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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+import {createApplication} from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import {browserDetection} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/browser_util';
+
+import {createCustomElement} from '../public_api';
+
+if (browserDetection.supportsCustomElements) {
+  describe('createCustomElement with env injector', () => {
+    let testContainer: HTMLDivElement;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      testContainer = document.createElement('div');
+      document.body.appendChild(testContainer);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      document.body.removeChild(testContainer);
+      (testContainer as any) = null;
+    });
+
+    it('should use provided EnvironmentInjector to create a custom element', async () => {
+      @Component({
+        standalone: true,
+        template: `Hello, standalone element!`,
+      })
+      class TestStandaloneCmp {
+      }
+
+      const appRef = await createApplication();
+
+      try {
+        const NgElementCtor = createCustomElement(TestStandaloneCmp, {injector: appRef.injector});
+
+        customElements.define('test-standalone-cmp', NgElementCtor);
+        const customEl = document.createElement('test-standalone-cmp');
+        testContainer.appendChild(customEl);
+
+        expect(testContainer.innerText).toBe('Hello, standalone element!');
+      } finally {
+        appRef.destroy();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}