          {if $registrant != null}
+            <domain:registrant>{$registrant}</domain:registrant>
+          {/if}
+          {if $admins != null}
+            {for $admin in $admins}
+              <domain:contact type="admin">{$admin}</domain:contact>
+            {/for}
+          {/if}
+          {if $techs != null}
+            {for $tech in $techs}
+              <domain:contact type="tech">{$tech}</domain:contact>
+            {/for}
+          {/if}
           <domain:authInfo>
             <domain:pw>{$password}</domain:pw>
           </domain:authInfo>
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/CreateDomainCommandTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/CreateDomainCommandTest.java
index a05c557e71d..000486cae6a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/CreateDomainCommandTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/CreateDomainCommandTest.java
@@ -15,16 +15,21 @@
 package google.registry.tools;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static google.registry.model.common.FeatureFlag.FeatureName.MINIMUM_DATASET_CONTACTS_OPTIONAL;
+import static google.registry.model.common.FeatureFlag.FeatureStatus.ACTIVE;
 import static google.registry.persistence.transaction.TransactionManagerFactory.tm;
 import static google.registry.testing.DatabaseHelper.createTld;
 import static google.registry.testing.DatabaseHelper.persistPremiumList;
 import static google.registry.testing.DatabaseHelper.persistResource;
+import static google.registry.util.DateTimeUtils.START_OF_TIME;
 import static org.joda.money.CurrencyUnit.JPY;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
 import com.beust.jcommander.ParameterException;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSortedMap;
 import google.registry.dns.writer.VoidDnsWriter;
+import google.registry.model.common.FeatureFlag;
 import google.registry.model.pricing.StaticPremiumListPricingEngine;
 import google.registry.model.tld.Tld;
 import google.registry.model.tld.label.PremiumListDao;
@@ -111,12 +116,15 @@ void testSuccess_completeWithSquareBracketsAndCanonicalization() throws Exceptio
 
   @Test
   void testSuccess_minimal() throws Exception {
+    persistResource(
+        new FeatureFlag()
+            .asBuilder()
+            .setFeatureName(MINIMUM_DATASET_CONTACTS_OPTIONAL)
+            .setStatusMap(ImmutableSortedMap.of(START_OF_TIME, ACTIVE))
+            .build());
     // Test that each optional field can be omitted. Also tests the auto-gen password.
     runCommandForced(
         "--client=NewRegistrar",
-        "--registrant=crr-admin",
-        "--admins=crr-admin",
-        "--techs=crr-tech",
         "example.tld");
     eppVerifier.verifySent("domain_create_minimal.xml");
   }
@@ -131,7 +139,9 @@ void testSuccess_multipleDomains() throws Exception {
         "--techs=crr-tech",
         "example.tld",
         "example.abc");
-    eppVerifier.verifySent("domain_create_minimal.xml").verifySent("domain_create_minimal_abc.xml");
+    eppVerifier
+        .verifySent("domain_create_contacts.xml")
+        .verifySent("domain_create_contacts_abc.xml");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -152,8 +162,8 @@ void testSuccess_premiumListNull() throws Exception {
         "example.tld",
         "example.abc");
     eppVerifier
-        .verifySent("domain_create_minimal.xml")
-        .verifySent("domain_create_minimal_abc.xml");
+        .verifySent("domain_create_contacts.xml")
+        .verifySent("domain_create_contacts_abc.xml");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -192,9 +202,9 @@ void testSuccess_multipleDomainsWithPremium() throws Exception {
         "palladium.tld",
         "example.abc");
     eppVerifier
-        .verifySent("domain_create_minimal.xml")
+        .verifySent("domain_create_contacts.xml")
         .verifySent("domain_create_palladium.xml")
-        .verifySent("domain_create_minimal_abc.xml");
+        .verifySent("domain_create_contacts_abc.xml");
     assertInStdout(
         "palladium.tld is premium at USD 877.00 per year; "
             + "sending total cost for 1 year(s) of USD 877.00.");
@@ -227,6 +237,19 @@ void testSuccess_allocationToken() throws Exception {
     eppVerifier.verifySent("domain_create_token.xml");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void testSuccess_contactsStillRequired() throws Exception {
+    // Verify that if contacts are still required, the minimum+contacts request is sent
+    createTld("tld");
+    runCommandForced(
+        "--client=NewRegistrar",
+        "--registrant=crr-admin",
+        "--admins=crr-admin",
+        "--techs=crr-tech",
+        "example.tld");
+    eppVerifier.verifySent("domain_create_contacts.xml");
+  }
+
   @Test
   void testFailure_duplicateDomains() {
     IllegalArgumentException thrown =
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/google/registry/tools/server/domain_create_contacts.xml b/core/src/test/resources/google/registry/tools/server/domain_create_contacts.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c04c1e1a83a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/google/registry/tools/server/domain_create_contacts.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
+  <command>
+    <create>
+      <domain:create
+       xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
+        <domain:name>example.tld</domain:name>
+        <domain:period unit="y">1</domain:period>
+        <domain:registrant>crr-admin</domain:registrant>
+        <domain:contact type="admin">crr-admin</domain:contact>
+        <domain:contact type="tech">crr-tech</domain:contact>
+        <domain:authInfo>
+          <domain:pw>abcdefghijklmnop</domain:pw>
+        </domain:authInfo>
+      </domain:create>
+    </create>
+    <clTRID>RegistryTool</clTRID>
+  </command>
+</epp>
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/google/registry/tools/server/domain_create_minimal_abc.xml b/core/src/test/resources/google/registry/tools/server/domain_create_contacts_abc.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/test/resources/google/registry/tools/server/domain_create_minimal_abc.xml
rename to core/src/test/resources/google/registry/tools/server/domain_create_contacts_abc.xml
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/google/registry/tools/server/domain_create_minimal.xml b/core/src/test/resources/google/registry/tools/server/domain_create_minimal.xml
index c04c1e1a83a..8f6bedcfb30 100644
--- a/core/src/test/resources/google/registry/tools/server/domain_create_minimal.xml
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/google/registry/tools/server/domain_create_minimal.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
        xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
         <domain:name>example.tld</domain:name>
         <domain:period unit="y">1</domain:period>
-        <domain:registrant>crr-admin</domain:registrant>
-        <domain:contact type="admin">crr-admin</domain:contact>
-        <domain:contact type="tech">crr-tech</domain:contact>
         <domain:authInfo>
           <domain:pw>abcdefghijklmnop</domain:pw>
         </domain:authInfo>