diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index 310e6dfef21..a9630035934 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -254,7 +254,15 @@ app.use = function use(fn) {
  */
 
 app.route = function route(path) {
-  return this.router.route(path);
+  var routeObj = this.router.route(path);
+  var self = this;
+
+  // TODO: This isn't the cleanest, but it's non-blocking and ensures synchronous call chains to the route object (ex: .get()) have ran before we trigger the event.
+  setTimeout(function() {
+    self.emit('route', routeObj);
+  },0);
+
+  return routeObj;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -477,6 +485,8 @@ methods.forEach(function (method) {
 
     var route = this.route(path);
     route[method].apply(route, slice.call(arguments, 1));
+    // The emit call works when placed here for direct METHOD call on the app, but not when using .route()
+    //this.emit('route', route);
     return this;
   };
 });
diff --git a/test/app.route.js b/test/app.route.js
index 03ae1293685..e09e5c0d7ce 100644
--- a/test/app.route.js
+++ b/test/app.route.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
+var assert = require('node:assert')
 var express = require('../');
 var request = require('supertest');
 
@@ -62,6 +63,26 @@ describe('app.route', function(){
     .expect(404, done);
   });
 
+  it('should emit "route" when a new route is defined', function(done){
+    var app = express()
+
+    app.on('route', function(arg){
+      var layer = (app.stack || app.router.stack).find(function(i){
+        return i.route.path === '/:foo';
+      });
+
+      assert.strictEqual(arg, layer.route);
+      assert.strictEqual(arg.path, '/:foo');
+      assert.strictEqual(arg.methods.get, true);
+      done();
+    });
+
+    app.route('/:foo')
+    .get(function(req, res) {
+      res.send(req.params.foo);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('promise support', function () {
     it('should pass rejected promise value', function (done) {
       var app = express()
diff --git a/test/app.router.js b/test/app.router.js
index 6e7be684e55..12dbc107045 100644
--- a/test/app.router.js
+++ b/test/app.router.js
@@ -59,6 +59,25 @@ describe('app.router', function () {
         var app = express();
         assert.throws(app[method].bind(app, '/', 3), /argument handler must be a function/);
       })
+
+      it('should emit "route" when a new route is defined using ' + method.toUpperCase(), function(done){
+        var app = express()
+
+        app.on('route', function(arg){
+          var layer = (app.stack || app.router.stack).find(function(i){
+            return i.route.path === '/:foo';
+          });
+
+          assert.strictEqual(arg, layer.route);
+          assert.strictEqual(arg.path, '/:foo');
+          assert.strictEqual(arg.methods[method], true);
+          done();
+        });
+
+        app[method]('/:foo', function(req, res) {
+          res.send(req.params.foo);
+        });
+      });
     });
 
     it('should re-route when method is altered', function (done) {