diff --git a/src/router/Router.ts b/src/router/Router.ts
index 2b555dad..43fef785 100644
--- a/src/router/Router.ts
+++ b/src/router/Router.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ export class Router {
     if (result.type === "match") {
       this.currentRoute = result.route;
       this.currentParams = result.params;
+      const currentPath = this.routeToPath(result.route, result.params);
+      if (currentPath !== this.currentPath()) {
+        this.setUrlFromPath(currentPath);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -110,8 +114,7 @@ export class Router {
     const result = await this.matchAndApplyRules(path);
     if (result.type === "match") {
       const finalPath = this.routeToPath(result.route, result.params);
-      const url = location.origin + finalPath;
-      history.pushState({}, path, url);
+      this.setUrlFromPath(finalPath);
       this.currentRoute = result.route;
       this.currentParams = result.params;
     } else if (result.type === "nomatch") {
@@ -136,6 +139,11 @@ export class Router {
   // Private helpers
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  private setUrlFromPath(path: string) {
+    const url = location.origin + path;
+    window.history.pushState({}, path, url);
+  }
+
   private validateDestination(dest: Destination) {
     if ((!dest.path && !dest.to) || (dest.path && dest.to)) {
       throw new Error(`Invalid destination: ${JSON.stringify(dest)}`);
diff --git a/tests/router/router.test.ts b/tests/router/router.test.ts
index e1dfe3a7..86a7f4b1 100644
--- a/tests/router/router.test.ts
+++ b/tests/router/router.test.ts
@@ -161,4 +161,18 @@ describe("beforeRouteEnter", () => {
     expect(window.location.pathname).toBe("/some/pathc");
     expect(router.currentRouteName).toBe("routec");
   });
+
+  test("navigation is initially redirected if guard decides so", async () => {
+    expect(window.location.pathname).toBe("/");
+    const guard = jest.fn(() => {return {to: "otherroute"}});
+    router = new TestRouter(env, [
+        { name: "landing", path: "/", beforeRouteEnter: guard},
+        { name: "otherroute", path: "/some/other/route"}
+        ]);
+
+    expect(window.location.pathname).toBe("/");
+
+    await router.start();
+    expect(window.location.pathname).toBe("/some/other/route");
+  });
 });