diff --git a/nativescript-angular/router/ns-location-strategy.ts b/nativescript-angular/router/ns-location-strategy.ts
index 3798731b1..1c621a87e 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/router/ns-location-strategy.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/router/ns-location-strategy.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export class Outlet {
     path: string;
     pathByOutlets: string;
     states: Array<LocationState> = [];
+    isNSEmptyOutlet: boolean;
 
     // Used in reuse-strategy by its children to determine if they should be detached too.
     shouldDetach: boolean = true;
diff --git a/nativescript-angular/router/page-router-outlet.ts b/nativescript-angular/router/page-router-outlet.ts
index 593a2c2af..50306ccfb 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/router/page-router-outlet.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/router/page-router-outlet.ts
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ export class PageRouterOutlet implements OnDestroy { // tslint:disable-line:dire
             return;
         }
 
+        this.outlet.isNSEmptyOutlet = this.isEmptyOutlet;
         this.locationStrategy.updateOutletFrame(this.outlet, this.frame);
 
         if (this.outlet && this.outlet.isPageNavigationBack) {
diff --git a/nativescript-angular/router/router-extensions.ts b/nativescript-angular/router/router-extensions.ts
index 0943f8acb..9f2379488 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/router/router-extensions.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/router/router-extensions.ts
@@ -93,22 +93,24 @@ export class RouterExtensions {
         const outletsToBack: Array<Outlet> = [];
         const rootRoute: ActivatedRoute = this.router.routerState.root;
         let outlets = options.outlets;
-        let relativeRoute = options.relativeTo;
+        let relativeRoute = options.relativeTo || rootRoute;
 
-        if (!outlets && relativeRoute) {
-            outlets = [relativeRoute.outlet];
-            relativeRoute = relativeRoute.parent || rootRoute;
-        } else if (!relativeRoute) {
-            relativeRoute = rootRoute;
+        const relativeRouteOutlet = this.findOutletByRoute(relativeRoute);
+        const isNSEmptyOutlet = relativeRouteOutlet && relativeRouteOutlet.isNSEmptyOutlet;
+
+        // Lazy named outlet has added 'primary' inner NSEmptyOutlet child.
+        // Take parent route when `relativeTo` option points to the outer named outlet.
+        if (isNSEmptyOutlet && relativeRoute.outlet !== "primary") {
+            relativeRoute = relativeRoute.parent || relativeRoute;
         }
 
-        for (let index = 0; index < relativeRoute.children.length; index++) {
-            const currentRoute = relativeRoute.children[index];
+        const routesToMatch = outlets ? relativeRoute.children : [relativeRoute];
+        outlets = outlets || [relativeRoute.outlet];
 
+        for (let index = 0; index < routesToMatch.length; index++) {
+            const currentRoute = routesToMatch[index];
             if (outlets.some(currentOutlet => currentOutlet === currentRoute.outlet)) {
-                const currentRouteSnapshop = findTopActivatedRouteNodeForOutlet(currentRoute.snapshot);
-                const outletKey = this.locationStrategy.getRouteFullPath(currentRouteSnapshop);
-                let outlet = this.locationStrategy.findOutletByKey(outletKey);
+                const outlet = this.findOutletByRoute(currentRoute);
 
                 if (outlet) {
                     outletsToBack.push(outlet);
@@ -118,4 +120,14 @@ export class RouterExtensions {
 
         return { outletsToBack: outletsToBack, outlets: outlets };
     }
+
+    private findOutletByRoute(currentRoute: ActivatedRoute): Outlet {
+        let outlet;
+
+        const currentRouteSnapshop = findTopActivatedRouteNodeForOutlet(currentRoute.snapshot);
+        const outletKey = this.locationStrategy.getRouteFullPath(currentRouteSnapshop);
+        outlet = this.locationStrategy.findOutletByKey(outletKey);
+
+        return outlet;
+    }
 }