diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/mock/mock_location_strategy.ts b/modules/angular2/src/mock/mock_location_strategy.ts
index 6921dc6f00..602dd078e0 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/mock/mock_location_strategy.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/mock/mock_location_strategy.ts
@@ -31,4 +31,12 @@ export class MockLocationStrategy extends LocationStrategy {
   onPopState(fn: (value: any) => void): void { ObservableWrapper.subscribe(this._subject, fn); }
 
   getBaseHref(): string { return this.internalBaseHref; }
+
+  back(): void {
+    if (this.urlChanges.length > 0) {
+      this.urlChanges.pop();
+      var nextUrl = this.urlChanges.length > 0 ? this.urlChanges[this.urlChanges.length - 1] : '';
+      this.simulatePopState(nextUrl);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/router/location_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/router/location_spec.ts
index e603e7199e..2273386a24 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/router/location_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/router/location_spec.ts
@@ -83,5 +83,27 @@ export function main() {
           .toThrowError(
               `No base href set. Either provide a binding to "appBaseHrefToken" or add a base element.`);
     });
+
+    it('should revert to the previous path when a back() operation is executed', () => {
+      var locationStrategy = new MockLocationStrategy();
+      var location = new Location(locationStrategy);
+
+      location.go('/ready');
+      assertUrl('/ready');
+
+      location.go('/ready/set');
+      assertUrl('/ready/set');
+
+      location.go('/ready/set/go');
+      assertUrl('/ready/set/go');
+
+      location.back();
+      assertUrl('/ready/set');
+
+      location.back();
+      assertUrl('/ready');
+
+      function assertUrl(path) { expect(location.path()).toEqual(path); }
+    });
   });
 }