diff --git a/internal/gates/gates.go b/internal/gates/gates.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e071c54ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/gates/gates.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+Copyright The Helm Authors.
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package gates
+
+import "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/gates"
+
+// ChartV3 is the feature gate for chart API version v3.
+const ChartV3 gates.Gate = "HELM_EXPERIMENTAL_CHART_V3"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/create.go b/pkg/cmd/create.go
index d8a8cd2f9..b38ce6a12 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/create.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import (
 
 	chartv3 "helm.sh/helm/v4/internal/chart/v3"
 	chartutilv3 "helm.sh/helm/v4/internal/chart/v3/util"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/internal/gates"
 	chart "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/v2"
 	chartutil "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/v2/util"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cmd/require"
-	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/gates"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/helmpath"
 )
 
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ type createOptions struct {
 	chartAPIVersion string // --chart-api-version
 }
 
-// ChartV3 is the feature gate for chart API version v3.
-const chartV3 gates.Gate = "HELM_EXPERIMENTAL_CHART_V3"
-
 func newCreateCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	o := &createOptions{}
 
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@ func newCreateCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&o.starter, "starter", "p", "", "the name or absolute path to Helm starter scaffold")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.chartAPIVersion, "chart-api-version", chart.APIVersionV2, "chart API version to use (v2 or v3)")
 
-	if !chartV3.IsEnabled() {
+	if !gates.ChartV3.IsEnabled() {
 		cmd.Flags().MarkHidden("chart-api-version")
 	}
 
@@ -104,8 +101,8 @@ func (o *createOptions) run(out io.Writer) error {
 	case chart.APIVersionV2, "":
 		return o.createV2Chart(out)
 	case chartv3.APIVersionV3:
-		if !chartV3.IsEnabled() {
-			return chartV3.Error()
+		if !gates.ChartV3.IsEnabled() {
+			return gates.ChartV3.Error()
 		}
 		return o.createV3Chart(out)
 	default:
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/create_test.go b/pkg/cmd/create_test.go
index 3ecbb5387..57e2aaf5f 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/create_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	chartv3 "helm.sh/helm/v4/internal/chart/v3"
 	chartutilv3 "helm.sh/helm/v4/internal/chart/v3/util"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/internal/gates"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/internal/test/ensure"
 	chart "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart"
 	chartloader "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/loader"
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ func TestCreateStarterCmd(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Enable feature gate for v3 charts
 			if tt.chartAPIVersion == "v3" {
-				t.Setenv(string(chartV3), "1")
+				t.Setenv(string(gates.ChartV3), "1")
 			}
 
 			cname := "testchart"
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ func TestCreateCmdChartAPIVersionV2(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateCmdChartAPIVersionV3(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Chdir(t.TempDir())
 	ensure.HelmHome(t)
-	t.Setenv(string(chartV3), "1")
+	t.Setenv(string(gates.ChartV3), "1")
 	cname := "testchart"
 
 	// Run a create with v3