diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb
index 16d66b6ecab8c..3095d84e13394 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'action_controller/test_case'
+
 module ActionView
   class Base
     alias_method :initialize_without_template_tracking, :initialize