diff --git a/lib/component.js b/lib/component.js
index 6419baf5..11ce9a2e 100644
--- a/lib/component.js
+++ b/lib/component.js
@@ -381,8 +381,17 @@ class Component extends WebComponent {
     Object.assign(this.state, this.getJSONAttribute(`data-state`), this._stateFromAttributes());
 
     if (Object.keys(this.getConfig(`routes`)).length) {
-      this.router = new Router(this, {historyMethod: this.historyMethod});
-      this.navigate(window.location.hash);
+      const locationContext = this.hasContext(`location`) ? this.getContext(`location`) : window.location;
+      const historyContext = this.hasContext(`history`) ? this.getContext(`history`) : window.history;
+
+      const windowContext = {
+        location: locationContext,
+        history: historyContext,
+        addEventListener: window.addEventListener.bind(window),
+        removeEventListener: window.removeEventListener.bind(window),
+      };
+      this.router = new Router(this, {historyMethod: this.historyMethod, window: windowContext});
+      this.navigate(locationContext.hash);
     }
 
     for (const contextName of this.getConfig(`contexts`)) {
@@ -835,6 +844,10 @@ class Component extends WebComponent {
 
     return availableContexts[contextName];
   }
+
+  hasContext(contextName) {
+    return this._contexts.has(contextName);
+  }
 }
 
 export default Component;