diff --git a/karma-js.conf.js b/karma-js.conf.js
index 35fbdae03f..dffbbf61ac 100644
--- a/karma-js.conf.js
+++ b/karma-js.conf.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
       'dist/all/@angular/compiler/test/aot/**',
       'dist/all/@angular/examples/**/e2e_test/*',
       'dist/all/@angular/language-service/**',
-      'dist/all/@angular/router/**',
+      'dist/all/@angular/router/test/**',
       'dist/all/@angular/platform-browser/testing/e2e_util.js',
       'dist/all/angular1_router.js',
       'dist/examples/**/e2e_test/**',
diff --git a/packages/core/test/animation/animation_router_integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/animation/animation_router_integration_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f540f3c7af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/animation/animation_router_integration_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+import {animate, animateChild, query, style, transition, trigger, ɵAnimationGroupPlayer as AnimationGroupPlayer} from '@angular/animations';
+import {AnimationDriver, ɵAnimationEngine} from '@angular/animations/browser';
+import {MockAnimationDriver, MockAnimationPlayer} from '@angular/animations/browser/testing';
+import {Component, HostBinding} from '@angular/core';
+import {TestBed, fakeAsync, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {BrowserAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
+import {Router, RouterOutlet} from '@angular/router';
+import {RouterTestingModule} from '@angular/router/testing';
+
+export function main() {
+  // these tests are only mean't to be run within the DOM (for now)
+  if (typeof Element == 'undefined') return;
+
+  describe('Animation Router Tests', function() {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+        imports: [RouterTestingModule, BrowserAnimationsModule],
+        providers: [{provide: AnimationDriver, useClass: MockAnimationDriver}]
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should query the old and new routes via :leave and :enter', fakeAsync(() => {
+         @Component({
+           animations: [
+             trigger(
+                 'routerAnimations',
+                 [
+                   transition(
+                       'page1 => page2',
+                       [
+                         query(':leave', animateChild()),
+                         query(':enter', animateChild()),
+                       ]),
+                 ]),
+           ],
+           template: `
+          <div [@routerAnimations]="prepareRouteAnimation(r)">
+            <router-outlet #r="outlet"></router-outlet>
+          </div>
+        `
+         })
+         class ContainerCmp {
+           constructor(public router: Router) {}
+
+           prepareRouteAnimation(r: RouterOutlet) {
+             const animation = r.activatedRouteData['animation'];
+             const value = animation ? animation['value'] : null;
+             return value;
+           }
+         }
+
+         @Component({
+           selector: 'page1',
+           template: `page1`,
+           animations: [
+             trigger(
+                 'page1Animation',
+                 [
+                   transition(
+                       ':leave',
+                       [
+                         style({width: '200px'}),
+                         animate(1000, style({width: '0px'})),
+                       ]),
+                 ]),
+           ]
+         })
+         class Page1Cmp {
+           @HostBinding('@page1Animation') public doAnimate = true;
+         }
+
+         @Component({
+           selector: 'page2',
+           template: `page2`,
+           animations: [
+             trigger(
+                 'page2Animation',
+                 [
+                   transition(
+                       ':enter',
+                       [
+                         style({opacity: 0}),
+                         animate(1000, style({opacity: 1})),
+                       ]),
+                 ]),
+           ]
+         })
+         class Page2Cmp {
+           @HostBinding('@page2Animation') public doAnimate = true;
+         }
+
+         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+           declarations: [Page1Cmp, Page2Cmp, ContainerCmp],
+           imports: [RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([
+             {path: 'page1', component: Page1Cmp, data: makeAnimationData('page1')},
+             {path: 'page2', component: Page2Cmp, data: makeAnimationData('page2')}
+           ])]
+         });
+
+         const engine = TestBed.get(ɵAnimationEngine);
+         const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ContainerCmp);
+         const cmp = fixture.componentInstance;
+         cmp.router.initialNavigation();
+         tick();
+         fixture.detectChanges();
+         engine.flush();
+
+         cmp.router.navigateByUrl('/page1');
+         tick();
+         fixture.detectChanges();
+         engine.flush();
+
+         cmp.router.navigateByUrl('/page2');
+         tick();
+         fixture.detectChanges();
+         engine.flush();
+
+         const player = engine.players[0] !;
+         const groupPlayer = player.getRealPlayer() as AnimationGroupPlayer;
+         const players = groupPlayer.players as MockAnimationPlayer[];
+
+         expect(players.length).toEqual(2);
+         const [p1, p2] = players;
+
+         expect(p1.duration).toEqual(1000);
+         expect(p1.keyframes).toEqual([
+           {offset: 0, width: '200px'},
+           {offset: 1, width: '0px'},
+         ]);
+
+         expect(p2.duration).toEqual(2000);
+         expect(p2.keyframes).toEqual([
+           {offset: 0, opacity: '0'},
+           {offset: .5, opacity: '0'},
+           {offset: 1, opacity: '1'},
+         ]);
+       }));
+
+    it('should allow inner enter animations to be emulated within a routed item', fakeAsync(() => {
+         @Component({
+           animations: [
+             trigger(
+                 'routerAnimations',
+                 [
+                   transition(
+                       'page1 => page2',
+                       [
+                         query(':enter', animateChild()),
+                       ]),
+                 ]),
+           ],
+           template: `
+          <div [@routerAnimations]="prepareRouteAnimation(r)">
+            <router-outlet #r="outlet"></router-outlet>
+          </div>
+        `
+         })
+         class ContainerCmp {
+           constructor(public router: Router) {}
+
+           prepareRouteAnimation(r: RouterOutlet) {
+             const animation = r.activatedRouteData['animation'];
+             const value = animation ? animation['value'] : null;
+             return value;
+           }
+         }
+
+         @Component({selector: 'page1', template: `page1`, animations: []})
+         class Page1Cmp {
+         }
+
+         @Component({
+           selector: 'page2',
+           template: `
+          <h1>Page 2</h1>
+          <div *ngIf="exp" class="if-one" @ifAnimation></div>
+          <div *ngIf="exp" class="if-two" @ifAnimation></div>
+        `,
+           animations: [
+             trigger(
+                 'page2Animation',
+                 [
+                   transition(
+                       ':enter',
+                       [query('.if-one', animateChild()), query('.if-two', animateChild())]),
+                 ]),
+             trigger(
+                 'ifAnimation',
+                 [transition(
+                     ':enter', [style({opacity: 0}), animate(1000, style({opacity: 1}))])])
+           ]
+         })
+         class Page2Cmp {
+           @HostBinding('@page2Animation') public doAnimate = true;
+
+           public exp = true;
+         }
+
+         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+           declarations: [Page1Cmp, Page2Cmp, ContainerCmp],
+           imports: [RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([
+             {path: 'page1', component: Page1Cmp, data: makeAnimationData('page1')},
+             {path: 'page2', component: Page2Cmp, data: makeAnimationData('page2')}
+           ])]
+         });
+
+         const engine = TestBed.get(ɵAnimationEngine);
+         const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ContainerCmp);
+         const cmp = fixture.componentInstance;
+         cmp.router.initialNavigation();
+         tick();
+         fixture.detectChanges();
+         engine.flush();
+
+         cmp.router.navigateByUrl('/page1');
+         tick();
+         fixture.detectChanges();
+         engine.flush();
+
+         cmp.router.navigateByUrl('/page2');
+         tick();
+         fixture.detectChanges();
+         engine.flush();
+
+         const player = engine.players[0] !;
+         const groupPlayer = player.getRealPlayer() as AnimationGroupPlayer;
+         const players = groupPlayer.players as MockAnimationPlayer[];
+
+         expect(players.length).toEqual(2);
+         const [p1, p2] = players;
+
+         expect(p1.keyframes).toEqual([
+           {offset: 0, opacity: '0'},
+           {offset: 1, opacity: '1'},
+         ]);
+
+         expect(p2.keyframes).toEqual([
+           {offset: 0, opacity: '0'},
+           {offset: .5, opacity: '0'},
+           {offset: 1, opacity: '1'},
+         ]);
+       }));
+
+    it('should allow inner leave animations to be emulated within a routed item', fakeAsync(() => {
+         @Component({
+           animations: [
+             trigger(
+                 'routerAnimations',
+                 [
+                   transition(
+                       'page1 => page2',
+                       [
+                         query(':leave', animateChild()),
+                       ]),
+                 ]),
+           ],
+           template: `
+          <div [@routerAnimations]="prepareRouteAnimation(r)">
+            <router-outlet #r="outlet"></router-outlet>
+          </div>
+        `
+         })
+         class ContainerCmp {
+           constructor(public router: Router) {}
+
+           prepareRouteAnimation(r: RouterOutlet) {
+             const animation = r.activatedRouteData['animation'];
+             const value = animation ? animation['value'] : null;
+             return value;
+           }
+         }
+
+         @Component({
+           selector: 'page1',
+           template: `
+          <h1>Page 1</h1>
+          <div *ngIf="exp" class="if-one" @ifAnimation></div>
+          <div *ngIf="exp" class="if-two" @ifAnimation></div>
+        `,
+           animations: [
+             trigger(
+                 'page1Animation',
+                 [
+                   transition(
+                       ':leave',
+                       [query('.if-one', animateChild()), query('.if-two', animateChild())]),
+                 ]),
+             trigger(
+                 'ifAnimation',
+                 [transition(':leave', [style({opacity: 1}), animate(1000, style({opacity: 0}))])]),
+           ]
+         })
+         class Page1Cmp {
+           @HostBinding('@page1Animation') public doAnimate = true;
+
+           public exp = true;
+         }
+
+         @Component({selector: 'page2', template: `page2`, animations: []})
+         class Page2Cmp {
+         }
+
+         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+           declarations: [Page1Cmp, Page2Cmp, ContainerCmp],
+           imports: [RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([
+             {path: 'page1', component: Page1Cmp, data: makeAnimationData('page1')},
+             {path: 'page2', component: Page2Cmp, data: makeAnimationData('page2')}
+           ])]
+         });
+
+         const engine = TestBed.get(ɵAnimationEngine);
+         const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ContainerCmp);
+         const cmp = fixture.componentInstance;
+         cmp.router.initialNavigation();
+         tick();
+         fixture.detectChanges();
+         engine.flush();
+
+         cmp.router.navigateByUrl('/page1');
+         tick();
+         fixture.detectChanges();
+         engine.flush();
+
+         cmp.router.navigateByUrl('/page2');
+         tick();
+         fixture.detectChanges();
+         engine.flush();
+
+         const player = engine.players[0] !;
+         const groupPlayer = player.getRealPlayer() as AnimationGroupPlayer;
+         const players = groupPlayer.players as MockAnimationPlayer[];
+
+         expect(players.length).toEqual(2);
+         const [p1, p2] = players;
+
+         expect(p1.keyframes).toEqual([
+           {offset: 0, opacity: '1'},
+           {offset: 1, opacity: '0'},
+         ]);
+
+         expect(p2.keyframes).toEqual([
+           {offset: 0, opacity: '1'},
+           {offset: .5, opacity: '1'},
+           {offset: 1, opacity: '0'},
+         ]);
+       }));
+  });
+}
+
+function makeAnimationData(value: string, params: {[key: string]: any} = {}): {[key: string]: any} {
+  return {'animation': {value, params}};
+}
diff --git a/packages/router/src/directives/router_outlet.ts b/packages/router/src/directives/router_outlet.ts
index 12612f91fc..1bf9a0ef2c 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/directives/router_outlet.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/directives/router_outlet.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import {PRIMARY_OUTLET} from '../shared';
  *
  * @stable
  */
-@Directive({selector: 'router-outlet'})
+@Directive({selector: 'router-outlet', exportAs: 'outlet'})
 export class RouterOutlet implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
   private activated: ComponentRef<any>|null = null;
   private _activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute|null = null;
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ export class RouterOutlet implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
     return this._activatedRoute as ActivatedRoute;
   }
 
+  get activatedRouteData() {
+    if (this._activatedRoute) {
+      return this._activatedRoute.snapshot.data;
+    }
+    return {};
+  }
+
   /**
    * Called when the `RouteReuseStrategy` instructs to detach the subtree
    */
@@ -155,4 +162,4 @@ class OutletInjector implements Injector {
 
     return this.parent.get(token, notFoundValue);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/router/router.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/router/router.d.ts
index e230887802..be4cac7112 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/router/router.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/router/router.d.ts
@@ -351,6 +351,9 @@ export declare class RouterModule {
 export declare class RouterOutlet implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
     activateEvents: EventEmitter<any>;
     readonly activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute;
+    readonly activatedRouteData: {
+        [name: string]: any;
+    };
     readonly component: Object;
     deactivateEvents: EventEmitter<any>;
     readonly isActivated: boolean;