diff --git a/src/service/route.js b/src/service/route.js
index 97c9cee00ea5..5dee031c99e2 100644
--- a/src/service/route.js
+++ b/src/service/route.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
      *
      * @param {Route} next Future route information.
      * @param {Route} current Current route information.
+     * @param {Function} function which stops route change and reverts location to previous state.
      *
      * The `Route` object extends the route definition with the following properties.
      *
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
         parentScope = $rootScope,
         dirty = 0,
         forceReload = false,
+        stopUpdateUrl,
         $route = {
           routes: routes,
 
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
           }
         };
 
-    $rootScope.$watch(function() { return dirty + $location.url(); }, updateRoute);
+    $rootScope.$watch(function() { return {dirty: dirty, url: $location.url()}; }, updateRoute);
 
     return $route;
 
@@ -251,7 +253,22 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
       return match ? dst : null;
     }
 
-    function updateRoute() {
+    function disableUpdate(backUrl) {
+      stopUpdateUrl = backUrl;
+      $location.url(backUrl);
+    }
+
+    function enableUpdate(newUrl) {
+      if(equals(newUrl, stopUpdateUrl)){
+        stopUpdateUrl = undefined;
+      }
+    }
+
+    function isUpdateStopped(){
+      return !!stopUpdateUrl;
+    }
+
+    function updateRoute(scope, newValue, oldValue) {
       var next = parseRoute(),
           last = $route.current,
           Controller;
@@ -263,7 +280,15 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
         last.scope && last.scope.$emit('$routeUpdate');
       } else {
         forceReload = false;
-        $rootScope.$broadcast('$beforeRouteChange', next, last);
+        if(!isUpdateStopped()) {
+          $rootScope.$broadcast('$beforeRouteChange', next, last, function(){
+            disableUpdate(oldValue.url);
+          });
+        }
+        if(isUpdateStopped()) {
+          enableUpdate(newValue.url);
+          return;
+        }
         last && last.scope && last.scope.$destroy();
         $route.current = next;
         if (next) {
diff --git a/test/service/routeSpec.js b/test/service/routeSpec.js
index fed3faef363d..90de5251fd2d 100644
--- a/test/service/routeSpec.js
+++ b/test/service/routeSpec.js
@@ -48,6 +48,20 @@ describe('$route', function() {
     $route.when('/NONE', {template:'instant update'});
     $rootScope.$digest();
     expect($route.current.template).toEqual('instant update');
+
+    var lastPath = $location.path();
+    var lastSearch = $location.search();
+
+    log = '';
+    $rootScope.$on('$beforeRouteChange', function(event, next, current, stopCallback) {
+      log += 'stop();';
+      stopCallback();
+    });
+    $location.path('/Book/Moby2/Chapter/Intro2').search('p=1234');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(log).toEqual('before();stop();');
+    expect($location.path()).toEqual(lastPath);
+    expect($location.search()).toEqual(lastSearch);
   }));