diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ade02d5d3f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "routes": []
+}
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/app/__name__.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/app/__name__.ts
index 4426740f4e4c..b4b9251540e6 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/app/__name__.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/app/__name__.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Component} from 'angular2/core';
 import {RouteConfig, ROUTER_DIRECTIVES} from 'angular2/router';
-
+import {CliRouteConfig} from './route-config'
 
 @Component({
   selector: '<%= htmlComponentName %>-app',
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import {RouteConfig, ROUTER_DIRECTIVES} from 'angular2/router';
 })
 @RouteConfig([
 
-])
+].concat(CliRouteConfig))
 export class <%= jsComponentName %>App {
   defaultMeaning: number = 42;
-  
+
   meaningOfLife(meaning?: number) {
     return `The meaning of life is ${meaning || this.defaultMeaning}`;
   }
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/app/route-config.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/app/route-config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6f412a983e34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/app/route-config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
+// IT IS AUTO GENERATED BY ANGULAR-CLI
+
+export const CliRouteConfig = [
+
+];
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/route-config/files/src/app/route-config.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/route-config/files/src/app/route-config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d3f1a4d2322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/route-config/files/src/app/route-config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
+// IT IS AUTO GENERATED BY ANGULAR-CLI
+<%= imports %>
+
+export const CliRouteConfig = [
+<%= routeDefinitions %>
+];
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/route-config/index.js b/addon/ng2/blueprints/route-config/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..53ea78932462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/route-config/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+var fs = require('fs-extra');
+var path = require('path');
+var chalk = require('chalk');
+
+var imports, routeDefinitions;
+
+module.exports = {
+  description: 'Registers the route with the router.',
+
+  locals: function(options) {
+    return generateLocals.call(this, options);
+  },
+
+  beforeInstall: function(options) {
+    var routeConfigPath = path.join(options.project.root, 'src', 'app', 'route-config.ts');
+    try {
+      fs.unlinkSync(routeConfigPath);
+    } catch (e) {}
+  }
+};
+
+function generateLocals(options) {
+  var ngCliConfigPath = path.join(options.project.root, 'angular-cli.json');
+  var ngCliConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(ngCliConfigPath, 'utf-8'));
+
+  imports = ngCliConfig.routes.map(route =>
+      `import {${route.component}} from '${route.componentPath}';`)
+    .join('\n');
+
+  routeDefinitions = ngCliConfig.routes.map(route =>
+      `{path:'${route.routePath}', name: '${route.component}', component: ${route.component}},`
+    )
+    .join('\n');
+
+  return {
+    imports,
+    routeDefinitions
+  }
+}
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/route/index.js b/addon/ng2/blueprints/route/index.js
index 8540d5f2f309..80fe3f2e14d8 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/route/index.js
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/route/index.js
@@ -1,16 +1,71 @@
-var stringUtils = require('ember-cli/lib/utilities/string');
+var fs = require('fs-extra');
+var path = require('path');
+var chalk = require('chalk');
+
+var imports, routeDefinitions;
 
 module.exports = {
-  description: ''
-
-  //locals: function(options) {
-  //   // Return custom template variables here.
-  //   return {
-  //
-  //   };
-  //}
-
-  // afterInstall: function(options) {
-  //   // Perform extra work here.
-  // }
+  description: 'Generates a route and a template.',
+
+  // TODO these options are not being used yet
+  availableOptions: [{
+    name: 'skip-router',
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: false
+  }, {
+    name: 'default',
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: false
+  }],
+
+  beforeInstall: function(options, locals) {
+    updateRouteConfig.call(this, 'add', options, locals);
+  },
+
+  afterInstall: function(options, locals) {
+    // TODO use skip-router
+    return this.lookupBlueprint('route-config')
+      .install(options);
+  },
+
+  beforeUninstall: function(options, locals) {
+    updateRouteConfig.call(this, 'remove', options, locals);
+  },
+
+  afterUninstall: function(options, locals) {
+    // TODO use skip-router
+    return this.lookupBlueprint('route-config')
+      .install(options);
+  }
 };
+
+function updateRouteConfig(action, options, locals) {
+  var entity = options.entity;
+  var actionColorMap = {
+    add: 'green',
+    remove: 'red'
+  };
+  var color = actionColorMap[action] || 'gray';
+
+  this._writeStatusToUI(chalk[color], action + ' route', entity.name);
+
+  var ngCliConfigPath = path.join(options.project.root, 'angular-cli.json');
+
+  // TODO use default option
+  var route = {
+    routePath: `/${locals.dasherizedModuleName}/...`,
+    component: `${locals.classifiedModuleName}Root`,
+    componentPath: `./${locals.dasherizedModuleName}/${locals.dasherizedModuleName}-root.component`
+  }
+
+  var ngCliConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(ngCliConfigPath, 'utf-8'));
+
+  if (action === 'add') {
+    ngCliConfig.routes.push(route)
+  } else if (action === 'remove') {
+    var idx = ngCliConfig.routes.findIndex(el => el.routePath === route.routePath);
+    if (idx) ngCliConfig.routes.splice(idx, 1);
+  }
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(ngCliConfigPath, JSON.stringify(ngCliConfig, null, 2));
+}