diff --git a/spec/support/rails_template.rb b/spec/support/rails_template.rb
index 7dcd1b6a58d..85f7df8b490 100644
--- a/spec/support/rails_template.rb
+++ b/spec/support/rails_template.rb
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ def self.ransackable_associations(auth_object=nil)
 # Add some translations
 append_file "config/locales/en.yml", File.read(File.expand_path("templates/en.yml", __dir__))
 
-# Add predefined admin resources
+# Add predefined admin resources, override any file that was generated by rails new generator
 directory File.expand_path("templates/admin", __dir__), "app/admin"
 
 # Add predefined policies
 directory File.expand_path("templates/policies", __dir__), "app/policies"
+directory File.expand_path("templates/public", __dir__), "public", force: true
 
 if ENV["RAILS_ENV"] != "test"
   inject_into_file "config/routes.rb", "\n  root to: redirect('admin')", after: /.*routes.draw do/
diff --git a/spec/support/templates/public/favicon.ico b/spec/support/templates/public/favicon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db016de0d55
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