diff --git a/lib/app/router.js b/lib/app/router.js
index ce04fcc213..0deb55b696 100644
--- a/lib/app/router.js
+++ b/lib/app/router.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const scrollBehavior = (to, from, savedPosition) => {
 <% } %>
 
 export default new Router({
-  mode: 'history',
+  mode: '<%= router.mode %>',
   base: '<%= router.base %>',
   linkActiveClass: '<%= router.linkActiveClass %>',
   scrollBehavior,
diff --git a/lib/build.js b/lib/build.js
index 71203675e6..f70a7bc858 100644
--- a/lib/build.js
+++ b/lib/build.js
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ function * generateRoutesAndFiles () {
     uniqBy: _.uniqBy,
     isDev: this.dev,
     router: {
+      mode: this.options.router.mode,
       base: this.options.router.base,
       middleware: this.options.router.middleware,
       linkActiveClass: this.options.router.linkActiveClass,
diff --git a/lib/nuxt.js b/lib/nuxt.js
index 6982b29049..ac4d1a250c 100644
--- a/lib/nuxt.js
+++ b/lib/nuxt.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Nuxt {
         mode: 'out-in'
       },
       router: {
+        mode: 'history',
         base: '/',
         middleware: [],
         linkActiveClass: 'nuxt-link-active',