diff --git a/packages/ember-glimmer/tests/integration/application/engine-test.js b/packages/ember-glimmer/tests/integration/application/engine-test.js
index ac36c9d475b..f38cd88640e 100644
--- a/packages/ember-glimmer/tests/integration/application/engine-test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-glimmer/tests/integration/application/engine-test.js
@@ -227,4 +227,27 @@ moduleFor('Application test: engine rendering', class extends ApplicationTest {
       ], 'the expected hooks were fired');
     });
   }
+
+  ['@test deactivate should be called on Engine Routes before destruction'](assert) {
+    assert.expect(3);
+
+    this.setupAppAndRoutableEngine();
+
+    this.registerEngine('blog', Engine.extend({
+      init() {
+        this._super(...arguments);
+        this.register('template:application', compile('Engine{{outlet}}'));
+        this.register('route:application', Route.extend({
+          deactivate() {
+            assert.notOk(this.isDestroyed, 'Route is not destroyed');
+            assert.notOk(this.isDestroying, 'Route is not being destroyed');
+          }
+        }));
+      }
+    }));
+
+    return this.visit('/blog').then(() => {
+      this.assertText('ApplicationEngine');
+    });
+  }
 });
diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/router.js b/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/router.js
index 85073c7269d..4d5c8124a61 100644
--- a/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/router.js
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/router.js
@@ -452,20 +452,21 @@ const EmberRouter = EmberObject.extend(Evented, {
   },
 
   willDestroy() {
-    let instances = this._engineInstances;
-    for (let name in instances) {
-      for (let id in instances[name]) {
-        run(instances[name][id], 'destroy');
-      }
-    }
-
     if (this._toplevelView) {
       this._toplevelView.destroy();
       this._toplevelView = null;
     }
+
     this._super(...arguments);
 
     this.reset();
+
+    let instances = this._engineInstances;
+    for (let name in instances) {
+      for (let id in instances[name]) {
+        run(instances[name][id], 'destroy');
+      }
+    }
   },
 
   /*