diff --git a/blueprints/instance-initializer-test/qunit-rfc-232-files/tests/unit/instance-initializers/__name__-test.js b/blueprints/instance-initializer-test/qunit-rfc-232-files/tests/unit/instance-initializers/__name__-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9782808f480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blueprints/instance-initializer-test/qunit-rfc-232-files/tests/unit/instance-initializers/__name__-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import Application from '@ember/application';
+
+import { initialize } from '<%= dasherizedModulePrefix %>/instance-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() {
+    this.TestApplication = Application.extend();
+    this.TestApplication.instanceInitializer({
+      name: 'initializer under test',
+      initialize
+    });
+    this.application = this.TestApplication.create({ autoboot: false });
+    this.instance = this.application.buildInstance();
+  });
+  hooks.afterEach(function() {
+    destroyApp(this.application);
+    destroyApp(this.instance);
+  });
+
+  // Replace this with your real tests.
+  test('it works', async function(assert) {
+    await this.instance.boot();
+
+    assert.ok(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/node-tests/blueprints/instance-initializer-test-test.js b/node-tests/blueprints/instance-initializer-test-test.js
index a98d25aa492..deef587b9d6 100644
--- a/node-tests/blueprints/instance-initializer-test-test.js
+++ b/node-tests/blueprints/instance-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: instance-initializer-test', function() {
@@ -26,6 +27,19 @@ describe('Blueprint: instance-initializer-test', function() {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('with ember-cli-qunit@4.1.1', function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        generateFakePackageManifest('ember-cli-qunit', '4.1.1');
+      });
+
+      it('instance-initializer-test foo', function() {
+        return emberGenerateDestroy(['instance-initializer-test', 'foo'], _file => {
+          expect(_file('tests/unit/instance-initializers/foo-test.js'))
+            .to.equal(fixture('instance-initializer-test/rfc232.js'));
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('with ember-cli-mocha', function() {
       beforeEach(function() {
         modifyPackages([
diff --git a/node-tests/fixtures/instance-initializer-test/rfc232.js b/node-tests/fixtures/instance-initializer-test/rfc232.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3378f08aef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node-tests/fixtures/instance-initializer-test/rfc232.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import Application from '@ember/application';
+
+import { initialize } from 'my-app/instance-initializers/foo';
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+import destroyApp from '../../helpers/destroy-app';
+
+module('Unit | Instance Initializer | foo', function(hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  hooks.beforeEach(function() {
+    this.TestApplication = Application.extend();
+    this.TestApplication.instanceInitializer({
+      name: 'initializer under test',
+      initialize
+    });
+    this.application = this.TestApplication.create({ autoboot: false });
+    this.instance = this.application.buildInstance();
+  });
+  hooks.afterEach(function() {
+    destroyApp(this.application);
+    destroyApp(this.instance);
+  });
+
+  // Replace this with your real tests.
+  test('it works', async function(assert) {
+    await this.instance.boot();
+
+    assert.ok(true);
+  });
+});