diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index 5041f43648e159e6439a36227ef441f0407dea23..29a3502e35288c5598c8167f151cfd8f5f85fe4e 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ class OC{
 	 * requested file of app
 	 */
 	public static $REQUESTEDFILE = '';
+	/*
+	 * OC router
+	 */
+	public static $router = null;
 	/**
 	 * check if owncloud runs in cli mode
 	 */
@@ -354,6 +358,8 @@ class OC{
 		OC_User::useBackend(new OC_User_Database());
 		OC_Group::useBackend(new OC_Group_Database());
 
+		OC::$router = new OC_Router();
+
 		// Load Apps
 		// This includes plugins for users and filesystems as well
 		global $RUNTIME_NOAPPS;