diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 30645a97bc..c3cdcd6866 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Enhancements:
   (Gabe Martin-Dempesy, #1361)
 * Include `RSpec::Rails::FixtureSupport` into example groups using metadata
   `:use_fixtures => true`. (Aaron Kromer, #1372)
+* Include `rspec:request` generator for generating request specs; this is an
+  alias of `rspec:integration` (Aaron Kromer, #1378)
 
 Bug Fixes:
 
diff --git a/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb b/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
index c52d178186..f8ce0df046 100644
--- a/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
+++ b/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def using_source_path(path)
 generate('rspec:install')
 generate('controller wombats index') # plural
 generate('controller welcome index') # singular
+generate('rspec:request wombats')
 generate('integration_test widgets')
 generate('mailer Notifications signup')
 
diff --git a/lib/generators/rspec/integration/integration_generator.rb b/lib/generators/rspec/integration/integration_generator.rb
index 3730923abe..8e1fab015f 100644
--- a/lib/generators/rspec/integration/integration_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/rspec/integration/integration_generator.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ module Rspec
   module Generators
     # @private
     class IntegrationGenerator < Base
-      class_option :request_specs,   :type => :boolean, :default => true,  :desc => "Generate request specs"
+      # Add a deprecation for this class, before rspec-rails 4, to use the
+      # `RequestGenerator` instead
+      class_option :request_specs,
+                   :type => :boolean,
+                   :default => true,
+                   :desc => "Generate request specs"
 
       def generate_request_spec
         return unless options[:request_specs]
diff --git a/lib/generators/rspec/request/request_generator.rb b/lib/generators/rspec/request/request_generator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f47c62cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/rspec/request/request_generator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+require 'generators/rspec/integration/integration_generator'
+
+module Rspec
+  module Generators
+    # @private
+    class RequestGenerator < IntegrationGenerator
+      source_paths << File.expand_path("../../integration/templates", __FILE__)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator_spec.rb
index 6b305c4478..6194610207 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator_spec.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 # Generators are not automatically loaded by Rails
 require 'generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator'
+require 'support/generators'
 
-describe Rspec::Generators::ControllerGenerator, :type => :generator do
-  # Tell the generator where to put its output (what it thinks of as Rails.root)
-  destination File.expand_path("../../../../../tmp", __FILE__)
-
-  before { prepare_destination }
+RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::ControllerGenerator, :type => :generator do
+  setup_default_destination
 
   describe 'controller specs' do
     subject { file('spec/controllers/posts_controller_spec.rb') }
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/feature/feature_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/feature/feature_generator_spec.rb
index 1926a89ca1..c37dd85f6d 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/feature/feature_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/feature/feature_generator_spec.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 # Generators are not automatically loaded by rails
 require 'generators/rspec/feature/feature_generator'
+require 'support/generators'
 
-describe Rspec::Generators::FeatureGenerator, :type => :generator do
-  # Tell the generator where to put its output (what it thinks of as Rails.root)
-  destination File.expand_path('../../../../../tmp', __FILE__)
-
-  before { prepare_destination }
+RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::FeatureGenerator, :type => :generator do
+  setup_default_destination
 
   describe 'feature specs' do
     describe 'are generated independently from the command line' do
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/helper/helper_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/helper/helper_generator_spec.rb
index 3e7f709967..76554dd559 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/helper/helper_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/helper/helper_generator_spec.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 # Generators are not automatically loaded by Rails
 require 'generators/rspec/helper/helper_generator'
+require 'support/generators'
 
-describe Rspec::Generators::HelperGenerator, :type => :generator do
-  # Tell the generator where to put its output (what it thinks of as Rails.root)
-  destination File.expand_path("../../../../../tmp", __FILE__)
-
-  before { prepare_destination }
+RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::HelperGenerator, :type => :generator do
+  setup_default_destination
 
   subject { file('spec/helpers/posts_helper_spec.rb') }
   describe 'generated by default' do
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/install/install_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/install/install_generator_spec.rb
index 99770feb61..71e6830672 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/install/install_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/install/install_generator_spec.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
+# Generators are not automatically loaded by Rails
 require 'generators/rspec/install/install_generator'
+require 'support/generators'
 
 RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::InstallGenerator, :type => :generator do
-  destination File.expand_path("../../../../../tmp", __FILE__)
-
   def use_active_record_migration
     match(/ActiveRecord::Migration\./m)
   end
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ def use_transactional_fixtures
     match(/config\.use_transactional_fixtures/m)
   end
 
-  before { prepare_destination }
+  setup_default_destination
 
   let(:rails_helper) { content_for('spec/rails_helper.rb') }
   let(:spec_helper) { content_for('spec/spec_helper.rb') }
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/integration/integration_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/integration/integration_generator_spec.rb
index 5626084925..2702688926 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/integration/integration_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/integration/integration_generator_spec.rb
@@ -1,33 +1,8 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 # Generators are not automatically loaded by Rails
 require 'generators/rspec/integration/integration_generator'
+require 'support/generators'
 
-describe Rspec::Generators::IntegrationGenerator, :type => :generator do
-  # Tell the generator where to put its output (what it thinks of as Rails.root)
-  destination File.expand_path("../../../../../tmp", __FILE__)
-
-  before { prepare_destination }
-
-  describe 'are not generated' do
-    before do
-      run_generator %w(posts --no-request-specs)
-    end
-    describe 'index.html.erb' do
-      subject { file('spec/requests/posts_spec.rb') }
-      it { is_expected.not_to exist }
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe 'are generated' do
-    before do
-      run_generator %w(posts)
-    end
-    subject { file('spec/requests/posts_spec.rb') }
-    it { is_expected.to exist }
-    it { is_expected.to contain(/require 'rails_helper'/) }
-    it { is_expected.to contain(/^RSpec.describe \"Posts\", #{type_metatag(:request)}/) }
-    it { is_expected.to contain(/describe "GET \/posts"/) }
-    it { is_expected.to contain(/get posts_index_path/) }
-  end
+RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::IntegrationGenerator, :type => :generator do
+  setup_default_destination
+  it_behaves_like "a request spec generator"
 end
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/job/job_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/job/job_generator_spec.rb
index adb95d7fb7..15c6fa1b9d 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/job/job_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/job/job_generator_spec.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 # Generators are not automatically loaded by Rails
 require 'generators/rspec/job/job_generator'
+require 'support/generators'
 
 RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::JobGenerator, :type => :generator, :skip => !RSpec::Rails::FeatureCheck.has_active_job? do
-  # Tell the generator where to put its output (what it thinks of as Rails.root)
-  destination File.expand_path('../../../../../tmp', __FILE__)
-
-  before { prepare_destination }
+  setup_default_destination
 
   describe 'the generated files' do
     before { run_generator %w(user) }
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/mailer/mailer_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/mailer/mailer_generator_spec.rb
index 9d23a261d7..3248f1a97b 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/mailer/mailer_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/mailer/mailer_generator_spec.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 # Generators are not automatically loaded by Rails
 require 'generators/rspec/mailer/mailer_generator'
+require 'support/generators'
 
-describe Rspec::Generators::MailerGenerator, :type => :generator do
-  # Tell the generator where to put its output (what it thinks of as Rails.root)
-  destination File.expand_path("../../../../../tmp", __FILE__)
-
-  before { prepare_destination }
+RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::MailerGenerator, :type => :generator do
+  setup_default_destination
 
   describe 'mailer spec' do
     subject { file('spec/mailers/posts_spec.rb') }
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/model/model_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/model/model_generator_spec.rb
index 3377abe427..dee5c99e2f 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/model/model_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/model/model_generator_spec.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 # Generators are not automatically loaded by Rails
 require 'generators/rspec/model/model_generator'
+require 'support/generators'
 
-describe Rspec::Generators::ModelGenerator, :type => :generator do
-  # Tell the generator where to put its output (what it thinks of as Rails.root)
-  destination File.expand_path("../../../../../tmp", __FILE__)
-
-  before { prepare_destination }
+RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::ModelGenerator, :type => :generator do
+  setup_default_destination
 
   it 'runs both the model and fixture tasks' do
     gen = generator %w(posts)
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/observer/observer_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/observer/observer_generator_spec.rb
index 0d38c53d45..ade31d7ed9 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/observer/observer_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/observer/observer_generator_spec.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 # Generators are not automatically loaded by Rails
 require 'generators/rspec/observer/observer_generator'
+require 'support/generators'
 
-describe Rspec::Generators::ObserverGenerator, :type => :generator do
-  # Tell the generator where to put its output (what it thinks of as Rails.root)
-  destination File.expand_path("../../../../../tmp", __FILE__)
+RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::ObserverGenerator, :type => :generator do
+  setup_default_destination
 
   subject { file('spec/models/posts_observer_spec.rb') }
+
   before do
-    prepare_destination
     run_generator %w(posts)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/request/request_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/request/request_generator_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a484c32421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/request/request_generator_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Generators are not automatically loaded by Rails
+require 'generators/rspec/request/request_generator'
+require 'support/generators'
+
+RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::RequestGenerator, :type => :generator do
+  setup_default_destination
+  it_behaves_like "a request spec generator"
+end
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/scaffold/scaffold_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/scaffold/scaffold_generator_spec.rb
index 2d9ccda6c4..e4b515f126 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/scaffold/scaffold_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/scaffold/scaffold_generator_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
+# Generators are not automatically loaded by Rails
 require 'generators/rspec/scaffold/scaffold_generator'
+require 'support/generators'
 
-describe Rspec::Generators::ScaffoldGenerator, :type => :generator do
-  destination File.expand_path("../../../../../tmp", __FILE__)
-
-  before { prepare_destination }
+RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::ScaffoldGenerator, :type => :generator do
+  setup_default_destination
 
   describe 'standard controller spec' do
     subject { file('spec/controllers/posts_controller_spec.rb') }
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/view/view_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/view/view_generator_spec.rb
index a0911120db..5f94e20564 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/view/view_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/view/view_generator_spec.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 # Generators are not automatically loaded by Rails
 require 'generators/rspec/view/view_generator'
+require 'support/generators'
 
-describe Rspec::Generators::ViewGenerator, :type => :generator do
-  # Tell the generator where to put its output (what it thinks of as Rails.root)
-  destination File.expand_path("../../../../../tmp", __FILE__)
-
-  before { prepare_destination }
+RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::ViewGenerator, :type => :generator do
+  setup_default_destination
 
   describe 'with default template engine' do
     it 'generates a spec for the supplied action' do
diff --git a/spec/support/generators.rb b/spec/support/generators.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f26df2e279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/generators.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+module RSpec
+  module Rails
+    module Specs
+      module Generators
+        module Macros
+          # Tell the generator where to put its output (what it thinks of as
+          # Rails.root)
+          def set_default_destination
+            destination File.expand_path("../../../tmp", __FILE__)
+          end
+
+          def setup_default_destination
+            set_default_destination
+            before { prepare_destination }
+          end
+        end
+
+        def self.included(klass)
+          klass.extend(Macros)
+        end
+
+        shared_examples_for "a request spec generator" do
+          describe 'generated with flag `--no-request-specs`' do
+            before do
+              run_generator %w(posts --no-request-specs)
+            end
+
+            subject(:request_spec) { file('spec/requests/posts_spec.rb') }
+
+            it "does not create the request spec" do
+              expect(request_spec).not_to exist
+            end
+          end
+
+          describe 'generated with no flags' do
+            before do
+              run_generator %w(posts)
+            end
+
+            subject(:request_spec) { file('spec/requests/posts_spec.rb') }
+
+            it "creates the request spec" do
+              expect(request_spec).to exist
+            end
+
+            it "the generator requires 'rails_helper'" do
+              expect(request_spec).to contain(/require 'rails_helper'/)
+            end
+
+            it "the generator describes the provided NAME without monkey " \
+               "patching setting the type to `:request`" do
+              expect(request_spec).to contain(
+                /^RSpec.describe \"Posts\", #{type_metatag(:request)}/
+              )
+            end
+
+            it "the generator includes a sample GET request" do
+              expect(request_spec).to contain(/describe "GET \/posts"/)
+            end
+
+            it "the generator sends the GET request to the index path" do
+              expect(request_spec).to contain(/get posts_index_path/)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.include RSpec::Rails::Specs::Generators, :type => :generator
+end