diff --git a/lib/view_component/base.rb b/lib/view_component/base.rb
index fc33619e6..ff68fa95c 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/base.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/base.rb
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ def short_identifier
       def inherited(child)
         # Compile so child will inherit compiled `call_*` template methods that
         # `compile` defines
-        compile
+        compile(frozen_string_literal: ViewComponent::Base.config.frozen_string_literal)
 
         # Give the child its own personal #render_template_for to protect against the case when
         # eager loading is disabled and the parent component is rendered before the child. In
diff --git a/lib/view_component/engine.rb b/lib/view_component/engine.rb
index 7d33ec5cc..fa2d9aad3 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/engine.rb
@@ -74,9 +74,13 @@ class Engine < Rails::Engine # :nodoc:
       end
     end
 
-    initializer "view_component.eager_load_actions" do
+    initializer "view_component.eager_load_actions" do |app|
       ActiveSupport.on_load(:after_initialize) do
-        ViewComponent::Base.descendants.each(&:compile) if Rails.application.config.eager_load
+        if Rails.application.config.eager_load
+          ViewComponent::Base.descendants.each do |descendant|
+            descendant.compile(frozen_string_literal: app.config.view_component.frozen_string_literal)
+          end
+        end
       end
     end