diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
index 06ec110af86f8..195af88cf583c 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ def ordered_railties # :nodoc:
     end
 
     def railties_initializers(current) # :nodoc:
-      initializers = []
+      initializers = Initializable::Collection.new
       ordered_railties.reverse.flatten.each do |r|
         if r == self
           initializers += current
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/initializable.rb b/railties/lib/rails/initializable.rb
index 45547540f1e2b..ec8f540cfaf56 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/initializable.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/initializable.rb
@@ -9,23 +9,17 @@ def self.included(base) # :nodoc:
     end
 
     class Initializer
-      attr_reader :name, :block
+      attr_reader :name, :block, :before, :after
 
-      def initialize(name, context, options, &block)
-        options[:group] ||= :default
-        @name, @context, @options, @block = name, context, options, block
-      end
-
-      def before
-        @options[:before]
-      end
-
-      def after
-        @options[:after]
+      def initialize(name, context, before:, after:, group: nil, &block)
+        @group = group || :default
+        @before = before
+        @after = after
+        @name, @context, @block = name, context, block
       end
 
       def belongs_to?(group)
-        @options[:group] == group || @options[:group] == :all
+        @group == group || @group == :all
       end
 
       def run(*args)
@@ -34,7 +28,7 @@ def run(*args)
 
       def bind(context)
         return self if @context
-        Initializer.new(@name, context, @options, &block)
+        Initializer.new(@name, context, before:, after:, group: @group, &block)
       end
 
       def context_class
@@ -42,16 +36,54 @@ def context_class
       end
     end
 
-    class Collection < Array
+    class Collection
+      include Enumerable
       include TSort
 
+      def initialize(initializers = nil)
+        @order = Hash.new { |hash, key| hash[key] = Set.new }
+        @resolve = Hash.new { |hash, key| hash[key] = Set.new }
+        @collection = []
+        concat(initializers) if initializers
+      end
+
+      def empty?
+        @collection.empty?
+      end
+
+      def to_a
+        @collection
+      end
+
+      def last
+        @collection.last
+      end
+
+      def each(&block)
+        @collection.each(&block)
+      end
+
       alias :tsort_each_node :each
       def tsort_each_child(initializer, &block)
-        select { |i| i.before == initializer.name || i.name == initializer.after }.each(&block)
+        @order[initializer.name].each do |name|
+          @resolve[name].each(&block)
+        end
       end
 
       def +(other)
-        Collection.new(to_a + other.to_a)
+        dup.concat(other.to_a)
+      end
+
+      def <<(initializer)
+        @collection << initializer
+        @order[initializer.before] << initializer.name if initializer.before
+        @order[initializer.name] << initializer.after if initializer.after
+        @resolve[initializer.name] << initializer
+      end
+
+      def concat(initializers)
+        initializers.each(&method(:<<))
+        self
       end
     end
 
@@ -88,7 +120,7 @@ def initializers_for(binding)
       def initializer(name, opts = {}, &blk)
         raise ArgumentError, "A block must be passed when defining an initializer" unless blk
         opts[:after] ||= initializers.last.name unless initializers.empty? || initializers.find { |i| i.name == opts[:before] }
-        initializers << Initializer.new(name, nil, opts, &blk)
+        initializers << Initializer.new(name, nil, before: opts[:before], after: opts[:after], group: opts[:group], &blk)
       end
     end
   end