diff --git a/packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js b/packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js
index 00cf79c7c97..d1bccac6ffa 100644
--- a/packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js
+++ b/packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ function makeCtor(base) {
               assert(messageFor(receiver, property), value === undefined);
             },
           });
+
+          FACTORY_FOR.set(self, FACTORY_FOR.get(this));
         }
 
         let m = meta(self);
diff --git a/packages/ember-runtime/tests/system/core_object_test.js b/packages/ember-runtime/tests/system/core_object_test.js
index 1963dae7399..a8ff980089b 100644
--- a/packages/ember-runtime/tests/system/core_object_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-runtime/tests/system/core_object_test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getOwner } from 'ember-utils';
+import { getOwner, setOwner } from 'ember-utils';
 import { get } from 'ember-metal';
 import CoreObject from '../../lib/system/core_object';
 import { moduleFor, AbstractTestCase } from 'internal-test-helpers';
@@ -74,5 +74,23 @@ moduleFor(
       // should not trigger an assertion
       getOwner(proxy);
     }
+
+    ['@test can use getOwner in a proxy init GH#16484'](assert) {
+      let owner = {};
+      let options = {};
+      setOwner(options, owner);
+
+      CoreObject.extend({
+        init() {
+          this._super(...arguments);
+          let localOwner = getOwner(this);
+
+          assert.equal(localOwner, owner, 'should be able to `getOwner` in init');
+        },
+        unknownProperty() {
+          return undefined;
+        },
+      }).create(options);
+    }
   }
 );
diff --git a/packages/ember-runtime/tests/system/object/create_test.js b/packages/ember-runtime/tests/system/object/create_test.js
index c21f660a37d..e396ffe409e 100644
--- a/packages/ember-runtime/tests/system/object/create_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-runtime/tests/system/object/create_test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { getOwner, setOwner } from 'ember-utils';
 import { computed, Mixin, observer } from 'ember-metal';
 import { MANDATORY_SETTER } from 'ember/features';
 import EmberObject from '../../../lib/system/object';
@@ -112,5 +113,23 @@ moduleFor(
       let o = EmberObject.create(undefined);
       assert.deepEqual(EmberObject.create(), o);
     }
+
+    ['@test can use getOwner in a proxy init GH#16484'](assert) {
+      let owner = {};
+      let options = {};
+      setOwner(options, owner);
+
+      EmberObject.extend({
+        init() {
+          this._super(...arguments);
+          let localOwner = getOwner(this);
+
+          assert.equal(localOwner, owner, 'should be able to `getOwner` in init');
+        },
+        unknownProperty() {
+          return undefined;
+        },
+      }).create(options);
+    }
   }
 );
diff --git a/packages/ember/tests/service_injection_test.js b/packages/ember/tests/service_injection_test.js
index 39f8ba6e87d..a942d3446f4 100644
--- a/packages/ember/tests/service_injection_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember/tests/service_injection_test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { Controller } from 'ember-runtime';
+import { getOwner } from 'ember-utils';
+import { Controller, inject, Service, _ProxyMixin } from 'ember-runtime';
 import { moduleFor, ApplicationTestCase } from 'internal-test-helpers';
-import { inject, Service } from 'ember-runtime';
 import { computed } from 'ember-metal';
 import { EMBER_METAL_ES5_GETTERS, EMBER_MODULE_UNIFICATION } from 'ember/features';
 
@@ -23,6 +23,32 @@ moduleFor(
         assert.ok(controller.get('myService') instanceof MyService);
       });
     }
+
+    ['@test Service can be an object proxy and access owner in init GH#16484'](assert) {
+      let serviceOwner;
+
+      this.add(
+        'controller:application',
+        Controller.extend({
+          myService: inject.service('my-service'),
+        })
+      );
+      let MyService = Service.extend(_ProxyMixin, {
+        init() {
+          this._super(...arguments);
+
+          serviceOwner = getOwner(this);
+        },
+      });
+      this.add('service:my-service', MyService);
+      this.addTemplate('application', '');
+
+      this.visit('/').then(instance => {
+        let controller = this.applicationInstance.lookup('controller:application');
+        assert.ok(controller.get('myService') instanceof MyService);
+        assert.equal(serviceOwner, instance, 'should be able to `getOwner` in init');
+      });
+    }
   }
 );