diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a6e197c..1b987d6e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe Client Python SDK will be documented in this file.
 
+## Recent Changes
+
+### Enhancements
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fixed a bug on `create` in `Datasets` where the target dataset gets created with a different block size when `like` is specified [#295] (https://github.com/zowe/zowe-client-python-sdk/issues/295)
+
 ## `1.0.0-dev17`
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/src/zos_files/zowe/zos_files_for_zowe_sdk/datasets.py b/src/zos_files/zowe/zos_files_for_zowe_sdk/datasets.py
index 32f8230a..7b02401f 100644
--- a/src/zos_files/zowe/zos_files_for_zowe_sdk/datasets.py
+++ b/src/zos_files/zowe/zos_files_for_zowe_sdk/datasets.py
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ def create(self, dataset_name, options: Optional[DatasetOption] = None):
 
         if options.like is None:
             if options.primary is None or options.lrecl is None:
-                self.logger.error("If 'like' is not specified, you must specify 'primary' or 'lrecl'.")
-                raise ValueError("If 'like' is not specified, you must specify 'primary' or 'lrecl'.")
+                self.logger.error("If 'like' is not specified, you must specify 'primary' and 'lrecl'.")
+                raise ValueError("If 'like' is not specified, you must specify 'primary' and 'lrecl'.")
             if options.dirblk is not None:
                 if options.dsorg == "PS":
                     if options.dirblk != 0:
@@ -385,6 +385,12 @@ def create(self, dataset_name, options: Optional[DatasetOption] = None):
                     if options.dirblk == 0:
                         self.logger.error("Can't allocate empty directory blocks.")
                         raise ValueError
+        else:
+            dsn_attr = self.list(options.like, return_attributes=True)["items"]
+            for dsn in dsn_attr:
+                if dsn["dsname"] == options.like.upper():
+                    options.blksize = int(dsn["blksz"])
+                    break
 
         custom_args = self._create_custom_request_arguments()
         custom_args["url"] = "{}ds/{}".format(self._request_endpoint, self._encode_uri_component(dataset_name))
diff --git a/tests/unit/files/datasets/test_create.py b/tests/unit/files/datasets/test_create.py
index f5d1dfeb..2f477f4d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/files/datasets/test_create.py
+++ b/tests/unit/files/datasets/test_create.py
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ def test_create_data_set_accept_valid_recfm(self, mock_send_request):
             Files(self.test_profile).create_data_set("DSNAME123", options=option)
         mock_send_request.assert_called()
 
+    @mock.patch("requests.Session.send")
+    def test_create_data_set_with_like(self, mock_send_request: mock.Mock):
+        """Test if create dataset does accept all accepted record formats"""
+
+        option = DatasetOption(like="test")
+
+        response1 = mock.Mock(
+            headers={"Content-Type": "application/octet-stream"},
+            status_code=200,
+            content={"items": [{"dsname": "test", "blksz": 123}]},
+        )
+        response2 = mock.Mock(headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}, status_code=201)
+        mock_send_request.side_effect = [response1, response2]
+        Files(self.test_profile).create_data_set("DSNAME123", options=option)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_send_request.call_count, 2)
+
     def test_create_data_set_does_not_accept_invalid_recfm(self):
         """Test if create dataset raises an error for invalid record formats"""
         with self.assertRaises(KeyError):
@@ -38,7 +54,7 @@ def test_create_data_set_raises_error_without_required_arguments(self):
         option = DatasetOption(alcunit="CYL", dsorg="PO", primary=1, dirblk=25, recfm="FB", blksize=6160)
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as e_info:
             obj = Files(self.test_profile).create_data_set("DSNAME123", options=option)
-        self.assertEqual(str(e_info.exception), "If 'like' is not specified, you must specify 'primary' or 'lrecl'.")
+        self.assertEqual(str(e_info.exception), "If 'like' is not specified, you must specify 'primary' and 'lrecl'.")
 
     def test_create_data_set_raises_error_with_invalid_arguments_parameterized(self):
         """Test not providing valid arguments raises an error"""
@@ -117,7 +133,7 @@ def test_create_data_set_parameterized(self):
                 with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as e_info:
                     files_test_profile.create_data_set("DSN", test_case[0])
                 self.assertEqual(
-                    str(e_info.exception), "If 'like' is not specified, you must specify 'primary' or 'lrecl'."
+                    str(e_info.exception), "If 'like' is not specified, you must specify 'primary' and 'lrecl'."
                 )
 
     @mock.patch("requests.Session.send")