diff --git a/packages/wouter/src/index.js b/packages/wouter/src/index.js
index b5b28ce..7c1bd41 100644
--- a/packages/wouter/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/wouter/src/index.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export const useSearch = () => {
   return unescape(stripQm(router.searchHook(router)));
 };
 
-const matchRoute = (parser, route, path, loose) => {
+export const matchRoute = (parser, route, path, loose) => {
   // if the input is a regexp, skip parsing
   const { pattern, keys } =
     route instanceof RegExp
diff --git a/packages/wouter/test/match-route.test-d.ts b/packages/wouter/test/match-route.test-d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7d1b47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wouter/test/match-route.test-d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { it, expectTypeOf, assertType } from "vitest";
+import { matchRoute, useRouter } from "wouter";
+
+const { parser } = useRouter();
+
+it("should only accept strings", () => {
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  assertType(matchRoute(parser, Symbol(), ""));
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  assertType(matchRoute(parser, undefined, ""));
+  assertType(matchRoute(parser, "/", ""));
+});
+
+it('has a boolean "match" result as a first returned value', () => {
+  const [match] = matchRoute(parser, "/", "");
+  expectTypeOf(match).toEqualTypeOf<boolean>();
+});
+
+it("returns null as parameters when there was no match", () => {
+  const [match, params] = matchRoute(parser, "/foo", "");
+
+  if (!match) {
+    expectTypeOf(params).toEqualTypeOf<null>();
+  }
+});
+
+it("accepts the type of parameters as a generic argument", () => {
+  const [match, params] = matchRoute<{ id: string; name: string | undefined }>(
+    parser,
+    "/app/users/:name?/:id",
+    ""
+  );
+
+  if (match) {
+    expectTypeOf(params).toEqualTypeOf<{
+      id: string;
+      name: string | undefined;
+    }>();
+  }
+});
+
+it("infers parameters from the route path", () => {
+  const [, inferedParams] = matchRoute(parser, "/app/users/:name?/:id/*?", "");
+
+  if (inferedParams) {
+    expectTypeOf(inferedParams).toMatchTypeOf<{
+      0?: string;
+      1?: string;
+      2?: string;
+      name?: string;
+      id: string;
+      wildcard?: string;
+    }>();
+  }
+});
diff --git a/packages/wouter/types/index.d.ts b/packages/wouter/types/index.d.ts
index 449c133..e1d1704 100644
--- a/packages/wouter/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/wouter/types/index.d.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   BrowserSearchHook,
 } from "./use-browser-location.js";
 
-import { RouterObject, RouterOptions } from "./router.js";
+import { Parser, RouterObject, RouterOptions } from "./router.js";
 
 // these files only export types, so we can re-export them as-is
 // in TS 5.0 we'll be able to use `export type * from ...`
@@ -191,4 +191,24 @@ export function useParams<T = undefined>(): T extends string
   ? DefaultParams
   : T;
 
+/*
+ * Helpers
+ */
+
+export function matchRoute<
+  T extends DefaultParams | undefined = undefined,
+  RoutePath extends PathPattern = PathPattern
+>(
+  parser: Parser,
+  pattern: RoutePath,
+  path: string,
+  loose?: boolean
+): Match<
+  T extends DefaultParams
+    ? T
+    : RoutePath extends string
+    ? StringRouteParams<RoutePath>
+    : RegexRouteParams
+>;
+
 // tslint:enable:no-unnecessary-generics