diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/route.js b/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/route.js
index 44fefd374f8..151bd530f8f 100644
--- a/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/route.js
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/route.js
@@ -554,6 +554,16 @@ Ember.Route = Ember.Object.extend({
     return controller;
   },
 
+  /**
+    Return a new view instance for the given name
+
+    @method viewFor
+    @param {String} name of the view
+    @return {Ember.View} instance of the view
+  */
+  viewFor: function(name) {
+    return this.container.lookup('view:' + name);
+  },
   /**
     Returns the current model for a given route.
 
diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/tests/system/route_test.js b/packages/ember-routing/tests/system/route_test.js
index 823043dbc29..fc8beb0580b 100644
--- a/packages/ember-routing/tests/system/route_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/tests/system/route_test.js
@@ -36,5 +36,21 @@ test("default model utilizes the container to acquire the model factory", functi
 
     return Post;
   }
+});
+
+test("Route#viewFor", function(){
+  ok(route.viewFor, 'function is present');
+
+  var lookup = {
+    'view:application': {}
+  };
+
+  route.container = {
+    lookup: function(fullName) {
+      return lookup[fullName];
+    }
+  };
 
+  equal(route.viewFor('unknown'), undefined, 'returns undefined for unknown for lookup');
+  equal(route.viewFor('application'), lookup['view:application'], 'return the correct view on valid lookup');
 });