diff --git a/cli/command/container/create.go b/cli/command/container/create.go
index 7f66b96e59..18c432f76a 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/create.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/create.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/completion"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/image"
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/streams"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/opts"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
@@ -111,7 +112,8 @@ func runCreate(dockerCli command.Cli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, options *createOptio
 	return nil
 }
 
-func pullImage(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, image string, platform string, out io.Writer) error {
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): this is the only code-path that uses APIClient.ImageCreate. Rewrite this to use the regular "pull" code (or vice-versa).
+func pullImage(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, image string, opts *createOptions) error {
 	encodedAuth, err := command.RetrieveAuthTokenFromImage(ctx, dockerCli, image)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -119,19 +121,18 @@ func pullImage(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, image string, platfor
 
 	responseBody, err := dockerCli.Client().ImageCreate(ctx, image, types.ImageCreateOptions{
 		RegistryAuth: encodedAuth,
-		Platform:     platform,
+		Platform:     opts.platform,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer responseBody.Close()
 
-	return jsonmessage.DisplayJSONMessagesStream(
-		responseBody,
-		out,
-		dockerCli.Out().FD(),
-		dockerCli.Out().IsTerminal(),
-		nil)
+	out := dockerCli.Err()
+	if opts.quiet {
+		out = io.Discard
+	}
+	return jsonmessage.DisplayJSONMessagesToStream(responseBody, streams.NewOut(out), nil)
 }
 
 type cidFile struct {
@@ -221,11 +222,7 @@ func createContainer(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, containerCfg *c
 	}
 
 	pullAndTagImage := func() error {
-		pullOut := dockerCli.Err()
-		if opts.quiet {
-			pullOut = io.Discard
-		}
-		if err := pullImage(ctx, dockerCli, config.Image, opts.platform, pullOut); err != nil {
+		if err := pullImage(ctx, dockerCli, config.Image, opts); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if taggedRef, ok := namedRef.(reference.NamedTagged); ok && trustedRef != nil {