diff --git a/demo/src/App.svelte b/demo/src/App.svelte
index 73e1303..a3abe10 100644
--- a/demo/src/App.svelte
+++ b/demo/src/App.svelte
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 		const timer = setTimeout(() => {
 			showNavTooltip = true;
 		}, 2000);
-		
+
 		// Hide tooltip after 10 seconds or when user interacts
 		const hideTimer = setTimeout(() => {
 			showNavTooltip = false;
 		}, 12000);
-		
+
 		return () => {
 			clearTimeout(timer);
 			clearTimeout(hideTimer);
@@ -31,33 +31,35 @@
 <div class="app">
 	<div class="d-flex flex-column h-100">
 		<Router id="root">
-			<Tooltip shown={showNavTooltip} placement="bottom">
-				{#snippet reference(ref)}
-					<NavBar {@attach ref} />
-				{/snippet}
-				Use these navigation links to test-drive the routing capabilities of @wjfe/n-savant.
-			</Tooltip>
-			<main class="d-flex flex-column flex-fill overflow-auto mt-3">
-				<div class="container-fluid flex-fill d-flex flex-column">
-					<div class="grid flex-fill">
-						<Route key="home" path="/">
-							<HomeView />
-						</Route>
-						<Route key="pathRouting" path="/path-routing/*">
-							<PathRoutingView basePath="/path-routing" />
-						</Route>
-						<Route key="hashRouting" path="/hash-routing">
-							<HashRoutingView basePath="/hash-routing" />
-						</Route>
-						<Fallback>
-							<NotFound />
-						</Fallback>
+			{#snippet children(_, rs)}
+				<Tooltip shown={showNavTooltip} placement="bottom">
+					{#snippet reference(ref)}
+						<NavBar {@attach ref} />
+					{/snippet}
+					Use these navigation links to test-drive the routing capabilities of @wjfe/n-savant.
+				</Tooltip>
+				<main class="d-flex flex-column flex-fill overflow-auto mt-3">
+					<div class="container-fluid flex-fill d-flex flex-column">
+						<div class="grid flex-fill">
+							<Route key="home" path="/">
+								<HomeView />
+							</Route>
+							<Route key="pathRouting" path="/path-routing/*">
+								<PathRoutingView basePath="/path-routing" />
+							</Route>
+							<Route key="hashRouting" path="/hash-routing">
+								<HashRoutingView basePath="/hash-routing" />
+							</Route>
+							<Fallback>
+								<NotFound />
+							</Fallback>
+						</div>
 					</div>
-				</div>
-			</main>
-			<Route key="notHome" when={(rs) => !rs.home.match}>
-				<RouterTrace />
-			</Route>
+				</main>
+				{#if !rs.home.match}
+					<RouterTrace />
+				{/if}
+			{/snippet}
 		</Router>
 	</div>
 </div>
diff --git a/demo/src/lib/NavBar.svelte b/demo/src/lib/NavBar.svelte
index 3cabed2..d4cbc6b 100644
--- a/demo/src/lib/NavBar.svelte
+++ b/demo/src/lib/NavBar.svelte
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 	import { routingMode } from './hash-routing';
 	import type { HTMLAttributes } from 'svelte/elements';
 
-	let {
-		...restProps
-	}: HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement> = $props();
+	let { ...restProps }: HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement> = $props();
 
 	const pathRoutingLinks = [
 		{ text: 'Home', href: '/path-routing' },
@@ -62,32 +60,45 @@
 		<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNav">
 			<ul class="navbar-nav">
 				<li class="nav-item">
-					<Link class="nav-link" activeState={{ class: 'active', key: 'home' }} href="/" id="homeLink">Home</Link>
+					<Link
+						class="nav-link"
+						activeState={{ class: 'active', key: 'home' }}
+						href="/"
+						id="homeLink">Home</Link
+					>
 				</li>
-				<Route key="homeMenuPr" when={(rs) => !rs.pathRouting?.match}>
-					<li class="nav-item">
-						<Link
-							class="nav-link"
-							activeState={{ class: 'active', key: 'pathRouting' }}
-							href="/path-routing"
-						>
-							Path Routing
-						</Link>
-					</li>
+				<Route key="homeMenuPr">
+					{#snippet children(rp, _, rs)}
+						{#if !rs.pathRouting?.match}
+							<li class="nav-item">
+								<Link
+									class="nav-link"
+									activeState={{ class: 'active', key: 'pathRouting' }}
+									href="/path-routing"
+								>
+									Path Routing
+								</Link>
+							</li>
+						{/if}
+					{/snippet}
 				</Route>
 				<Route key="pathRouting">
 					<SubNav title="Path Routing" links={pathRoutingLinks} />
 				</Route>
-				<Route key="homeMenuHr" when={(rs) => !rs.hashRouting?.match}>
-					<li class="nav-item">
-						<Link
-							class="nav-link"
-							activeState={{ class: 'active', key: 'hashRouting' }}
-							href="/hash-routing"
-						>
-							Hash Routing
-						</Link>
-					</li>
+				<Route key="homeMenuHr">
+					{#snippet children(rp, _, rs)}
+						{#if !rs.hashRouting?.match}
+							<li class="nav-item">
+								<Link
+									class="nav-link"
+									activeState={{ class: 'active', key: 'hashRouting' }}
+									href="/hash-routing"
+								>
+									Hash Routing
+								</Link>
+							</li>
+						{/if}
+					{/snippet}
 				</Route>
 				<Route key="hashRouting">
 					<SubNav title="Hash Routing" links={hashRoutingLinks} />
diff --git a/src/lib/Route/README.md b/src/lib/Route/README.md
index cbf7bd3..b8d5128 100644
--- a/src/lib/Route/README.md
+++ b/src/lib/Route/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ they can be embedded anywhere down the hierarchy, including being children of ot
 | `key` | `string` | (none) | | Sets the route's unique key. |
 | `path` | `string \| RegExp` | (none) | | Sets the route's path pattern, or a regular expression used to test and match the browser's URL. |
 | `and` | `(params: Record<RouteParameters<T>, ParameterValue> \| undefined) => boolean` | `undefined` | | Sets a function for additional matching conditions. |
-| `when` | `(routeStatus: Record<string, RouteStatus>) => boolean` | `undefined` | | Sets a function for additional matching conditions. |
+| `ignoreForFallback` | `boolean` | `false` | | Controls whether the matching status of this route affects the visibility of fallback content. |
 | `caseSensitive` | `boolean` | `false` | | Sets whether the route's path pattern should be matched case-sensitively. |
 | `hash` | `boolean \| string` | `undefined` | | Sets the hash mode of the route. |
 | `params` | `Record<RouteParameters<T>, ParameterValue>` | `undefined` | Yes | Provides a way to obtain a route's parameters through property binding. |
diff --git a/src/lib/Route/Route.svelte b/src/lib/Route/Route.svelte
index 41d0b7e..cb82add 100644
--- a/src/lib/Route/Route.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/Route/Route.svelte
@@ -71,32 +71,11 @@
 		 */
 		and?: (params: Record<RouteParameters<T>, ParameterValue> | undefined) => boolean;
 		/**
-		 * Sets a function for additional matching conditions.
-		 *
-		 * Use this one when you need to match based on the final status of all routes.
-		 * @param routeStatus The router's route status object.
-		 * @returns `true` if the route should match, or `false` otherwise.
+		 * Sets whether the route's match status should be ignored for fallback purposes.
 		 *
-		 * This is shorthand for:
-		 *
-		 * ```svelte
-		 * {#if when(router.routeStatus)}
-		 *     <Route ...>...</Route>
-		 * {/if}
-		 * ```
-		 *
-		 *
-		 * In other words, use it to further condition rendering based on the final status of all routes.
-		 *
-		 * Example:  Match only if the home route did not:
-		 *
-		 * ```svelte
-		 * <Route key="notHome" when={({ home }) => !home.match}>
-		 *    <NotHome />
-		 * </Route>
-		 * ```
+		 * If `true`, the route will not be considered when determining fallback content visibility.
 		 */
-		when?: (routeStatus: Record<string, RouteStatus>) => boolean;
+		ignoreForFallback?: boolean;
 		/**
 		 * Sets whether the route's path pattern should be matched case-sensitively.
 		 *
@@ -146,7 +125,7 @@
 		key,
 		path,
 		and,
-		when,
+		ignoreForFallback = false,
 		caseSensitive = false,
 		hash,
 		params = $bindable(),
@@ -162,17 +141,17 @@
 
 	// Effect that updates the route object in the parent router.
 	$effect.pre(() => {
-		if (!path && !and && !when) {
+		if (!path && !and) {
 			return;
 		}
 		// svelte-ignore ownership_invalid_mutation
 		untrack(() => router.routes)[key] =
 			path instanceof RegExp
-				? { regex: path, and, when }
+				? { regex: path, and, ignoreForFallback }
 				: {
 						pattern: path,
 						and,
-						when,
+						ignoreForFallback,
 						caseSensitive
 					};
 		return () => {
@@ -186,6 +165,6 @@
 	});
 </script>
 
-{#if (router.routeStatus[key]?.match ?? true) && (untrack(() => router.routes)[key]?.when?.(router.routeStatus) ?? true)}
+{#if (router.routeStatus[key]?.match ?? true)}
 	{@render children?.(params, router.state, router.routeStatus)}
 {/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/core/RouterEngine.svelte.test.ts b/src/lib/core/RouterEngine.svelte.test.ts
index c542113..1468bc1 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/RouterEngine.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/RouterEngine.svelte.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, vi } from "vitest";
+import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
 import { routePatternsKey, RouterEngine } from "./RouterEngine.svelte.js";
 import { init, type Hash, type RouteInfo } from "$lib/index.js";
 import { registerRouter } from "./trace.svelte.js";
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe("RouterEngine", () => {
     });
 });
 
-describe("RouterEngine", () => {
+describe("RouterEngine (default init)", () => {
     let _href: string;
     let cleanup: () => void;
     let interceptedState: any = null;
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ describe("RouterEngine", () => {
             replaceState: replaceStateMock
         };
     });
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        location.url.href = globalThis.window.location.href = "http://example.com";
+    });
     afterAll(() => {
         cleanup();
     });
@@ -497,9 +500,72 @@ describe("RouterEngine", () => {
             });
         });
     });
+    describe('noMatches', () => {
+        test("Should be true whenever there are no routes registered.", () => {
+            // Act.
+            const router = new RouterEngine();
+
+            // Assert.
+            expect(router.noMatches).toBe(true);
+        });
+        test("Should be true whenever there are no matching routes.", () => {
+            // Act.
+            const router = new RouterEngine();
+            router.routes['route'] = {
+                pattern: '/:one/:two?',
+                caseSensitive: false,
+            };
+
+            // Assert.
+            expect(router.noMatches).toBe(true);
+        });
+        test.each([
+            {
+                text: "is",
+                routeCount: 1,
+                totalRoutes: 5
+            },
+            {
+                text: "are",
+                routeCount: 2,
+                totalRoutes: 5
+            },
+            {
+                text: "are",
+                routeCount: 5,
+                totalRoutes: 5
+            },
+        ])("Should be false whenever there $text $routeCount matching route(s) out of $totalRoutes route(s).", ({ routeCount, totalRoutes }) => {
+            // Act.
+            const router = new RouterEngine();
+            for (let i = 0; i < routeCount; i++) {
+                router.routes[`route${i}`] = {
+                    and: () => i < routeCount
+                };
+            }
+
+            // Assert.
+            expect(router.noMatches).toBe(false);
+        });
+        test.each([
+            1, 2, 5
+        ])("Should be true whenever the %d matching route(s) are ignored for fallback.", (routeCount) => {
+            // Act.
+            const router = new RouterEngine();
+            for (let i = 0; i < routeCount; i++) {
+                router.routes[`route${i}`] = {
+                    and: () => true,
+                    ignoreForFallback: true
+                };
+            }
+
+            // Assert.
+            expect(router.noMatches).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
 });
 
-describe("RouterEngine", () => {
+describe("RouterEngine (multi hash)", () => {
     let _href: string;
     let cleanup: () => void;
     let interceptedState: any = null;
diff --git a/src/lib/core/RouterEngine.svelte.ts b/src/lib/core/RouterEngine.svelte.ts
index c53d95a..61bf9e9 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/RouterEngine.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/RouterEngine.svelte.ts
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ export class RouterEngine {
     #routePatterns = $derived(Object.entries(this.routes).reduce((map, [key, route]) => {
         map.set(
             key, routeInfoIsRegexInfo(route) ?
-            { regex: route.regex, and: route.and } :
+            { regex: route.regex, and: route.and, ignoreForFallback: !!route.ignoreForFallback } :
             this.#parseRoutePattern(route)
         );
         return map;
-    }, new Map<string, { regex?: RegExp; and?: AndUntyped; }>()));
+    }, new Map<string, { regex?: RegExp; and?: AndUntyped; ignoreForFallback: boolean; }>()));
 
     [routePatternsKey]() {
         return this.#routePatterns;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export class RouterEngine {
                 }
             }
             const match = (!!matches || !pattern.regex) && (!pattern.and || pattern.and(routeParams));
-            noMatches = noMatches && !match;
+            noMatches = noMatches && (pattern.ignoreForFallback ? true : !match);
             routeStatus[routeKey] = {
                 match,
                 routeParams,
@@ -179,10 +179,11 @@ export class RouterEngine {
      * @param routeInfo Pattern route information to parse.
      * @returns An object with the regular expression and the optional predicate function.
      */
-    #parseRoutePattern(routeInfo: PatternRouteInfo): { regex?: RegExp; and?: AndUntyped; } {
+    #parseRoutePattern(routeInfo: PatternRouteInfo): { regex?: RegExp; and?: AndUntyped; ignoreForFallback: boolean; } {
         if (!routeInfo.pattern) {
             return {
                 and: routeInfo.and,
+                ignoreForFallback: !!routeInfo.ignoreForFallback
             }
         }
         const fullPattern = joinPaths(this.basePath, routeInfo.pattern === '/' ? '' : routeInfo.pattern);
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ export class RouterEngine {
         return {
             regex: new RegExp(`^${regexPattern}$`, routeInfo.caseSensitive ? undefined : 'i'),
             and: routeInfo.and,
+            ignoreForFallback: !!routeInfo.ignoreForFallback
         };
     }
     /**
diff --git a/src/lib/types.ts b/src/lib/types.ts
index 4510751..83bfaa7 100644
--- a/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ export type RouteStatus = {
  */
 export type AndUntyped = (params: Record<string, ParameterValue> | undefined) => boolean;
 
-/**
- * Defines the shape of predicate functions that are used to determine if the route contents should show based on the 
- * route status information of all routes in the router.
- */
-export type WhenPredicate = (routeStatus: Record<string, RouteStatus>) => boolean
-
 /**
  * Defines the core properties of a route definition.
  */
@@ -71,10 +65,9 @@ export type CoreRouteInfo = {
      */
     and?: AndUntyped;
     /**
-     * An optional predicate function that is used to determine if the route contents should show based on the route 
-     * status information of all routes in the router.
+     * A Boolean value that determines if the route's match status should be ignored for fallback purposes.
      */
-    when?: WhenPredicate;
+    ignoreForFallback?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**