diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/index.ts b/modules/@angular/router/index.ts
index d3565679fc..1cee5c9299 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/index.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {RouterLink, RouterLinkWithHref} from './src/directives/router_link';
-import {RouterLinkActive} from './src/directives/router_link_active';
-import {RouterOutlet} from './src/directives/router_outlet';
 
-export {ExtraOptions, provideRoutes} from './src/common_router_providers';
+export {ExtraOptions, provideRoutes, provideRouterConfig} from './src/common_router_providers';
 export {Data, ResolveData, Route, RouterConfig} from './src/config';
 export {RouterLink, RouterLinkWithHref} from './src/directives/router_link';
 export {RouterLinkActive} from './src/directives/router_link_active';
@@ -21,11 +18,5 @@ export {RouterOutletMap} from './src/router_outlet_map';
 export {provideRouter} from './src/router_providers';
 export {ActivatedRoute, ActivatedRouteSnapshot, RouterState, RouterStateSnapshot} from './src/router_state';
 export {PRIMARY_OUTLET, Params} from './src/shared';
+export {RouterAppModule, ROUTER_DIRECTIVES} from './src/router_app_module';
 export {DefaultUrlSerializer, UrlPathWithParams, UrlSerializer, UrlTree} from './src/url_tree';
-
-
-
-/**
- * @stable
- */
-export const ROUTER_DIRECTIVES = [RouterOutlet, RouterLink, RouterLinkWithHref, RouterLinkActive];
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/common_router_providers.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/common_router_providers.ts
index fa45dfa555..47262b746c 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/common_router_providers.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/common_router_providers.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function setupRouterInitializer(injector: Injector) {
  * bootstrap(AppCmp, [provideRouter(config)]);
  * ```
  *
- * @stable
+ * @deprecated use RouterAppModule instead
  */
 export function provideRouter(_config: RouterConfig, _opts: ExtraOptions): any[] {
   return [
@@ -124,4 +124,24 @@ export function provideRouter(_config: RouterConfig, _opts: ExtraOptions): any[]
  */
 export function provideRoutes(config: RouterConfig): any {
   return {provide: ROUTER_CONFIG, useValue: config};
-}
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+}
+
+/**
+ * Router configuration.
+ *
+ * ### Example
+ *
+ * ```
+ * @AppModule({providers: [
+ *   provideRouterOptions({enableTracing: true})
+ * ]})
+ * class LazyLoadedModule {
+ *   // ...
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @experimental
+ */
+export function provideRouterConfig(options: ExtraOptions): any {
+  return {provide: ROUTER_OPTIONS, useValue: options};
+}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/router_app_module.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/router_app_module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36b87eea56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/router_app_module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {AppModule} from '@angular/core';
+import {Location, LocationStrategy, PathLocationStrategy} from '@angular/common';
+import {APP_INITIALIZER, AppModuleFactoryLoader, ApplicationRef, ComponentResolver, Injector, OpaqueToken, SystemJsAppModuleLoader} from '@angular/core';
+
+import {Router} from './router';
+import {setupRouter, ROUTER_OPTIONS} from './common_router_providers';
+import {ROUTER_CONFIG} from './router_config_loader';
+import {RouterOutletMap} from './router_outlet_map';
+import {ActivatedRoute} from './router_state';
+import {DefaultUrlSerializer, UrlSerializer} from './url_tree';
+
+import {RouterLink, RouterLinkWithHref} from './directives/router_link';
+import {RouterLinkActive} from './directives/router_link_active';
+import {RouterOutlet} from './directives/router_outlet';
+
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const ROUTER_DIRECTIVES = [RouterOutlet, RouterLink, RouterLinkWithHref, RouterLinkActive];
+
+
+/**
+ * Router module.
+ *
+ * ### Example
+ *
+ * ```
+ * bootstrap(AppCmp, {modules: [RouterAppModule]});
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @experimental
+ */
+@AppModule({
+  directives: ROUTER_DIRECTIVES,
+  providers: [
+    Location, {provide: LocationStrategy, useClass: PathLocationStrategy},
+    {provide: UrlSerializer, useClass: DefaultUrlSerializer},
+    {
+      provide: Router,
+      useFactory: setupRouter,
+      deps: [
+        ApplicationRef, ComponentResolver, UrlSerializer, RouterOutletMap, Location, Injector,
+        AppModuleFactoryLoader, ROUTER_CONFIG, ROUTER_OPTIONS
+      ]
+    },
+    RouterOutletMap,
+    {provide: ActivatedRoute, useFactory: (r: Router) => r.routerState.root, deps: [Router]},
+    {provide: AppModuleFactoryLoader, useClass: SystemJsAppModuleLoader},
+    {provide: ROUTER_OPTIONS, useValue: {enableTracing: false}}
+  ]
+})
+export class RouterAppModule {
+  constructor(private injector: Injector) {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      const appRef = injector.get(ApplicationRef);
+      if (appRef.componentTypes.length == 0) {
+        appRef.registerBootstrapListener(() => { injector.get(Router).initialNavigation(); });
+      } else {
+        injector.get(Router).initialNavigation();
+      }
+    }, 0);
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/modules/playground/src/routing/index.ts b/modules/playground/src/routing/index.ts
index 19dce5c943..c9e8682189 100644
--- a/modules/playground/src/routing/index.ts
+++ b/modules/playground/src/routing/index.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@
 import {InboxApp, ROUTER_CONFIG} from './app/inbox-app';
 import {bootstrap} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
 import {HashLocationStrategy, LocationStrategy} from '@angular/common';
-import {provideRouter} from '@angular/router';
+import {provideRoutes, RouterAppModule} from '@angular/router';
 
 export function main() {
-  bootstrap(InboxApp, [
-    provideRouter(ROUTER_CONFIG),
-    {provide: LocationStrategy, useClass: HashLocationStrategy}
-  ]);
-}
+  bootstrap(InboxApp, {
+    providers: [
+      provideRoutes(ROUTER_CONFIG),
+      {provide: LocationStrategy, useClass: HashLocationStrategy}
+    ],
+    modules: [RouterAppModule]
+  });
+}
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