diff --git a/blueprints/initializer-test/qunit-rfc-232-files/tests/unit/initializers/__name__-test.js b/blueprints/initializer-test/qunit-rfc-232-files/tests/unit/initializers/__name__-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a8c159b505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blueprints/initializer-test/qunit-rfc-232-files/tests/unit/initializers/__name__-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import Application from '@ember/application';
+import { run } from '@ember/runloop';
+
+import { initialize } from '<%= dasherizedModulePrefix %>/initializers/<%= dasherizedModuleName %>';
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+import destroyApp from '../../helpers/destroy-app';
+
+module('<%= friendlyTestName %>', function(hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  hooks.beforeEach(function() {
+    run(() => {
+      this.application = Application.create();
+      this.application.deferReadiness();
+    });
+  });
+  hooks.afterEach(function() {
+    destroyApp(this.application);
+  });
+
+  // Replace this with your real tests.
+  test('it works', function(assert) {
+    initialize(this.application);
+
+    // you would normally confirm the results of the initializer here
+    assert.ok(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/node-tests/blueprints/initializer-test-test.js b/node-tests/blueprints/initializer-test-test.js
index ac42372733f..6d639b2be2a 100644
--- a/node-tests/blueprints/initializer-test-test.js
+++ b/node-tests/blueprints/initializer-test-test.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const modifyPackages = blueprintHelpers.modifyPackages;
 const chai = require('ember-cli-blueprint-test-helpers/chai');
 const expect = chai.expect;
 
+const generateFakePackageManifest = require('../helpers/generate-fake-package-manifest');
 const fixture = require('../helpers/fixture');
 
 describe('Blueprint: initializer-test', function() {
@@ -26,6 +27,19 @@ describe('Blueprint: initializer-test', function() {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('with ember-cli-qunit@4.1.1', function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        generateFakePackageManifest('ember-cli-qunit', '4.1.1');
+      });
+
+      it('initializer-test foo', function() {
+        return emberGenerateDestroy(['initializer-test', 'foo'], _file => {
+          expect(_file('tests/unit/initializers/foo-test.js'))
+            .to.equal(fixture('initializer-test/rfc232.js'));
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('with ember-cli-mocha', function() {
       beforeEach(function() {
         modifyPackages([
diff --git a/node-tests/fixtures/initializer-test/rfc232.js b/node-tests/fixtures/initializer-test/rfc232.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2594664161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node-tests/fixtures/initializer-test/rfc232.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import Application from '@ember/application';
+import { run } from '@ember/runloop';
+
+import { initialize } from 'my-app/initializers/foo';
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+import destroyApp from '../../helpers/destroy-app';
+
+module('Unit | Initializer | foo', function(hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  hooks.beforeEach(function() {
+    run(() => {
+      this.application = Application.create();
+      this.application.deferReadiness();
+    });
+  });
+  hooks.afterEach(function() {
+    destroyApp(this.application);
+  });
+
+  // Replace this with your real tests.
+  test('it works', function(assert) {
+    initialize(this.application);
+
+    // you would normally confirm the results of the initializer here
+    assert.ok(true);
+  });
+});