diff --git a/__tests__/__snapshots__/createLocationReducer.js.snap b/__tests__/__snapshots__/createLocationReducer.js.snap
index e628f1b3..453735e9 100644
--- a/__tests__/__snapshots__/createLocationReducer.js.snap
+++ b/__tests__/__snapshots__/createLocationReducer.js.snap
@@ -41,6 +41,47 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
+exports[`createLocationReducer() - reduces action.meta.location.kind being updated 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "hasSSR": undefined,
+  "history": Object {
+    "entries": Array [
+      Object {
+        "hash": "",
+        "key": "345678",
+        "pathname": "/first",
+        "search": "",
+        "state": undefined,
+      },
+      Object {
+        "hash": "",
+        "key": "345678",
+        "pathname": "/first",
+        "search": "",
+        "state": undefined,
+      },
+    ],
+    "index": 1,
+    "length": 2,
+  },
+  "kind": "load",
+  "pathname": "/first",
+  "payload": Object {
+    "param": "bar",
+  },
+  "prev": Object {
+    "pathname": "/first",
+    "payload": Object {},
+    "type": "FIRST",
+  },
+  "routesMap": Object {
+    "FIRST": "/first",
+    "SECOND": "/second/:param",
+  },
+  "type": "FIRST",
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`getInitialState() returns state.history === undefined when using createBrowserHistory 1`] = `
 Object {
   "hasSSR": undefined,
diff --git a/__tests__/createLocationReducer.js b/__tests__/createLocationReducer.js
index 0d31b41c..cbbe9479 100644
--- a/__tests__/createLocationReducer.js
+++ b/__tests__/createLocationReducer.js
@@ -17,6 +17,30 @@ it('createLocationReducer() - maintains address bar pathname state and current +
   expectState(state)
 })
 
+it('createLocationReducer() - reduces action.meta.location.kind being updated', () => {
+  const { initialState, action, routesMap, expectState } = reducerParameters(
+    'FIRST',
+    '/first'
+  )
+
+  const reducer = createLocationReducer(initialState, routesMap)
+  const state = reducer(undefined, action) /*? */
+
+  const nextAction = {
+    ...action,
+    meta: {
+      location: {
+        ...action.meta.location,
+        kind: 'push'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  const nextState = reducer(state, nextAction) /*? */
+
+  expectState(state)
+  expect(nextState.kind).toEqual('push')
+})
+
 it('locationReducer() reduces action.type === NOT_FOUND', () => {
   const { initialState, routesMap, action } = reducerParameters(
     NOT_FOUND,
diff --git a/src/reducer/createLocationReducer.js b/src/reducer/createLocationReducer.js
index cb88fee1..4c5b1c8d 100644
--- a/src/reducer/createLocationReducer.js
+++ b/src/reducer/createLocationReducer.js
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ export default (initialState: LocationState, routesMap: RoutesMap) => (
       routesMap
     }
   }
+  else if (
+    route &&
+      !action.error &&
+      (typeof route === 'string' || route.path) &&
+      (action.meta.location.current.pathname === state.pathname &&
+        action.meta.location.current.search === state.search &&
+        action.meta.location.kind !== state.kind
+      )
+  ) {
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      kind: action.meta.location.kind
+    }
+  }
   else if (action.type === ADD_ROUTES) {
     return {
       ...state,