diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/lib/ext/controller.js b/packages/ember-routing/lib/ext/controller.js
index bcb55374f48..cfabf635313 100644
--- a/packages/ember-routing/lib/ext/controller.js
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/lib/ext/controller.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { get } from 'ember-metal/property_get';
 import ControllerMixin from 'ember-runtime/mixins/controller';
+import { prefixRouteNameArg } from 'ember-routing/utils';
+import isEnabled from 'ember-metal/features';
 
 /**
 @module ember
@@ -181,4 +183,16 @@ ControllerMixin.reopen({
   }
 });
 
+if (isEnabled('ember-application-engines')) {
+  ControllerMixin.reopen({
+    transitionToRoute(...args) {
+      return this._super.apply(this, prefixRouteNameArg(this, args));
+    },
+
+    replaceRoute(...args) {
+      return this._super.apply(this, prefixRouteNameArg(this, args));
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 export default ControllerMixin;
diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/route.js b/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/route.js
index 812d3697642..f1489ea5100 100644
--- a/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/route.js
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/route.js
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import {
 import {
   stashParamNames,
   normalizeControllerQueryParams,
-  calculateCacheKey
+  calculateCacheKey,
+  prefixRouteNameArg
 } from 'ember-routing/utils';
 import { getOwner } from 'container/owner';
 import isEmpty from 'ember-metal/is_empty';
@@ -2262,38 +2263,6 @@ function deprecateQueryParamDefaultValuesSetOnController(controllerName, routeNa
   deprecate(`Configuring query parameter default values on controllers is deprecated. Please move the value for the property '${propName}' from the '${controllerName}' controller to the '${routeName}' route in the format: {queryParams: ${propName}: {defaultValue: <default value> }}`, false, { id: 'ember-routing.deprecate-query-param-default-values-set-on-controller', until: '3.0.0' });
 }
 
-/*
-  Returns an arguments array where the route name arg is prefixed based on the mount point
-
-  @private
-*/
-function prefixRouteNameArg(route, args) {
-  let routeName = args[0];
-  let owner = getOwner(route);
-  let prefix = owner.mountPoint;
-
-  // only alter the routeName if it's actually referencing a route.
-  if (owner.routable && typeof routeName === 'string') {
-    if (resemblesURL(routeName)) {
-      throw new EmberError('Route#transitionTo cannot be used for URLs. Please use the route name instead.');
-    } else {
-      routeName = `${prefix}.${routeName}`;
-      args[0] = routeName;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return args;
-}
-
-/*
-  Check if a routeName resembles a url instead
-
-  @private
-*/
-function resemblesURL(str) {
-  return typeof str === 'string' && ( str === '' || str.charAt(0) === '/');
-}
-
 if (isEnabled('ember-application-engines')) {
   Route.reopen({
     replaceWith(...args) {
@@ -2304,6 +2273,10 @@ if (isEnabled('ember-application-engines')) {
       return this._super.apply(this, prefixRouteNameArg(this, args));
     },
 
+    intermediateTransitionTo(...args) {
+      return this._super.apply(this, prefixRouteNameArg(this, args));
+    },
+
     modelFor(_routeName, ...args) {
       let routeName;
       let owner = getOwner(this);
diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/lib/utils.js b/packages/ember-routing/lib/utils.js
index df5aa910a05..dff6bf999e3 100644
--- a/packages/ember-routing/lib/utils.js
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/lib/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import assign from 'ember-metal/assign';
 import { get } from 'ember-metal/property_get';
+import { getOwner } from 'container/owner';
+import EmberError from 'ember-metal/error';
 
 const ALL_PERIODS_REGEX = /\./g;
 
@@ -165,3 +167,35 @@ function accumulateQueryParamDescriptors(_desc, accum) {
     accum[key] = tmp;
   }
 }
+
+/*
+  Check if a routeName resembles a url instead
+
+  @private
+*/
+function resemblesURL(str) {
+  return typeof str === 'string' && ( str === '' || str.charAt(0) === '/');
+}
+
+/*
+  Returns an arguments array where the route name arg is prefixed based on the mount point
+
+  @private
+*/
+export function prefixRouteNameArg(route, args) {
+  let routeName = args[0];
+  let owner = getOwner(route);
+  let prefix = owner.mountPoint;
+
+  // only alter the routeName if it's actually referencing a route.
+  if (owner.routable && typeof routeName === 'string') {
+    if (resemblesURL(routeName)) {
+      throw new EmberError('Route#transitionTo cannot be used for URLs. Please use the route name instead.');
+    } else {
+      routeName = `${prefix}.${routeName}`;
+      args[0] = routeName;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return args;
+}
diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/tests/ext/controller_test.js b/packages/ember-routing/tests/ext/controller_test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a3b4453de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/tests/ext/controller_test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import buildOwner from 'container/tests/test-helpers/build-owner';
+import Controller from 'ember-runtime/controllers/controller';
+import { setOwner } from 'container/owner';
+import isEnabled from 'ember-metal/features';
+
+if (isEnabled('ember-application-engines')) {
+  QUnit.module('ember-routing/ext/controller');
+
+  QUnit.test('transitionToRoute considers an engine\'s mountPoint', function() {
+    expect(4);
+
+    let router = {
+      transitionTo(route) {
+        return route;
+      }
+    };
+
+    let engineInstance = buildOwner({
+      routable: true,
+      mountPoint: 'foo.bar'
+    });
+
+    let controller = Controller.create({ target: router });
+    setOwner(controller, engineInstance);
+
+    strictEqual(controller.transitionToRoute('application'), 'foo.bar.application', 'properly prefixes application route');
+    strictEqual(controller.transitionToRoute('posts'), 'foo.bar.posts', 'properly prefixes child routes');
+    throws(() => controller.transitionToRoute('/posts'), 'throws when trying to use a url');
+
+    let queryParams = {};
+    strictEqual(controller.transitionToRoute(queryParams), queryParams, 'passes query param only transitions through');
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/tests/system/route_test.js b/packages/ember-routing/tests/system/route_test.js
index 3f76fc3e62f..ef26e846310 100644
--- a/packages/ember-routing/tests/system/route_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/tests/system/route_test.js
@@ -412,4 +412,85 @@ if (isEnabled('ember-application-engines')) {
     strictEqual(route.modelFor('application'), applicationModel);
     strictEqual(route.modelFor('posts'), postsModel);
   });
+
+  QUnit.test('transitionTo considers an engine\'s mountPoint', function() {
+    expect(4);
+
+    let router = {
+      transitionTo(route) {
+        return route;
+      }
+    };
+
+    let engineInstance = buildOwner({
+      routable: true,
+      mountPoint: 'foo.bar'
+    });
+
+    let route = EmberRoute.create({ router });
+    setOwner(route, engineInstance);
+
+    strictEqual(route.transitionTo('application'), 'foo.bar.application', 'properly prefixes application route');
+    strictEqual(route.transitionTo('posts'), 'foo.bar.posts', 'properly prefixes child routes');
+    throws(() => route.transitionTo('/posts'), 'throws when trying to use a url');
+
+    let queryParams = {};
+    strictEqual(route.transitionTo(queryParams), queryParams, 'passes query param only transitions through');
+  });
+
+  QUnit.test('intermediateTransitionTo considers an engine\'s mountPoint', function() {
+    expect(4);
+
+    let lastRoute;
+    let router = {
+      intermediateTransitionTo(route) {
+        lastRoute = route;
+      }
+    };
+
+    let engineInstance = buildOwner({
+      routable: true,
+      mountPoint: 'foo.bar'
+    });
+
+    let route = EmberRoute.create({ router });
+    setOwner(route, engineInstance);
+
+    route.intermediateTransitionTo('application');
+    strictEqual(lastRoute, 'foo.bar.application', 'properly prefixes application route');
+
+    route.intermediateTransitionTo('posts');
+    strictEqual(lastRoute, 'foo.bar.posts', 'properly prefixes child routes');
+
+    throws(() => route.intermediateTransitionTo('/posts'), 'throws when trying to use a url');
+
+    let queryParams = {};
+    route.intermediateTransitionTo(queryParams);
+    strictEqual(lastRoute, queryParams, 'passes query param only transitions through');
+  });
+
+  QUnit.test('replaceWith considers an engine\'s mountPoint', function() {
+    expect(4);
+
+    let router = {
+      replaceWith(route) {
+        return route;
+      }
+    };
+
+    let engineInstance = buildOwner({
+      routable: true,
+      mountPoint: 'foo.bar'
+    });
+
+    let route = EmberRoute.create({ router });
+    setOwner(route, engineInstance);
+
+    strictEqual(route.replaceWith('application'), 'foo.bar.application', 'properly prefixes application route');
+    strictEqual(route.replaceWith('posts'), 'foo.bar.posts', 'properly prefixes child routes');
+    throws(() => route.replaceWith('/posts'), 'throws when trying to use a url');
+
+    let queryParams = {};
+    strictEqual(route.replaceWith(queryParams), queryParams, 'passes query param only transitions through');
+  });
 }