diff --git a/angular.tsconfig.json b/angular.tsconfig.json
index 49e2a2d0a..40475adaf 100644
--- a/angular.tsconfig.json
+++ b/angular.tsconfig.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     ],
     "exclude": [
         "node_modules/@angular/bazel/**",
+        "node_modules/@angular/router/upgrade/**",
         "node_modules/@angular/compiler-cli/**",
         "node_modules/@angular/tsc-wrapped/**",
         "node_modules/@angular/platform-browser/testing/**",
diff --git a/modules/common/BUILD.bazel b/modules/common/BUILD.bazel
index 32d6852c9..ecb7bf3d2 100644
--- a/modules/common/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/modules/common/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ng_module(
     deps = [
         "//modules/common/engine",
         "//modules/common/tokens",
+        "//modules/common/ls-routes",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ ng_package(
         ":common",
         "//modules/common/engine",
         "//modules/common/tokens",
+        "//modules/common/ls-routes",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/modules/common/ls-routes/BUILD.bazel b/modules/common/ls-routes/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc9b4da05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/common/ls-routes/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "ts_library", "ng_module")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
+
+ng_module(
+    name = "ls-routes",
+    srcs = glob([
+        "src/*.ts",
+        "*.ts",
+    ]),
+    deps = [
+      "//modules/module-map-ngfactory-loader",
+    ],
+    module_name = "@nguniversal/common/ls-routes",
+)
+
+ts_library(
+    name = "unit_test_lib",
+    testonly = True,
+    srcs = glob([
+        "spec/**/*.spec.ts",
+    ]),
+    deps = [
+        "//modules/module-map-ngfactory-loader",
+        ":ls-routes",
+    ],
+)
+
+jasmine_node_test(
+    name = "unit_test",
+    srcs = [":unit_test_lib"],
+)
diff --git a/modules/common/ls-routes/index.ts b/modules/common/ls-routes/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45965af3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/common/ls-routes/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+export * from './public_api';
diff --git a/modules/common/ls-routes/public_api.ts b/modules/common/ls-routes/public_api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba03aeea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/common/ls-routes/public_api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+export { lsRoutes } from './src/ls-routes';
diff --git a/modules/common/ls-routes/spec/ls-routes.spec.ts b/modules/common/ls-routes/spec/ls-routes.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e8445a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/common/ls-routes/spec/ls-routes.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import { lsRoutes } from '@nguniversal/common/ls-routes';
+import { enableProdMode, NgModule, Component, CompilerFactory, Compiler } from '@angular/core';
+import { RouterModule, Route } from '@angular/router';
+import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { ModuleMapLoaderModule } from '@nguniversal/module-map-ngfactory-loader';
+import { ServerModule, platformDynamicServer } from '@angular/platform-server';
+
+@Component({selector: 'lazy', template: 'lazy'})
+export class LazyComponent {}
+
+@NgModule({
+  imports: [RouterModule.forChild([
+    {path: 'lazy-a', component: LazyComponent}
+  ])],
+  declarations: [ LazyComponent ]
+})
+export class LazyModule {}
+
+function assignComponent(route: Route, comp: any) {
+  route.component = comp;
+  if (route.children) {
+    route.children = route.children.map(r => assignComponent(r, comp));
+  }
+  return route;
+}
+
+
+async function createFactoryAndGetRoutes(
+  routeConfig: Route[],
+  compiler: Compiler,
+  moduleMap: {[key: string]: any} = {} ) {
+
+  @Component({ selector: 'a', template: 'a' })
+  class MockComponent { }
+
+  @NgModule({
+    imports: [
+      BrowserModule,
+      RouterModule.forRoot(routeConfig.map(r => assignComponent(r, MockComponent))),
+    ],
+    declarations: [MockComponent]
+  })
+  class MockModule { }
+  @NgModule({
+    imports: [
+      ServerModule,
+      MockModule,
+      ModuleMapLoaderModule
+    ]
+  })
+  class MockServerModule {}
+  const factory = await compiler.compileModuleAsync(MockServerModule);
+
+  return lsRoutes(factory, moduleMap);
+}
+
+describe('ls-routes', () => {
+  let compiler: Compiler;
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    enableProdMode();
+    const compilerFactory = platformDynamicServer()
+      .injector.get(CompilerFactory) as CompilerFactory;
+
+    compiler = compilerFactory.createCompiler();
+  });
+
+  it('should resolve a single path', async(done) => {
+    const routes = await createFactoryAndGetRoutes([
+      { path: 'a' }
+    ], compiler);
+    expect(routes).toContain('/a');
+    done();
+  });
+  xit('should resolve a multiple paths', async(done) => {
+    const routes = await createFactoryAndGetRoutes([
+      { path: 'a' },
+      { path: 'b' },
+      { path: 'c' },
+    ], compiler);
+    expect(routes).toContain('/a');
+    expect(routes).toContain('/b');
+    expect(routes).toContain('/c');
+    done();
+
+  });
+  xit('should resolve nested paths', async(done) => {
+    const routes = await createFactoryAndGetRoutes([
+      {
+        path: 'a',
+        children: [
+          { path: 'a-a' },
+          { path: 'a-b' }
+        ]
+      },
+    ], compiler);
+    expect(routes).toContain('/a/a-a');
+    expect(routes).toContain('/a/a-b');
+    done();
+  });
+  xit('should resolve a string loaded loadChildren', async(done) => {
+    const moduleMap = { './ls-routes.spec.ts#LazyModule': LazyModule };
+    const routes = await createFactoryAndGetRoutes([
+      {
+        path: 'a',
+        loadChildren: './ls-routes.spec.ts#LazyModule'
+      }
+    ], compiler, moduleMap);
+    expect(routes).toContain('/a/lazy-a');
+    done();
+  });
+  xit('should resolve a function loaded loadChildren', async(done) => {
+    const routes = await createFactoryAndGetRoutes([
+      {
+        path: 'a',
+        loadChildren: () => compiler.compileModuleSync(LazyModule)
+      }
+    ], compiler);
+    expect(routes).toContain('/a/lazy-a');
+    done();
+  });
+  xit('should resolve a function loaded promise loadChildren', async(done) => {
+    const routes = await createFactoryAndGetRoutes([
+      {
+        path: 'a',
+        loadChildren: () => compiler.compileModuleAsync(LazyModule) as any
+      }
+    ], compiler);
+    expect(routes).toContain('/a/lazy-a');
+    done();
+
+  });
+  xit('should correctly merge nested routes with empty string ', async(done) => {
+    const routes = await createFactoryAndGetRoutes([
+      {
+        path: '',
+        children: [
+          {
+            path: '',
+            children: [
+              { path: '' },
+              { path: 'level3'}
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ], compiler);
+    expect(routes).toContain('/');
+    expect(routes).toContain('/level3');
+    done();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/modules/common/ls-routes/src/ls-routes.ts b/modules/common/ls-routes/src/ls-routes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..076f2cc85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/common/ls-routes/src/ls-routes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import { NgModuleFactoryLoader,
+  NgModuleFactory, Injector, NgZone } from '@angular/core';
+import { platformServer } from '@angular/platform-server';
+import { ROUTES, Route } from '@angular/router';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { provideModuleMap } from '@nguniversal/module-map-ngfactory-loader';
+
+export let loader: NgModuleFactoryLoader;
+
+export function lsRoutes<T>(
+  serverFactory: NgModuleFactory<T>,
+  lazyModuleMap?: any
+) {
+  const ngZone = new NgZone({ enableLongStackTrace: false });
+  const rootInjector = Injector.create(
+    [
+      { provide: NgZone, useValue: ngZone },
+      provideModuleMap(lazyModuleMap)
+    ],
+    platformServer().injector
+  );
+  const moduleRef = serverFactory.create(rootInjector);
+  loader = moduleRef.injector.get(NgModuleFactoryLoader);
+  return Promise.all(createModule(serverFactory, rootInjector))
+    .then(routes => {
+        return flattenArray(flattenRouteToPath(routes));
+    });
+}
+
+function flattenArray<T, V>(array: T[] | T): V[] {
+  return !Array.isArray(array) ? array : [].concat.apply([], array.map(r => flattenArray(r)));
+}
+
+function flattenRouteToPath(routes: Route[]): (string[] | string)[] {
+  return routes.map(route => {
+    if (!route.children) {
+      return route.path ? '/' + route.path : '/';
+    } else {
+      // extra flatten here for nested routes
+      return flattenArray(flattenRouteToPath(route.children))
+        .map(childRoute => (!route.path ? '' : '/' + route.path) + childRoute);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+function coerceIntoPromise<T>(mightBePromise: Observable<T> | Promise<T> | T): Promise<T> {
+  if (mightBePromise instanceof Observable) {
+    return mightBePromise.toPromise();
+  }
+  return Promise.resolve(mightBePromise);
+}
+
+function extractRoute(route: Route, injector: Injector): Promise<Route> {
+  if (route.loadChildren) {
+    return resolveLazyChildren(route, injector);
+  }
+  if (route.children) {
+    return Promise.all(route.children.map(r => extractRoute(r, injector)))
+      .then(routes => {
+        route.children = routes;
+        return route;
+      });
+  }
+  return Promise.resolve(route);
+}
+
+function resolveLazyChildren(route: Route, injector: Injector): Promise<Route> {
+  let nextFactory: Promise<NgModuleFactory<any>>;
+  if (typeof route.loadChildren === 'function') {
+    nextFactory = coerceIntoPromise<NgModuleFactory<any>>(
+      route.loadChildren() as NgModuleFactory<any> | Promise<NgModuleFactory<any>>
+    );
+  } else {
+    nextFactory = loader.load(route.loadChildren as string);
+  }
+  return nextFactory
+    .then(factory => Promise.all(createModule(factory, injector)))
+    .then(children => {
+      route.children = children;
+      delete route.loadChildren;
+      return route;
+    });
+}
+
+function createModule<T>(factory: NgModuleFactory<T>, parentInjector: Injector): Promise<Route>[] {
+
+  const moduleRef = factory.create(parentInjector);
+  const routes = moduleRef.injector.get(ROUTES);
+
+  return flattenArray<Route[][], Route>(routes)
+    .map(route => {
+      if (!route.loadChildren) {
+        // no lazy loaded paths so we can return the routes directly
+        return extractRoute(route, parentInjector);
+      } else {
+        return resolveLazyChildren(route, moduleRef.injector);
+      }
+    });
+}
diff --git a/modules/common/package.json b/modules/common/package.json
index cea06eaa8..09f5e58fc 100644
--- a/modules/common/package.json
+++ b/modules/common/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
   ],
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/common": "NG_VERSION",
-    "@angular/core": "NG_VERSION"
+    "@angular/core": "NG_VERSION",
+    "@angular/router": "NG_VERSION",
+    "@nguniversal/module-map-ngfactory-loader": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER"
   },
   "ng-update": {
     "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 743ac72fa..be46c6404 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
     "@angular/platform-browser": "^6.0.4",
     "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^6.0.4",
     "@angular/platform-server": "^6.0.4",
+    "@angular/upgrade": "^6.0.4",
+    "@angular/router": "^6.0.4",
     "@bazel/ibazel": "^0.3.1",
     "@types/express": "^4.0.39",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^4.0.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 315326712..b6f4b4a92 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@
     tslib "^1.9.0"
     xhr2 "^0.1.4"
 
+"@angular/router@^6.0.4":
+  version "6.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/router/-/router-6.0.4.tgz#81c96dfa42a8c4a218cbd450b1e8959a76ea9595"
+  dependencies:
+    tslib "^1.9.0"
+
+"@angular/upgrade@^6.0.4":
+  version "6.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/upgrade/-/upgrade-6.0.4.tgz#b12a016bab98db77bacbe9b1a83c4c2a47e5baf5"
+  dependencies:
+    tslib "^1.9.0"
+
 "@bazel/ibazel@^0.3.1":
   version "0.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bazel/ibazel/-/ibazel-0.3.1.tgz#5f02f208f138e581bbdb1534d5c013d7a0ac9799"