diff --git a/docs/overview/links.md b/docs/overview/links.md
index c29bd7e..8b6f440 100644
--- a/docs/overview/links.md
+++ b/docs/overview/links.md
@@ -57,3 +57,15 @@ In order to keep a parent link active when the child path is active, use the `ac
   <a linkActive="active red" linkTo="/blogs/pages/1">Page 1</a>
 </subnav>
 ```
+
+## Default Link Active Options
+
+To override the default `activeOptions` for the `linkActive` directive, provide the `LINK_ACTIVE_OPTIONS` token in the bootstrap array of the application.
+
+```ts
+import {LINK_ACTIVE_OPTIONS} from '@ngrx/router';
+
+bootstrap(App, [
+  provide(LINK_ACTIVE_OPTIONS, { useValue: { exact: false } })
+])
+```
diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index e8db6cf..2b8d479 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ export { PRE_RENDER_HOOKS, POST_RENDER_HOOKS, RenderInstruction } from './compon
 export { Routes, Route, IndexRoute } from './route';
 export { TRAVERSAL_HOOKS, TraversalCandidate, Match } from './route-traverser';
 export { LinkTo } from './link-to';
-export { LinkActive, LinkActiveOptions } from './link-active';
+export { LinkActive, LinkActiveOptions, LINK_ACTIVE_OPTIONS } from './link-active';
 export { RouteView } from './route-view';
 export { Hook } from './hooks';
diff --git a/lib/link-active.ts b/lib/link-active.ts
index 6c7bcf2..5c3b934 100644
--- a/lib/link-active.ts
+++ b/lib/link-active.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import {
   OnDestroy,
   Query,
   QueryList,
-  Renderer
+  Renderer,
+  Optional,
+  OpaqueToken,
+  Inject
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { LinkTo } from './link-to';
 import { Router } from './router';
@@ -15,6 +18,10 @@ export interface LinkActiveOptions {
   exact: boolean;
 }
 
+export const LINK_ACTIVE_OPTIONS: LinkActiveOptions = {
+  exact: true
+};
+
 /**
  * The LinkActive directive toggles classes on elements that contain an active linkTo directive
  *
@@ -28,17 +35,27 @@ export interface LinkActiveOptions {
  @Directive({ selector: '[linkActive]' })
  export class LinkActive implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
    @Input('linkActive') activeClass: string = 'active';
-   @Input() activeOptions: LinkActiveOptions = { exact: true };
+   @Input() activeOptions: LinkActiveOptions;
    private _sub: any;
+   private _activeOptions: LinkActiveOptions = { exact: true };
 
    constructor(
      @Query(LinkTo) public links: QueryList<LinkTo>,
      public element: ElementRef,
      public router$: Router,
-     public renderer: Renderer
+     public renderer: Renderer,
+     @Optional()
+     @Inject(LINK_ACTIVE_OPTIONS)
+      private defaultActiveOptions: LinkActiveOptions
    ) {}
 
    ngAfterViewInit() {
+     if (this.defaultActiveOptions && !this.activeOptions) {
+       this._activeOptions = this.defaultActiveOptions;
+     } else if (this.activeOptions) {
+       this._activeOptions = this.activeOptions;
+     }
+
      this._sub = this.router$
      .map(({path}) => this.router$.prepareExternalUrl(path || '/'))
      .subscribe(path => {
@@ -50,7 +67,7 @@ export interface LinkActiveOptions {
     let active = this.links.reduce((active, current) => {
       let [href, query] = current.linkHref.split('?');
 
-      if (this.activeOptions.exact) {
+      if (this._activeOptions.exact) {
         return active ? active : href === path;
       } else {
         return active ? active : path.startsWith(href);
diff --git a/spec/link-active.spec.ts b/spec/link-active.spec.ts
index d92d091..3477de7 100644
--- a/spec/link-active.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/link-active.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs/BehaviorSubject';
 
 import { LinkTo } from '../lib/link-to';
-import { LinkActive } from '../lib/link-active';
+import { LinkActive, LINK_ACTIVE_OPTIONS } from '../lib/link-active';
 import { ROUTER_PROVIDERS, Router } from '../lib/router';
 
 @Component({
@@ -185,4 +185,52 @@ describe('Link Active', () => {
         });
     })));
   });
+
+  describe('With Default Link Active Options', () => {
+    beforeEachProviders(() => [
+      ROUTER_PROVIDERS,
+      provide(LocationStrategy, { useClass: MockLocationStrategy }),
+      provide(LINK_ACTIVE_OPTIONS, { useValue: { exact: false } })
+    ]);
+
+    it('should allow override of default LinkActiveOptions', async(inject([TestComponentBuilder, Router], (tcb, router$) => {
+      router$.next({
+        path: '/pages/page2'
+      });
+
+      return compile(tcb, `
+            <a id="pages" linkActive="active" linkTo="/pages">Pages</a><br>
+            <a id="page2" linkActive="active" linkTo="/pages/page2">Page 2</a><br>
+        `)
+        .then((fixture) => {
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+          let compiled = fixture.debugElement.nativeElement;
+          let pagesLink: Element = compiled.querySelector('#pages');
+          let page2Link: Element = compiled.querySelector('#page2');
+
+          expect(pagesLink.getAttribute('class')).toEqual('active');
+          expect(page2Link.getAttribute('class')).toEqual('active');
+        });
+    })));
+
+    it('should allow local override of default LinkActiveOptions', async(inject([TestComponentBuilder, Router], (tcb, router$) => {
+      router$.next({
+        path: '/pages/page2'
+      });
+
+      return compile(tcb, `
+            <a id="pages" linkActive="active" linkTo="/pages" [activeOptions]="{ exact: true }">Pages</a><br>
+            <a id="page2" linkActive="active" linkTo="/pages/page2">Page 2</a><br>
+        `)
+        .then((fixture) => {
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+          let compiled = fixture.debugElement.nativeElement;
+          let pagesLink: Element = compiled.querySelector('#pages');
+          let page2Link: Element = compiled.querySelector('#page2');
+
+          expect(pagesLink.getAttribute('class')).not.toEqual('active');
+          expect(page2Link.getAttribute('class')).toEqual('active');
+        });
+    })));
+  });
 });