diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/env_injector_standalone_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/env_injector_standalone_spec.ts
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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Component, createEnvironmentInjector, importProvidersFrom, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+describe('environement injector and standalone components', () => {
+  it('should see providers from modules imported by standalone components', () => {
+    class ModuleService {}
+
+    @NgModule({providers: [ModuleService]})
+    class Module {
+    }
+
+    @Component({standalone: true, imports: [Module]})
+    class StandaloneComponent {
+    }
+
+    const envInjector = createEnvironmentInjector(importProvidersFrom(StandaloneComponent));
+    expect(envInjector.get(ModuleService)).toBeInstanceOf(ModuleService);
+  });
+
+  it('should see providers when exporting a standalone components', () => {
+    class ModuleService {}
+
+    @NgModule({providers: [ModuleService]})
+    class Module {
+    }
+
+    @Component({standalone: true, imports: [Module]})
+    class StandaloneComponent {
+    }
+
+    @NgModule({imports: [StandaloneComponent], exports: [StandaloneComponent]})
+    class AppModule {
+    }
+
+    const envInjector = createEnvironmentInjector(importProvidersFrom(AppModule));
+    expect(envInjector.get(ModuleService)).toBeInstanceOf(ModuleService);
+  });
+
+  it('should not collect duplicate providers', () => {
+    class ModuleService {}
+
+    @NgModule({providers: [{provide: ModuleService, useClass: ModuleService, multi: true}]})
+    class Module {
+    }
+
+    @Component({standalone: true, imports: [Module]})
+    class StandaloneComponent1 {
+    }
+
+    @Component({standalone: true, imports: [Module]})
+    class StandaloneComponent2 {
+    }
+
+    @NgModule({
+      imports: [StandaloneComponent1, StandaloneComponent2],
+      exports: [StandaloneComponent1, StandaloneComponent2]
+    })
+    class AppModule {
+    }
+
+    const envInjector = createEnvironmentInjector(importProvidersFrom(AppModule));
+    const services = envInjector.get(ModuleService) as ModuleService[];
+
+    expect(services.length).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/standalone_injector_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/standalone_injector_spec.ts
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index 00000000000..6c755e5066c
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+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/standalone_injector_spec.ts
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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Component, ComponentFactoryResolver, createEnvironmentInjector, EnvironmentInjector, Injector, NgModule, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+describe('standalone injector', () => {
+  it('should create one standalone injector for each parent EnvInjector', () => {
+    let counter = 0;
+
+    class Service {
+      value = counter++;
+    }
+
+    @NgModule({providers: [Service]})
+    class ModuleWithAService {
+    }
+
+    @Component({
+      selector: 'standalone',
+      standalone: true,
+      imports: [ModuleWithAService],
+      template: `({{service.value}})`
+    })
+    class TestComponent {
+      constructor(readonly service: Service) {}
+    }
+
+    @Component({selector: 'app', template: `<ng-template #insert></ng-template>`})
+    class AppComponent {
+      @ViewChild('insert', {static: true, read: ViewContainerRef}) vcRef!: ViewContainerRef;
+
+      createComponent(envInjector?: EnvironmentInjector): void {
+        this.vcRef.createComponent(TestComponent, {environmentInjector: envInjector});
+      }
+    }
+
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AppComponent);
+    const currEnvInjector = TestBed.inject(EnvironmentInjector);
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.createComponent(currEnvInjector);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent).toBe('(0)');
+
+    // inserting the same standalone component second time and asserting that no new injector /
+    // service instance gets created
+    fixture.componentInstance.createComponent(currEnvInjector);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent).toBe('(0)(0)');
+
+    // inserting with a different EnvInjector as a parent should trigger a new service instance
+    // creation
+    fixture.componentInstance.createComponent(createEnvironmentInjector([], currEnvInjector));
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent).toBe('(0)(0)(1)');
+  });
+
+  it('should create a standalone Injector for ComponentRefs that are not inserted anywhere', () => {
+    class Service {
+      value = 'Service value';
+    }
+
+    @NgModule({providers: [Service]})
+    class ModuleWithAService {
+    }
+
+    @Component({
+      selector: 'standalone',
+      standalone: true,
+      imports: [ModuleWithAService],
+      template: `{{service.value}}`
+    })
+    class DynamicComponent {
+      constructor(readonly service: Service) {}
+    }
+
+    @Component({})
+    class AppComponent {
+    }
+
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AppComponent);
+
+    const cfr = TestBed.inject(ComponentFactoryResolver);
+    const cf = cfr.resolveComponentFactory(DynamicComponent);
+
+    const componentRef = cf.create(Injector.NULL);
+    componentRef.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(componentRef.location.nativeElement.textContent).toBe('Service value');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/standalone_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/standalone_spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e74cbb23adf..00000000000
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/standalone_spec.ts
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@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-import {InjectionToken, Injector, ɵRenderFlags, ɵɵdefineComponent, ɵɵdefineInjector, ɵɵelement, ɵɵStandaloneFeature} from '../../src/core';
-import {getComponentDef} from '../../src/render3/definition';
-
-describe('standalone components, directives and pipes', () => {
-  it('should filter out imported NgModules from a list of directives to match', () => {
-    const token = new InjectionToken<String>('TestToken');
-
-    let count = 0;
-    class TestModule {
-      static ɵinj = ɵɵdefineInjector({
-        providers: [{
-          provide: token,
-          useFactory:
-              () => {
-                return `From module: ${count++}`;
-              }
-        }]
-      });
-    }
-
-    class TestComponent {
-      static ɵfac = () => new TestComponent();
-      static ɵcmp = ɵɵdefineComponent({
-        type: TestComponent,
-        selectors: [['test-cmp']],
-        decls: 1,
-        vars: 0,
-        template:
-            (rf: ɵRenderFlags, ctx: TestComponent) => {
-              if (rf & ɵRenderFlags.Create) {
-                ɵɵelement(0, 'div');
-              }
-            },
-        dependencies: [TestModule],
-        features: [ɵɵStandaloneFeature],
-        standalone: true
-      });
-    }
-
-    // simulate logic executed by ComponentFactory::create
-    const def = getComponentDef(TestComponent);
-
-    if (def !== null && def.getStandaloneInjector !== null) {
-      const parentInjector = Injector.create({providers: []});
-      expect(def.getStandaloneInjector(parentInjector)!.get(token)).toEqual('From module: 0');
-
-      // subsequent calls with the same same parent injector should not create new provider
-      // instances
-      expect(def.getStandaloneInjector(parentInjector)!.get(token)).toEqual('From module: 0');
-
-      // but specifying a different injector _should_ create a new provider instance
-      const otherParentInjector = Injector.create({providers: []});
-      expect(def.getStandaloneInjector(otherParentInjector)!.get(token)).toEqual('From module: 1');
-
-      // again, same calls should not create new instances
-      expect(def.getStandaloneInjector(parentInjector)!.get(token)).toEqual('From module: 0');
-      expect(def.getStandaloneInjector(otherParentInjector)!.get(token)).toEqual('From module: 1');
-    } else {
-      fail('Failed to get component def or standalone feature function');
-    }
-  });
-});