diff --git a/src/vue-testing-library.js b/src/vue-testing-library.js
index ac8dca64..d71cf014 100644
--- a/src/vue-testing-library.js
+++ b/src/vue-testing-library.js
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ function render(
       wrapper.setProps(_)
       return wait()
     },
+    ...(store ? { store: vuexStore } : {}),
+    ...(routes ? { router } : {}),
     ...getQueriesForElement(wrapper.element.parentNode)
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/__tests__/vue-router.js b/tests/__tests__/vue-router.js
index 2a5fa241..12cc8337 100644
--- a/tests/__tests__/vue-router.js
+++ b/tests/__tests__/vue-router.js
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ const routes = [
 
 afterEach(cleanup)
 
+test('router instance available', async () => {
+  const { queryByTestId, router } = render(App, { routes })
+  expect(router.currentRoute.path).toBe('/')
+  await fireEvent.click(queryByTestId('about-link'))
+  expect(router.currentRoute.path).toBe('/about')
+})
+
 test('full app rendering/navigating', async () => {
   // Notice how we pass a `routes` object to our render function.
   const { queryByTestId } = render(App, { routes })
diff --git a/tests/__tests__/vuex.js b/tests/__tests__/vuex.js
index 635aac69..0cab79b9 100644
--- a/tests/__tests__/vuex.js
+++ b/tests/__tests__/vuex.js
@@ -53,3 +53,10 @@ test('can render with vuex with custom store', async () => {
 
   expect(console.error).toHaveBeenCalled()
 })
+
+test('vuex store instance available to programmatically fire actions', () => {
+  const { store } = renderVuexTestComponent()
+  expect(store.state).toEqual({ count: 1 })
+  store.dispatch('increment')
+  expect(store.state).toEqual({ count: 2 })
+})