diff --git a/packages/ember-views/lib/mixins/view_support.js b/packages/ember-views/lib/mixins/view_support.js
index cb6eb27c05d..0ae781657a8 100644
--- a/packages/ember-views/lib/mixins/view_support.js
+++ b/packages/ember-views/lib/mixins/view_support.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { guidFor } from 'ember-utils';
+import { guidFor, getOwner } from 'ember-utils';
 import { assert, deprecate, descriptor, Mixin } from 'ember-metal';
 import { environment } from 'ember-environment';
 import { matches } from '../system/utils';
@@ -441,6 +441,18 @@ export default Mixin.create({
       this.elementId = guidFor(this);
     }
 
+    // if we find an `eventManager` property, deopt the
+    // `EventDispatcher`'s `canDispatchToEventManager` property
+    // if `null`
+    if (this.eventManager) {
+      let owner = getOwner(this);
+      let dispatcher = owner && owner.lookup('event_dispatcher:main');
+
+      if (dispatcher && dispatcher.canDispatchToEventManager === null) {
+        dispatcher.canDispatchToEventManager = true;
+      }
+    }
+
     deprecate(
       `[DEPRECATED] didInitAttrs called in ${this.toString()}.`,
       typeof(this.didInitAttrs) !== 'function',
diff --git a/packages/ember-views/lib/system/event_dispatcher.js b/packages/ember-views/lib/system/event_dispatcher.js
index c643f6d8810..24c2f825a6e 100644
--- a/packages/ember-views/lib/system/event_dispatcher.js
+++ b/packages/ember-views/lib/system/event_dispatcher.js
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ export default EmberObject.extend({
 
     @property canDispatchToEventManager
     @type boolean
-    @default 'true'
+    @default false
     @since 1.7.0
     @private
   */
-  canDispatchToEventManager: true,
+  canDispatchToEventManager: null,
 
   init() {
     this._super();