diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/BaseCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/BaseCommand.php
index b6b1439de..bdfbb0d05 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/BaseCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/BaseCommand.php
@@ -289,6 +289,29 @@ abstract class BaseCommand extends Command
         parent::initialize($input, $output);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Calls {@see Factory::create()} with the given arguments, taking into account flags and default states for disabling scripts and plugins
+     *
+     * @param  mixed    $config either a configuration array or a filename to read from, if null it will read from
+     *                          the default filename
+     * @return Composer
+     */
+    protected function createComposerInstance(InputInterface $input, IOInterface $io, $config = null, ?bool $disablePlugins = null, ?bool $disableScripts = null): Composer
+    {
+        $disablePlugins = $disablePlugins === true || $input->hasParameterOption('--no-plugins');
+        $disableScripts = $disableScripts === true || $input->hasParameterOption('--no-scripts');
+
+        $application = parent::getApplication();
+        if ($application instanceof Application && $application->getDisablePluginsByDefault()) {
+            $disablePlugins = true;
+        }
+        if ($application instanceof Application && $application->getDisableScriptsByDefault()) {
+            $disableScripts = true;
+        }
+
+        return Factory::create($io, $config, $disablePlugins, $disableScripts);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns preferSource and preferDist values based on the configuration.
      *
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
index f0bb7dbb5..b7e873684 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ EOT
         $this->suggestedPackagesReporter = new SuggestedPackagesReporter($io);
 
         if ($packageName !== null) {
-            $installedFromVcs = $this->installRootPackage($io, $config, $packageName, $platformRequirementFilter, $directory, $packageVersion, $stability, $preferSource, $preferDist, $installDevPackages, $repositories, $disablePlugins, $disableScripts, $noProgress, $secureHttp);
+            $installedFromVcs = $this->installRootPackage($input, $io, $config, $packageName, $platformRequirementFilter, $directory, $packageVersion, $stability, $preferSource, $preferDist, $installDevPackages, $repositories, $disablePlugins, $disableScripts, $noProgress, $secureHttp);
         } else {
             $installedFromVcs = false;
         }
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ EOT
             unlink('composer.lock');
         }
 
-        $composer = Factory::create($io, null, $disablePlugins, $disableScripts);
+        $composer = $this->createComposerInstance($input, $io, null, $disablePlugins, $disableScripts);
 
         // add the repository to the composer.json and use it for the install run later
         if ($repositories !== null && $addRepository) {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ EOT
                     $configSource->addRepository($name, $repoConfig, false);
                 }
 
-                $composer = Factory::create($io, null, $disablePlugins);
+                $composer = $this->createComposerInstance($input, $io, null, $disablePlugins);
             }
         }
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ EOT
      *
      * @throws \Exception
      */
-    protected function installRootPackage(IOInterface $io, Config $config, string $packageName, PlatformRequirementFilterInterface $platformRequirementFilter, ?string $directory = null, ?string $packageVersion = null, ?string $stability = 'stable', bool $preferSource = false, bool $preferDist = false, bool $installDevPackages = false, ?array $repositories = null, bool $disablePlugins = false, bool $disableScripts = false, bool $noProgress = false, bool $secureHttp = true): bool
+    protected function installRootPackage(InputInterface $input, IOInterface $io, Config $config, string $packageName, PlatformRequirementFilterInterface $platformRequirementFilter, ?string $directory = null, ?string $packageVersion = null, ?string $stability = 'stable', bool $preferSource = false, bool $preferDist = false, bool $installDevPackages = false, ?array $repositories = null, bool $disablePlugins = false, bool $disableScripts = false, bool $noProgress = false, bool $secureHttp = true): bool
     {
         if (!$secureHttp) {
             $config->merge(['config' => ['secure-http' => false]], Config::SOURCE_COMMAND);
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ EOT
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Invalid stability provided ('.$stability.'), must be one of: '.implode(', ', array_keys(BasePackage::$stabilities)));
         }
 
-        $composer = Factory::create($io, $config->all(), $disablePlugins, $disableScripts);
+        $composer = $this->createComposerInstance($input, $io, $config->all(), $disablePlugins, $disableScripts);
         $config = $composer->getConfig();
         $rm = $composer->getRepositoryManager();
 
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/SearchCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/SearchCommand.php
index 61f0f95eb..d95c94168 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/SearchCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/SearchCommand.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ EOT
         }
 
         if (!($composer = $this->tryComposer())) {
-            $composer = Factory::create($this->getIO(), [], $input->hasParameterOption('--no-plugins'));
+            $composer = $this->createComposerInstance($input, $this->getIO(), []);
         }
         $localRepo = $composer->getRepositoryManager()->getLocalRepository();
         $installedRepo = new CompositeRepository([$localRepo, $platformRepo]);
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/ValidateCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/ValidateCommand.php
index a5d1e9c46..529401e98 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/ValidateCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/ValidateCommand.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ EOT
         [$errors, $publishErrors, $warnings] = $validator->validate($file, $checkAll, $checkVersion);
 
         $lockErrors = [];
-        $composer = Factory::create($io, $file, $input->hasParameterOption('--no-plugins'));
+        $composer = $this->createComposerInstance($input, $io, $file);
         // config.lock = false ~= implicit --no-check-lock; --check-lock overrides
         $checkLock = ($checkLock && $composer->getConfig()->get('lock')) || $input->getOption('check-lock');
         $locker = $composer->getLocker();