diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/index.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/index.ts
index 85000e9477..f19b56456b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export { Router } from './router';
+export { Router, Event, NavigationStart, NavigationEnd, NavigationCancel, NavigationError } from './router';
 export { UrlSerializer, DefaultUrlSerializer } from './url_serializer';
 export { RouterState, ActivatedRoute, RouterStateSnapshot, ActivatedRouteSnapshot } from './router_state';
 export { UrlTree, UrlSegment} from './url_tree';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
index 2a815d592a..7467aada57 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ import {forkJoin} from 'rxjs/observable/forkJoin';
 
 export interface NavigationExtras { relativeTo?: ActivatedRoute; queryParameters?: Params; fragment?: string; }
 
+export class NavigationStart { constructor(public id:number, public url:UrlTree) {} }
+export class NavigationEnd { constructor(public id:number, public url:UrlTree) {} }
+export class NavigationCancel { constructor(public id:number, public url:UrlTree) {} }
+export class NavigationError { constructor(public id:number, public url:UrlTree, public error:any) {} }
+export type Event = NavigationStart | NavigationEnd | NavigationCancel | NavigationError;
+
 /**
  * The `Router` is responsible for mapping URLs to components.
  */
@@ -34,12 +40,14 @@ export class Router {
   private currentRouterState: RouterState;
   private config: RouterConfig;
   private locationSubscription: Subscription;
+  private routerEvents: Subject<Event>;
   private navigationId: number = 0;
 
   /**
    * @internal
    */
   constructor(private rootComponentType:Type, private resolver: ComponentResolver, private urlSerializer: UrlSerializer, private outletMap: RouterOutletMap, private location: Location, private injector: Injector) {
+    this.routerEvents = new Subject<Event>();
     this.currentUrlTree = createEmptyUrlTree();
     this.currentRouterState = createEmptyState(rootComponentType);
     this.setUpLocationChangeListener();
@@ -60,6 +68,10 @@ export class Router {
     return this.currentUrlTree;
   }
 
+  get events(): Observable<Event> {
+    return this.routerEvents;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Navigate based on the provided url. This navigation is always absolute.
    *
@@ -160,6 +172,7 @@ export class Router {
 
   private scheduleNavigation(url: UrlTree, pop: boolean):Promise<boolean> {
     const id = ++ this.navigationId;
+    this.routerEvents.next(new NavigationStart(id, url));
     return Promise.resolve().then((_) => this.runNavigate(url, false, id));
   }
 
@@ -171,6 +184,7 @@ export class Router {
 
   private runNavigate(url: UrlTree, pop: boolean, id: number):Promise<boolean> {
     if (id !== this.navigationId) {
+      this.routerEvents.next(new NavigationCancel(id, url));
       return Promise.resolve(false);
     }
 
@@ -190,7 +204,8 @@ export class Router {
 
       }).forEach((shouldActivate) => {
         if (!shouldActivate || id !== this.navigationId) {
-          return;
+          this.routerEvents.next(new NavigationCancel(id, url));
+          return Promise.resolve(false);
         }
 
         new ActivateRoutes(state, this.currentRouterState).activate(this.outletMap);
@@ -200,7 +215,14 @@ export class Router {
         if (!pop) {
           this.location.go(this.urlSerializer.serialize(url));
         }
-      }).then(() => resolvePromise(true), e => rejectPromise(e));
+      }).then(() => {
+        this.routerEvents.next(new NavigationEnd(id, url));
+        resolvePromise(true);
+
+      }, e => {
+        this.routerEvents.next(new NavigationError(id, url, e));
+        rejectPromise(e);
+      });
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/test/router.spec.ts b/modules/@angular/router/test/router.spec.ts
index 4a86646889..b0f012f74c 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/test/router.spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/test/router.spec.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {TestComponentBuilder, ComponentFixture} from '@angular/compiler/testing'
 import { ComponentResolver } from '@angular/core';
 import { SpyLocation } from '@angular/common/testing';
 import { UrlSerializer, DefaultUrlSerializer, RouterOutletMap, Router, ActivatedRoute, ROUTER_DIRECTIVES, Params,
- RouterStateSnapshot, ActivatedRouteSnapshot, CanActivate, CanDeactivate } from '../src/index';
+ RouterStateSnapshot, ActivatedRouteSnapshot, CanActivate, CanDeactivate, Event, NavigationStart, NavigationEnd, NavigationCancel, NavigationError } from '../src/index';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';
 
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
         { path: '/user/:name', component: UserCmp }
       ]);
 
+      const recordedEvents = [];
+      router.events.forEach(e => recordedEvents.push(e));
+
       const fixture = tcb.createFakeAsync(RootCmp);
       router.navigateByUrl('/user/init');
       advance(fixture);
@@ -244,6 +247,17 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
 
       expect(fixture.debugElement.nativeElement).toHaveText('user fedor');
       expect(user.recordedParams).toEqual([{name: 'init'}, {name: 'fedor'}]);
+
+      expectEvents(router, recordedEvents.slice(1), [
+        [NavigationStart, '/user/init'],
+        [NavigationEnd, '/user/init'],
+
+        [NavigationStart, '/user/victor'],
+        [NavigationStart, '/user/fedor'],
+
+        [NavigationCancel, '/user/victor'],
+        [NavigationEnd, '/user/fedor']
+      ]);
     })));
 
   it("should handle failed navigations gracefully",
@@ -252,6 +266,9 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
         { path: '/user/:name', component: UserCmp }
       ]);
 
+      const recordedEvents = [];
+      router.events.forEach(e => recordedEvents.push(e));
+
       const fixture = tcb.createFakeAsync(RootCmp);
       advance(fixture);
 
@@ -264,6 +281,13 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
       advance(fixture);
 
       expect(fixture.debugElement.nativeElement).toHaveText('user fedor');
+      expectEvents(router, recordedEvents.slice(1), [
+        [NavigationStart, '/invalid'],
+        [NavigationError, '/invalid'],
+
+        [NavigationStart, '/user/fedor'],
+        [NavigationEnd, '/user/fedor']
+      ]);
     })));
 
   describe("router links", () => {
@@ -482,6 +506,13 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
   });
 });
 
+function expectEvents(router: Router, events:Event[], pairs: any[]) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < events.length; ++i) {
+    expect((<any>events[i].constructor).name).toBe(pairs[i][0].name);
+    expect(router.serializeUrl((<any>events[i]).url)).toBe(pairs[i][1]);
+  }
+}
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'link-cmp',
   template: `<a routerLink="/team/33/simple">link</a>`,