diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/directives/router_link.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/directives/router_link.ts
index 7dcf6c613c..904e44f0ca 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/directives/router_link.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/directives/router_link.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class RouterLink {
   }
 
   get urlTree(): UrlTree {
-    return this.router.createUrlTreeUsingFutureUrl(
+    return this.router.createUrlTree(
         this.commands,
         {relativeTo: this.route, queryParams: this.queryParams, fragment: this.fragment});
   }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class RouterLinkWithHref implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   private updateTargetUrlAndHref(): void {
-    this.urlTree = this.router.createUrlTreeUsingFutureUrl(
+    this.urlTree = this.router.createUrlTree(
         this.commands,
         {relativeTo: this.route, queryParams: this.queryParams, fragment: this.fragment});
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
index e88bc493b8..058b375e00 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ export class Router {
   private routerEvents: Subject<Event>;
   private navigationId: number = 0;
   private config: Routes;
-  private futureUrlTree: UrlTree;
   private configLoader: RouterConfigLoader;
 
   /**
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ export class Router {
     this.resetConfig(config);
     this.routerEvents = new Subject<Event>();
     this.currentUrlTree = createEmptyUrlTree();
-    this.futureUrlTree = this.currentUrlTree;
     this.configLoader = new RouterConfigLoader(loader);
     this.currentRouterState = createEmptyState(this.currentUrlTree, this.rootComponentType);
   }
@@ -230,18 +228,6 @@ export class Router {
     return createUrlTree(a, this.currentUrlTree, commands, queryParams, fragment);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Used by RouterLinkWithHref to update HREFs.
-   * We have to use the futureUrl because we run change detection ind the middle of activation when
-   * the current url has not been updated yet.
-   * @internal
-   */
-  createUrlTreeUsingFutureUrl(
-      commands: any[], {relativeTo, queryParams, fragment}: NavigationExtras = {}): UrlTree {
-    const a = relativeTo ? relativeTo : this.routerState.root;
-    return createUrlTree(a, this.futureUrlTree, commands, queryParams, fragment);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Navigate based on the provided url. This navigation is always absolute.
    *
@@ -317,18 +303,22 @@ export class Router {
       let state: RouterState;
       let navigationIsSuccessful: boolean;
       let preActivation: PreActivation;
+
+      let appliedUrl: UrlTree;
+
+      const storedState = this.currentRouterState;
+      const storedUrl = this.currentUrlTree;
+
       applyRedirects(this.configLoader, url, this.config)
           .mergeMap(u => {
-            this.futureUrlTree = u;
+            appliedUrl = u;
             return recognize(
-                this.rootComponentType, this.config, this.futureUrlTree,
-                this.serializeUrl(this.futureUrlTree));
+                this.rootComponentType, this.config, appliedUrl, this.serializeUrl(appliedUrl));
           })
 
           .mergeMap((newRouterStateSnapshot) => {
             this.routerEvents.next(new RoutesRecognized(
-                id, this.serializeUrl(url), this.serializeUrl(this.futureUrlTree),
-                newRouterStateSnapshot));
+                id, this.serializeUrl(url), this.serializeUrl(appliedUrl), newRouterStateSnapshot));
             return resolve(this.resolver, newRouterStateSnapshot);
 
           })
@@ -361,12 +351,13 @@ export class Router {
               return;
             }
 
-            new ActivateRoutes(state, this.currentRouterState).activate(this.outletMap);
-
-            this.currentUrlTree = this.futureUrlTree;
+            this.currentUrlTree = appliedUrl;
             this.currentRouterState = state;
+
+            new ActivateRoutes(state, storedState).activate(this.outletMap);
+
             if (!preventPushState) {
-              let path = this.urlSerializer.serialize(this.futureUrlTree);
+              let path = this.urlSerializer.serialize(appliedUrl);
               if (this.location.isCurrentPathEqualTo(path)) {
                 this.location.replaceState(path);
               } else {
@@ -377,11 +368,13 @@ export class Router {
           })
           .then(
               () => {
-                this.routerEvents.next(new NavigationEnd(
-                    id, this.serializeUrl(url), this.serializeUrl(this.futureUrlTree)));
+                this.routerEvents.next(
+                    new NavigationEnd(id, this.serializeUrl(url), this.serializeUrl(appliedUrl)));
                 resolvePromise(navigationIsSuccessful);
               },
               e => {
+                this.currentRouterState = storedState;
+                this.currentUrlTree = storedUrl;
                 this.routerEvents.next(new NavigationError(id, this.serializeUrl(url), e));
                 rejectPromise(e);
               });
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/test/router.spec.ts b/modules/@angular/router/test/router.spec.ts
index a19676a2fe..18d6696c0a 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/test/router.spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/test/router.spec.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ describe('Integration', () => {
            expect(location.path()).toEqual('/child/simple');
          })));
 
-
   it('should update location when navigating',
      fakeAsync(inject(
          [Router, TestComponentBuilder, Location],
@@ -459,6 +458,39 @@ describe('Integration', () => {
            expect(cmp.deactivations[1] instanceof BlankCmp).toBe(true);
          })));
 
+  it('should update url and router state before activating components',
+     fakeAsync(inject(
+         [Router, TestComponentBuilder, Location],
+         (router: Router, tcb: TestComponentBuilder, location: Location) => {
+           @Component({selector: 'cmp', template: ''})
+           class Cmp {
+             private path: any;
+             private url: any;
+
+             constructor(router: Router, route: ActivatedRoute) {
+               this.path = router.routerState.pathFromRoot(route);
+               this.url = router.url.toString();
+             }
+           }
+
+           @Component(
+               {selector: 'root', template: '<router-outlet></router-outlet>', precompile: [Cmp]})
+           class Root {
+           }
+
+           const fixture = createRoot(tcb, router, Root);
+
+           router.resetConfig([{path: 'cmp', component: Cmp}]);
+
+           router.navigateByUrl('/cmp');
+           advance(fixture);
+
+           const cmp = fixture.debugElement.children[1].componentInstance;
+
+           expect(cmp.url).toBe('/cmp');
+           expect(cmp.path.length).toEqual(2);
+         })));
+
   describe('data', () => {
     class ResolveSix implements Resolve<TeamCmp> {
       resolve(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): number { return 6; }
@@ -733,8 +765,6 @@ describe('Integration', () => {
           addProviders([{provide: 'alwaysFalse', useValue: (a: any, b: any) => false}]);
         });
 
-        // handle errors
-
         it('works',
            fakeAsync(inject(
                [Router, TestComponentBuilder, Location],