diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/configuration.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/configuration.rb
index 4c0e789a6b..3d16318ab1 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/configuration.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ def self.initialize_configuration(config) # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
       config.add_setting :use_transactional_fixtures, alias_with: :use_transactional_examples
       config.add_setting :use_instantiated_fixtures
       config.add_setting :global_fixtures
-      config.add_setting :fixture_path
+      config.singleton_class.class_exec { attr_accessor :fixture_path }
+
       config.include RSpec::Rails::FixtureSupport, :use_fixtures
 
       # We'll need to create a deprecated module in order to properly report to
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ def self.initialize_configuration(config) # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
       config.include RSpec::Rails::FixtureSupport
 
       if ::Rails::VERSION::STRING > '5'
-        config.add_setting :file_fixture_path, default: 'spec/fixtures/files'
+        config.singleton_class.class_eval { attr_accessor :file_fixture_path }
+        config.file_fixture_path = 'spec/fixtures/files'
         config.include RSpec::Rails::FileFixtureSupport
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/rspec/rails/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/rails/configuration_spec.rb
index 5d991a5eaa..d446f99c77 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/rails/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/rails/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@
     opts ||= {}
     default_value = opts[:default]
     alias_setting = opts[:alias_with]
+    skip_predicate = opts[:skip_predicate]
     query_method = accessor
     predicate_method = "#{accessor}?".to_sym
     command_method = "#{accessor}=".to_sym
 
     specify "`##{query_method}` is `#{default_value.inspect}` by default" do
-      expect(config.send(query_method)).to be(default_value)
+      expect(config.send(query_method)).to eq(default_value)
     end
 
-    specify "`##{predicate_method}` is `#{!!default_value}` by default" do
+    specify "`##{predicate_method}` is `#{!!default_value}` by default", unless: skip_predicate do
       expect(config.send(predicate_method)).to be(!!default_value)
     end
 
@@ -71,9 +72,15 @@
 
     include_examples "adds setting", :use_instantiated_fixtures
 
+    include_examples "adds setting", :use_active_record, default: true
+
     include_examples "adds setting", :global_fixtures
 
-    include_examples "adds setting", :fixture_path
+    include_examples "adds setting", :fixture_path, skip_predicate: true
+
+    include_examples "adds setting", :file_fixture_path,
+                                     default: 'spec/fixtures/files',
+                                     skip_predicate: true
 
     include_examples "adds setting", :rendering_views