diff --git a/shared/base/router.js b/shared/base/router.js
index 3b3bdcb4..9cb8dfd3 100644
--- a/shared/base/router.js
+++ b/shared/base/router.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ _.extend(BaseRouter.prototype, Backbone.Events, {
    * Adds a single route definition.
    */
   route: function(pattern, controller, options) {
-    var realAction, action, handler, route, routeObj, self = this;
+    var realAction, action, handler, route, routeObj, routerContext = this;
 
     route = parseRouteDefinitions([controller, options]);
     realAction = this.getAction(route);
@@ -160,27 +160,28 @@ _.extend(BaseRouter.prototype, Backbone.Events, {
       action = realAction;
     } else {
       action = function(params, callback) {
+        var self = this;
         var myLoadNumber = ++loadNumber;
         function next() {
           // To prevent race conditions we ensure that no future requests have been processed in the mean time.
           if (myLoadNumber === loadNumber) {
-            callback.apply(this, arguments);
+            callback.apply(self, arguments);
           }
         }
         // in AMD environment realAction is the string containing path to the controller
         // which will be loaded async (might be preloaded)
         // Only used in AMD environment
         if (typeof realAction === 'string') {
-          self._requireAMD([realAction], function(controller) {
+          routerContext._requireAMD([realAction], function(controller) {
             // check we have everything we need
             if (typeof controller[route.action] != 'function') {
               throw new Error("Missing action \"" + route.action + "\" for controller \"" + route.controller + "\"");
             }
-            controller[route.action].call(this, params, next);
+            controller[route.action].call(self, params, next);
           });
         }
         else {
-          realAction.call(this, params, next);
+          realAction.call(self, params, next);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/test/shared/base/router.test.js b/test/shared/base/router.test.js
index e6efa556..9a430e01 100644
--- a/test/shared/base/router.test.js
+++ b/test/shared/base/router.test.js
@@ -183,41 +183,41 @@ describe('BaseRouter', function () {
     after(clientTestHelper.after);
 
     describe('route', function() {
-      var getHandler, handler, getAction, controllerPath;
+      var getHandler, handler, getAction, controllerPath, requireAMD, actionCallback, requireSpy;
 
       beforeEach(function() {
+        BaseRouter.setAMDEnvironment(true);
         controllerPath = 'controllers/home';
         handler = sinon.spy();
         getHandler = sinon.stub(router, 'getHandler').returns(handler);
 
+        actionCallback = sinon.spy();
+        requireSpy = sinon.spy();
+
         sinon.stub(router, 'getAction').returns(controllerPath);
 
+        sinon.stub(router, '_requireAMD').returns(requireSpy);
+
       });
 
       after(function() {
         router._requireAMD.restore();
+        router.getAction.restore();
+        BaseRouter.setAMDEnvironment(false);
       });
 
       it('for AMD version: should trigger an event, pass the correct route object and load the right controller', function() {
-        BaseRouter.setAMDEnvironment(true);
-
         var trigger = sinon.stub(router, 'trigger');
 
-        var callback = sinon.spy();
-
-        var requireSpy = sinon.spy();
-
-        var requireAMD = sinon.stub(router, '_requireAMD').returns(requireSpy);
-
         router.route('/home', 'home#index');
 
         var getHandlerCall = getHandler.getCall(0);
 
         // call action function
-        getHandlerCall.callArgWith(0, {}, callback);
+        getHandlerCall.callArgWith(0, {}, actionCallback);
 
         // controller file path
-        requireAMD.getCall(0).args[0][0].should.be.equal('controllers/home');
+        router._requireAMD.getCall(0).args[0][0].should.be.equal('controllers/home');
 
         trigger.should.have.been.calledOnce;
         trigger.should.have.been.calledWithExactly('route:add', [
@@ -225,8 +225,28 @@ describe('BaseRouter', function () {
           { controller: 'home', action: 'index' },
           handler
         ]);
+      });
+
+      it('call router method with the right context', function() {
+        var homeController = {index: function() {}};
+        var controllerSpy = sinon.stub(homeController);
+
+        var context = {name: 'foo'};
+
+        router.route.call(context, '/home', 'home#index');
+
+        var getHandlerCall = getHandler.getCall(0);
+
+        // call action function with the right context
+        getHandlerCall.args[0].call(context, {}, actionCallback);
+
+        var requireAMDCall = router._requireAMD.getCall(0);
+
+       requireAMDCall.callArgWith(1, controllerSpy);
+
+       // check the controller is called with the right context
+       controllerSpy.index.should.have.been.calledOn(context);
 
-        BaseRouter.setAMDEnvironment(false);
       });
 
     });