diff --git a/src/ngRoute/route.js b/src/ngRoute/route.js
index 44da57d64fdf..11e6a2b829fa 100644
--- a/src/ngRoute/route.js
+++ b/src/ngRoute/route.js
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
      */
 
     var forceReload = false,
+        preparedRoute,
+        preparedRouteIsUpdateOnly,
         $route = {
           routes: routes,
 
@@ -435,7 +437,11 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
            */
           reload: function() {
             forceReload = true;
-            $rootScope.$evalAsync(updateRoute);
+            $rootScope.$evalAsync(function() {
+              // Don't support cancellation of a reload for now...
+              prepareRoute();
+              commitRoute();
+            });
           },
 
           /**
@@ -469,7 +475,8 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
           }
         };
 
-    $rootScope.$on('$locationChangeSuccess', updateRoute);
+    $rootScope.$on('$locationChangeStart', prepareRoute);
+    $rootScope.$on('$locationChangeSuccess', commitRoute);
 
     return $route;
 
@@ -507,36 +514,50 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
       return params;
     }
 
-    function updateRoute() {
-      var next = parseRoute(),
-          last = $route.current;
-
-      if (next && last && next.$$route === last.$$route
-          && angular.equals(next.pathParams, last.pathParams)
-          && !next.reloadOnSearch && !forceReload) {
-        last.params = next.params;
-        angular.copy(last.params, $routeParams);
-        $rootScope.$broadcast('$routeUpdate', last);
-      } else if (next || last) {
+    function prepareRoute($locationEvent) {
+      var lastRoute = $route.current;
+
+      preparedRoute = parseRoute();
+      preparedRouteIsUpdateOnly = preparedRoute && lastRoute && preparedRoute.$$route === lastRoute.$$route
+          && angular.equals(preparedRoute.pathParams, lastRoute.pathParams)
+          && !preparedRoute.reloadOnSearch && !forceReload;
+
+      if (!preparedRouteIsUpdateOnly && (lastRoute || preparedRoute)) {
+        if ($rootScope.$broadcast('$routeChangeStart', preparedRoute, lastRoute).defaultPrevented) {
+          if ($locationEvent) {
+            $locationEvent.preventDefault();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    function commitRoute() {
+      var lastRoute = $route.current;
+      var nextRoute = preparedRoute;
+
+      if (preparedRouteIsUpdateOnly) {
+        lastRoute.params = nextRoute.params;
+        angular.copy(lastRoute.params, $routeParams);
+        $rootScope.$broadcast('$routeUpdate', lastRoute);
+      } else if (nextRoute || lastRoute) {
         forceReload = false;
-        $rootScope.$broadcast('$routeChangeStart', next, last);
-        $route.current = next;
-        if (next) {
-          if (next.redirectTo) {
-            if (angular.isString(next.redirectTo)) {
-              $location.path(interpolate(next.redirectTo, next.params)).search(next.params)
+        $route.current = nextRoute;
+        if (nextRoute) {
+          if (nextRoute.redirectTo) {
+            if (angular.isString(nextRoute.redirectTo)) {
+              $location.path(interpolate(nextRoute.redirectTo, nextRoute.params)).search(nextRoute.params)
                        .replace();
             } else {
-              $location.url(next.redirectTo(next.pathParams, $location.path(), $location.search()))
+              $location.url(nextRoute.redirectTo(nextRoute.pathParams, $location.path(), $location.search()))
                        .replace();
             }
           }
         }
 
-        $q.when(next).
+        $q.when(nextRoute).
           then(function() {
-            if (next) {
-              var locals = angular.extend({}, next.resolve),
+            if (nextRoute) {
+              var locals = angular.extend({}, nextRoute.resolve),
                   template, templateUrl;
 
               angular.forEach(locals, function(value, key) {
@@ -544,17 +565,17 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
                     $injector.get(value) : $injector.invoke(value, null, null, key);
               });
 
-              if (angular.isDefined(template = next.template)) {
+              if (angular.isDefined(template = nextRoute.template)) {
                 if (angular.isFunction(template)) {
-                  template = template(next.params);
+                  template = template(nextRoute.params);
                 }
-              } else if (angular.isDefined(templateUrl = next.templateUrl)) {
+              } else if (angular.isDefined(templateUrl = nextRoute.templateUrl)) {
                 if (angular.isFunction(templateUrl)) {
-                  templateUrl = templateUrl(next.params);
+                  templateUrl = templateUrl(nextRoute.params);
                 }
                 templateUrl = $sce.getTrustedResourceUrl(templateUrl);
                 if (angular.isDefined(templateUrl)) {
-                  next.loadedTemplateUrl = templateUrl;
+                  nextRoute.loadedTemplateUrl = templateUrl;
                   template = $templateRequest(templateUrl);
                 }
               }
@@ -566,16 +587,16 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
           }).
           // after route change
           then(function(locals) {
-            if (next == $route.current) {
-              if (next) {
-                next.locals = locals;
-                angular.copy(next.params, $routeParams);
+            if (nextRoute == $route.current) {
+              if (nextRoute) {
+                nextRoute.locals = locals;
+                angular.copy(nextRoute.params, $routeParams);
               }
-              $rootScope.$broadcast('$routeChangeSuccess', next, last);
+              $rootScope.$broadcast('$routeChangeSuccess', nextRoute, lastRoute);
             }
           }, function(error) {
-            if (next == $route.current) {
-              $rootScope.$broadcast('$routeChangeError', next, last, error);
+            if (nextRoute == $route.current) {
+              $rootScope.$broadcast('$routeChangeError', nextRoute, lastRoute, error);
             }
           });
       }
diff --git a/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js b/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js
index 8a0a370f0615..d15b65d1792e 100644
--- a/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
 describe('$route', function() {
-  var $httpBackend;
+  var $httpBackend,
+      element;
 
   beforeEach(module('ngRoute'));
 
@@ -18,6 +19,57 @@ describe('$route', function() {
     };
   }));
 
+  afterEach(function() {
+    dealoc(element);
+  });
+
+  it('should allow cancellation via $locationChangeStart via $routeChangeStart', function() {
+    module(function($routeProvider) {
+      $routeProvider.when('/Edit', {
+        id: 'edit', template: 'Some edit functionality'
+      });
+      $routeProvider.when('/Home', {
+        id: 'home'
+      });
+    });
+    module(provideLog);
+    inject(function($route, $location, $rootScope, $compile, log) {
+      $rootScope.$on('$routeChangeStart', function(event, next, current) {
+        if (next.id === 'home' && current.scope.unsavedChanges) {
+          event.preventDefault();
+        }
+      });
+      element = $compile('<div><div ng-view></div></div>')($rootScope);
+      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+        $location.path('/Edit');
+      });
+      $rootScope.$on('$routeChangeSuccess', log.fn('routeChangeSuccess'));
+      $rootScope.$on('$locationChangeSuccess', log.fn('locationChangeSuccess'));
+
+      // aborted route change
+      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+        $route.current.scope.unsavedChanges = true;
+      });
+      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+        $location.path('/Home');
+      });
+      expect($route.current.id).toBe('edit');
+      expect($location.path()).toBe('/Edit');
+      expect(log).toEqual([]);
+
+      // successful route change
+      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+        $route.current.scope.unsavedChanges = false;
+      });
+      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+        $location.path('/Home');
+      });
+      expect($route.current.id).toBe('home');
+      expect($location.path()).toBe('/Home');
+      expect(log).toEqual(['locationChangeSuccess', 'routeChangeSuccess']);
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should route and fire change event', function() {
     var log = '',
         lastRoute,
@@ -481,7 +533,7 @@ describe('$route', function() {
 
 
   describe('events', function() {
-    it('should not fire $after/beforeRouteChange during bootstrap (if no route)', function() {
+    it('should not fire $routeChangeStart/success during bootstrap (if no route)', function() {
       var routeChangeSpy = jasmine.createSpy('route change');
 
       module(function($routeProvider) {
@@ -498,6 +550,10 @@ describe('$route', function() {
         $location.path('/no-route-here');
         $rootScope.$digest();
         expect(routeChangeSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+        $location.path('/one');
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+        expect(routeChangeSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
     });