diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/example/feature_example_group.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/example/feature_example_group.rb
index ad46a666d1..9cee0120e0 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/example/feature_example_group.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/example/feature_example_group.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ module FeatureExampleGroup
           include app.routes.url_helpers     if app.routes.respond_to?(:url_helpers)
           include app.routes.mounted_helpers if app.routes.respond_to?(:mounted_helpers)
 
-          default_url_options[:host] ||= ::RSpec::Rails::FeatureExampleGroup::DEFAULT_HOST
+          if respond_to?(:default_url_options)
+            default_url_options[:host] ||= ::RSpec::Rails::FeatureExampleGroup::DEFAULT_HOST
+          end
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/rspec/rails/example/feature_example_group_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/rails/example/feature_example_group_spec.rb
index 58d3153e39..e444231030 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/rails/example/feature_example_group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/rails/example/feature_example_group_spec.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,23 @@ module RSpec::Rails
       expect(group.new.foo_url).to eq("http://www.example.com/foo")
     end
 
+    context "when nested inside a request example group" do
+      it "includes Rails route helpers" do
+        Rails.application.routes.draw do
+          get "/foo", :as => :foo, :to => "foo#bar"
+        end
+
+        group = RSpec::Core::ExampleGroup.describe do
+          include RequestExampleGroup
+        end.describe do
+          include FeatureExampleGroup
+        end
+
+        expect(group.new.foo_path).to eq("/foo")
+        expect(group.new.foo_url).to eq("http://www.example.com/foo")
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "#visit" do
       it "raises an error informing about missing Capybara" do
         group = RSpec::Core::ExampleGroup.describe do