diff --git a/lib/maps.js b/lib/maps.js
index 0b9c4098..8c6c52e7 100644
--- a/lib/maps.js
+++ b/lib/maps.js
@@ -1275,3 +1275,29 @@ exports.getByRankRange = function (bin, rank, count, returnType) {
   op.returnType = returnType
   return op
 }
+
+/**
+ * @summary Retrieves one or more items in the specified rank range from the
+ * map.
+ *
+ * @description This operation returns the data specified by
+ * <code>returnType</code>.
+ *
+ * @param {string} bin - The name of the bin, which must contain a Map value.
+ * @param {number} index - Starting rank.
+ * @param {number} count - Number of items to delete; if not specified, the
+ * range includes all items starting from <code>rank</code>.
+ * @param {number} [returnType] - The {@link module:aerospike/maps.returnType|return type}
+ * indicating what data of the selected item(s) to return.
+ * @returns {Object} Operation that can be passed to the {@link Client#operate} command.
+ *
+ * @see Instead of passing <code>returnType</code>, you can also use
+ * {@link module:aerospike/maps~MapOperation#andReturn|MapOperation#andReturn} to
+ * select what data to return.
+ */
+exports.create = function (bin, order, persistIndex=false) {
+  const op = new MapOperation(opcodes.MAP_CREATE, bin)
+  op.order = order
+  op.persistIndex = persistIndex
+  return op
+}
diff --git a/src/main/map_operations.cc b/src/main/map_operations.cc
index ab244d5a..afc51f6d 100644
--- a/src/main/map_operations.cc
+++ b/src/main/map_operations.cc
@@ -1027,6 +1027,28 @@ bool add_map_get_by_rank_range_op(as_operations *ops, const char *bin,
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool add_map_create_op(as_operations *ops, const char *bin,
+								  as_cdt_ctx *context, Local<Object> obj,
+								  LogInfo *log)
+{
+	as_map_order order;
+	if (get_uint32_property((uint32_t*)&order, obj, "order", log) != AS_NODE_PARAM_OK) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	bool persist_index;
+	if (get_bool_property(&persist_index, obj, "persistIndex", log) != AS_NODE_PARAM_OK) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+	as_v8_debug(log, "order=%i, persist_index=%s", order, persist_index ? "true" : "false");
+	as_operations_map_create_all(ops, bin, context, order, persist_index);
+
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 typedef bool (*MapOperation)(as_operations *ops, const char *bin,
 							 as_cdt_ctx *context, Local<Object> op,
 							 LogInfo *log);
@@ -1069,7 +1091,8 @@ const ops_table_entry ops_table[] = {
 	{"MAP_GET_BY_INDEX", add_map_get_by_index_op},
 	{"MAP_GET_BY_INDEX_RANGE", add_map_get_by_index_range_op},
 	{"MAP_GET_BY_RANK", add_map_get_by_rank_op},
-	{"MAP_GET_BY_RANK_RANGE", add_map_get_by_rank_range_op}};
+	{"MAP_GET_BY_RANK_RANGE", add_map_get_by_rank_range_op},
+	{"MAP_CREATE", add_map_create_op}};
 
 int add_map_op(as_operations *ops, uint32_t opcode, Local<Object> op,
 			   LogInfo *log)
@@ -1120,4 +1143,4 @@ Local<Object> map_opcode_values()
 	}
 
 	return scope.Escape(obj);
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/maps.js b/test/maps.js
index 2455db4e..f1891a6d 100644
--- a/test/maps.js
+++ b/test/maps.js
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 const Aerospike = require('../lib/aerospike')
 const helper = require('./test_helper')
 
+const { Buffer } = require('node:buffer');
+
+
 const maps = Aerospike.maps
+const op = Aerospike.operations
 const Context = Aerospike.cdt.Context
 const status = Aerospike.status
 
@@ -62,6 +66,36 @@ describe('client.operate() - CDT Map operations', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('maps.create', function () {
+    it('Creates a new map', function () {
+      return initState()
+        .then(createRecord({ map: { c: 1, b: 2, a: 3 } }))
+        .then(orderByKey('map'))
+        .then(operate(maps.create('emptyMap', maps.order.KEY_ORDERED)))
+        .then(operate(op.read('dap')))
+        .then(assertRecordEql({emptyMap: {}, map: {a: 3, b: 2, c: 1}}))
+        .then(cleanup())
+    })
+
+    it('Creates a new map from a cdt context', function () {
+      return initState()
+        .then(createRecord({ map: { c: 1, b: 2, a: 3 } }))
+        .then(orderByKey('map'))
+        .then(operate(maps.create('map', maps.order.KEY_ORDERED).withContext(ctx => ctx.addMapKeyCreate('nested'))))
+        .then(assertRecordEql({map: {a: 3, b: 2, c: 1, nested: {}}}))
+        .then(cleanup())
+    })
+
+    it('Creates a new map with persistent index', function () {
+      return initState()
+        .then(createRecord({ map: { c: 1, b: 2, a: 3 } }))
+        .then(orderByKey('map'))
+        .then(operate(maps.create('emptyMap', maps.order.KEY_ORDERED, true)))
+        .then(assertRecordEql({ emptyMap: {}, map: {a: 3, b: 2, c: 1}}))
+        .then(cleanup())
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('maps.put', function () {
     it('adds the item to the map and returns the size of the map', function () {
       return initState()