diff --git a/modules/angular2/router.js b/modules/angular2/router.js
index a5118abcec..ddb3fa2662 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/router.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/router.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {Router, RootRouter} from './src/router/router';
 import {RouteRegistry} from './src/router/route_registry';
 import {Pipeline} from './src/router/pipeline';
 import {Location} from './src/router/location';
-import {appComponentRefToken} from './src/core/application_tokens';
+import {appComponentTypeToken} from './src/core/application_tokens';
 import {bind} from './di';
 
 export var routerInjectables:List = [
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export var routerInjectables:List = [
   Pipeline,
   BrowserLocation,
   Location,
-  bind(Router).toFactory((registry, pipeline, location, app) => {
-    return new RootRouter(registry, pipeline, location, app.hostComponentType);
-  }, [RouteRegistry, Pipeline, Location, appComponentRefToken])
+  bind(Router).toFactory((registry, pipeline, location, appRoot) => {
+    return new RootRouter(registry, pipeline, location, appRoot);
+  }, [RouteRegistry, Pipeline, Location, appComponentTypeToken])
 ];
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/application.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/application.js
index 7e6133aa31..091361745f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/application.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/application.js
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ import {DefaultDomCompiler} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compiler';
 import {internalView} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view_ref';
 
 import {
-  appComponentRefToken
+  appComponentRefToken,
+  appComponentTypeToken
 } from './application_tokens';
 
 var _rootInjector: Injector;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ var _rootBindings = [
 function _injectorBindings(appComponentType): List<Binding> {
   return [
       bind(DOCUMENT_TOKEN).toValue(DOM.defaultDoc()),
+      bind(appComponentTypeToken).toValue(appComponentType),
       bind(appComponentRefToken).toAsyncFactory((dynamicComponentLoader, injector,
         testability, registry) => {
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/application_tokens.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/application_tokens.js
index 417927506b..be03fa38ff 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/application_tokens.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/application_tokens.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 import {OpaqueToken} from 'angular2/di';
 
 export var appComponentRefToken:OpaqueToken = new OpaqueToken('ComponentRef');
+export var appComponentTypeToken:OpaqueToken = new OpaqueToken('RootComponent');
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/router/router_outlet.js b/modules/angular2/src/router/router_outlet.js
index 09c8491443..e67851c489 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/router/router_outlet.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/router/router_outlet.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export class RouterOutlet {
   _loader:DynamicComponentLoader;
   _componentRef:ComponentRef;
   _elementRef:ElementRef;
+  _currentInstruction:Instruction;
 
   constructor(elementRef:ElementRef, loader:DynamicComponentLoader, router:routerMod.Router, injector:Injector, @Attribute('name') nameAttr:String) {
     if (isBlank(nameAttr)) {
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export class RouterOutlet {
 
     this._childRouter = null;
     this._componentRef = null;
+    this._currentInstruction = null;
     this._parentRouter.registerOutlet(this, nameAttr);
   }
 
@@ -58,10 +60,11 @@ export class RouterOutlet {
   activate(instruction:Instruction): Promise {
     // if we're able to reuse the component, we just have to pass along the instruction to the component's router
     // so it can propagate changes to its children
-    if (instruction.reuse && isPresent(this._childRouter)) {
+    if ((instruction == this._currentInstruction) || instruction.reuse && isPresent(this._childRouter)) {
       return this._childRouter.commit(instruction);
     }
 
+    this._currentInstruction = instruction;
     this._childRouter = this._parentRouter.childRouter(instruction.component);
     var outletInjector = this._injector.resolveAndCreateChild([
       bind(RouteParams).toValue(new RouteParams(instruction.params)),
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ export class RouterOutlet {
     if (isPresent(this._componentRef)) {
       this._componentRef.dispose();
     }
+
     return this._loader.loadNextToExistingLocation(instruction.component, this._elementRef, outletInjector).then((componentRef) => {
       this._componentRef = componentRef;
       return this._childRouter.commit(instruction);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/router/router_integration_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/router/router_integration_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53a13b6f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/router/router_integration_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import {
+  AsyncTestCompleter,
+  beforeEach,
+  ddescribe,
+  describe,
+  expect,
+  iit,
+  inject,
+  it,
+  xdescribe,
+  xit,
+  } from 'angular2/test_lib';
+
+import {bootstrap} from 'angular2/src/core/application';
+import {Component, Directive} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
+import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/dom/dom_adapter';
+import {bind} from 'angular2/di';
+import {View} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/view';
+import {DOCUMENT_TOKEN} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/dom_renderer';
+import {RouteConfig} from 'angular2/src/router/route_config_impl';
+import {routerInjectables, Router, RouteParams, RouterOutlet} from 'angular2/router';
+import {SpyLocation} from 'angular2/src/mock/location_mock';
+import {Location} from 'angular2/src/router/location';
+
+export function main() {
+  describe('router injectables', () => {
+    var fakeDoc, el, testBindings;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fakeDoc = DOM.createHtmlDocument();
+      el = DOM.createElement('app-cmp', fakeDoc);
+      DOM.appendChild(fakeDoc.body, el);
+      testBindings = [
+        routerInjectables,
+        bind(Location).toClass(SpyLocation),
+        bind(DOCUMENT_TOKEN).toValue(fakeDoc)
+      ];
+    });
+
+    it('should support bootstrap a simple app', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
+      bootstrap(AppCmp, testBindings).then((applicationRef) => {
+        var router = applicationRef.hostComponent.router;
+        router.subscribe((_) => {
+          expect(el).toHaveText('outer { hello }');
+          async.done();
+        });
+      });
+    }));
+
+    //TODO: add a test in which the child component has bindings
+  });
+}
+
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'hello-cmp'
+})
+@View({
+  template: "hello"
+})
+class HelloCmp {}
+
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-cmp'
+})
+@View({
+  template: "outer { <router-outlet></router-outlet> }",
+  directives: [RouterOutlet]
+})
+@RouteConfig([{
+  path: '/', component: HelloCmp
+}])
+class AppCmp {
+  router:Router;
+  constructor(router:Router) {
+    this.router = router;
+  }
+}