diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 36cf78ba6..72907f73b 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -140,15 +140,21 @@ _spdk_bs_release_cluster(struct spdk_blob_store *bs, uint32_t cluster_num)
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&bs->used_clusters_mutex);
 }
 
+static void
+_spdk_blob_xattrs_init(struct spdk_blob_xattr_opts *xattrs)
+{
+	xattrs->count = 0;
+	xattrs->names = NULL;
+	xattrs->ctx = NULL;
+	xattrs->get_value = NULL;
+}
+
 void
 spdk_blob_opts_init(struct spdk_blob_opts *opts)
 {
 	opts->num_clusters = 0;
 	opts->thin_provision = false;
-	opts->xattrs.count = 0;
-	opts->xattrs.names = NULL;
-	opts->xattrs.ctx = NULL;
-	opts->xattrs.get_value = NULL;
+	_spdk_blob_xattrs_init(&opts->xattrs);
 }
 
 static struct spdk_blob *
@@ -3414,13 +3420,17 @@ _spdk_blob_set_thin_provision(struct spdk_blob *blob)
 	blob->state = SPDK_BLOB_STATE_DIRTY;
 }
 
-void spdk_bs_create_blob_ext(struct spdk_blob_store *bs, const struct spdk_blob_opts *opts,
-			     spdk_blob_op_with_id_complete cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
+static void
+_spdk_bs_create_blob(struct spdk_blob_store *bs,
+		     const struct spdk_blob_opts *opts,
+		     const struct spdk_blob_xattr_opts *internal_xattrs,
+		     spdk_blob_op_with_id_complete cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
 {
 	struct spdk_blob	*blob;
 	uint32_t		page_idx;
 	struct spdk_bs_cpl	cpl;
 	struct spdk_blob_opts	opts_default;
+	struct spdk_blob_xattr_opts internal_xattrs_default;
 	spdk_bs_sequence_t	*seq;
 	spdk_blob_id		id;
 	int rc;
@@ -3449,6 +3459,10 @@ void spdk_bs_create_blob_ext(struct spdk_blob_store *bs, const struct spdk_blob_
 		spdk_blob_opts_init(&opts_default);
 		opts = &opts_default;
 	}
+	if (!internal_xattrs) {
+		_spdk_blob_xattrs_init(&internal_xattrs_default);
+		internal_xattrs = &internal_xattrs_default;
+	}
 
 	rc = _spdk_blob_set_xattrs(blob, &opts->xattrs, false);
 	if (rc < 0) {
@@ -3456,6 +3470,14 @@ void spdk_bs_create_blob_ext(struct spdk_blob_store *bs, const struct spdk_blob_
 		cb_fn(cb_arg, 0, rc);
 		return;
 	}
+
+	rc = _spdk_blob_set_xattrs(blob, internal_xattrs, true);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		_spdk_blob_free(blob);
+		cb_fn(cb_arg, 0, rc);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (opts->thin_provision) {
 		_spdk_blob_set_thin_provision(blob);
 	}
@@ -3484,7 +3506,13 @@ void spdk_bs_create_blob_ext(struct spdk_blob_store *bs, const struct spdk_blob_
 void spdk_bs_create_blob(struct spdk_blob_store *bs,
 			 spdk_blob_op_with_id_complete cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
 {
-	spdk_bs_create_blob_ext(bs, NULL, cb_fn, cb_arg);
+	_spdk_bs_create_blob(bs, NULL, NULL, cb_fn, cb_arg);
+}
+
+void spdk_bs_create_blob_ext(struct spdk_blob_store *bs, const struct spdk_blob_opts *opts,
+			     spdk_blob_op_with_id_complete cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
+{
+	_spdk_bs_create_blob(bs, opts, NULL, cb_fn, cb_arg);
 }
 
 /* END spdk_bs_create_blob */
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
index b9f0e4352..cebeb32a1 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
@@ -87,6 +87,39 @@ struct spdk_bs_super_block_ver1 {
 } __attribute__((packed));
 SPDK_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(struct spdk_bs_super_block_ver1) == 0x1000, "Invalid super block size");
 
+
+static void
+_get_xattr_value(void *arg, const char *name,
+		 const void **value, size_t *value_len)
+{
+	uint64_t i;
+
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(value_len != NULL);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(value != NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(arg == &g_ctx)
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(g_xattr_names); i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(name, g_xattr_names[i])) {
+			*value_len = strlen(g_xattr_values[i]);
+			*value = g_xattr_values[i];
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+_get_xattr_value_null(void *arg, const char *name,
+		      const void **value, size_t *value_len)
+{
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(value_len != NULL);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(value != NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(arg == NULL)
+
+	*value_len = 0;
+	*value = NULL;
+}
+
+
 static void
 _bs_send_msg(spdk_thread_fn fn, void *ctx, void *thread_ctx)
 {
@@ -357,6 +390,98 @@ blob_create(void)
 
 }
 
+static void
+blob_create_internal(void)
+{
+	struct spdk_blob_store *bs;
+	struct spdk_bs_dev *dev;
+	struct spdk_blob *blob;
+	struct spdk_blob_opts opts;
+	struct spdk_blob_xattr_opts internal_xattrs;
+	const void *value;
+	size_t value_len;
+	spdk_blob_id blobid;
+	int rc;
+
+	dev = init_dev();
+
+	spdk_bs_init(dev, NULL, bs_op_with_handle_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(g_bs != NULL);
+	bs = g_bs;
+
+	/* Create blob with custom xattrs */
+
+	spdk_blob_opts_init(&opts);
+	_spdk_blob_xattrs_init(&internal_xattrs);
+	internal_xattrs.count = 3;
+	internal_xattrs.names = g_xattr_names;
+	internal_xattrs.get_value = _get_xattr_value;
+	internal_xattrs.ctx = &g_ctx;
+
+	_spdk_bs_create_blob(bs, &opts, &internal_xattrs, blob_op_with_id_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_blobid != SPDK_BLOBID_INVALID);
+	blobid = g_blobid;
+
+	spdk_bs_open_blob(bs, blobid, blob_op_with_handle_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(g_blob != NULL);
+	blob = g_blob;
+
+	rc = _spdk_blob_get_xattr_value(blob, g_xattr_names[0], &value, &value_len, true);
+	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(value != NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(value_len == strlen(g_xattr_values[0]));
+	CU_ASSERT_NSTRING_EQUAL_FATAL(value, g_xattr_values[0], value_len);
+
+	rc = _spdk_blob_get_xattr_value(blob, g_xattr_names[1], &value, &value_len, true);
+	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(value != NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(value_len == strlen(g_xattr_values[1]));
+	CU_ASSERT_NSTRING_EQUAL((char *)value, g_xattr_values[1], value_len);
+
+	rc = _spdk_blob_get_xattr_value(blob, g_xattr_names[2], &value, &value_len, true);
+	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(value != NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(value_len == strlen(g_xattr_values[2]));
+	CU_ASSERT_NSTRING_EQUAL((char *)value, g_xattr_values[2], value_len);
+
+	rc = spdk_blob_get_xattr_value(blob, g_xattr_names[0], &value, &value_len);
+	CU_ASSERT(rc != 0);
+
+	rc = spdk_blob_get_xattr_value(blob, g_xattr_names[1], &value, &value_len);
+	CU_ASSERT(rc != 0);
+
+	rc = spdk_blob_get_xattr_value(blob, g_xattr_names[2], &value, &value_len);
+	CU_ASSERT(rc != 0);
+
+	spdk_blob_close(blob, blob_op_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+
+	/* Create blob with NULL internal options  */
+
+	_spdk_bs_create_blob(bs, NULL, NULL, blob_op_with_id_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_blobid != SPDK_BLOBID_INVALID);
+	blobid = g_blobid;
+
+	spdk_bs_open_blob(bs, blobid, blob_op_with_handle_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(g_blob != NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(TAILQ_FIRST(&g_blob->xattrs_internal) == NULL);
+
+	blob = g_blob;
+
+	spdk_blob_close(blob, blob_op_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+
+	spdk_bs_unload(g_bs, bs_op_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+	g_bs = NULL;
+
+}
+
 static void
 blob_thin_provision(void)
 {
@@ -2605,37 +2730,6 @@ bs_version(void)
 	CU_ASSERT(super->used_blobid_mask_len == 0);
 }
 
-static void
-_get_xattr_value(void *arg, const char *name,
-		 const void **value, size_t *value_len)
-{
-	uint64_t i;
-
-	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(value_len != NULL);
-	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(value != NULL);
-	CU_ASSERT(arg == &g_ctx)
-
-	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(g_xattr_names); i++) {
-		if (!strcmp(name, g_xattr_names[i])) {
-			*value_len = strlen(g_xattr_values[i]);
-			*value = g_xattr_values[i];
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-static void
-_get_xattr_value_null(void *arg, const char *name,
-		      const void **value, size_t *value_len)
-{
-	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(value_len != NULL);
-	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(value != NULL);
-	CU_ASSERT(arg == NULL)
-
-	*value_len = 0;
-	*value = NULL;
-}
-
 static void
 blob_set_xattrs(void)
 {
@@ -3213,6 +3307,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_init", blob_init) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_open", blob_open) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_create", blob_create) == NULL ||
+		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_create_internal", blob_create_internal) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_thin_provision", blob_thin_provision) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_delete", blob_delete) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_resize", blob_resize) == NULL ||