diff --git a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteArrayInput.spec.tsx b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteArrayInput.spec.tsx
index 8b8ca8f7d35..b72df04b803 100644
--- a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteArrayInput.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteArrayInput.spec.tsx
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ describe('<AutocompleteArrayInput />', () => {
                         resource="posts"
                         choices={choices}
                         onCreate={handleCreate}
-                        optionText={choice => `Choice is ${choice.name}`}
+                        optionText={choice => `Choice is not displayed`}
                     />
                 </SimpleForm>
             </AdminContext>
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ describe('<AutocompleteArrayInput />', () => {
         }) as HTMLInputElement;
         input.focus();
         fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: 'New Kid On The Block' } });
-        fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Choice is ra.action.create_item'));
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('ra.action.create_item'));
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve));
         rerender(
             <AdminContext dataProvider={testDataProvider()}>
diff --git a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteInput.spec.tsx b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteInput.spec.tsx
index f3830b93df9..829f7a64701 100644
--- a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteInput.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteInput.spec.tsx
@@ -169,6 +169,41 @@ describe('<AutocompleteInput />', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    it('should not use optionText defined with a function value on the "create new item" option', async () => {
+        const choices = [
+            { id: 'ang', fullname: 'Angular' },
+            { id: 'rea', fullname: 'React' },
+        ];
+        const optionText = jest.fn(choice => choice.fullname);
+
+        const handleCreate = filter => ({
+            id: 'newid',
+            fullname: filter,
+        });
+
+        render(
+            <AdminContext dataProvider={testDataProvider()}>
+                <SimpleForm mode="onBlur" onSubmit={jest.fn()}>
+                    <AutocompleteInput
+                        source="language"
+                        resource="posts"
+                        choices={choices}
+                        optionText={optionText}
+                        onCreate={handleCreate}
+                    />
+                </SimpleForm>
+            </AdminContext>
+        );
+
+        const input = screen.getByLabelText(
+            'resources.posts.fields.language'
+        ) as HTMLInputElement;
+        input.focus();
+        fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: 'Vue' } });
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve));
+        expect(screen.getByText('ra.action.create_item')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
     it('should translate the value by default', async () => {
         render(
             <AdminContext dataProvider={testDataProvider()}>
@@ -396,6 +431,35 @@ describe('<AutocompleteInput />', () => {
         ).not.toBeNull();
     });
 
+    it('should allow customized rendering of option items', () => {
+        const OptionItem = props => {
+            const record = useRecordContext();
+            return <div {...props} aria-label={record && record.name} />;
+        };
+
+        render(
+            <AdminContext dataProvider={testDataProvider()}>
+                <SimpleForm onSubmit={jest.fn()} defaultValues={{ role: 2 }}>
+                    <AutocompleteInput
+                        {...defaultProps}
+                        optionText={<OptionItem />}
+                        matchSuggestion={() => true}
+                        inputText={record => record?.name}
+                        choices={[
+                            { id: 1, name: 'bar' },
+                            { id: 2, name: 'foo' },
+                        ]}
+                    />
+                </SimpleForm>
+            </AdminContext>
+        );
+
+        const input = screen.getByLabelText('resources.users.fields.role');
+        fireEvent.focus(input);
+
+        expect(screen.queryByLabelText('bar')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
     it('should reset filter when input value changed', async () => {
         const setFilter = jest.fn();
         const { rerender } = render(
diff --git a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteInput.stories.tsx b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteInput.stories.tsx
index 69e750b3f56..4437474fecf 100644
--- a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteInput.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteInput.stories.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Admin } from 'react-admin';
+import { Admin, AdminContext } from 'react-admin';
 import { Resource, required, useCreate, useRecordContext } from 'ra-core';
 import { createMemoryHistory } from 'history';
 import {
@@ -420,6 +420,36 @@ export const InsideReferenceInputWithCreationSupport = () => (
     </Admin>
 );
 
+const OptionItem = props => {
+    const record = useRecordContext();
+    return (
+        <div {...props} aria-label={record && record.name}>
+            {`from optionText: ${record && record.name}`}
+        </div>
+    );
+};
+
+export const CustomizedItemRendering = () => {
+    return (
+        <AdminContext dataProvider={dataProviderWithAuthors}>
+            <SimpleForm onSubmit={() => {}} defaultValues={{ role: 2 }}>
+                <AutocompleteInput
+                    fullWidth
+                    source="role"
+                    resource="users"
+                    optionText={<OptionItem />}
+                    inputText={record => `from inputText ${record?.name}`}
+                    matchSuggestion={() => true}
+                    choices={[
+                        { id: 1, name: 'bar' },
+                        { id: 2, name: 'foo' },
+                    ]}
+                />
+            </SimpleForm>
+        </AdminContext>
+    );
+};
+
 const DalmatianEdit = () => {
     const dalmatians: any[] = [];
     for (let index = 0; index < 1100; index++) {
diff --git a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteInput.tsx b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteInput.tsx
index 170a27f2891..dadfc3710e2 100644
--- a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/AutocompleteInput.tsx
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ If you provided a React element for the optionText prop, you must also provide t
         getCreateItem,
         handleChange: handleChangeWithCreateSupport,
         createElement,
+        createId,
     } = useSupportCreateSuggestion({
         create,
         createLabel,
@@ -314,24 +315,28 @@ If you provided a React element for the optionText prop, you must also provide t
     });
 
     const getOptionLabel = useCallback(
-        (option: any) => {
+        (option: any, isListItem: boolean = false) => {
             // eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
             if (option == undefined) {
                 return '';
             }
+
             // Value selected with enter, right from the input
             if (typeof option === 'string') {
                 return option;
             }
 
-            // eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
-            if (inputText != undefined) {
+            if (option?.id === createId) {
+                return option?.name;
+            }
+
+            if (!isListItem && inputText !== undefined) {
                 return inputText(option);
             }
 
             return getChoiceText(option);
         },
-        [getChoiceText, inputText]
+        [getChoiceText, inputText, createId]
     );
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -527,7 +532,7 @@ If you provided a React element for the optionText prop, you must also provide t
                 onBlur={field.onBlur}
                 onInputChange={handleInputChange}
                 renderOption={(props, record) => (
-                    <li {...props}>{getChoiceText(record)}</li>
+                    <li {...props}>{getOptionLabel(record, true)}</li>
                 )}
             />
             {createElement}
diff --git a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/useSupportCreateSuggestion.tsx b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/useSupportCreateSuggestion.tsx
index b066873c4dd..00c39aa13fe 100644
--- a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/useSupportCreateSuggestion.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/useSupportCreateSuggestion.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export const useSupportCreateSuggestion = (
     );
 
     return {
+        createId: createValue,
         getCreateItem: () => {
             if (typeof optionText !== 'string') {
                 return {
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ export interface SupportCreateSuggestionOptions {
 }
 
 export interface UseSupportCreateValue {
+    createId: string;
     getCreateItem: (
         filterValue?: string
     ) => { id: Identifier; [key: string]: any };