diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 3518d97..d4c57dc 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { MATCH_ROUTE_PROVIDERS } from './match-route';
 import { COMPONENT_RENDERER_PROVIDERS } from './component-renderer';
 import { QUERY_PARAMS_PROVIDERS } from './query-params';
 import { LINK_TO_PROVIDERS } from './link-to';
+import { LINK_ACTIVE_PROVIDERS } from './link-active';
 
 export function provideRouter(routes: Routes) {
   return [
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ export function provideRouter(routes: Routes) {
     MATCH_ROUTE_PROVIDERS,
     COMPONENT_RENDERER_PROVIDERS,
     QUERY_PARAMS_PROVIDERS,
-    LINK_TO_PROVIDERS
+    LINK_TO_PROVIDERS,
+    LINK_ACTIVE_PROVIDERS
   ];
 }
 
@@ -42,3 +44,4 @@ export { Routes, Route, IndexRoute } from './route';
 export { useTraversalMiddleware, TraversalCandidate } from './match-route';
 export { QueryParams } from './query-params';
 export { LinkTo } from './link-to';
+export { LinkActive } from './link-active';
diff --git a/lib/link-active.ts b/lib/link-active.ts
index 0935f06..610888b 100644
--- a/lib/link-active.ts
+++ b/lib/link-active.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
-import {Directive, Input, Query, QueryList, Renderer, ElementRef, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy} from 'angular2/core';
+import {
+  AfterViewInit,
+  Directive,
+  ElementRef,
+  Input,
+  OnDestroy,
+  Query,
+  QueryList,
+  PLATFORM_DIRECTIVES,
+  provide,
+  Provider,
+  Renderer
+} from 'angular2/core';
 import { LinkTo } from './link-to';
 import { Location } from './location';
 
@@ -60,3 +72,10 @@ export interface ActiveOptions {
      }
    }
  }
+
+ export const LINK_ACTIVE_PROVIDERS = [
+   provide(PLATFORM_DIRECTIVES, {
+     multi: true,
+     useValue: [ LinkActive ]
+   })
+ ];