diff --git a/packages/create-block/lib/init-block-json.js b/packages/create-block/lib/init-block-json.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..87905ea55bc43c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-block/lib/init-block-json.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+const { isEmpty, omitBy } = require( 'lodash' );
+const { join } = require( 'path' );
+const { writeFile } = require( 'fs' ).promises;
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+const { info } = require( './log' );
+
+module.exports = async ( {
+	slug,
+	namespace,
+	title,
+	description,
+	category,
+	dashicon,
+	textdomain,
+	editorScript,
+	editorStyle,
+	style,
+} ) => {
+	const outputFile = join( process.cwd(), slug, 'block.json' );
+
+	info( '' );
+	info( 'Creating a "block.json" file.' );
+	await writeFile(
+		outputFile,
+		JSON.stringify(
+			omitBy(
+				{
+					name: namespace + '/' + slug,
+					title,
+					category,
+					icon: dashicon,
+					description,
+					textdomain,
+					supports: {
+						html: false,
+					},
+					editorScript,
+					editorStyle,
+					style,
+				},
+				isEmpty
+			),
+			null,
+			'\t'
+		)
+	);
+};
diff --git a/packages/create-block/lib/scaffold.js b/packages/create-block/lib/scaffold.js
index b6bf18921edee7..70774b381354f1 100644
--- a/packages/create-block/lib/scaffold.js
+++ b/packages/create-block/lib/scaffold.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const { dirname } = require( 'path' );
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
+const initBlockJSON = require( './init-block-json' );
 const initPackageJSON = require( './init-package-json' );
 const initWPScripts = require( './init-wp-scripts' );
 const { code, info, success } = require( './log' );
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ module.exports = async (
 		licenseURI,
 		version,
 		wpScripts,
+		editorScript,
+		editorStyle,
+		style,
 	}
 ) => {
 	slug = slug.toLowerCase();
@@ -51,6 +55,9 @@ module.exports = async (
 		license,
 		licenseURI,
 		textdomain: namespace,
+		editorScript,
+		editorStyle,
+		style,
 	};
 	await Promise.all(
 		Object.keys( outputTemplates ).map( async ( outputFile ) => {
@@ -67,6 +74,7 @@ module.exports = async (
 		} )
 	);
 
+	await initBlockJSON( view );
 	await initPackageJSON( view );
 
 	if ( wpScripts ) {
diff --git a/packages/create-block/lib/templates.js b/packages/create-block/lib/templates.js
index 31cfc52c7028f8..b570ab73d1144f 100644
--- a/packages/create-block/lib/templates.js
+++ b/packages/create-block/lib/templates.js
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ const predefinedBlockTemplates = {
 			description:
 				'Example block written with ES5 standard and no JSX – no build step required.',
 			wpScripts: false,
+			editorScript: 'file:./index.js',
+			editorStyle: 'file:./editor.css',
+			style: 'file:./style.css',
 		},
 	},
 	esnext: {
@@ -79,6 +82,9 @@ const getDefaultValues = ( blockTemplate ) => {
 		licenseURI: 'https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html',
 		version: '0.1.0',
 		wpScripts: true,
+		editorScript: 'file:./build/index.js',
+		editorStyle: 'file:./build/index.css',
+		style: 'file:./build/style-index.css',
 		...blockTemplate.defaultValues,
 	};
 };