diff --git a/lib/sinatra/base.rb b/lib/sinatra/base.rb
index f33f475161..cb1945c5af 100644
--- a/lib/sinatra/base.rb
+++ b/lib/sinatra/base.rb
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ def unlink(path, opts = {}, &bk)  route 'UNLINK',  path, opts, &bk end
       # in `extensions` available to the handlers and templates
       def helpers(*extensions, &block)
         class_eval(&block)   if block_given?
-        prepend(*extensions) if extensions.any?
+        include(*extensions) if extensions.any?
       end
 
       # Register an extension. Alternatively take a block from which an
diff --git a/sinatra-contrib/lib/sinatra/namespace.rb b/sinatra-contrib/lib/sinatra/namespace.rb
index 2aa7231718..a482666214 100644
--- a/sinatra-contrib/lib/sinatra/namespace.rb
+++ b/sinatra-contrib/lib/sinatra/namespace.rb
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def self.prefixed(*names)
 
       def helpers(*extensions, &block)
         class_eval(&block) if block_given?
-        prepend(*extensions) if extensions.any?
+        include(*extensions) if extensions.any?
       end
 
       def register(*extensions, &block)
diff --git a/test/helpers_test.rb b/test/helpers_test.rb
index 9b56ad3cd7..c48da4f54b 100644
--- a/test/helpers_test.rb
+++ b/test/helpers_test.rb
@@ -1949,6 +1949,10 @@ def foo
     end
 
     it 'prepends modules so previously-defined methods can be overridden consistently' do
+      skip <<-EOS
+        This test will be helpful after switching #helpers's code from Module#include to Module#prepend
+        See more details: https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/pull/1214
+      EOS
       mock_app do
         helpers do
           def one; nil end
@@ -1969,5 +1973,53 @@ def two; '2' end
       get '/two'
       assert_equal '2', body
     end
+
+    module HelpersOverloadingBaseHelper
+      def my_test
+        'BaseHelper#test'
+      end
+    end
+
+    class HelpersOverloadingIncludeAndOverride < Sinatra::Base
+      helpers HelpersOverloadingBaseHelper
+
+      get '/' do
+        my_test
+      end
+
+      helpers do
+        def my_test
+          'InlineHelper#test'
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'uses overloaded inline helper' do
+      mock_app(HelpersOverloadingIncludeAndOverride)
+      get '/'
+      assert ok?
+      assert_equal 'InlineHelper#test', body
+    end
+
+    module HelperWithIncluded
+      def self.included(base)
+        base.extend(ClassMethods)
+      end
+
+      module ClassMethods
+        def nickname(name)
+          # do something.
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    class ServerApp < Sinatra::Base
+      helpers HelperWithIncluded
+      # `nickname` method should be available.
+    end
+
+    it 'calls included method of helpers' do
+      assert ServerApp.respond_to?(:nickname)
+    end
   end
 end