diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb
index 434fc8cc140fad6d5b8326d788e8e645f2e91846..266cb14cdee947e22538ca93dac8229d45118560 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ def initialize
       end
     end
 
+    # Use AV::TestCase for the base class for helpers and views
+    register_spec_type(/(Helper|View)( ?Test)?\z/i, self)
+
     module Behavior
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/spec_type_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/spec_type_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b35985d5f9c87ac694647160bb5e694fc95f3b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/spec_type_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+require 'abstract_unit'
+
+class SpecTypeTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  def assert_view actual
+    assert_equal ActionView::TestCase, actual
+  end
+
+  def refute_view actual
+    refute_equal ActionView::TestCase, actual
+  end
+
+  def test_spec_type_resolves_for_matching_helper_strings
+    assert_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("WidgetHelper")
+    assert_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("WidgetHelperTest")
+    assert_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("Widget Helper Test")
+    # And is not case sensitive
+    assert_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("widgethelper")
+    assert_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("widgethelpertest")
+    assert_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("widget helper test")
+  end
+
+  def test_spec_type_resolves_for_matching_view_strings
+    assert_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("WidgetView")
+    assert_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("WidgetViewTest")
+    assert_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("Widget View Test")
+    # And is not case sensitive
+    assert_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("widgetview")
+    assert_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("widgetviewtest")
+    assert_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("widget view test")
+  end
+
+  def test_spec_type_wont_match_non_space_characters
+    refute_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("Widget Helper\tTest")
+    refute_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("Widget Helper\rTest")
+    refute_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("Widget Helper\nTest")
+    refute_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("Widget Helper\fTest")
+    refute_view MiniTest::Spec.spec_type("Widget HelperXTest")
+  end
+end