diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 094881bd..4c5c9368 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -423,7 +423,16 @@ declare module '@lightningjs/blits' {
     watch?: W & ComponentContext<P, S, M, C>
   }
 
-  export interface ApplicationConfig<P extends Props, S, M, C, W> extends ComponentConfig<P, S, M, C, W> {
+  export interface RouterHooks {
+    beforeEach?: (to: Route, from: Route) => string | Route | Promise<string | Route>;
+  }
+
+  export interface RouterConfig {
+    /**
+     * Register hooks for the router
+     */
+    hooks?: RouterHooks,
+
     /**
      * Routes definition
      *
@@ -440,6 +449,33 @@ declare module '@lightningjs/blits' {
     routes?: Route[]
   }
 
+  export type ApplicationConfig<P extends Props, S, M, C, W> = ComponentConfig<P, S, M, C, W> & (
+    {
+      /**
+       * Router Configuration
+       */
+      router?: RouterConfig,
+      routes?: never
+    }
+    |
+    {
+      router?: never
+      /**
+       * Routes definition
+       *
+       * @example
+       *
+       * ```js
+       * routes: [
+       *  { path: '/', component: Home },
+       *  { path: '/details', component: Details },
+       *  { path: '/account', component: Account },
+       * ]
+       * ```
+     */
+      routes?: Route[]
+    }
+  )
 
   export interface Transition {
     /**
diff --git a/src/component/setup/index.js b/src/component/setup/index.js
index 113838fc..53a8b675 100644
--- a/src/component/setup/index.js
+++ b/src/component/setup/index.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import setupMethods from './methods.js'
 import setupState from './state.js'
 import setupComputed from './computed.js'
 import setupInput from './input.js'
-import setupRoutes from './routes.js'
+import setupRouter from './routes.js'
 import setupWatch from './watch.js'
 
 import { registerHooks } from '../../lib/hooks.js'
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ export default function (component, config) {
   // // setup watchers
   if (config.watch) setupWatch(component, config.watch)
 
-  // // setup routes
-  if (config.routes) setupRoutes(component, config.routes)
+  // // setup router
+  const routerConfig = config.router !== undefined ? config.router : config.routes
+  if (routerConfig !== undefined) setupRouter(component, routerConfig)
 
   // // setup input
   if (config.input) setupInput(component, config.input)
diff --git a/src/component/setup/routes.js b/src/component/setup/routes.js
index 9166c7b0..a4d22418 100644
--- a/src/component/setup/routes.js
+++ b/src/component/setup/routes.js
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
 
 import symbols from '../../lib/symbols.js'
 
-export default (component, routes) => {
+export default (component, data) => {
+  let routes = data
+  if (Array.isArray(data) === false) {
+    component[symbols.routerHooks] = data.hooks
+    routes = data.routes
+  }
   component[symbols.routes] = []
   Object.keys(routes).forEach((key) => {
     // todo: validate routes[key] for expected format etc.
diff --git a/src/lib/symbols.js b/src/lib/symbols.js
index 85d5fe76..09e55e9c 100644
--- a/src/lib/symbols.js
+++ b/src/lib/symbols.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default {
   ready: Symbol('ready'),
   renderer: Symbol('renderer'),
   routes: Symbol('routes'),
+  routerHooks: Symbol('routerHooks'),
   settings: Symbol('settings'),
   state: Symbol('state'),
   stateKeys: Symbol('stateKeys'),
diff --git a/src/router/router.js b/src/router/router.js
index 36879a82..bd3f6e3a 100644
--- a/src/router/router.js
+++ b/src/router/router.js
@@ -135,8 +135,22 @@ export const navigate = async function () {
     }
 
     currentRoute = route
-    let beforeHookOutput
     if (route) {
+      let beforeEachResult
+      if (this.parent[symbols.routerHooks]) {
+        const hooks = this.parent[symbols.routerHooks]
+        if (hooks.beforeAll) {
+          beforeEachResult = await hooks.beforeAll(route, previousRoute)
+          if (isString(beforeEachResult)) {
+            to(beforeEachResult)
+            return
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      // If the resolved result is an object, assign it to the target route object
+      route = isObject(beforeEachResult) ? beforeEachResult : route
+
+      let beforeHookOutput
       if (route.hooks) {
         if (route.hooks.before) {
           beforeHookOutput = await route.hooks.before.call(this.parent, route, previousRoute)