diff --git a/templates/components/api-server/component.js b/templates/components/api-server/component.js
index 754227b9..0c747f4e 100644
--- a/templates/components/api-server/component.js
+++ b/templates/components/api-server/component.js
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ template.server = {
         'loopback/server/models',
         '../common/models',
         './models',
+      ],
+      mixins: [
+        'loopback/common/mixins',
+        'loopback/server/mixins',
+        '../common/mixins',
+        './mixins',
       ]
     }
   },
diff --git a/test/facet.js b/test/facet.js
index 78c429c6..c75d0610 100644
--- a/test/facet.js
+++ b/test/facet.js
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ describe('Facet', function () {
           'loopback/server/models',
           '../common/models',
           './models'
+        ],
+        mixins: [
+          'loopback/common/mixins',
+          'loopback/server/mixins',
+          '../common/mixins',
+          './mixins'
         ]
       });
     });