diff --git a/modules/components/Link.js b/modules/components/Link.js
index bf74e9b079..adaf4243f1 100644
--- a/modules/components/Link.js
+++ b/modules/components/Link.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var React = require('react');
-var ActiveStore = require('../stores/ActiveStore');
+var ActiveState = require('../mixins/ActiveState');
 var withoutProperties = require('../helpers/withoutProperties');
 var transitionTo = require('../helpers/transitionTo');
 var makeHref = require('../helpers/makeHref');
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ var RESERVED_PROPS = {
  *   <Link to="showPost" postId="123" query={{show:true}}/>
  */
 var Link = React.createClass({
+
   displayName: 'Link',
 
+  mixins: [ ActiveState ],
+
   statics: {
 
     getUnreservedProps: function (props) {
@@ -86,34 +89,17 @@ var Link = React.createClass({
     return className;
   },
 
-  componentWillMount: function () {
-    ActiveStore.addChangeListener(this.handleActiveChange);
-  },
-
-  componentDidMount: function () {
-    this.updateActive();
-  },
-
-  componentWillUnmount: function () {
-    ActiveStore.removeChangeListener(this.handleActiveChange);
-  },
-
-  componentWillReceiveProps: function(props) {
-    var params = Link.getUnreservedProps(props);
+  componentWillReceiveProps: function (nextProps) {
+    var params = Link.getUnreservedProps(nextProps);
 
     this.setState({
-      isActive: ActiveStore.isActive(props.to, params, props.query)
+      isActive: Link.isActive(nextProps.to, params, nextProps.query)
     });
   },
 
-  handleActiveChange: function () {
-    if (this.isMounted())
-      this.updateActive();
-  },
-
-  updateActive: function () {
+  updateActiveState: function () {
     this.setState({
-      isActive: ActiveStore.isActive(this.props.to, this.getParams(), this.props.query)
+      isActive: Link.isActive(this.props.to, this.getParams(), this.props.query)
     });
   },
 
diff --git a/modules/components/Route.js b/modules/components/Route.js
index a6938b85dc..5d07169b7d 100644
--- a/modules/components/Route.js
+++ b/modules/components/Route.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ var Route = React.createClass({
       if (transition.isCancelled) {
         Route.handleCancelledTransition(transition, route);
       } else if (newState) {
-        ActiveStore.update(newState);
+        ActiveStore.updateState(newState);
       }
 
       return transition;
diff --git a/modules/main.js b/modules/main.js
index d8b4c3587b..71110da104 100644
--- a/modules/main.js
+++ b/modules/main.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ exports.goBack = require('./helpers/goBack');
 exports.replaceWith = require('./helpers/replaceWith');
 exports.transitionTo = require('./helpers/transitionTo');
 
+exports.ActiveState = require('./mixins/ActiveState');
+
 // Backwards compat with 0.1. We should
 // remove this when we ship 1.0.
 exports.Router = require('./Router');
diff --git a/modules/mixins/ActiveState.js b/modules/mixins/ActiveState.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e9298d752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/mixins/ActiveState.js
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+var ActiveStore = require('../stores/ActiveStore');
+
+function routeIsActive(activeRoutes, routeName) {
+  return activeRoutes.some(function (route) {
+    return route.props.name === routeName;
+  });
+}
+
+function paramsAreActive(activeParams, params) {
+  for (var property in params) {
+    if (activeParams[property] !== String(params[property]))
+      return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+function queryIsActive(activeQuery, query) {
+  for (var property in query) {
+    if (activeQuery[property] !== String(query[property]))
+      return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A mixin for components that need to know about the routes, params,
+ * and query that are currently active. Components that use it get two
+ * things:
+ *
+ *   1. An `isActive` static method they can use to check if a route,
+ *      params, and query are active.
+ *   2. An `updateActiveState` instance method that is called when the
+ *      active state changes.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ *   var Tab = React.createClass({
+ *     
+ *     mixins: [ Router.ActiveState ],
+ *
+ *     getInitialState: function () {
+ *       return {
+ *         isActive: false
+ *       };
+ *     },
+ *   
+ *     updateActiveState: function () {
+ *       this.setState({
+ *         isActive: Tab.isActive(routeName, params, query)
+ *       })
+ *     }
+ *   
+ *   });
+ */
+var ActiveState = {
+
+  statics: {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the route with the given name, URL parameters, and query
+     * are all currently active.
+     */
+    isActive: function (routeName, params, query) {
+      var state = ActiveStore.getState();
+      var isActive = routeIsActive(state.routes, routeName) && paramsAreActive(state.params, params);
+
+      if (query)
+        return isActive && queryIsActive(state.query, query);
+
+      return isActive;
+    }
+
+  },
+
+  componentWillMount: function () {
+    ActiveStore.addChangeListener(this.handleActiveStateChange);
+  },
+
+  componentDidMount: function () {
+    if (this.updateActiveState)
+      this.updateActiveState();
+  },
+
+  componentWillUnmount: function () {
+    ActiveStore.removeChangeListener(this.handleActiveStateChange);
+  },
+
+  handleActiveStateChange: function () {
+    if (this.isMounted() && this.updateActiveState)
+      this.updateActiveState();
+  }
+
+};
+
+module.exports = ActiveState;
diff --git a/modules/stores/ActiveStore.js b/modules/stores/ActiveStore.js
index 92eb3228fe..9a5b5390b4 100644
--- a/modules/stores/ActiveStore.js
+++ b/modules/stores/ActiveStore.js
@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
 var _activeRoutes = [];
-
-function routeIsActive(routeName) {
-  return _activeRoutes.some(function (route) {
-    return route.props.name === routeName;
-  });
-}
-
 var _activeParams = {};
-
-function paramsAreActive(params) {
-  for (var property in params) {
-    if (_activeParams[property] !== String(params[property]))
-      return false;
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 var _activeQuery = {};
 
-function queryIsActive(query) {
-  for (var property in query) {
-    if (_activeQuery[property] !== String(query[property]))
-      return false;
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 var EventEmitter = require('event-emitter');
 var _events = EventEmitter();
 
@@ -42,27 +16,6 @@ function notifyChange() {
  */
 var ActiveStore = {
 
-  update: function (state) {
-    state = state || {};
-    _activeRoutes = state.activeRoutes || [];
-    _activeParams = state.activeParams || {};
-    _activeQuery = state.activeQuery || {};
-    notifyChange();
-  },
-
-  /**
-   * Returns true if the route with the given name, URL parameters, and query
-   * are all currently active.
-   */
-  isActive: function (routeName, params, query) {
-    var isActive = routeIsActive(routeName) && paramsAreActive(params);
-
-    if (query)
-      isActive = isActive && queryIsActive(query);
-
-    return isActive;
-  },
-
   /**
    * Adds a listener that will be called when this store changes.
    */
@@ -75,6 +28,32 @@ var ActiveStore = {
    */
   removeChangeListener: function (listener) {
     _events.off('change', listener);
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Updates the currently active state and notifies all listeners.
+   * This is automatically called by routes as they become active.
+   */
+  updateState: function (state) {
+    state = state || {};
+
+    _activeRoutes = state.activeRoutes || [];
+    _activeParams = state.activeParams || {};
+    _activeQuery = state.activeQuery || {};
+
+    notifyChange();
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an object with the currently active `routes`, `params`,
+   * and `query`.
+   */
+  getState: function () {
+    return {
+      routes: _activeRoutes,
+      params: _activeParams,
+      query: _activeQuery
+    };
   }
 
 };