diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/router_spec.js b/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/router_spec.js
index bea802f366..00a2385fc4 100644
--- a/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/router_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/router_spec.js
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ describe('router', function () {
     expect(elt.text()).toBe('Home');
   }));
 
-
   it('should bind the component to the current router', inject(function($location) {
     var router;
     registerComponent('homeCmp', {
@@ -74,6 +73,28 @@ describe('router', function () {
     expect(router).toBeDefined();
   }));
 
+  it('should work when an async route is provided route data', inject(function($location, $q) {
+    registerDirective('homeCmp', {
+      template: 'Home ({{homeCmp.isAdmin}})',
+      $routerOnActivate: function(next, prev) {
+        this.isAdmin = next.routeData.data.isAdmin;
+      }
+    });
+
+    registerDirective('app', {
+      template: '<div ng-outlet></div>',
+      $routeConfig: [
+        { path: '/', loader: function() { return $q.when('homeCmp'); }, data: { isAdmin: true } }
+      ]
+    });
+
+    compile('<app></app>');
+
+    $location.path('/');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('Home (true)');
+  }));
+
   function registerDirective(name, options) {
     function factory() {
       return {
@@ -124,4 +145,4 @@ describe('router', function () {
       }
     });
   }
-});
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+});
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/router/route_config_nomalizer.ts b/modules/angular2/src/router/route_config_nomalizer.ts
index 16518fa79f..cd666e6b35 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/router/route_config_nomalizer.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/router/route_config_nomalizer.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export function normalizeRouteConfig(config: RouteDefinition,
       path: config.path,
       loader: wrappedLoader,
       name: config.name,
+      data: config.data,
       useAsDefault: config.useAsDefault
     });
   }
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ export function normalizeRouteConfig(config: RouteDefinition,
           path: config.path,
           loader: componentDefinitionObject.loader,
           name: config.name,
+          data: config.data,
           useAsDefault: config.useAsDefault
         });
       } else {