diff --git a/src/main/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/KafkaBridgeAdmin.java b/src/main/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/KafkaBridgeAdmin.java
index 6f1ed062..e438c2e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/KafkaBridgeAdmin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/KafkaBridgeAdmin.java
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ public CompletionStage<Set<String>> listTopics() {
      * @param topicName topic name to create
      * @return a CompletionStage Void
      */
-    public CompletionStage<Void> createTopic(String topicName) {
+    public CompletionStage<Void> createTopic(String topicName, int partitions, short replicationFactor) {
         LOGGER.trace("Create topic thread {}", Thread.currentThread());
-        LOGGER.info("Create topic {}", topicName);
+        LOGGER.info("Create topic {}, partitions {}, replicationFactor {}", topicName, partitions, replicationFactor);
         CompletableFuture<Void> promise = new CompletableFuture<>();
-        this.adminClient.createTopics(Collections.singletonList(new NewTopic(topicName, 2, (short) 1)))
+        this.adminClient.createTopics(Collections.singletonList(new NewTopic(topicName, partitions, replicationFactor)))
                 .all()
                 .whenComplete((topic, exception) -> {
                     LOGGER.trace("Create topic callback thread {}", Thread.currentThread());
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/http/HttpAdminBridgeEndpoint.java b/src/main/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/http/HttpAdminBridgeEndpoint.java
index ac6790a7..32208a9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/http/HttpAdminBridgeEndpoint.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/http/HttpAdminBridgeEndpoint.java
@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ public void doGetTopic(RoutingContext routingContext) {
      */
     public void doCreateTopic(RoutingContext routingContext) {
         String topicName = routingContext.pathParam("topicname");
+        int partitions = Integer.parseInt(routingContext.queryParams().get("partitions"));
+        short replicationFactor = Short.parseShort(routingContext.queryParams().get("replication_factor"));
 
-        this.kafkaBridgeAdmin.createTopic(topicName)
+        this.kafkaBridgeAdmin.createTopic(topicName, partitions, replicationFactor)
                 .whenComplete(((topic, exception) -> {
                     LOGGER.trace("Create topic handler thread {}", Thread.currentThread());
                     if (exception == null) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/openapi.json b/src/main/resources/openapi.json
index 90113f1e..2f5749b2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/openapi.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/openapi.json
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@
                 }
             ]
         },
-        "/create-topic/{topicname}": {
+        "/admin/topics/{topicname}": {
             "post": {
                 "tags": [
                     "Topics"
@@ -800,6 +800,24 @@
                     "schema": {
                         "type": "string"
                     }
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "partitions",
+                    "in": "query",
+                    "description": "Number of partitions for the topic.",
+                    "required": true,
+                    "schema": {
+                        "type": "integer"
+                    }
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "replication_factor",
+                    "in": "query",
+                    "description": "Replication factor for the topic.",
+                    "required": true,
+                    "schema": {
+                        "type": "integer"
+                    }
                 }
             ]
         },
diff --git a/src/main/resources/openapiv2.json b/src/main/resources/openapiv2.json
index a0089a14..9d6f53c9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/openapiv2.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/openapiv2.json
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@
         }
       ]
     },
-    "/create-topic/{topicname}": {
+    "/admin/topics/{topicname}": {
       "post": {
         "tags": [
           "Topics"
@@ -725,6 +725,24 @@
           "schema": {
             "type": "string"
           }
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "partitions",
+          "in": "query",
+          "description": "Number of partitions for the topic.",
+          "required": true,
+          "schema": {
+            "type": "integer"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "replication_factor",
+          "in": "query",
+          "description": "Replication factor for the topic.",
+          "required": true,
+          "schema": {
+            "type": "integer"
+          }
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/http/AdminClientIT.java b/src/test/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/http/AdminClientIT.java
index 9b690569..43be8805 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/http/AdminClientIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/http/AdminClientIT.java
@@ -219,7 +219,9 @@ void setupTopic(VertxTestContext context, String topic, int partitions, int coun
     @Test
     void createTopicTest(VertxTestContext context) {
         baseService()
-                .postRequest("/create-topic/" + topic)
+                .postRequest("/admin/topics/" + topic)
+                .addQueryParam("partitions", "1")
+                .addQueryParam("replication_factor", "1")
                 .as(BodyCodec.jsonArray())
                 .send(ar -> {
                     context.verify(() -> {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/http/OtherServicesIT.java b/src/test/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/http/OtherServicesIT.java
index 6f3d395a..6b9f9eef 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/http/OtherServicesIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/strimzi/kafka/bridge/http/OtherServicesIT.java
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ void openapiTest(VertxTestContext context) {
                         assertThat(paths.containsKey("/topics/{topicname}/partitions/{partitionid}/offsets"), is(true));
                         assertThat(paths.containsKey("/topics/{topicname}/partitions"), is(true));
                         assertThat(bridgeResponse.getJsonObject("paths").getJsonObject("/topics/{topicname}/partitions/{partitionid}").getJsonObject("post").getString("operationId"), is(HttpOpenApiOperations.SEND_TO_PARTITION.toString()));
-                        assertThat(paths.containsKey("/create-topic/{topicname}"), is(true));
-                        assertThat(bridgeResponse.getJsonObject("paths").getJsonObject("/create-topic/{topicname}").getJsonObject("post").getString("operationId"), is(HttpOpenApiOperations.CREATE_TOPIC.toString()));
+                        assertThat(paths.containsKey("/admin/topics/{topicname}"), is(true));
+                        assertThat(bridgeResponse.getJsonObject("paths").getJsonObject("/admin/topics/{topicname}").getJsonObject("post").getString("operationId"), is(HttpOpenApiOperations.CREATE_TOPIC.toString()));
                         assertThat(paths.containsKey("/healthy"), is(true));
                         assertThat(bridgeResponse.getJsonObject("paths").getJsonObject("/healthy").getJsonObject("get").getString("operationId"), is(HttpOpenApiOperations.HEALTHY.toString()));
                         assertThat(paths.containsKey("/ready"), is(true));