diff --git a/backbone.js b/backbone.js
index ed5cd7430..5105dbf7b 100644
--- a/backbone.js
+++ b/backbone.js
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@
       Backbone.history.route(route, _.bind(function(fragment) {
         var args = this._extractParameters(route, fragment);
         callback && callback.apply(this, args);
+        this.trigger('route', name, args);
         this.trigger.apply(this, ['route:' + name].concat(args));
         Backbone.history.trigger('route', this, name, args);
       }, this));