@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ export class Instruction {
   router:any;
   matchedUrl:string;
   params:Map<string, string>;
+  reuse:boolean;
 
   constructor({params, component, children, matchedUrl}:{params:StringMap, component:any, children:Map, matchedUrl:string} = {}) {
+    this.reuse = false;
     this.matchedUrl = matchedUrl;
     if (isPresent(children)) {
       this._children = children;
@@ -51,13 +53,42 @@ export class Instruction {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Takes a function:
+   * Does a synchronous, breadth-first traversal of the graph of instructions.
+   * Takes a function with signature:
    * (parent:Instruction, child:Instruction) => {}
    */
   traverseSync(fn:Function) {
     this.forEachChild((childInstruction, _) => fn(this, childInstruction));
     this.forEachChild((childInstruction, _) => childInstruction.traverseSync(fn));
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Does an asynchronous, breadth-first traversal of the graph of instructions.
+   * Takes a function with signature:
+   * (child:Instruction, parentOutletName:string) => {}
+   */
+  traverseAsync(fn:Function) {
+    return this.mapChildrenAsync(fn)
+        .then((_) => this.mapChildrenAsync((childInstruction, _) => childInstruction.traverseAsync(fn)));
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Takes a currently active instruction and sets a reuse flag on this instruction
+   */
+  reuseComponentsFrom(oldInstruction:Instruction) {
+    this.forEachChild((childInstruction, outletName) => {
+      var oldInstructionChild = oldInstruction.getChildInstruction(outletName);
+      if (shouldReuseComponent(childInstruction, oldInstructionChild)) {
+        childInstruction.reuse = true;
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+function shouldReuseComponent(instr1:Instruction, instr2:Instruction) {
+  return instr1.component == instr2.component &&
+    StringMapWrapper.equals(instr1.params, instr2.params);
 }
 
 function mapObjAsync(obj:StringMap, fn) {
 
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Promise, PromiseWrapper, EventEmitter, ObservableWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/async';
 import {Map, MapWrapper, List, ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
-import {isBlank, Type} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {isBlank, isPresent, Type} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 
 import {RouteRegistry} from './route_registry';
 import {Pipeline} from './pipeline';
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export class Router {
   lastNavigationAttempt: string;
   previousUrl:string;
 
+  _currentInstruction:Instruction;
+
   _pipeline:Pipeline;
   _registry:RouteRegistry;
   _outlets:Map<any, RouterOutlet>;
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ export class Router {
     this._registry = registry;
     this._pipeline = pipeline;
     this._subject = new EventEmitter();
+    this._currentInstruction = null;
   }
 
 
@@ -61,7 +64,11 @@ export class Router {
    */
   registerOutlet(outlet:RouterOutlet, name = 'default'):Promise {
     MapWrapper.set(this._outlets, name, outlet);
-    return this.renavigate();
+    if (isPresent(this._currentInstruction)) {
+      var childInstruction = this._currentInstruction.getChildInstruction(name);
+      return outlet.activate(childInstruction);
+    }
+    return PromiseWrapper.resolve(true);
   }
 
 
@@ -107,23 +114,26 @@ export class Router {
 
     this.lastNavigationAttempt = url;
 
-    var instruction = this.recognize(url);
+    var matchedInstruction = this.recognize(url);
 
-    if (isBlank(instruction)) {
+    if (isBlank(matchedInstruction)) {
       return PromiseWrapper.resolve(false);
     }
 
-    instruction.router = this;
+    if(isPresent(this._currentInstruction)) {
+      matchedInstruction.reuseComponentsFrom(this._currentInstruction);
+    }
+
+    matchedInstruction.router = this;
     this._startNavigating();
 
-    var result = this._pipeline.process(instruction)
-        .then((_) => {
-          this._location.go(instruction.matchedUrl);
-        })
+    var result = this._pipeline.process(matchedInstruction)
         .then((_) => {
-          ObservableWrapper.callNext(this._subject, instruction.matchedUrl);
-        })
-        .then((_) => this._finishNavigating());
+          this._location.go(matchedInstruction.matchedUrl);
+          ObservableWrapper.callNext(this._subject, matchedInstruction.matchedUrl);
+          this._finishNavigating();
+          this._currentInstruction = matchedInstruction;
+        });
 
     PromiseWrapper.catchError(result, (_) => this._finishNavigating());
 
@@ -148,7 +158,11 @@ export class Router {
 
   activateOutlets(instruction:Instruction):Promise {
     return this._queryOutlets((outlet, name) => {
-      return outlet.activate(instruction.getChildInstruction(name));
+      var childInstruction = instruction.getChildInstruction(name);
+      if (childInstruction.reuse) {
+        return PromiseWrapper.resolve(true);
+      }
+      return outlet.activate(childInstruction);
     })
     .then((_) => instruction.mapChildrenAsync((instruction, _) => {
       return instruction.router.activateOutlets(instruction);
 
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import {Location} from 'angular2/src/router/location';
 import {RouteRegistry} from 'angular2/src/router/route_registry';
 import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
 
+var teamCmpCount;
+
 export function main() {
   describe('Outlet Directive', () => {
 
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ export function main() {
       ctx = new MyComp();
       rtr = router;
       location = loc;
+      teamCmpCount = 0;
     }));
 
     function compile(template:string = "<router-outlet></router-outlet>") {
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ export function main() {
         });
     }));
 
+
     it('should generate link hrefs without params', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
       compile('<a href="hello" router-link="user"></a>')
         .then((_) => rtr.config({'path': '/user', 'component': UserCmp, 'as': 'user'}))
@@ -143,6 +147,26 @@ export function main() {
         });
     }));
 
+
+    it('should reuse common parent components', inject([AsyncTestCompleter, Location], (async, location) => {
+      compile()
+        .then((_) => rtr.config({'path': '/team/:id', 'component': TeamCmp }))
+        .then((_) => rtr.navigate('/team/angular/user/rado'))
+        .then((_) => {
+          view.detectChanges();
+          expect(teamCmpCount).toBe(1);
+          expect(view.rootNodes).toHaveText('team angular { hello rado }');
+        })
+        .then((_) => rtr.navigate('/team/angular/user/victor'))
+        .then((_) => {
+          view.detectChanges();
+          expect(teamCmpCount).toBe(1);
+          expect(view.rootNodes).toHaveText('team angular { hello victor }');
+          async.done();
+        });
+    }));
+
+
     it('should generate link hrefs with params', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
       ctx.name = 'brian';
       compile('<a href="hello" router-link="user" [router-params]="{name: name}">{{name}}</a>')
@@ -242,6 +266,27 @@ class ParentCmp {
   constructor() {}
 }
 
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'team-cmp'
+})
+@View({
+  template: "team {{id}} { <router-outlet></router-outlet> }",
+  directives: [RouterOutlet]
+})
+@RouteConfig([{
+  path: '/user/:name',
+  component: UserCmp
+}])
+class TeamCmp {
+  id:string;
+  constructor(params:RouteParams) {
+    this.id = params.get('id');
+    teamCmpCount += 1;
+  }
+}
+
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'my-comp'
 })