diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.spec.ts b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.spec.ts
index e7ed84fac3d2..dd1fec0b6e9e 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,28 @@
 /* tslint:disable:no-unused-variable */
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { DebugElement } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { TestBed, async } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { <%= classifiedModuleName %>Component } from './<%= dasherizedModuleName %>.component';
 
-describe('Component: <%= classifiedModuleName %>', () => {
-  it('should create an instance', () => {
-    let component = new <%= classifiedModuleName %>Component();
+describe('<%= classifiedModuleName %>Component', () => {
+  let component: <%= classifiedModuleName %>Component;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<<%= classifiedModuleName %>Component>;
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      declarations: [ <%= classifiedModuleName %>Component ]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(<%= classifiedModuleName %>Component);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
     expect(component).toBeTruthy();
   });
 });