diff --git a/components/com_contact/router.php b/components/com_contact/router.php
index 7d981365a6da2..6fd7610fc83a5 100644
--- a/components/com_contact/router.php
+++ b/components/com_contact/router.php
@@ -30,18 +30,16 @@ public function build(&$query)
 		$segments = array();
 
 		// Get a menu item based on Itemid or currently active
-		$app = JFactory::getApplication();
-		$menu = $app->getMenu();
 		$params = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_contact');
 		$advanced = $params->get('sef_advanced_link', 0);
 
 		if (empty($query['Itemid']))
 		{
-			$menuItem = $menu->getActive();
+			$menuItem = $this->menu->getActive();
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$menuItem = $menu->getItem($query['Itemid']);
+			$menuItem = $this->menu->getItem($query['Itemid']);
 		}
 
 		$mView = (empty($menuItem->query['view'])) ? null : $menuItem->query['view'];
@@ -178,9 +176,7 @@ public function parse(&$segments)
 		}
 
 		// Get the active menu item.
-		$app = JFactory::getApplication();
-		$menu = $app->getMenu();
-		$item = $menu->getActive();
+		$item = $this->menu->getActive();
 		$params = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_contact');
 		$advanced = $params->get('sef_advanced_link', 0);
 
diff --git a/components/com_content/router.php b/components/com_content/router.php
index 7791acfc98039..13a4560129bcb 100644
--- a/components/com_content/router.php
+++ b/components/com_content/router.php
@@ -30,20 +30,18 @@ public function build(&$query)
 		$segments = array();
 
 		// Get a menu item based on Itemid or currently active
-		$app = JFactory::getApplication();
-		$menu = $app->getMenu();
 		$params = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_content');
 		$advanced = $params->get('sef_advanced_link', 0);
 
 		// We need a menu item.  Either the one specified in the query, or the current active one if none specified
 		if (empty($query['Itemid']))
 		{
-			$menuItem = $menu->getActive();
+			$menuItem = $this->menu->getActive();
 			$menuItemGiven = false;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$menuItem = $menu->getItem($query['Itemid']);
+			$menuItem = $this->menu->getItem($query['Itemid']);
 			$menuItemGiven = true;
 		}
 
@@ -284,9 +282,7 @@ public function parse(&$segments)
 		}
 
 		// Get the active menu item.
-		$app = JFactory::getApplication();
-		$menu = $app->getMenu();
-		$item = $menu->getActive();
+		$item = $this->menu->getActive();
 		$params = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_content');
 		$advanced = $params->get('sef_advanced_link', 0);
 		$db = JFactory::getDbo();
diff --git a/components/com_finder/router.php b/components/com_finder/router.php
index 2ad3ab7f288dd..bec821400e72a 100644
--- a/components/com_finder/router.php
+++ b/components/com_finder/router.php
@@ -27,16 +27,8 @@ class FinderRouter extends JComponentRouterBase
 	 */
 	public function build(&$query)
 	{
-		static $menu;
-
 		$segments = array();
 
-		// Load the menu if necessary.
-		if (!$menu)
-		{
-			$menu = JFactory::getApplication('site')->getMenu();
-		}
-
 		/*
 		 * First, handle menu item routes first. When the menu system builds a
 		 * route, it only provides the option and the menu item id. We don't have
@@ -57,7 +49,7 @@ public function build(&$query)
 		if (!empty($query['Itemid']))
 		{
 			// Get the menu item.
-			$item = $menu->getItem($query['Itemid']);
+			$item = $this->menu->getItem($query['Itemid']);
 
 			// Check if the view matches.
 			if ($item && @$item->query['view'] === @$query['view'])
diff --git a/components/com_newsfeeds/router.php b/components/com_newsfeeds/router.php
index cce98a416d59e..00a53e3b1a01c 100644
--- a/components/com_newsfeeds/router.php
+++ b/components/com_newsfeeds/router.php
@@ -30,18 +30,16 @@ public function build(&$query)
 		$segments = array();
 
 		// Get a menu item based on Itemid or currently active
-		$app	= JFactory::getApplication();
-		$menu	= $app->getMenu();
 		$params = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_newsfeeds');
 		$advanced = $params->get('sef_advanced_link', 0);
 
 		if (empty($query['Itemid']))
 		{
-			$menuItem = $menu->getActive();
+			$menuItem = $this->menu->getActive();
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$menuItem = $menu->getItem($query['Itemid']);
+			$menuItem = $this->menu->getItem($query['Itemid']);
 		}
 
 		$mView = (empty($menuItem->query['view'])) ? null : $menuItem->query['view'];
@@ -178,9 +176,7 @@ public function parse(&$segments)
 		}
 
 		// Get the active menu item.
-		$app	= JFactory::getApplication();
-		$menu	= $app->getMenu();
-		$item	= $menu->getActive();
+		$item	= $this->menu->getActive();
 		$params = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_newsfeeds');
 		$advanced = $params->get('sef_advanced_link', 0);
 
diff --git a/components/com_tags/router.php b/components/com_tags/router.php
index ee484aa5df69f..e6a9493588721 100644
--- a/components/com_tags/router.php
+++ b/components/com_tags/router.php
@@ -30,19 +30,17 @@ public function build(&$query)
 		$segments = array();
 
 		// Get a menu item based on Itemid or currently active
-		$app		= JFactory::getApplication();
-		$menu		= $app->getMenu();
 		$params		= JComponentHelper::getParams('com_tags');
 		$advanced	= $params->get('sef_advanced_link', 0);
 
 		// We need a menu item.  Either the one specified in the query, or the current active one if none specified
 		if (empty($query['Itemid']))
 		{
-			$menuItem = $menu->getActive();
+			$menuItem = $this->menu->getActive();
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$menuItem = $menu->getItem($query['Itemid']);
+			$menuItem = $this->menu->getItem($query['Itemid']);
 		}
 
 		$mView = (empty($menuItem->query['view'])) ? null : $menuItem->query['view'];
@@ -144,9 +142,7 @@ public function parse(&$segments)
 		}
 
 		// Get the active menu item.
-		$app	= JFactory::getApplication();
-		$menu	= $app->getMenu();
-		$item	= $menu->getActive();
+		$item	= $this->menu->getActive();
 
 		// Count route segments
 		$count = count($segments);
diff --git a/components/com_users/router.php b/components/com_users/router.php
index 641fd4201f495..59ba43db5067f 100644
--- a/components/com_users/router.php
+++ b/components/com_users/router.php
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ public function build(&$query)
 		if (empty($items))
 		{
 			// Get all relevant menu items.
-			$app = JFactory::getApplication();
-			$menu = $app->getMenu();
-			$items = $menu->getItems('component', 'com_users');
+			$items = $this->menu->getItems('component', 'com_users');
 
 			// Build an array of serialized query strings to menu item id mappings.
 			for ($i = 0, $n = count($items); $i < $n; $i++)
diff --git a/libraries/cms/component/router/base.php b/libraries/cms/component/router/base.php
index ebe9f007be42e..f885761f59aa4 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/component/router/base.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/component/router/base.php
@@ -16,6 +16,51 @@
  */
 abstract class JComponentRouterBase implements JComponentRouterInterface
 {
+	/**
+	 * Application object to use in the router
+	 *
+	 * @var    JApplicationCms
+	 * @since  3.4
+	 */
+	public $app;
+
+	/**
+	 * Menu object to use in the router
+	 *
+	 * @var    JMenu
+	 * @since  3.4
+	 */
+	public $menu;
+
+	/**
+	 * Class constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param   JApplicationCms  $app   Application-object that the router should use
+	 * @param   JMenu            $menu  Menu-object that the router should use
+	 *
+	 * @since   3.4
+	 */
+	public function __construct($app = null, $menu = null)
+	{
+		if ($app)
+		{
+			$this->app = $app;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$this->app = JFactory::getApplication();
+		}
+
+		if ($menu)
+		{
+			$this->menu = $menu;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$this->menu = $this->app->getMenu();
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Generic method to preprocess a URL
 	 *