diff --git a/specifications/client-side-encryption/tests/legacy/fle2v2-CreateCollection-OldServer.json b/specifications/client-side-encryption/tests/legacy/fle2v2-CreateCollection-OldServer.json
index d5b04b3ea5f..c266aa6b835 100644
--- a/specifications/client-side-encryption/tests/legacy/fle2v2-CreateCollection-OldServer.json
+++ b/specifications/client-side-encryption/tests/legacy/fle2v2-CreateCollection-OldServer.json
@@ -55,6 +55,38 @@
           "result": {
             "errorContains": "Driver support of Queryable Encryption is incompatible with server. Upgrade server to use Queryable Encryption."
           }
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "assertCollectionNotExists",
+          "object": "testRunner",
+          "arguments": {
+            "database": "default",
+            "collection": "enxcol_.encryptedCollection.esc"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "assertCollectionNotExists",
+          "object": "testRunner",
+          "arguments": {
+            "database": "default",
+            "collection": "enxcol_.encryptedCollection.ecc"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "assertCollectionNotExists",
+          "object": "testRunner",
+          "arguments": {
+            "database": "default",
+            "collection": "enxcol_.encryptedCollection.ecoc"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "assertCollectionNotExists",
+          "object": "testRunner",
+          "arguments": {
+            "database": "default",
+            "collection": "encryptedCollection"
+          }
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/specifications/client-side-encryption/tests/legacy/fle2v2-CreateCollection-OldServer.yml b/specifications/client-side-encryption/tests/legacy/fle2v2-CreateCollection-OldServer.yml
index f55001a4294..5cc6ead0f6d 100644
--- a/specifications/client-side-encryption/tests/legacy/fle2v2-CreateCollection-OldServer.yml
+++ b/specifications/client-side-encryption/tests/legacy/fle2v2-CreateCollection-OldServer.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,25 @@ tests:
           collection: "encryptedCollection"
         result:
           errorContains: "Driver support of Queryable Encryption is incompatible with server. Upgrade server to use Queryable Encryption."
+      # Assert no collections were created.
+      - name: assertCollectionNotExists
+        object: testRunner
+        arguments:
+          database: *database_name
+          collection: &esc_collection_name "enxcol_.encryptedCollection.esc"
+      # ecc collection is no longer created for QEv2
+      - name: assertCollectionNotExists
+        object: testRunner
+        arguments:
+          database: *database_name
+          collection: &ecc_collection_name "enxcol_.encryptedCollection.ecc"
+      - name: assertCollectionNotExists
+        object: testRunner
+        arguments:
+          database: *database_name
+          collection: &ecoc_collection_name "enxcol_.encryptedCollection.ecoc"
+      - name: assertCollectionNotExists
+        object: testRunner
+        arguments:
+          database: *database_name
+          collection: encryptedCollection
diff --git a/src/MongoDB.Driver.Core/Core/Operations/CreateCollectionOperation.cs b/src/MongoDB.Driver.Core/Core/Operations/CreateCollectionOperation.cs
index 8d1c2218313..c55d8d4fabc 100644
--- a/src/MongoDB.Driver.Core/Core/Operations/CreateCollectionOperation.cs
+++ b/src/MongoDB.Driver.Core/Core/Operations/CreateCollectionOperation.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ internal static IWriteOperation<BsonDocument> CreateEncryptedCreateCollectionOpe
         {
             var mainOperation = new CreateCollectionOperation(
                 collectionNamespace,
-                messageEncoderSettings)
+                messageEncoderSettings,
+                encryptedFields != null ? Feature.Csfle2QEv2 : null)
             {
                 EncryptedFields = encryptedFields
             };
@@ -62,7 +63,10 @@ internal static IWriteOperation<BsonDocument> CreateEncryptedCreateCollectionOpe
             }
 
             CreateCollectionOperation CreateInnerCollectionOperation(string collectionName)
-                => new CreateCollectionOperation(new CollectionNamespace(collectionNamespace.DatabaseNamespace.DatabaseName, collectionName), messageEncoderSettings) { ClusteredIndex = new BsonDocument { { "key", new BsonDocument("_id", 1) }, { "unique", true } } };
+                => new(new CollectionNamespace(collectionNamespace.DatabaseNamespace.DatabaseName, collectionName), messageEncoderSettings, Feature.Csfle2QEv2)
+                   {
+                      ClusteredIndex = new BsonDocument { { "key", new BsonDocument("_id", 1) }, { "unique", true } }
+                   };
         }
         #endregion
 
@@ -89,6 +93,8 @@ CreateCollectionOperation CreateInnerCollectionOperation(string collectionName)
         private BsonDocument _validator;
         private WriteConcern _writeConcern;
 
+        private readonly Feature _supportedFeature;
+
         // constructors
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CreateCollectionOperation"/> class.
@@ -109,6 +115,7 @@ private CreateCollectionOperation(
         {
             _collectionNamespace = Ensure.IsNotNull(collectionNamespace, nameof(collectionNamespace));
             _messageEncoderSettings = messageEncoderSettings;
+            _supportedFeature = supportedFeature;
         }
 
         // properties
@@ -455,10 +462,7 @@ private WriteCommandOperation<BsonDocument> CreateOperation(ICoreSessionHandle s
 
         private void EnsureServerIsValid(int maxWireVersion)
         {
-            if (_encryptedFields != null)
-            {
-                Feature.Csfle2QEv2.ThrowIfNotSupported(maxWireVersion);
-            }
+            _supportedFeature?.ThrowIfNotSupported(maxWireVersion);
         }
 
         [Flags]