diff --git a/example/example.js b/example/example.js
index 6135ddbb4..7e4c5bcd0 100644
--- a/example/example.js
+++ b/example/example.js
@@ -99,4 +99,15 @@ router.redirect({
   '/info': '/about'
 })
 
+router.beforeEach(function (from, to) {
+  if (to.path === '/forbidden') {
+    alert('this route is forbidden by a global before hook')
+    return false
+  }
+})
+
+router.afterEach(function (from, to) {
+  console.log('global after')
+})
+
 router.start(App, '#app')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/index.html b/example/index.html
index 53b7137b2..6db068692 100644
--- a/example/index.html
+++ b/example/index.html
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ <h1>App Header</h1>
   <a v-link="/inbox/message/123">inbox</a>
   <a v-link="/about">about</a>
   <a v-link="/user/1234">user</a>
+  <a v-link="/forbidden">forbidden</a>
   <router-view class="test" v-transition="test" transition-mode="out-in"></router-view>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 97f3af0e3..60c01cd9b 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 var Recognizer = require('route-recognizer')
-var hasPushState = typeof history !== 'undefined' && history.pushState
 var installed = false
 var Vue
 
@@ -13,14 +12,28 @@ var Vue
  */
 
 function Router (options) {
+  options = options || {}
+
+  // Vue instances
   this.app = null
   this._children = []
+
+  // route recognizer
   this._recognizer = new Recognizer()
+
+  // state
   this._started = false
-  this._currentPath = null
-  this._notFoundHandler = null
-  this._root = null
-  this._hasPushState = hasPushState
+  this._currentRoute = { path: '' }
+
+  // feature detection
+  this._hasPushState = typeof history !== 'undefined' && history.pushState
+
+  // global handler/hooks
+  this._notFoundHandler = options.notFound || null
+  this._beforeEachHook = options.beforeEach || null
+  this._afterEachHook = options.afterEach || null
+
+  // resolve root path
   var root = options && options.root
   if (root) {
     // make sure there's the starting slash
@@ -29,9 +42,13 @@ function Router (options) {
     }
     // remove trailing slash
     this._root = root.replace(/\/$/, '')
+  } else {
+    this._root = null
   }
-  this._hashbang = !(options && options.hashbang === false)
-  this._pushstate = !!(hasPushState && options && options.pushstate)
+
+  // mode
+  this._hashbang = options.hashbang !== false
+  this._pushstate = !!(this._hasPushState && options.pushstate)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -109,6 +126,26 @@ p.redirect = function (map) {
   // use another recognizer to recognize redirects
 }
 
+/**
+ * Set global before hook.
+ *
+ * @param {Function} fn
+ */
+
+p.beforeEach = function (fn) {
+  this._beforeEachHook = fn
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set global after hook.
+ *
+ * @param {Function} fn
+ */
+
+p.afterEach = function (fn) {
+  this._afterEachHook = fn  
+}
+
 /**
  * Navigate to a given path.
  * The path is assumed to be already decoded, and will
@@ -140,6 +177,18 @@ p.go = function (path, options) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Short hand for replacing current path
+ *
+ * @param {String} path
+ */
+
+p.replace = function (path) {
+  this.go(path, {
+    replace: true
+  })
+}
+
 /**
  * Start the router.
  *
@@ -273,10 +322,12 @@ p._addRoute = function (path, config, segments) {
  */
 
 p._match = function (path) {
-  if (path === this._currentPath) {
+
+  var currentRoute = this._currentRoute
+  if (this.app && path === currentRoute.path) {
     return
   }
-  this._currentPath = path
+
   // normalize against root
   if (
     this._pushstate &&
@@ -285,7 +336,9 @@ p._match = function (path) {
   ) {
     path = path.slice(this._root.length)
   }
+
   var matched = this._recognizer.recognize(path)
+
   // aggregate params
   var params
   if (matched) {
@@ -298,6 +351,7 @@ p._match = function (path) {
       return prev
     }, {})
   }
+
   // construct route context
   var route = {
     path: path,
@@ -307,7 +361,18 @@ p._match = function (path) {
     _matchedCount: 0,
     _router: this
   }
+
+  // check gloal before hook
+  if (this._beforeEachHook) {
+    var res = this._beforeEachHook.call(null, currentRoute, route)
+    if (res === false) {
+      this.replace(currentRoute.path)
+      return
+    }
+  }
+
   if (!this.app) {
+    // initial render
     this.app = new this._appConstructor({
       el: this._appContainer,
       data: {
@@ -315,11 +380,19 @@ p._match = function (path) {
       }
     })
   } else {
+    // route change
     this.app.route = route
     this._children.forEach(function (child) {
       child.route = route
     })
   }
+
+  // check global after hook
+  if (this._afterEachHook) {
+    this._afterEachHook.call(null, currentRoute, route)
+  }
+
+  this._currentRoute = route
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/view.js b/src/view.js
index fc43589d4..93d17e068 100644
--- a/src/view.js
+++ b/src/view.js
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ module.exports = function (Vue) {
             if (route._router._hasPushState) {
               history.back()
             } else if (previousRoute) {
-              route._router.go(previousRoute.path, {
-                replace: true
-              })
+              route._router.replace(previousRoute.path)
             }
             return
           }