diff --git a/src/router/Router.ts b/src/router/Router.ts
index 43fef785..aa9c3411 100644
--- a/src/router/Router.ts
+++ b/src/router/Router.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export class Router {
     }
   }
 
-  async navigate(to: Destination): Promise<void> {
+  async navigate(to: Destination): Promise<boolean> {
     const path = this.destToPath(to);
     const initialName = this.currentRouteName;
     const result = await this.matchAndApplyRules(path);
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ export class Router {
     }
     if (this.currentRouteName !== initialName) {
       this.env.qweb.forceUpdate();
+      return true;
     }
+    return false;
   }
 
   destToPath(dest: Destination): string {
diff --git a/tests/router/router.test.ts b/tests/router/router.test.ts
index 86a7f4b1..680f47f8 100644
--- a/tests/router/router.test.ts
+++ b/tests/router/router.test.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ describe("beforeRouteEnter", () => {
     await router.start();
     await router.navigate({ to: "routea" });
     expect(window.location.pathname).toBe("/some/patha");
-    await router.navigate({ to: "routeb" });
+    const result = await router.navigate({ to: "routeb" });
+    expect(result).toBe(false);
     expect(guard).toBeCalledTimes(1);
     expect(window.location.pathname).toBe("/some/patha");
     expect(router.currentRouteName).toBe("routea");
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ describe("beforeRouteEnter", () => {
         ]);
 
     await router.start();
-    await router.navigate({ to: "routea" });
+    const result = await router.navigate({ to: "routea" });
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
     expect(window.location.pathname).toBe("/some/patha");
     await router.navigate({ to: "routeb" });
     expect(guard).toBeCalledTimes(1);