diff --git a/src/ng1/viewDirective.ts b/src/ng1/viewDirective.ts
index c57f6ce2a..e07166337 100644
--- a/src/ng1/viewDirective.ts
+++ b/src/ng1/viewDirective.ts
@@ -381,10 +381,12 @@ function $ViewDirectiveFill (  $compile,   $controller,   $transitions,   $view,
   };
 }
 
+let hasComponentImpl = typeof angular.module('ui.router')['component'] === 'function';
+
 // TODO: move these callbacks to $view and/or `/hooks/components.ts` or something
 function registerControllerCallbacks($transitions: TransitionService, controllerInstance: Ng1Controller, $scope, cfg: Ng1ViewConfig) {
   // Call $onInit() ASAP
-  if (isFunction(controllerInstance.$onInit)) controllerInstance.$onInit();
+  if (isFunction(controllerInstance.$onInit) && !(cfg.viewDecl.component && hasComponentImpl)) controllerInstance.$onInit();
 
   var hookOptions: HookRegOptions = { bind: controllerInstance };
   // Add component-level hook for onParamsChange
diff --git a/test/viewDirectiveSpec.js b/test/viewDirectiveSpec.js
index 524cf700a..caade8f78 100644
--- a/test/viewDirectiveSpec.js
+++ b/test/viewDirectiveSpec.js
@@ -778,7 +778,11 @@ describe('angular 1.5+ style .component()', function() {
       return {
         scope: { data: '=' },
         templateUrl: '/comp_tpl.html',
-        controller: function() {},
+        controller: function() {
+          this.$onInit = function () {
+            log += "onInit;"
+          }
+        },
         bindToController: true,
         controllerAs: '$ctrl'
       }
@@ -832,8 +836,7 @@ describe('angular 1.5+ style .component()', function() {
       $httpBackend.expectGET('/state_tpl.html').respond('x<ng12-directive data="$resolve.data"></ng12-directive>x');
       $httpBackend.expectGET('/comp_tpl.html').respond('-{{ $ctrl.data }}-');
 
-      $state.transitionTo('cmp_tpl');
-      $q.flush();
+      $state.transitionTo('cmp_tpl'); $q.flush();
 
       // Template has not yet been fetched
       var directiveEl = el[0].querySelector('div ui-view ng12-directive');
@@ -857,9 +860,7 @@ describe('angular 1.5+ style .component()', function() {
         $httpBackend.expectGET('/state_tpl.html').respond('x<ng13-directive data="$resolve.data"></ng13-directive>x');
         $httpBackend.expectGET('/comp_tpl.html').respond('-{{ $ctrl.data }}-');
 
-        $state.transitionTo('cmp_tpl');
-        $q.flush();
-        $httpBackend.flush();
+        $state.transitionTo('cmp_tpl'); $q.flush(); $httpBackend.flush();
 
         directiveEl = el[0].querySelector('div ui-view ng13-directive');
         expect(directiveEl).toBeDefined();
@@ -877,9 +878,7 @@ describe('angular 1.5+ style .component()', function() {
         $httpBackend.expectGET('/state_tpl.html').respond('x<ng-component data="$resolve.data"></ng-component>x');
         $httpBackend.expectGET('/comp_tpl.html').respond('-{{ $ctrl.data }}-');
 
-        $state.transitionTo('cmp_tpl');
-        $q.flush();
-        $httpBackend.flush();
+        $state.transitionTo('cmp_tpl'); $q.flush(); $httpBackend.flush();
 
         directiveEl = el[0].querySelector('div ui-view ng-component');
         expect(directiveEl).toBeDefined();
@@ -918,10 +917,8 @@ describe('angular 1.5+ style .component()', function() {
 
       var $state = svcs.$state, $httpBackend = svcs.$httpBackend, $q = svcs.$q;
 
-      $state.transitionTo('route2cmp');
       $httpBackend.expectGET('/comp_tpl.html').respond('-{{ $ctrl.data }}-');
-      $q.flush();
-      $httpBackend.flush();
+      $state.transitionTo('route2cmp'); $q.flush(); $httpBackend.flush();
 
       directiveEl = el[0].querySelector('div ui-view ng12-directive');
       expect(directiveEl).toBeDefined();
@@ -939,16 +936,29 @@ describe('angular 1.5+ style .component()', function() {
 
         var $state = svcs.$state, $httpBackend = svcs.$httpBackend, $q = svcs.$q;
 
-        $state.transitionTo('route2cmp');
         $httpBackend.expectGET('/comp_tpl.html').respond('-{{ $ctrl.data }}-');
-        $q.flush();
-        $httpBackend.flush();
+        $state.transitionTo('route2cmp'); $q.flush(); $httpBackend.flush();
 
         directiveEl = el[0].querySelector('div ui-view ng13-directive');
         expect(directiveEl).toBeDefined();
         expect($state.current.name).toBe('route2cmp');
         expect(el.text()).toBe('-DATA!-');
       });
+
+      it('should call $onInit() once', function () {
+        $stateProvider.state('route2cmp', {
+          url: '/route2cmp',
+          component: 'ng13Directive',
+          resolve: { data: function() { return "DATA!"; } }
+        });
+
+        var $state = svcs.$state, $httpBackend = svcs.$httpBackend, $q = svcs.$q;
+
+        $httpBackend.expectGET('/comp_tpl.html').respond('-{{ $ctrl.data }}-');
+        $state.transitionTo('route2cmp'); $q.flush(); $httpBackend.flush();
+
+        expect(log).toBe('onInit;');
+      });
     }
 
     if (angular.version.minor >= 5) {
@@ -961,16 +971,28 @@ describe('angular 1.5+ style .component()', function() {
 
         var $state = svcs.$state, $httpBackend = svcs.$httpBackend, $q = svcs.$q;
 
-        $state.transitionTo('route2cmp');
         $httpBackend.expectGET('/comp_tpl.html').respond('-{{ $ctrl.data }}-');
-        $q.flush();
-        $httpBackend.flush();
+        $state.transitionTo('route2cmp'); $q.flush(); $httpBackend.flush();
 
         directiveEl = el[0].querySelector('div ui-view ng-component');
         expect(directiveEl).toBeDefined();
         expect($state.current.name).toBe('route2cmp');
         expect(el.text()).toBe('-DATA!-');
       });
+
+      it('should only call $onInit() once', function () {
+        $stateProvider.state('route2cmp', {
+          component: 'ngComponent',
+          resolve: { data: function() { return "DATA!"; } }
+        });
+
+        var $state = svcs.$state, $httpBackend = svcs.$httpBackend, $q = svcs.$q;
+
+        $httpBackend.expectGET('/comp_tpl.html').respond('-{{ $ctrl.data }}-');
+        $state.transitionTo('route2cmp'); $q.flush(); $httpBackend.flush();
+
+        expect(log).toBe('onInit;');
+      });
     }
   });
 
@@ -1007,10 +1029,9 @@ describe('angular 1.5+ style .component()', function() {
         $stateProvider.state('route2cmp', stateDef);
         var $state = svcs.$state, $httpBackend = svcs.$httpBackend, $q = svcs.$q;
 
-        $state.transitionTo('route2cmp');
         $httpBackend.expectGET('/comp_tpl.html').respond('-{{ $ctrl.data }}-');
-        $q.flush();
-        $httpBackend.flush();
+        $state.transitionTo('route2cmp'); $q.flush(); $httpBackend.flush();
+
         var header = el[0].querySelector('[ui-view=header]');
         var content = el[0].querySelector('[ui-view=content]');
 
@@ -1030,10 +1051,9 @@ describe('angular 1.5+ style .component()', function() {
         $stateProvider.state('route2cmp', stateDef);
         var $state = svcs.$state, $httpBackend = svcs.$httpBackend, $q = svcs.$q;
 
-        $state.transitionTo('route2cmp');
         $httpBackend.expectGET('/comp_tpl.html').respond('-{{ $ctrl.data }}-');
-        $q.flush();
-        $httpBackend.flush();
+        $state.transitionTo('route2cmp'); $q.flush(); $httpBackend.flush();
+
         var header = el[0].querySelector('[ui-view=header]');
         var content = el[0].querySelector('[ui-view=content]');
 
@@ -1054,10 +1074,8 @@ describe('angular 1.5+ style .component()', function() {
 
       var $state = svcs.$state, $httpBackend = svcs.$httpBackend, $q = svcs.$q;
 
-      $state.transitionTo('route2cmp');
       $httpBackend.expectGET('/comp_tpl.html').respond('-{{ $ctrl.data }}-');
-      $q.flush();
-      $httpBackend.flush();
+      $state.transitionTo('route2cmp'); $q.flush(); $httpBackend.flush();
 
       directiveEl = el[0].querySelector('div ui-view ng12-directive');
       expect(directiveEl).toBeDefined();
@@ -1079,10 +1097,8 @@ describe('angular 1.5+ style .component()', function() {
 
         var $state = svcs.$state, $httpBackend = svcs.$httpBackend, $q = svcs.$q;
 
-        $state.transitionTo('route2cmp');
         $httpBackend.expectGET('/comp_tpl.html').respond('-{{ $ctrl.data }}.{{ $ctrl.data2 }}-');
-        $q.flush();
-        $httpBackend.flush();
+        $state.transitionTo('route2cmp'); $q.flush(); $httpBackend.flush();
 
         directiveEl = el[0].querySelector('div ui-view ng-component');
         expect(directiveEl).toBeDefined();