diff --git a/core/src/components/router/utils/dom.ts b/core/src/components/router/utils/dom.ts
index 449e603b55..b480619021 100644
--- a/core/src/components/router/utils/dom.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/router/utils/dom.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,16 @@ export function readNavState(root: HTMLElement | undefined) {
   return {ids, outlet};
 }
 
-const QUERY = ':not([no-router]) ion-nav,:not([no-router]) ion-tabs, :not([no-router]) ion-router-outlet';
+export function waitUntilNavNode(win: Window) {
+  if (searchNavNode(win.document.body)) {
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  }
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    win.addEventListener('ionNavWillLoad', resolve, { once: true });
+  });
+}
+
+const QUERY = ':not([no-router]) ion-nav, :not([no-router]) ion-tabs, :not([no-router]) ion-router-outlet';
 
 function searchNavNode(root: HTMLElement|undefined): NavOutletElement|null {
   if (!root) {
diff --git a/core/src/components/router/utils/path.ts b/core/src/components/router/utils/path.ts
index eacebeb0b2..eb2339fd76 100644
--- a/core/src/components/router/utils/path.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/router/utils/path.ts
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ export function chainToPath(chain: RouteChain): string[]|null {
   return path;
 }
 
-export function writePath(history: History, base: string, usePath: boolean, path: string[], direction: RouterDirection, state: number) {
-  path = [base, ...path];
-  let url = generatePath(path);
-  if (usePath) {
+export function writePath(history: History, root: string, useHash: boolean, path: string[], direction: RouterDirection, state: number) {
+  let url = generatePath([
+    ...parsePath(root),
+    ...path
+  ]);
+  if (useHash) {
     url = '#' + url;
   }
   if (direction === RouterDirection.Forward) {