diff --git a/modules/__tests__/IndexRoute-test.js b/modules/__tests__/IndexRoute-test.js
index 5d4246c349..f55bd24d81 100644
--- a/modules/__tests__/IndexRoute-test.js
+++ b/modules/__tests__/IndexRoute-test.js
@@ -60,6 +60,41 @@ describe('An <IndexRoute>', function () {
         done()
       })
     })
-  })
 
+    it('renders when its parents combined pathes match', function (done) {
+      render((
+        <Router history={createHistory('/path/test')}>
+          <Route path="/path" component={Parent}>
+            <IndexRoute component={Child}/>
+            <Route path="test" component={Parent}>
+              <IndexRoute component={Child}/>
+            </Route>
+          </Route>
+        </Router>
+      ), node, function () {
+        expect(node.textContent).toEqual('parent parent child')
+        done()
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('renders when its parents combined pathes match, and its direct parent is path less', function (done) {
+      render((
+        <Router history={createHistory('/')}>
+          <Route path="/" component={Parent}>
+            <Route component={Parent}>
+              <Route component={Parent}>
+                <Route component={Parent}>
+                  <Route path="deep" component={Parent}/>
+                  <IndexRoute component={Child}/>
+                </Route>
+              </Route>
+            </Route>
+          </Route>
+        </Router>
+      ), node, function () {
+        expect(node.textContent).toEqual('parent parent parent parent child')
+        done()
+      })
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/modules/matchRoutes.js b/modules/matchRoutes.js
index 7a198cde89..58666d66fb 100644
--- a/modules/matchRoutes.js
+++ b/modules/matchRoutes.js
@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@ function getIndexRoute(route, location, callback) {
     route.getIndexRoute(location, function (error, indexRoute) {
       callback(error, !error && createRoutes(indexRoute)[0])
     })
+  } else if (route.childRoutes) {
+    const pathless = route.childRoutes.filter(function (obj) {
+      return !obj.hasOwnProperty('path')
+    })
+
+    loopAsync(pathless.length, function (index, next, done) {
+      getIndexRoute(pathless[index], location, function (error, indexRoute) {
+        if (error || indexRoute) {
+          const routes = [ pathless[index] ].concat( Array.isArray(indexRoute) ? indexRoute : [ indexRoute ] )
+          done(error, routes)
+        } else {
+          next()
+        }
+      })
+    }, function (err, routes) {
+      callback(null, routes)
+    })
   } else {
     callback()
   }
@@ -65,7 +82,9 @@ function matchRouteDeep(basename, route, location, callback) {
       if (error) {
         callback(error)
       } else {
-        if (indexRoute)
+        if (Array.isArray(indexRoute))
+          match.routes.push(...indexRoute)
+        else if (indexRoute)
           match.routes.push(indexRoute)
 
         callback(null, match)