diff --git a/modules/router-store/spec/integration.spec.ts b/modules/router-store/spec/integration.spec.ts
index b3214f779c..dafe032dd6 100644
--- a/modules/router-store/spec/integration.spec.ts
+++ b/modules/router-store/spec/integration.spec.ts
@@ -393,7 +393,10 @@ describe('integration spec', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should support a custom RouterStateSnapshot serializer ', (done: any) => {
+  function shouldSupportCustomSerializer(
+    serializerThroughConfig: boolean,
+    done: Function
+  ) {
     interface SerializedState {
       url: string;
       params: any;
@@ -422,11 +425,17 @@ describe('integration spec', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    const providers = [
-      { provide: RouterStateSerializer, useClass: CustomSerializer },
-    ];
-
-    createTestModule({ reducers: { routerReducer, reducer }, providers });
+    if (serializerThroughConfig) {
+      createTestModule({
+        reducers: { routerReducer, reducer },
+        config: { serializer: CustomSerializer },
+      });
+    } else {
+      const providers = [
+        { provide: RouterStateSerializer, useClass: CustomSerializer },
+      ];
+      createTestModule({ reducers: { routerReducer, reducer }, providers });
+    }
 
     const router = TestBed.get(Router);
     const log = logOfRouterAndActionsAndStore();
@@ -464,6 +473,14 @@ describe('integration spec', () => {
         log.splice(0);
         done();
       });
+  }
+
+  it('should support a custom RouterStateSnapshot serializer via provider', (done: any) => {
+    shouldSupportCustomSerializer(false, done);
+  });
+
+  it('should support a custom RouterStateSnapshot serializer via config', (done: any) => {
+    shouldSupportCustomSerializer(true, done);
   });
 
   it('should support event during an async canActivate guard', (done: any) => {
diff --git a/modules/router-store/src/router_store_module.ts b/modules/router-store/src/router_store_module.ts
index 20e46ea8d7..802c826126 100644
--- a/modules/router-store/src/router_store_module.ts
+++ b/modules/router-store/src/router_store_module.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   DefaultRouterStateSerializer,
   RouterStateSerializer,
   SerializedRouterStateSnapshot,
+  RouterState,
 } from './serializer';
 
 /**
@@ -146,14 +147,6 @@ export type RouterAction<
   | RouterErrorAction<T, V>
   | RouterNavigatedAction;
 
-/**
- * Simple router state.
- * All custom router states should have at least this property.
- */
-export type RouterState = {
-  url: string;
-};
-
 export type RouterReducerState<
   T extends RouterState = SerializedRouterStateSnapshot
 > = {
@@ -182,6 +175,7 @@ export function routerReducer<
 
 export interface StoreRouterConfig {
   stateKey?: string;
+  serializer?: new () => RouterStateSerializer;
 }
 
 export const _ROUTER_CONFIG = new InjectionToken(
@@ -192,7 +186,7 @@ export const ROUTER_CONFIG = new InjectionToken(
 );
 export const DEFAULT_ROUTER_FEATURENAME = 'router';
 
-export function _createDefaultRouterConfig(
+export function _createRouterConfig(
   config: StoreRouterConfig | StoreRouterConfigFunction
 ): StoreRouterConfig {
   let _config: StoreRouterConfig;
@@ -205,10 +199,19 @@ export function _createDefaultRouterConfig(
 
   return {
     stateKey: DEFAULT_ROUTER_FEATURENAME,
+    serializer: DefaultRouterStateSerializer,
     ..._config,
   };
 }
 
+export function _createSerializer(
+  config: StoreRouterConfig
+): RouterStateSerializer {
+  // This function gets handed a complete config-object from _createRouterConfig,
+  // so we know the serializer property exists
+  return new config.serializer!();
+}
+
 export type StoreRouterConfigFunction = () => StoreRouterConfig;
 
 enum RouterTrigger {
@@ -261,16 +264,23 @@ enum RouterTrigger {
  */
 @NgModule({
   providers: [
-    { provide: RouterStateSerializer, useClass: DefaultRouterStateSerializer },
     {
       provide: _ROUTER_CONFIG,
-      useValue: { stateKey: DEFAULT_ROUTER_FEATURENAME },
+      useValue: {
+        stateKey: DEFAULT_ROUTER_FEATURENAME,
+        serializer: DefaultRouterStateSerializer,
+      },
     },
     {
       provide: ROUTER_CONFIG,
-      useFactory: _createDefaultRouterConfig,
+      useFactory: _createRouterConfig,
       deps: [_ROUTER_CONFIG],
     },
+    {
+      provide: RouterStateSerializer,
+      deps: [ROUTER_CONFIG],
+      useFactory: _createSerializer,
+    },
   ],
 })
 export class StoreRouterConnectingModule {
@@ -282,14 +292,7 @@ export class StoreRouterConnectingModule {
   ): ModuleWithProviders {
     return {
       ngModule: StoreRouterConnectingModule,
-      providers: [
-        { provide: _ROUTER_CONFIG, useValue: config },
-        {
-          provide: ROUTER_CONFIG,
-          useFactory: _createDefaultRouterConfig,
-          deps: [_ROUTER_CONFIG],
-        },
-      ],
+      providers: [{ provide: _ROUTER_CONFIG, useValue: config }],
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/router-store/src/serializer.ts b/modules/router-store/src/serializer.ts
index 9d7f9bedc4..c9fdaee011 100644
--- a/modules/router-store/src/serializer.ts
+++ b/modules/router-store/src/serializer.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
 
-export abstract class RouterStateSerializer<T> {
+/**
+ * Simple router state.
+ * All custom router states / state serializers should have at least this property.
+ */
+export interface RouterState {
+  url: string;
+}
+
+export abstract class RouterStateSerializer<T extends RouterState = RouterState> {
   abstract serialize(routerState: RouterStateSnapshot): T;
 }
 
-export interface SerializedRouterStateSnapshot {
+export interface SerializedRouterStateSnapshot extends RouterState {
   root: ActivatedRouteSnapshot;
   url: string;
 }