diff --git a/vue-router/vue-router-tests.ts b/vue-router/vue-router-tests.ts
index 4456b0a47..b0fc1b511 100644
--- a/vue-router/vue-router-tests.ts
+++ b/vue-router/vue-router-tests.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ namespace TestBasic {
     });
 
     var App = Vue.extend({});
+    var app = new App();
+    app.$on("some event", function() {
+        var name: string = app.$route.name;
+    });
 
     var router = new VueRouter<typeof App.prototype>();
 
diff --git a/vue-router/vue-router.d.ts b/vue-router/vue-router.d.ts
index 729e8f6ef..97f31c922 100644
--- a/vue-router/vue-router.d.ts
+++ b/vue-router/vue-router.d.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ declare namespace vuerouter {
 }
 
 declare namespace vuejs {
+    interface Vue {
+        $route: vuerouter.$route<any, any, any>;
+    }
+
     interface ComponentOption {
         route?: vuerouter.TransitionHook<any, any, any, any, any>;
     }