diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/router/location_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/router/location_spec.ts
index 261c21760e..034e5da30e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/router/location_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/router/location_spec.ts
@@ -105,5 +105,13 @@ export function main() {
       location.back();
       assertUrl('/ready');
     });
+
+    it('should incorporate the provided query values into the location change', () => {
+      var locationStrategy = new MockLocationStrategy();
+      var location = new Location(locationStrategy);
+
+      location.go('/home', "key=value");
+      expect(location.path()).toEqual("/home?key=value");
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/routing/routing_spec.ts b/modules/examples/e2e_test/routing/routing_spec.ts
index 9617ad8609..2fa61337ec 100644
--- a/modules/examples/e2e_test/routing/routing_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/routing/routing_spec.ts
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@ function waitForElement(selector) {
   browser.wait(EC.presenceOf($(selector)), 20000);
 }
 
-describe('routing inbox-app', function() {
+describe('routing inbox-app', () => {
 
   afterEach(verifyNoBrowserErrors);
 
-  describe('index view', function() {
+  describe('index view', () => {
     var URL = 'examples/src/routing/';
 
-    it('should list out the current collection of items', function() {
+    it('should list out the current collection of items', () => {
       browser.get(URL);
       waitForElement('.inbox-item-record');
       expect(element.all(by.css('.inbox-item-record')).count()).toEqual(200);
     });
 
-    it('should build a link which points to the detail page', function() {
+    it('should build a link which points to the detail page', () => {
       browser.get(URL);
       waitForElement('#item-15');
       expect(element(by.css('#item-15')).getAttribute('href')).toMatch(/\/detail\/15$/);
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ describe('routing inbox-app', function() {
   });
 
 
-  describe('drafts view', function() {
+  describe('drafts view', () => {
     var URL = 'examples/src/routing/#/drafts';
 
-    it('should navigate to the drafts view when the drafts link is clicked', function() {
+    it('should navigate to the drafts view when the drafts link is clicked', () => {
       browser.get(URL);
       waitForElement('.inbox-item-record');
       element(by.linkText('Drafts')).click();
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('routing inbox-app', function() {
       expect(element(by.css('.page-title')).getText()).toEqual('Drafts');
     });
 
-    it('should navigate to email details', function() {
+    it('should navigate to email details', () => {
       browser.get(URL);
       element(by.linkText('Drafts')).click();
       waitForElement('.inbox-item-record');
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ describe('routing inbox-app', function() {
   });
 
 
-  describe('detail view', function() {
+  describe('detail view', () => {
     var URL = 'examples/src/routing/';
 
-    it('should navigate to the detail view when an email is clicked', function() {
+    it('should navigate to the detail view when an email is clicked', () => {
       browser.get(URL);
       waitForElement('#item-10');
       element(by.css('#item-10')).click();
@@ -68,13 +68,25 @@ describe('routing inbox-app', function() {
       expect(recordId.getText()).toEqual('ID: 10');
     });
 
-    it('should navigate back to the email inbox page when the back button is clicked', function() {
+    it('should navigate back to the email inbox page when the back button is clicked', () => {
       browser.get(URL);
       waitForElement('#item-10');
       element(by.css('#item-10')).click();
       waitForElement('.back-button');
       element(by.css('.back-button')).click();
-      expect(browser.getCurrentUrl()).toMatch('/#');
+      expect(browser.getCurrentUrl()).toMatch(/\/$/);
     });
+
+    it('should navigate back to index and sort the page items based on the provided querystring param',
+       () => {
+         browser.get(URL);
+         waitForElement('#item-10');
+         element(by.css('#item-10')).click();
+         waitForElement('.sort-button');
+         element(by.css('.sort-button')).click();
+         expect(browser.getCurrentUrl()).toMatch(/\/#\?sort=date$/);
+         waitForElement('.inbox-item-record');
+         expect(element(by.css(".inbox-item-record > a")).getAttribute("id")).toEqual("item-137");
+       });
   })
 });