diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/example/view_example_group.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/example/view_example_group.rb
index 7ac2867083..af9e8b64d2 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/example/view_example_group.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/example/view_example_group.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ module ViewExampleGroup
       include RSpec::Rails::ViewAssigns
       include RSpec::Rails::Matchers::RenderTemplate
 
+      # @private
+      module StubResolverCache
+        def self.resolver_for(hash)
+          @resolvers ||= {}
+          @resolvers[hash] ||= ActionView::FixtureResolver.new(hash)
+        end
+      end
+
       # @private
       module ClassMethods
         def _default_helper
@@ -84,7 +92,7 @@ def view
         #
         #     stub_template("widgets/_widget.html.erb" => "This content.")
         def stub_template(hash)
-          view.view_paths.unshift(ActionView::FixtureResolver.new(hash))
+          view.view_paths.unshift(StubResolverCache.resolver_for(hash))
         end
 
         # Provides access to the params hash that will be available within the
diff --git a/spec/rspec/rails/example/view_example_group_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/rails/example/view_example_group_spec.rb
index f06d1942bf..567a56dd83 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/rails/example/view_example_group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/rails/example/view_example_group_spec.rb
@@ -254,5 +254,36 @@ def _view; end
         view_spec.template
       end
     end
+
+    describe '#stub_template' do
+      let(:view_spec_group) do
+        Class.new do
+          include ViewExampleGroup::ExampleMethods
+          def _view
+            @_view ||= Struct.new(:view_paths).new(['some-path'])
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'prepends an ActionView::FixtureResolver to the view path' do
+        view_spec = view_spec_group.new
+        view_spec.stub_template('some_path/some_template' => 'stubbed-contents')
+
+        result = view_spec.view.view_paths.first
+
+        expect(result).to be_instance_of(ActionView::FixtureResolver)
+        expect(result.hash).to eq('some_path/some_template' => 'stubbed-contents')
+      end
+
+      it 'caches FixtureResolver instances between example groups' do
+        view_spec_one = view_spec_group.new
+        view_spec_two = view_spec_group.new
+
+        view_spec_one.stub_template('some_path/some_template' => 'stubbed-contents')
+        view_spec_two.stub_template('some_path/some_template' => 'stubbed-contents')
+
+        expect(view_spec_one.view.view_paths.first).to eq(view_spec_two.view.view_paths.first)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end