diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 5217bfa..6bd4a90 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ AllCops:
   NewCops: disable
   TargetRubyVersion: 3.2.2
   DisplayCopNames: true
+  SuggestExtensions: false
   Exclude:
   # NOTE: When we run knapsack's rubocop, we don't want to check the submodule
   #       for Hyku.  We'll assume it's okay and has it's own policing policies.
   - "hyrax-webapp/**/*"
+  - "gems/**/*"
 
 Metrics/BlockLength:
   AllowedMethods: ['included', 'describe', 'it', 'context']
diff --git a/hyku_knapsack.gemspec b/hyku_knapsack.gemspec
index ffc994a..f025202 100644
--- a/hyku_knapsack.gemspec
+++ b/hyku_knapsack.gemspec
@@ -25,4 +25,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   end
 
   spec.add_dependency "rails", ">= 5.2.0"
+
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rubocop-rake"
 end
diff --git a/spec/rails_helper.rb b/spec/rails_helper.rb
index 9a6340f..c93e04d 100644
--- a/spec/rails_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/rails_helper.rb
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@
   # TODO is this needed?
   config.include HykuKnapsack::Engine.routes.url_helpers
   config.include Capybara::DSL
-  config.include Fixtures::FixtureFileUpload
+  # Only include Fixtures::FixtureFileUpload if it's defined (from hyrax-webapp)
+  config.include Fixtures::FixtureFileUpload if defined?(Fixtures::FixtureFileUpload)
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/knapsack_view_helpers.rb b/spec/support/knapsack_view_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..210a28a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/knapsack_view_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# This shared context ensures that view specs in the knapsack correctly
+# prioritize knapsack views over hyrax-webapp views.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   RSpec.describe 'path/to/view.html.erb', type: :view do
+#     include_context 'with knapsack view paths'
+#     # ... your spec code
+#   end
+#
+RSpec.shared_context 'with knapsack view paths' do
+  before do
+    # Prepend the knapsack view paths so that views in the knapsack
+    # take precedence over views in hyrax-webapp.
+    # This mimics what happens in production via the Engine's after_initialize hook.
+    view.view_paths.unshift(HykuKnapsack::Engine.root.join('app', 'views'))
+  end
+end
+
+# Automatically include this context for all view specs in the knapsack
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.include_context 'with knapsack view paths', type: :view
+end