diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/hyrax/works_controller_behavior.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/hyrax/works_controller_behavior.rb
index 13776415f0..b443a45437 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/hyrax/works_controller_behavior.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/hyrax/works_controller_behavior.rb
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ module WorksControllerBehavior
 
       class_attribute :_curation_concern_type, :show_presenter, :work_form_service, :search_builder_class
       class_attribute :iiif_manifest_builder, instance_accessor: false
+      class_attribute :create_valkyrie_work_action
+
       self.show_presenter = Hyrax::WorkShowPresenter
       self.work_form_service = Hyrax::WorkFormService
       self.search_builder_class = WorkSearchBuilder
+      self.create_valkyrie_work_action = Hyrax::Action::CreateValkyrieWork
       self.iiif_manifest_builder = nil
       attr_accessor :curation_concern
       helper_method :curation_concern, :contextual_path
@@ -187,20 +190,16 @@ def actor
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
     def create_valkyrie_work
       form = build_form
-      # fallback to an empty hash to avoid: # NoMethodError: undefined method `has_key?` for nil:NilClass
-      original_input_params_for_form = params[hash_key_for_curation_concern] ? params[hash_key_for_curation_concern] : {}
-      return after_create_error(form_err_msg(form), original_input_params_for_form) unless form.validate(original_input_params_for_form)
+      action = create_valkyrie_work_action.new(form: form,
+                                               transactions: transactions,
+                                               user: current_user,
+                                               params: params,
+                                               work_attributes_key: hash_key_for_curation_concern)
+
+      return after_create_error(form_err_msg(action.form), action.work_attributes) unless action.validate
+
+      result = action.perform
 
-      result =
-        transactions['change_set.create_work']
-        .with_step_args(
-          'work_resource.add_to_parent' => { parent_id: params[:parent_id], user: current_user },
-          'work_resource.add_file_sets' => { uploaded_files: uploaded_files, file_set_params: original_input_params_for_form[:file_set] },
-          'change_set.set_user_as_depositor' => { user: current_user },
-          'work_resource.change_depositor' => { user: ::User.find_by_user_key(form.on_behalf_of) },
-          'work_resource.save_acl' => { permissions_params: form.input_params["permissions"] }
-        )
-        .call(form)
       @curation_concern = result.value_or { return after_create_error(transaction_err_msg(result)) }
       after_create_response
     end
diff --git a/app/services/hyrax/action/create_valkyrie_work.rb b/app/services/hyrax/action/create_valkyrie_work.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5d769ccd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/hyrax/action/create_valkyrie_work.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Hyrax
+  module Action
+    ##
+    # @since 5.0.0
+    # @api public
+    #
+    # Encapsulating the logic of several interacting objects.  Namely the idea of using a form to
+    # {#validate} given parameters then to {#perform} the action by leveraging the {#transactions}'s
+    # {#transaction_name} configured with appropriate {#step_args} and ultimately providing the
+    # {#form} to then perform that work.
+    class CreateValkyrieWork
+      ##
+      # @!group Class Attributes
+      #
+      # @!attribute transaction_name
+      #   @return [String] the name of the transaction that we call for the CreateValkyrieWorkAction.
+      class_attribute :transaction_name, default: 'change_set.create_work'
+      # @!endgroup Class Attributes
+      ##
+
+      ##
+      # @param form [Object] the form that we'll use for validation and performing the action.
+      # @param transactions [Hyrax::Transactions::Container] the transactions
+      # @param user [User] the person performing the action
+      # @param params [Hash] the contextual parameters for the action; ApplicationController#params
+      #        if you will.
+      # @param work_attribute_key [String] the name of the key within the params that contains
+      #        the work's attributes
+      def initialize(form:, transactions:, user:, params:, work_attributes_key:)
+        @form = form
+        @transactions = transactions
+        @user = user
+        @params = params
+        @work_attributes_key = work_attributes_key
+        @work_attributes = @params.fetch(work_attributes_key, {})
+      end
+
+      attr_reader :form, :transactions, :user, :parent_id, :work_attributes, :uploaded_files, :params, :work_attributes_key
+
+      ##
+      # @api public
+      # @return [TrueClass] when the object is valid.
+      # @return [FalseClass] when the object is valid.
+      def validate
+        form.validate(work_attributes)
+      end
+
+      ##
+      # @api public
+      # @return [#value_or] the resulting created work, when successful.  When not successful, the
+      #         returned value call the given block.
+      def perform
+        transactions[transaction_name].with_step_args(**step_args).call(form)
+      end
+
+      ##
+      # @api public
+      #
+      # @return [Hash<String,Hash>] the step args to use for the given {#transactions}'s
+      #         {.transaction_name}
+      def step_args
+        {
+          'work_resource.add_to_parent' => { parent_id: params[:parent_id], user: user },
+          'work_resource.add_file_sets' => { uploaded_files: uploaded_files, file_set_params: work_attributes[:file_set] },
+          'change_set.set_user_as_depositor' => { user: user },
+          'work_resource.change_depositor' => { user: ::User.find_by_user_key(form.on_behalf_of) },
+          'work_resource.save_acl' => { permissions_params: form.input_params["permissions"] }
+        }
+      end
+
+      # rubocop:disable Lint/DuplicateMethods
+      def uploaded_files
+        UploadedFile.find(params.fetch(:uploaded_files, []))
+      end
+      # rubocop:enable Lint/DuplicateMethods
+    end
+  end
+end