diff --git a/lib/client.dart b/lib/client.dart
index e6ccf8d..291a1df 100644
--- a/lib/client.dart
+++ b/lib/client.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ typedef void EventHandler(Event e);
 class Router {
   final Map<UrlPattern, Handler> _handlers;
   final bool useFragment;
+  String _currentPath;
 
   /**
    * [useFragment] determines whether this Router uses pure paths with
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class Router {
     }
     return matches.first;
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Finds a matching [UrlPattern] added with [addHandler], parses the path
    * and invokes the associated callback.
@@ -59,12 +60,15 @@ class Router {
    * If the UrlPattern contains a fragment (#), the handler is always called
    * with the path version of the URL by converting the # to a /.
    */
-  void handle(String path) {
+  void handle(String path, {bool force: false}) {
     var url = _getUrl(path);
     if (url != null) {
       // always give handlers a non-fragment path
       var fixedPath = url.reverse(url.parse(path));
-      _handlers[url](fixedPath);      
+      if (force || fixedPath != _currentPath) {
+        _currentPath = fixedPath;
+        _handlers[url](fixedPath);
+      }
     } else {
       _logger.info("Unhandled path: $path");
     }
@@ -73,28 +77,43 @@ class Router {
   /**
    * Listens for window history events and invokes the router. On older
    * browsers the hashChange event is used instead.
+   *
+   * Handle routing for the current path which leads to consitent behavior
+   * for all browsers.
    */
-  void listen({bool ignoreClick: false}) {
-    if (useFragment) {
-      window.onHashChange.listen((_) {
-        print("location: ${window.location}");
-        return handle('${window.location.pathname}#${window.location.hash}');
-      });
-    } else {
-      window.onPopState.listen((_) => handle(window.location.pathname));
-    }
+  bool listen({bool ignoreClick: false}) {
+    var currentPathMatched = true;
     if (!ignoreClick) {
       window.onClick.listen((e) {
         if (e.target is AnchorElement) {
           AnchorElement anchor = e.target;
           if (anchor.host == window.location.host) {
-            var fragment = (anchor.hash == '') ? '' : '${anchor.hash}'; 
+            var fragment = (anchor.hash == '') ? '' : '${anchor.hash}';
             gotoPath("${anchor.pathname}$fragment", anchor.title);
             e.preventDefault();
           }
         }
       });
     }
+    if (useFragment) {
+      try {
+        handle('${window.location.pathname}${window.location.hash}');
+      } on ArgumentError catch (e) {
+        currentPathMatched = false;
+      }
+      window.onHashChange.listen((_) {
+        print("location: ${window.location}");
+        handle('${window.location.pathname}${window.location.hash}');
+      });
+    } else {
+      try {
+        handle(window.location.pathname);
+      } on ArgumentError catch (e) {
+        currentPathMatched = false;
+      }
+      window.onPopState.listen((_) => handle(window.location.pathname));
+    }
+    return currentPathMatched;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -106,17 +125,20 @@ class Router {
    */
   void gotoUrl(UrlPattern url, List args, String title) {
     if (_handlers.containsKey(url)) {
-      _go(url.reverse(args, useFragment: useFragment), title);
-      _handlers[url](url.reverse(args, useFragment: useFragment));
+      var fixedPath = url.reverse(args, useFragment: useFragment);
+      _go(fixedPath, title);
+      _currentPath = fixedPath;
+      _handlers[url](fixedPath);
     } else {
       throw new ArgumentError('Unknown URL pattern: $url');
     }
   }
-  
+
   void gotoPath(String path, String title) {
     var url = _getUrl(path);
     if (url != null) {
       _go(path, title);
+      _currentPath = path;
       _handlers[url](path);
     }
   }
@@ -130,7 +152,7 @@ class Router {
       window.history.pushState(null, title, path);
     }
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Returns an [Event] handler suitable for use as a click handler on [:<a>;]
    * elements. The handler reverses [ur] with [args] and uses [window.pushState]
diff --git a/test/client_listen_fragment.html b/test/client_listen_fragment.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..240ddd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/client_listen_fragment.html
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<!--
+Copyright (c) 2012, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+-->
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <title>client_test</title>
+    <div><a id="a_with_path" href="/path">/path</a></div>
+    <div><a id="a_with_fragment" href="#fragment">#fragment</a></div>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <script type="application/javascript">
+if (navigator.webkitStartDart) {
+  navigator.webkitStartDart();
+}
+    </script>
+    <script type="application/dart">
+import 'dart:html';
+import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart';
+import 'package:route/client.dart';
+
+main() {
+  test('route on hash changed when useFragment == true', () {
+    var router = new Router(useFragment: true);
+    var urlWithFragment = new UrlPattern(r'(.*)#fragment');
+    router.addHandler(urlWithFragment, expectAsync1((String path) {
+      expect(path, predicate((p) => p.endsWith('fragment')));
+    }));
+    router.listen();
+    window.location.hash = "fragment";
+  });
+}
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/test/client_listen_fragment_start.html b/test/client_listen_fragment_start.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbaeaf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/client_listen_fragment_start.html
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<!--
+Copyright (c) 2012, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+-->
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <title>client_test</title>
+    <div><a id="a_with_path" href="/path">/path</a></div>
+    <div><a id="a_with_fragment" href="#fragment">#fragment</a></div>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <script type="application/javascript">
+if (navigator.webkitStartDart) {
+  navigator.webkitStartDart();
+}
+    </script>
+    <script type="application/dart">
+import 'dart:html';
+import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart';
+import 'package:route/client.dart';
+
+main() {
+  test('route after calling listen when useFragment == true', () {
+    var router = new Router(useFragment: true);
+    var urlWithFragment = new UrlPattern(r'(.*)#fragment');
+    router.addHandler(urlWithFragment, expectAsync1((String path) {
+      expect(path, predicate((p) => p.endsWith('fragment')));
+    }));
+    window.location.hash = "fragment";
+    expect(router.listen(), true);
+  });
+}
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/test/client_listen_popstate.html b/test/client_listen_popstate.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3793a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/client_listen_popstate.html
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<!--
+Copyright (c) 2012, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+-->
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <title>client_test</title>
+    <div><a id="a_with_path" href="/path">/path</a></div>
+    <div><a id="a_with_fragment" href="#fragment">#fragment</a></div>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <script type="application/javascript">
+if (navigator.webkitStartDart) {
+  navigator.webkitStartDart();
+}
+    </script>
+    <script type="application/dart">
+import 'dart:html';
+import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart';
+import 'package:route/client.dart';
+
+main() {
+  test('route on url changed', () {
+    var router = new Router();
+    var urlBar = new UrlPattern(r'(.*)/bar');
+    var urlFoo = new UrlPattern(r'(.*)/foo');
+    router.addHandler(urlBar, expectAsync1((String path) {
+      expect(path, predicate((p) => p.endsWith('bar')));
+    }));
+    router.addHandler(urlFoo, (String path) {});
+    window.history.pushState(null, '', '${window.location}/bar');
+    window.history.pushState(null, '', '${window.location}/foo');
+    router.listen();
+    window.history.back();
+  });
+}
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/test/client_listen_popstate_start.html b/test/client_listen_popstate_start.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d45def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/client_listen_popstate_start.html
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<!--
+Copyright (c) 2012, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+-->
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <title>client_test</title>
+    <div><a id="a_with_path" href="/path">/path</a></div>
+    <div><a id="a_with_fragment" href="#fragment">#fragment</a></div>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <script type="application/javascript">
+if (navigator.webkitStartDart) {
+  navigator.webkitStartDart();
+}
+    </script>
+    <script type="application/dart">
+import 'dart:html';
+import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart';
+import 'package:route/client.dart';
+
+main() {
+  test('route after calling listen', () {
+    var router = new Router();
+    var url = new UrlPattern(r'(.*)/bar');
+    router.addHandler(url, expectAsync1((String path) {
+      expect(path, predicate((p) => p.endsWith('bar')));
+    }));
+    window.history.pushState(null, '', '${window.location}/bar');
+    expect(router.listen(), true);
+  });
+}
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/test/client_test.html b/test/client_test.html
index a0137a3..fd51c06 100644
--- a/test/client_test.html
+++ b/test/client_test.html
@@ -55,6 +55,36 @@
     router.handle(testPathFragment);
   });
 
+  group('prevent handling the same path twice with pushState after', () {
+    var router;
+    var url = new UrlPattern(r'/foo#(\d+)');
+    var testPath = '/foo/123';
+    setUp(() {
+      router = new Router();
+    });
+    test('handle', () {
+      router.addHandler(url, expectAsync1((String path) {
+        expect(path, predicate((p) => p.endsWith('/foo/123')));
+      }));
+      router.handle(testPath);
+      router.handle(testPath);
+    });
+    test('gotoPath', () {
+      router.addHandler(url, expectAsync1((String path) {
+        expect(path, predicate((p) => p.endsWith('/foo/123')));
+      }));
+      router.gotoPath(testPath, '');
+      router.handle(testPath);
+    });
+    test('gotoUrl', () {
+      router.addHandler(url, expectAsync1((String path) {
+        expect(path, predicate((p) => p.endsWith('/foo/123')));
+      }));
+      router.gotoUrl(url, ['123'], '');
+      router.handle(testPath);
+    });
+  });
+
   test('click handler with fragment is routed when useFragment == true', () {
     var router = new Router(useFragment: true);
     var urlWithFragment = new UrlPattern(r'(.*)#fragment');