diff --git a/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb b/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
index 581bb9ca78..32c8af0a5a 100644
--- a/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
+++ b/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ 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('rspec:request widgets')
 generate('mailer Notifications signup')
 
 generate('model thing name:string')
diff --git a/lib/generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator.rb b/lib/generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator.rb
index 58c7f3db64..7ec05afb7f 100644
--- a/lib/generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ module Rspec
   module Generators
     # @private
     class ControllerGenerator < Base
+      source_paths << File.expand_path('../integration/templates', __dir__)
+
       argument :actions, type: :array, default: [], banner: "action action"
 
       class_option :template_engine,  desc: "Template engine to generate view files"
@@ -15,8 +17,9 @@ class ControllerGenerator < Base
       def generate_request_spec
         return unless options[:request_specs]
 
-        template 'request_spec.rb',
-                 File.join('spec/requests', class_path, "#{file_name}_request_spec.rb")
+        template_file = actions.empty? ? 'request_spec.rb' : 'request_with_actions_spec.rb'
+        template template_file,
+                 File.join('spec/requests', class_path, "#{file_name}_spec.rb")
       end
 
       def generate_controller_spec
diff --git a/lib/generators/rspec/controller/templates/request_spec.rb b/lib/generators/rspec/controller/templates/request_with_actions_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/generators/rspec/controller/templates/request_spec.rb
rename to lib/generators/rspec/controller/templates/request_with_actions_spec.rb
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator_spec.rb
index 256be0be78..7e073d66d8 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/controller/controller_generator_spec.rb
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 
 RSpec.describe Rspec::Generators::ControllerGenerator, type: :generator do
   setup_default_destination
+  it_behaves_like "a request spec generator"
 
   describe 'request specs' do
-    subject { file('spec/requests/posts_request_spec.rb') }
+    subject { file('spec/requests/posts_spec.rb') }
 
     describe 'generated by default' do
       before do
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
     end
 
     describe 'with namespace and actions' do
-      subject { file('spec/requests/admin/external/users_request_spec.rb') }
+      subject { file('spec/requests/admin/external/users_spec.rb') }
 
       before do
         run_generator %w[admin::external::users index custom_action]