diff --git a/packages/ember-htmlbars/tests/integration/component_lifecycle_test.js b/packages/ember-htmlbars/tests/integration/component_lifecycle_test.js
index 15b44bf7655..322a32e7064 100644
--- a/packages/ember-htmlbars/tests/integration/component_lifecycle_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-htmlbars/tests/integration/component_lifecycle_test.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if (isEnabled('ember-htmlbars-component-generation')) {
 }
 
 styles.forEach(style => {
-  function invoke(name, hash) {
+  function invoke(name, hash = {}) {
     if (style.name === 'curly') {
       let attrs = Object.keys(hash).map(k => `${k}=${val(hash[k])}`).join(' ');
       return `{{${name} ${attrs}}}`;
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ styles.forEach(style => {
           this.label = label;
           components[label] = this;
           this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+          pushHook(label, 'init');
         },
 
         didInitAttrs(options) {
@@ -147,9 +148,9 @@ styles.forEach(style => {
     let bottomAttrs = { website: 'tomdale.net' };
 
     deepEqual(hooks, [
-      hook('top', 'didInitAttrs', { attrs: topAttrs }), hook('top', 'didReceiveAttrs', { newAttrs: topAttrs }), hook('top', 'willRender'),
-      hook('middle', 'didInitAttrs', { attrs: middleAttrs }), hook('middle', 'didReceiveAttrs', { newAttrs: middleAttrs }), hook('middle', 'willRender'),
-      hook('bottom', 'didInitAttrs', { attrs: bottomAttrs }), hook('bottom', 'didReceiveAttrs', { newAttrs: bottomAttrs }), hook('bottom', 'willRender'),
+      hook('top', 'init'), hook('top', 'didInitAttrs', { attrs: topAttrs }), hook('top', 'didReceiveAttrs', { newAttrs: topAttrs }), hook('top', 'willRender'),
+      hook('middle', 'init'), hook('middle', 'didInitAttrs', { attrs: middleAttrs }), hook('middle', 'didReceiveAttrs', { newAttrs: middleAttrs }), hook('middle', 'willRender'),
+      hook('bottom', 'init'), hook('bottom', 'didInitAttrs', { attrs: bottomAttrs }), hook('bottom', 'didReceiveAttrs', { newAttrs: bottomAttrs }), hook('bottom', 'willRender'),
       hook('bottom', 'didInsertElement'), hook('bottom', 'didRender'),
       hook('middle', 'didInsertElement'), hook('middle', 'didRender'),
       hook('top', 'didInsertElement'), hook('top', 'didRender')
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ styles.forEach(style => {
           this.label = label;
           components[label] = this;
           this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+          pushHook(label, 'init');
         },
 
         didInitAttrs(options) {
@@ -298,9 +300,9 @@ styles.forEach(style => {
     let bottomAttrs = { twitterMiddle: '@tomdale' };
 
     deepEqual(hooks, [
-      hook('top', 'didInitAttrs', { attrs: topAttrs }), hook('top', 'didReceiveAttrs', { newAttrs: topAttrs }), hook('top', 'willRender'),
-      hook('middle', 'didInitAttrs', { attrs: middleAttrs }), hook('middle', 'didReceiveAttrs', { newAttrs: middleAttrs }), hook('middle', 'willRender'),
-      hook('bottom', 'didInitAttrs', { attrs: bottomAttrs }), hook('bottom', 'didReceiveAttrs', { newAttrs: bottomAttrs }), hook('bottom', 'willRender'),
+      hook('top', 'init'), hook('top', 'didInitAttrs', { attrs: topAttrs }), hook('top', 'didReceiveAttrs', { newAttrs: topAttrs }), hook('top', 'willRender'),
+      hook('middle', 'init'), hook('middle', 'didInitAttrs', { attrs: middleAttrs }), hook('middle', 'didReceiveAttrs', { newAttrs: middleAttrs }), hook('middle', 'willRender'),
+      hook('bottom', 'init'), hook('bottom', 'didInitAttrs', { attrs: bottomAttrs }), hook('bottom', 'didReceiveAttrs', { newAttrs: bottomAttrs }), hook('bottom', 'willRender'),
       hook('bottom', 'didInsertElement'), hook('bottom', 'didRender'),
       hook('middle', 'didInsertElement'), hook('middle', 'didRender'),
       hook('top', 'didInsertElement'), hook('top', 'didRender')
@@ -384,6 +386,30 @@ styles.forEach(style => {
       component.destroy();
     });
   });
+
+  QUnit.test('properties set during `init` are availabe in `didReceiveAttrs`', function(assert) {
+    assert.expect(1);
+
+    registry.register('component:the-thing', style.class.extend({
+      init() {
+        this._super(...arguments);
+        this.propertySetInInit = 'init fired!';
+      },
+
+      didReceiveAttrs() {
+        this._super(...arguments);
+
+        assert.equal(this.propertySetInInit, 'init fired!', 'init has already finished before didReceiveAttrs');
+      }
+    }));
+
+    view = EmberView.extend({
+      template: compile(invoke('the-thing')),
+      container: container
+    }).create();
+
+    runAppend(view);
+  });
 });
 
 // TODO: Write a test that involves deep mutability: the component plucks something
diff --git a/packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js b/packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js
index 37ef0084272..e6016a4c809 100644
--- a/packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js
+++ b/packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ import {
   K
 } from 'ember-metal/core';
 import { validatePropertyInjections } from 'ember-runtime/inject';
+import { symbol } from 'ember-metal/utils';
 
+export let POST_INIT = symbol('POST_INIT');
 var schedule = run.schedule;
 var applyMixin = Mixin._apply;
 var finishPartial = Mixin.finishPartial;
@@ -191,6 +193,8 @@ function makeCtor() {
       this.init.apply(this, args);
     }
 
+    this[POST_INIT]();
+
     m.proto = proto;
     finishChains(this);
     sendEvent(this, 'init');
@@ -265,6 +269,9 @@ CoreObject.PrototypeMixin = Mixin.create({
     @public
   */
   init() {},
+
+  [POST_INIT]: function() { },
+
   __defineNonEnumerable(property) {
     Object.defineProperty(this, property.name, property.descriptor);
     //this[property.name] = property.descriptor.value;
diff --git a/packages/ember-views/lib/mixins/view_support.js b/packages/ember-views/lib/mixins/view_support.js
index ae8f869bc2d..97cc171bf50 100644
--- a/packages/ember-views/lib/mixins/view_support.js
+++ b/packages/ember-views/lib/mixins/view_support.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { addObserver, removeObserver } from 'ember-metal/observer';
 import { guidFor } from 'ember-metal/utils';
 import { computed } from 'ember-metal/computed';
 import { Mixin } from 'ember-metal/mixin';
+import { POST_INIT } from 'ember-runtime/system/core_object';
 
 import jQuery from 'ember-views/system/jquery';
 
@@ -609,7 +610,6 @@ export default Mixin.create({
     this.scheduledRevalidation = false;
 
     this._super(...arguments);
-    this.renderer.componentInitAttrs(this, this.attrs || {});
 
     assert(
       'Using a custom `.render` function is no longer supported.',
@@ -617,6 +617,20 @@ export default Mixin.create({
     );
   },
 
+  /*
+   This is a special hook implemented in CoreObject, that allows Views/Components
+   to have a way to ensure that `init` fires before `didInitAttrs` / `didReceiveAttrs`
+   (so that `this._super` in init does not trigger `didReceiveAttrs` before the classes
+   own `init` is finished).
+
+   @method __postInitInitialization
+   @private
+   */
+  [POST_INIT]: function() {
+    this._super(...arguments);
+    this.renderer.componentInitAttrs(this, this.attrs || {});
+  },
+
   __defineNonEnumerable(property) {
     this[property.name] = property.descriptor.value;
   },