diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
index 7163dbfb9c..a86023ad98 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ export class RoutesRecognized {
 /**
  * @stable
  */
-export type Event = NavigationStart | NavigationEnd | NavigationCancel | NavigationError;
+export type Event =
+    NavigationStart | NavigationEnd | NavigationCancel | NavigationError | RoutesRecognized;
 
 /**
  * The `Router` is responsible for mapping URLs to components.
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/router/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/router/index.d.ts
index f9aa9ac457..5f169da782 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/router/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/router/index.d.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export declare class DefaultUrlSerializer implements UrlSerializer {
 }
 
 /** @stable */
-export declare type Event = NavigationStart | NavigationEnd | NavigationCancel | NavigationError;
+export declare type Event = NavigationStart | NavigationEnd | NavigationCancel | NavigationError | RoutesRecognized;
 
 /** @experimental */
 export interface ExtraOptions {