diff --git a/lib/nuxt.js b/lib/nuxt.js
index e9f6e38fff..0e0c243133 100644
--- a/lib/nuxt.js
+++ b/lib/nuxt.js
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class Nuxt {
}
const html = self.appTemplate({
dev: self.dev, // Use to add the extracted CSS in production
+ baseUrl: (self.options.router.base !== '/' ? self.options.router.base : null),
APP: app,
context: context,
files: {
diff --git a/lib/views/app.html b/lib/views/app.html
index ddb22e0dd4..ed052bcc17 100644
--- a/lib/views/app.html
+++ b/lib/views/app.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
${title.toString()}
+ <% if (baseUrl) { %><% } %>
<% if (!dev) { %><% } %>