diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb
index 15d424be7426922821406e5bf68fd4aac4dc207c..306f59f9caf05e37e21be837686a611710db8f86 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def include_helper_modules!
 
       def setup_with_controller
         @controller = ActionView::TestCase::TestController.new
+        @request = @controller.request
         @output_buffer = ActiveSupport::SafeBuffer.new
         @rendered = ''
 
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/test_case_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/test_case_test.rb
index 9b50ea8a42c9caa443af5ff1050dc6273b8c7576..c365aec8415815a263e8a08a2ce625c8b652026a 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/test_case_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/test_case_test.rb
@@ -218,4 +218,12 @@ def render_from_helper
       end
     end
   end
+
+  class RenderTemplateTest < ActionView::TestCase
+    test "render template" do
+      controller.controller_path = "test"
+      render(:template => "test/calling_partial_with_layout")
+      assert_template "partial_for_use_in_layout"
+    end
+  end
 end