diff --git a/x/distribution/module.go b/x/distribution/module.go
index 24c783f3b22..c1203a03542 100644
--- a/x/distribution/module.go
+++ b/x/distribution/module.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types/v1beta1"
 	"math/rand"
 
 	gwruntime "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/runtime"
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ type distrOutputs struct {
 	DistrKeeper keeper.Keeper
 	Module      runtime.AppModuleWrapper
 	Hooks       staking.StakingHooksWrapper
+	GovHandler  v1beta1.RouteHandlerWrapper
 }
 
 func provideModule(in distrInputs) distrOutputs {
@@ -250,5 +252,6 @@ func provideModule(in distrInputs) distrOutputs {
 		DistrKeeper: k,
 		Module:      runtime.WrapAppModule(m),
 		Hooks:       staking.StakingHooksWrapper{StakingHooks: k.Hooks()},
+		GovHandler:  v1beta1.RouteHandlerWrapper{Handler: NewCommunityPoolSpendProposalHandler(k)},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/x/gov/module.go b/x/gov/module.go
index b93dab8f1f0..5751b02b8fd 100644
--- a/x/gov/module.go
+++ b/x/gov/module.go
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ package gov
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/runtime"
 	"math/rand"
 
-	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/runtime"
+	gwruntime "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/runtime"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ func (AppModuleBasic) ValidateGenesis(cdc codec.JSONCodec, config client.TxEncod
 }
 
 // RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes registers the gRPC Gateway routes for the gov module.
-func (a AppModuleBasic) RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes(clientCtx client.Context, mux *runtime.ServeMux) {
+func (a AppModuleBasic) RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes(clientCtx client.Context, mux *gwruntime.ServeMux) {
 	if err := v1.RegisterQueryHandlerClient(context.Background(), mux, v1.NewQueryClient(clientCtx)); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -128,6 +130,34 @@ func NewAppModule(cdc codec.Codec, keeper keeper.Keeper, ak types.AccountKeeper,
 	}
 }
 
+func init() {
+	appmodule.Register(
+		//&modulev1.Module{}
+		appmodule.Provide(provideModuleBasic, provideModule),
+		appmodule.Invoke(invokeAddRoutes))
+}
+
+func provideModuleBasic() runtime.AppModuleBasicWrapper {
+	return runtime.WrapAppModuleBasic(AppModuleBasic{})
+}
+
+func provideModule(cdc codec.Codec, ak types.AccountKeeper, bk types.BankKeeper) (runtime.AppModuleWrapper, v1beta1.RouteHandlerWrapper) {
+	// TODO
+	keeper := nil
+	return runtime.WrapAppModule(NewAppModule(cdc, keeper, ak, bk)), v1beta1.RouteHandlerWrapper{Handler: v1beta1.ProposalHandler}
+}
+
+func invokeAddRoutes( // keeper GovKeeper,
+	routes map[string]v1beta1.RouteHandlerWrapper) {
+	router := v1beta1.NewRouter()
+	for s, wrapper := range routes {
+		router.AddRoute(s, wrapper.Handler)
+	}
+	// TODO
+	// set legacyHandler on govKeeper after construction.  requires refactor.  legacyRouter must not be sealed after construction
+	// but should be sealed after this operation
+}
+
 // Name returns the gov module's name.
 func (AppModule) Name() string {
 	return types.ModuleName
diff --git a/x/gov/types/v1beta1/content.go b/x/gov/types/v1beta1/content.go
index a0ce70457aa..4c16b476b31 100644
--- a/x/gov/types/v1beta1/content.go
+++ b/x/gov/types/v1beta1/content.go
@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@ type Content interface {
 // Handler defines a function that handles a proposal after it has passed the
 // governance process.
 type Handler func(ctx sdk.Context, content Content) error
+
+// RouteHandlerWrapper is a wrapper for modules to inject RouteHandlers using depinject.
+type RouteHandlerWrapper struct{ Handler }
+
+// IsOnePerModuleType implements the depinject.OnePerModuleType interface.
+func (RouteHandlerWrapper) IsOnePerModuleType() {}