diff --git a/packages/router/src/config.ts b/packages/router/src/config.ts
index 8f989b5664..f60c3dff45 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/config.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 
 import {NgModuleFactory, NgModuleRef, Type} from '@angular/core';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
+
 import {EmptyOutletComponent} from './components/empty_outlet';
+import {ActivatedRouteSnapshot} from './router_state';
 import {PRIMARY_OUTLET} from './shared';
 import {UrlSegment, UrlSegmentGroup} from './url_tree';
 
+
 /**
  * @description
  *
@@ -48,6 +51,10 @@ import {UrlSegment, UrlSegmentGroup} from './url_tree';
  *    - `pathParamsOrQueryParamsChange` - Same as `pathParamsChange`, but also rerun when any query
  *      param changes
  *    - `always` - Run guards and resolvers on every navigation.
+ *    - (from: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, to: ActivatedRouteSnapshot) => boolean - Use a predicate
+ *      function when none of the pre-configured modes fit the needs of the application. An example
+ *      might be when you need to ignore updates to a param such as `sortDirection`, but need to
+ *      reload guards and resolvers when changing the `searchRoot` param.
  * - `children` is an array of child route definitions.
  * - `loadChildren` is a reference to lazy loaded child routes. See `LoadChildren` for more
  *   info.
@@ -369,7 +376,8 @@ export type QueryParamsHandling = 'merge' | 'preserve' | '';
  * @publicApi
  */
 export type RunGuardsAndResolvers = 'pathParamsChange' | 'pathParamsOrQueryParamsChange' |
-    'paramsChange' | 'paramsOrQueryParamsChange' | 'always';
+    'paramsChange' | 'paramsOrQueryParamsChange' | 'always' |
+    ((from: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, to: ActivatedRouteSnapshot) => boolean);
 
 /**
  * See `Routes` for more details.
diff --git a/packages/router/src/utils/preactivation.ts b/packages/router/src/utils/preactivation.ts
index 90d3a9bcc8..1899a0575b 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/utils/preactivation.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/utils/preactivation.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ function getRouteGuards(
 function shouldRunGuardsAndResolvers(
     curr: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, future: ActivatedRouteSnapshot,
     mode: RunGuardsAndResolvers | undefined): boolean {
+  if (typeof mode === 'function') {
+    return mode(curr, future);
+  }
   switch (mode) {
     case 'pathParamsChange':
       return !equalPath(curr.url, future.url);
diff --git a/packages/router/test/integration.spec.ts b/packages/router/test/integration.spec.ts
index b99df12717..2b2b83fd54 100644
--- a/packages/router/test/integration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/router/test/integration.spec.ts
@@ -2487,6 +2487,43 @@ describe('Integration', () => {
              expect(guardRunCount).toEqual(3);
              expect(recordedData).toEqual([{data: 0}, {data: 1}, {data: 2}]);
            })));
+
+        it('should allow a predicate function to determine when to run guards and resolvers',
+           fakeAsync(inject([Router], (router: Router) => {
+             const fixture = configureRouter(router, (from, to) => to.paramMap.get('p') === '2');
+
+             const cmp: RouteCmp = fixture.debugElement.children[1].componentInstance;
+             const recordedData: any[] = [];
+             cmp.route.data.subscribe((data: any) => recordedData.push(data));
+
+             // First navigation has already run
+             expect(guardRunCount).toEqual(1);
+             expect(recordedData).toEqual([{data: 0}]);
+
+             // Adding `p` param shouldn't cause re-run
+             router.navigateByUrl('/a;p=1');
+             advance(fixture);
+             expect(guardRunCount).toEqual(1);
+             expect(recordedData).toEqual([{data: 0}]);
+
+             // Re-run should trigger on p=2
+             router.navigateByUrl('/a;p=2');
+             advance(fixture);
+             expect(guardRunCount).toEqual(2);
+             expect(recordedData).toEqual([{data: 0}, {data: 1}]);
+
+             // Any other changes don't pass the predicate
+             router.navigateByUrl('/a;p=3?q=1');
+             advance(fixture);
+             expect(guardRunCount).toEqual(2);
+             expect(recordedData).toEqual([{data: 0}, {data: 1}]);
+
+             // Changing query params will re-run guards/resolvers
+             router.navigateByUrl('/a;p=3?q=2');
+             advance(fixture);
+             expect(guardRunCount).toEqual(2);
+             expect(recordedData).toEqual([{data: 0}, {data: 1}]);
+           })));
       });
 
       describe('should wait for parent to complete', () => {
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/router/router.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/router/router.d.ts
index 49715128e5..24231d1ea6 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/router/router.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/router/router.d.ts
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ export declare class RoutesRecognized extends RouterEvent {
     toString(): string;
 }
 
-export declare type RunGuardsAndResolvers = 'pathParamsChange' | 'pathParamsOrQueryParamsChange' | 'paramsChange' | 'paramsOrQueryParamsChange' | 'always';
+export declare type RunGuardsAndResolvers = 'pathParamsChange' | 'pathParamsOrQueryParamsChange' | 'paramsChange' | 'paramsOrQueryParamsChange' | 'always' | ((from: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, to: ActivatedRouteSnapshot) => boolean);
 
 export declare class Scroll {
     readonly anchor: string | null;