diff --git a/src/action-router.js b/src/action-router.js
index 0d92ad2..84dde1b 100644
--- a/src/action-router.js
+++ b/src/action-router.js
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ function constructPath(match) {
   return resultParts.join("/");
 }
 
-function createActionDispatcher(routesConfig, window) {
+function createActionDispatcher(routesConfig, _window = window) {
   const { compiledActionMatchers, compiledRouteMatchers } = compileRoutes(
     routesConfig
   );
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ function createActionDispatcher(routesConfig, window) {
 
   let actionListeners = [];
   let currentPath = null;
+  let currentAction = null;
 
   function ifPathChanged(newPath, cb) {
     if (currentPath !== newPath) {
@@ -307,7 +308,12 @@ function createActionDispatcher(routesConfig, window) {
   }
 
   const actionDispatcher = {
-
+    get currentPath() {
+      return currentPath;
+    },
+    get currentAction() {
+      return currentAction;
+    },
     pathForAction,
 
     //hook for everything to get action on route change
@@ -330,6 +336,8 @@ function createActionDispatcher(routesConfig, window) {
 
         const action = actionForLocation(location);
 
+        currentAction = action;
+
         if (action) {
           actionListeners.forEach(cb => cb(action));
         }
@@ -344,7 +352,10 @@ function createActionDispatcher(routesConfig, window) {
 
       if (newPath) {
         ifPathChanged(newPath, () => {
-          window.history.pushState({}, "", newPath);
+          currentAction = action;
+
+          _window.history.pushState({}, "", newPath);
+
           if(fireCallbacks) {
             actionListeners.forEach(cb => cb(action));
           }
@@ -354,7 +365,7 @@ function createActionDispatcher(routesConfig, window) {
 
   };
 
-  window.addEventListener("urlchanged", actionDispatcher);
+  _window.addEventListener("urlchanged", actionDispatcher);
 
   return actionDispatcher;
 }
diff --git a/src/provider-api.js b/src/provider-api.js
index 9e01b5f..2ca0da6 100644
--- a/src/provider-api.js
+++ b/src/provider-api.js
@@ -2,24 +2,24 @@ import * as R from 'ramda';
 import React, {useReducer, useEffect} from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
+import {createActionDispatcher} from "./action-router";
+
 const RouteContext = React.createContext(null);
 const ActionDispatcherContext = React.createContext(null);
 
-function RouteProvider({children, actionDispatcher, _window}) {
+function RouteProvider({children, routeDispatcher, _window}) {
 
-  const [route, updateRoute] = useReducer((state, action) =>
-      R.omit(['type'], R.assoc('routeName', action.type, action))
-    , {});
+  const [route, updateRoute] = useReducer((state, action) => action, {});
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    return actionDispatcher.addActionListener(action => updateRoute(action));
+    return routeDispatcher.addRouteListener(updateRoute);
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    actionDispatcher.receiveLocation(_window.location);
+    routeDispatcher.receiveLocation(_window.location);
   });
 
-  return (<ActionDispatcherContext.Provider value={actionDispatcher}>
+  return (<ActionDispatcherContext.Provider value={routeDispatcher}>
     <RouteContext.Provider value={route}>
       {children}
     </RouteContext.Provider>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RouteProvider.propTypes = {
     PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.node),
     PropTypes.node
   ]),
-  actionDispatcher: PropTypes.object
+  routeDispatcher: PropTypes.object
 };
 
 function getDisplayName(WrappedComponent) {
@@ -89,4 +89,28 @@ RouteLink.propTypes = {
   ]),
 };
 
-export {RouteProvider, withRoute, RouteLink};
+function routeToAction(route) {
+  return R.omit(['routeName'], R.assoc('type', route.routeName, action))
+}
+function actionToRoute(action) {
+  return R.omit(['type'], R.assoc('routeName', action.type, action))
+}
+
+function createRouteDispatcher(routesConfig, _window = window) {
+  const actionDispatcher = createActionDispatcher(routesConfig, _window);
+
+  actionDispatcher.receiveRoute = (route) => actionDispatcher.receiveAction(routeToAction(route));
+  actionDispatcher.addRouteListener = (cb) => actionDispatcher.addActionListener((action) => cb(actionToRoute(action)));
+
+  Object.defineProperty(actionDispatcher, "currentRoute", {
+    enumerable: true,
+    writable: false,
+    get: function() {
+      return actionToRoute(this.currentAction)
+    }
+  });
+
+  return actionDispatcher;
+}
+
+export {RouteProvider, withRoute, RouteLink, createRouteDispatcher};