diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9fe384b..0844a52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@btst/yar",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.14.0",
   "description": "Pluggable router for modern react frameworks",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/__tests__/router.test.ts b/src/__tests__/router.test.ts
index 0b19f4f..83539e1 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/router.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/router.test.ts
@@ -994,3 +994,56 @@ describe("Edge cases", () => {
 		}
 	});
 });
+
+describe("routeKey", () => {
+	it("should expose the route key on a matched route", () => {
+		const routes = {
+			home: createRoute("/", () => ({ PageComponent: MockComponent })),
+			about: createRoute("/about", () => ({ PageComponent: AnotherComponent })),
+		};
+
+		const router = createRouter(routes);
+
+		expect(router.getRoute("/")?.routeKey).toBe("home");
+		expect(router.getRoute("/about")?.routeKey).toBe("about");
+	});
+
+	it("should return null for unmatched paths (no routeKey)", () => {
+		const routes = {
+			home: createRoute("/", () => ({ PageComponent: MockComponent })),
+		};
+
+		const router = createRouter(routes);
+		expect(router.getRoute("/missing")).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it("should set the correct routeKey for parameterised routes", () => {
+		const routes = {
+			post: createRoute("/posts/:slug", () => ({
+				PageComponent: MockComponent,
+			})),
+			user: createRoute("/users/:id", () => ({
+				PageComponent: AnotherComponent,
+			})),
+		};
+
+		const router = createRouter(routes);
+
+		expect(router.getRoute("/posts/hello-world")?.routeKey).toBe("post");
+		expect(router.getRoute("/users/42")?.routeKey).toBe("user");
+	});
+
+	it("should set the correct routeKey when exact and parameterised routes overlap", () => {
+		const routes = {
+			me: createRoute("/users/me", () => ({ PageComponent: MockComponent })),
+			user: createRoute("/users/:id", () => ({
+				PageComponent: AnotherComponent,
+			})),
+		};
+
+		const router = createRouter(routes);
+
+		expect(router.getRoute("/users/me")?.routeKey).toBe("me");
+		expect(router.getRoute("/users/123")?.routeKey).toBe("user");
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/router.ts b/src/router.ts
index 3ff2eae..264921c 100644
--- a/src/router.ts
+++ b/src/router.ts
@@ -104,11 +104,13 @@ type ExtractRouteReturn<R> = R extends (...args: any[]) => infer Return
 	? Return
 	: never;
 
-// The return type for getRoute, combining each handler return with params
-// We distribute the intersection over the union to preserve all properties
+// The return type for getRoute, combining each handler return with params and routeKey.
+// Distributing the mapped type over the union preserves the discriminated union so
+// TypeScript can narrow params and other properties based on routeKey.
 type GetRouteReturn<Routes extends Record<string, Route>> = {
 	[K in keyof Routes]: ExtractRouteReturn<Routes[K]> & {
 		params: Record<string, string>;
+		routeKey: K;
 	};
 }[keyof Routes];
 
@@ -192,6 +194,12 @@ export const createRouter = <
 				extra,
 			} = responseObj;
 
+			// Resolve the route key by finding the entry whose handler is the same
+			// reference as the one the internal router matched.
+			const routeKey = Object.entries(routes).find(
+				([, v]) => v === handler,
+			)?.[0] as keyof E | undefined;
+
 			return {
 				PageComponent,
 				LoadingComponent,
@@ -200,6 +208,7 @@ export const createRouter = <
 				loader,
 				meta,
 				extra,
+				routeKey,
 			} as GetRouteReturn<E>;
 		},
 	};