diff --git a/projects/ngx-testing-library/package.json b/projects/ngx-testing-library/package.json
index d6358e8d..e050387f 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-testing-library/package.json
+++ b/projects/ngx-testing-library/package.json
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/tdeschryver/ngx-testing-library#readme",
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/common": "^6.0.0-rc.0 || ^6.0.0",
-    "@angular/core": "^6.0.0-rc.0 || ^6.0.0",
-    "@angular/testing": "^6.0.0-rc.0 || ^6.0.0"
+    "@angular/core": "^6.0.0-rc.0 || ^6.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "dom-testing-library": "^2.5.0"
diff --git a/projects/ngx-testing-library/src/lib/models.ts b/projects/ngx-testing-library/src/lib/models.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5865b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/ngx-testing-library/src/lib/models.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { Type } from '@angular/core';
+
+export interface Result {
+  container: any;
+  get: (token: any, notFoundValue?: any) => any;
+  getComponentInstance: <T>(selectorOrComponent: string | Type<T>) => T;
+  debug: () => void;
+  detectChanges: (checkNoChanges?: boolean) => void;
+  fixture: any;
+  queryByPlaceholderText: any;
+  queryAllByPlaceholderText: any;
+  getByPlaceholderText: any;
+  getAllByPlaceholderText: any;
+  queryByText: any;
+  queryAllByText: any;
+  getByText: any;
+  getAllByText: any;
+  queryByLabelText: any;
+  queryAllByLabelText: any;
+  getByLabelText: any;
+  getAllByLabelText: any;
+  queryByAltText: any;
+  queryAllByAltText: any;
+  getByAltText: any;
+  getAllByAltText: any;
+  queryByTestId: any;
+  queryAllByTestId: any;
+  getByTestId: any;
+  getAllByTestId: any;
+  queryByTitle: any;
+  queryAllByTitle: any;
+  getByTitle: any;
+  getAllByTitle: any;
+  queryByValue: any;
+  queryAllByValue: any;
+  getByValue: any;
+  getAllByValue: any;
+}
+
+export interface Options {
+  detectChanges?: boolean;
+  declarations: any[];
+  providers?: any[];
+  imports?: any[];
+  schemas?: any[];
+}
+
+export interface ComponentInput<T> {
+  component: Type<T>;
+  parameters?: Partial<T>;
+}
diff --git a/projects/ngx-testing-library/src/lib/ngx-testing-library.ts b/projects/ngx-testing-library/src/lib/ngx-testing-library.ts
index 5135bf92..63c5f0e5 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-testing-library/src/lib/ngx-testing-library.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx-testing-library/src/lib/ngx-testing-library.ts
@@ -1,68 +1,51 @@
-import { Component, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, NgModule, Type } from '@angular/core';
 import { TestBed, ComponentFixture } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { getQueriesForElement, prettyDOM } from 'dom-testing-library';
 
+import { Options, Result, ComponentInput } from './models';
+
 @Component({ selector: 'test-component', template: '' })
 class TestComponent {}
 
-export async function createComponent(
-  template: string,
-  { detectChanges = true, declarations = [], providers = [], imports = [], schemas = [] } = {},
-): Promise<{
-  container: any;
-  get: (token: any, notFoundValue?: any) => any;
-  getComponentInstance: <T>(selector: string) => T;
-  debug: () => void;
-  detectChanges: (checkNoChanges?: boolean) => void;
-  fixture: any;
-  queryByPlaceholderText: any;
-  queryAllByPlaceholderText: any;
-  getByPlaceholderText: any;
-  getAllByPlaceholderText: any;
-  queryByText: any;
-  queryAllByText: any;
-  getByText: any;
-  getAllByText: any;
-  queryByLabelText: any;
-  queryAllByLabelText: any;
-  getByLabelText: any;
-  getAllByLabelText: any;
-  queryByAltText: any;
-  queryAllByAltText: any;
-  getByAltText: any;
-  getAllByAltText: any;
-  queryByTestId: any;
-  queryAllByTestId: any;
-  getByTestId: any;
-  getAllByTestId: any;
-  queryByTitle: any;
-  queryAllByTitle: any;
-  getByTitle: any;
-  getAllByTitle: any;
-  queryByValue: any;
-  queryAllByValue: any;
-  getByValue: any;
-  getAllByValue: any;
-}> {
+export async function createComponent(template: string, options: Options): Promise<Result>;
+export async function createComponent<T>(component: ComponentInput<T>, options: Options): Promise<Result>;
+export async function createComponent<T>(
+  templateOrComponent: string | ComponentInput<T>,
+  { detectChanges = true, declarations = [], providers = [], imports = [], schemas = [] }: Options,
+): Promise<Result> {
+  const isTemplate = typeof templateOrComponent === 'string';
+  const extraDeclarations = isTemplate ? [TestComponent] : [];
+
   TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-    declarations: [TestComponent, ...declarations],
+    declarations: [...declarations, ...extraDeclarations],
     providers: [...providers],
     imports: [...imports],
     schemas: [...schemas],
   });
 
-  TestBed.overrideComponent(TestComponent, {
-    set: {
-      template,
-    },
-  });
+  if (isTemplate) {
+    TestBed.overrideComponent(TestComponent, {
+      set: {
+        template: <string>templateOrComponent,
+      },
+    });
+  }
 
   await TestBed.compileComponents();
 
-  const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestComponent);
-  if (detectChanges) {
-    fixture.detectChanges();
+  let fixture;
+  if (isTemplate) {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestComponent);
+    if (detectChanges) {
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    }
+  } else {
+    const { component, parameters = [] } = <ComponentInput<T>>templateOrComponent;
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(component);
+    for (const key of Object.keys(parameters)) {
+      fixture.componentInstance[key] = parameters[key];
+    }
   }
 
   // Currently this isn't perfect because the typings from dom-testing-library are for TS 2.8
@@ -70,7 +53,10 @@ export async function createComponent(
     fixture,
     container: fixture.nativeElement,
     get: TestBed.get,
-    getComponentInstance: <T>(selector: string) => fixture.debugElement.query(By.css(selector)).componentInstance as T,
+    getComponentInstance: <C>(selectorOrComponent: string | C) =>
+      typeof selectorOrComponent === 'string'
+        ? fixture.debugElement.query(By.css(selectorOrComponent)).componentInstance
+        : fixture.componentInstance,
     debug: () => console.log(prettyDOM(fixture.nativeElement)),
     detectChanges: (checkNoChanges?: boolean) => fixture.detectChanges(checkNoChanges),
     ...getQueriesForElement(fixture.nativeElement),
diff --git a/projects/ngx-testing-library/src/public_api.ts b/projects/ngx-testing-library/src/public_api.ts
index 13d3dbd0..919dbcff 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-testing-library/src/public_api.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx-testing-library/src/public_api.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
  * Public API Surface of ngx-testing-library
  */
 
+export * from './lib/models';
 export * from './lib/ngx-testing-library';
 export { fireEvent } from 'dom-testing-library';
diff --git a/projects/ngx-testing-library/tests/counter.spec.ts b/projects/ngx-testing-library/tests/counter.spec.ts
index 15cca7af..a5cbacd5 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-testing-library/tests/counter.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx-testing-library/tests/counter.spec.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class CounterComponent {
 }
 
 test('Counter actions', async () => {
-  const { detectChanges, getByText, getByTestId, debug } = await createComponent('<counter [counter]="10"></counter>', {
+  const { detectChanges, getByText, getByTestId } = await createComponent('<counter [counter]="10"></counter>', {
     declarations: [CounterComponent],
   });
 
@@ -54,3 +54,72 @@ test('Counter actions - fireEvent', async () => {
   expect(getByText('Current Count: 12')).toBeTruthy();
   expect(getByTestId('count').textContent).toBe('Current Count: 12');
 });
+
+test('Counter actions via component', async () => {
+  const { getComponentInstance } = await createComponent<CounterComponent>(
+    {
+      component: CounterComponent,
+      parameters: {
+        counter: 10,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      declarations: [CounterComponent],
+    },
+  );
+
+  const counter = getComponentInstance(CounterComponent);
+  counter.increment();
+  counter.increment();
+  counter.increment();
+  expect(counter.counter).toBe(13);
+
+  counter.decrement();
+  expect(counter.counter).toBe(12);
+});
+
+test('Counter actions via component without parameters', async () => {
+  const { getComponentInstance } = await createComponent<CounterComponent>(
+    {
+      component: CounterComponent,
+    },
+    {
+      declarations: [CounterComponent],
+    },
+  );
+
+  const counter = getComponentInstance(CounterComponent);
+  counter.increment();
+  counter.increment();
+  counter.increment();
+  expect(counter.counter).toBe(3);
+
+  counter.decrement();
+  expect(counter.counter).toBe(2);
+});
+
+test('Counter via component - test template', async () => {
+  const { getByText, detectChanges, getByTestId } = await createComponent<CounterComponent>(
+    {
+      component: CounterComponent,
+      parameters: {
+        counter: 10,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      declarations: [CounterComponent],
+    },
+  );
+
+  getByText('+').click();
+  getByText('+').click();
+  getByText('+').click();
+  detectChanges();
+  expect(getByText('Current Count: 13')).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(getByTestId('count').textContent).toBe('Current Count: 13');
+
+  getByText('-').click();
+  detectChanges();
+  expect(getByText('Current Count: 12')).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(getByTestId('count').textContent).toBe('Current Count: 12');
+});