diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 24b49decc..8fad15f45 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 1.7.8.dev0
  * #621: Add optional authentication to the ntfy monitoring hook.
+ * With the "create" action, only one of "--list" ("--files") and "--progress" flags can be used.
+   This lines up with the new behavior in Borg 2.0.0b5.
 
 1.7.7
  * #642: Add MySQL database hook "add_drop_database" configuration option to control whether dumped
diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
index 7a1a34a16..6061da9f8 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
@@ -833,6 +833,11 @@ def parse_arguments(*unparsed_arguments):
             'The --excludes flag has been replaced with exclude_patterns in configuration.'
         )
 
+    if 'create' in arguments and arguments['create'].list_files and arguments['create'].progress:
+        raise ValueError(
+            'With the create action, only one of --list (--files) and --progress flags can be used.'
+        )
+
     if (
         ('list' in arguments and 'rinfo' in arguments and arguments['list'].json)
         or ('list' in arguments and 'info' in arguments and arguments['list'].json)
diff --git a/tests/integration/commands/test_arguments.py b/tests/integration/commands/test_arguments.py
index f2d204918..cb001c104 100644
--- a/tests/integration/commands/test_arguments.py
+++ b/tests/integration/commands/test_arguments.py
@@ -422,6 +422,13 @@ def test_parse_arguments_with_list_flag_but_no_relevant_action_raises_value_erro
         module.parse_arguments('--list', 'rcreate')
 
 
+def test_parse_arguments_disallows_list_with_progress_for_create_action():
+    flexmock(module.collect).should_receive('get_default_config_paths').and_return(['default'])
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        module.parse_arguments('create', '--list', '--progress')
+
+
 def test_parse_arguments_allows_json_with_list_or_info():
     flexmock(module.collect).should_receive('get_default_config_paths').and_return(['default'])