diff --git a/django/core/management/templates.py b/django/core/management/templates.py
index 633eed781d..0b63631638 100644
--- a/django/core/management/templates.py
+++ b/django/core/management/templates.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os
 import posixpath
 import shutil
 import stat
+import sys
 import tempfile
 from importlib.util import find_spec
 from urllib.request import build_opener
@@ -230,6 +231,17 @@ class TemplateCommand(BaseCommand):
                     shutil.rmtree(path_to_remove)
 
         run_formatters([top_dir], **formatter_paths)
+        self.handle_target(name, target)
+
+    def handle_target(self, name, target=None):
+        if target is None:
+            target = os.getcwd()
+        else:
+            target = os.path.abspath(target)
+
+        # call needed to avoid windows encoding errors
+        sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8")
+        self.stdout.write(f"Success! Created {name} at {target}.")
 
     def handle_template(self, template, subdir):
         """
diff --git a/tests/admin_scripts/tests.py b/tests/admin_scripts/tests.py
index 688aaa0a2f..1a326faeae 100644
--- a/tests/admin_scripts/tests.py
+++ b/tests/admin_scripts/tests.py
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ class DjangoAdminSettingsDirectory(AdminScriptTestCase):
         args = ["startapp", "こんにちは"]
         app_path = os.path.join(self.test_dir, "こんにちは")
         out, err = self.run_django_admin(args, "test_project.settings")
+        self.assertOutput(out, f"Success! Created こんにちは at {self.test_dir}")
         self.assertNoOutput(err)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(app_path))
         with open(os.path.join(app_path, "apps.py"), encoding="utf8") as f:
@@ -2405,6 +2406,21 @@ class StartProject(LiveServerTestCase, AdminScriptTestCase):
         self.assertOutput(err, "usage:")
         self.assertOutput(err, "You must provide a project name.")
 
+    def test_output(self):
+        dirs = {
+            "testproject": self.test_dir,
+            "testproject1": os.path.join(self.test_dir, "otherdirectory"),
+        }
+        for name_project, dir in dirs.items():
+            with self.subTest(name_project=name_project, dir=dir):
+                args = ["startproject", name_project]
+                if not os.path.exists(dir):
+                    os.mkdir(dir)
+                    args.append(dir)
+                out, err = self.run_django_admin(args)
+                self.assertOutput(out, f"Success! Created {name_project} at {dir}")
+                self.assertNoOutput(err)
+
     def test_simple_project(self):
         "Make sure the startproject management command creates a project"
         args = ["startproject", "testproject"]
@@ -2879,6 +2895,22 @@ class StartApp(AdminScriptTestCase):
                 )
                 self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(testproject_dir))
 
+    def test_output(self):
+        dirs = {
+            "foo": self.test_dir,
+            # Use a subdirectory so it is outside the PYTHONPATH.
+            "bar": os.path.join(self.test_dir, "apps/otherdir"),
+        }
+        for name_app, dir in dirs.items():
+            with self.subTest(name_app=name_app, dir=dir):
+                args = ["startapp", name_app]
+                if not os.path.exists(dir):
+                    os.makedirs(dir)
+                    args.append(dir)
+                out, err = self.run_django_admin(args)
+                self.assertOutput(out, f"Success! Created {name_app} at {dir}")
+                self.assertNoOutput(err)
+
     def test_importable_name(self):
         """
         startapp validates that app name doesn't clash with existing Python