diff --git a/projects/testing-library/src/lib/models.ts b/projects/testing-library/src/lib/models.ts
index 7799c3c..26646e9 100644
--- a/projects/testing-library/src/lib/models.ts
+++ b/projects/testing-library/src/lib/models.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,23 @@ export interface RenderComponentOptions<ComponentType, Q extends Queries = typeo
    * })
    */
   componentProviders?: any[];
+  /**
+   * @description
+   * A collection of imports to override a standalone component's imports with.
+   *
+   * @default
+   * undefined
+   *
+   * @example
+   * const component = await render(AppComponent, {
+   *   ɵcomponentImports: [
+   *     MockChildComponent
+   *   ]
+   * })
+   *
+   * @experimental
+   */
+  ɵcomponentImports?: (Type<any> | any[])[];
   /**
    * @description
    * Queries to bind. Overrides the default set from DOM Testing Library unless merged.
diff --git a/projects/testing-library/src/lib/testing-library.ts b/projects/testing-library/src/lib/testing-library.ts
index 9677123..c4b8d86 100644
--- a/projects/testing-library/src/lib/testing-library.ts
+++ b/projects/testing-library/src/lib/testing-library.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export async function render<SutType, WrapperType = SutType>(
     wrapper = WrapperComponent as Type<WrapperType>,
     componentProperties = {},
     componentProviders = [],
+    ɵcomponentImports: componentImports,
     excludeComponentDeclaration = false,
     routes = [],
     removeAngularAttributes = false,
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ export async function render<SutType, WrapperType = SutType>(
     providers: [...providers],
     schemas: [...schemas],
   });
+  overrideComponentImports(sut, componentImports);
 
   await TestBed.compileComponents();
 
@@ -128,23 +130,23 @@ export async function render<SutType, WrapperType = SutType>(
     const [path, params] = (basePath + href).split('?');
     const queryParams = params
       ? params.split('&').reduce((qp, q) => {
-          const [key, value] = q.split('=');
-          const currentValue = qp[key];
-          if (typeof currentValue === 'undefined') {
-            qp[key] = value;
-          } else if (Array.isArray(currentValue)) {
-            qp[key] = [...currentValue, value];
-          } else {
-            qp[key] = [currentValue, value];
-          }
-          return qp;
-        }, {} as Record<string, string | string[]>)
+        const [key, value] = q.split('=');
+        const currentValue = qp[key];
+        if (typeof currentValue === 'undefined') {
+          qp[key] = value;
+        } else if (Array.isArray(currentValue)) {
+          qp[key] = [...currentValue, value];
+        } else {
+          qp[key] = [currentValue, value];
+        }
+        return qp;
+      }, {} as Record<string, string | string[]>)
       : undefined;
 
     const navigateOptions: NavigationExtras | undefined = queryParams
       ? {
-          queryParams,
-        }
+        queryParams,
+      }
       : undefined;
 
     const doNavigate = () => {
@@ -264,6 +266,18 @@ function setComponentProperties<SutType>(
   return fixture;
 }
 
+function overrideComponentImports<SutType>(sut: Type<SutType> | string, imports: (Type<any> | any[])[] | undefined) {
+  if (imports) {
+    if (typeof sut === 'function' && ɵisStandalone(sut)) {
+      TestBed.overrideComponent(sut, { set: { imports } });
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Error while rendering ${sut}: Cannot specify componentImports on a template or non-standalone component.`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 function hasOnChangesHook<SutType>(componentInstance: SutType): componentInstance is SutType & OnChanges {
   return (
     'ngOnChanges' in componentInstance && typeof (componentInstance as SutType & OnChanges).ngOnChanges === 'function'
@@ -397,7 +411,7 @@ if (typeof process === 'undefined' || !process.env?.ATL_SKIP_AUTO_CLEANUP) {
 }
 
 @Component({ selector: 'atl-wrapper-component', template: '' })
-class WrapperComponent {}
+class WrapperComponent { }
 
 /**
  * Wrap findBy queries to poke the Angular change detection cycle
diff --git a/projects/testing-library/tests/render.spec.ts b/projects/testing-library/tests/render.spec.ts
index 33e8d80..1faec70 100644
--- a/projects/testing-library/tests/render.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/testing-library/tests/render.spec.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { render, fireEvent, screen } from '../src/public_api';
     <button>button</button>
   `,
 })
-class FixtureComponent {}
+class FixtureComponent { }
 
 test('creates queries and events', async () => {
   const view = await render(FixtureComponent);
@@ -48,6 +48,51 @@ describe('standalone', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('standalone with child', () => {
+  @Component({
+    selector: 'child-fixture',
+    template: `<span>A child fixture</span>`,
+    standalone: true,
+  })
+  class ChildFixture { }
+
+  @Component({
+    selector: 'child-fixture',
+    template: `<span>A mock child fixture</span>`,
+    standalone: true,
+  })
+  class MockChildFixture { }
+
+  @Component({
+    selector: 'parent-fixture',
+    template: `<h1>Parent fixture</h1>
+      <div><child-fixture></child-fixture></div> `,
+    standalone: true,
+    imports: [ChildFixture],
+  })
+  class ParentFixture { }
+
+  it('renders the standalone component with child', async () => {
+    await render(ParentFixture);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Parent fixture'));
+    expect(screen.getByText('A child fixture'));
+  });
+
+  it('renders the standalone component with child', async () => {
+    await render(ParentFixture, { ɵcomponentImports: [MockChildFixture] });
+    expect(screen.getByText('Parent fixture'));
+    expect(screen.getByText('A mock child fixture'));
+  });
+
+  it('rejects render of template with componentImports set', () => {
+    const result = render(`<div><parent-fixture></parent-fixture></div>`, {
+      imports: [ParentFixture],
+      ɵcomponentImports: [MockChildFixture],
+    });
+    return expect(result).rejects.toMatchObject({ message: /Error while rendering/ });
+  });
+});
+
 describe('removeAngularAttributes', () => {
   it('should remove angular attribute', async () => {
     await render(FixtureComponent, {
@@ -72,7 +117,7 @@ describe('animationModule', () => {
   @NgModule({
     declarations: [FixtureComponent],
   })
-  class FixtureModule {}
+  class FixtureModule { }
   describe('excludeComponentDeclaration', () => {
     it('does not throw if component is declared in an imported module', async () => {
       await render(FixtureComponent, {