diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/shared/index.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/shared/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/index.js b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/index.js
index a33914fd6a34..4abc94d9477f 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/index.js
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ module.exports = {
   description: '',
   
   availableOptions: [
-    { name: 'flat', type: Boolean, default: false }
+    { name: 'flat', type: Boolean, default: false },
+    { name: 'route', type: Boolean, default: false }
   ],
 
   normalizeEntityName: function (entityName) {
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ module.exports = {
     if (this.options.flat) {
       fileList = fileList.filter(p => p.indexOf('index.ts') <= 0);
     }
+    if (!this.options.route) {
+      fileList = fileList.filter(p => p.indexOf(path.join('shared', 'index.ts')) <= 0);
+    }
 
     return fileList;
   },
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/route/index.js b/addon/ng2/blueprints/route/index.js
index 6cd43ffe24f8..8f444df435ec 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/route/index.js
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/route/index.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ module.exports = {
   ],
   
   beforeInstall: function(options) {
+    options.route = true;
     if (options.lazy) {
       options.isLazyRoute = true;
     }