diff --git a/mopidy/http/__init__.py b/mopidy/http/__init__.py
index 0e7bb1ce..24729a6e 100644
--- a/mopidy/http/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/http/__init__.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class Router(object):
     extension registry under the ``http:router`` key.
 
     :param config: dict structure of the entire Mopidy configuration
+    :param core: :class:`pykka.ActorProxy` to the core actor, giving full
+      access to the core API
     """
 
     name = None
@@ -74,8 +76,9 @@ class Router(object):
     If you override :meth:`get_request_handlers` this attribute is not used.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, config):
+    def __init__(self, config, core):
         self.config = config
+        self.core = core
         self.hostname = config['http']['hostname']
         self.port = config['http']['port']
         if not self.name:
diff --git a/mopidy/http/actor.py b/mopidy/http/actor.py
index 01feced2..63f6cfd4 100644
--- a/mopidy/http/actor.py
+++ b/mopidy/http/actor.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class HttpFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
     def _get_extension_request_handlers(self):
         request_handlers = []
         for router_class in self.routers:
-            router = router_class(self.config)
+            router = router_class(self.config, self.core)
             request_handlers.extend(router.get_request_handlers())
             logger.info(
                 'Loaded HTTP extension: %s', router_class.__name__)
diff --git a/tests/http/test_router.py b/tests/http/test_router.py
index 4b27f91d..2e24c1bf 100644
--- a/tests/http/test_router.py
+++ b/tests/http/test_router.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import unittest
 import mock
 
 from mopidy import http
-from mopidy.http import actor, handlers
+from mopidy.http import handlers
 
 
 class TestRouter(http.Router):
@@ -32,10 +32,16 @@ class HttpRouterTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 'zeroconf': '',
             }
         }
-        self.http = actor.HttpFrontend(config=self.config, core=mock.Mock())
+        self.core = mock.Mock()
 
-    def test_default_router(self):
-        router = TestRouter(self.config)
+    def test_keeps_reference_to_config_and_core(self):
+        router = TestRouter(self.config, self.core)
+
+        self.assertIs(router.config, self.config)
+        self.assertIs(router.core, self.core)
+
+    def test_default_request_handlers(self):
+        router = TestRouter(self.config, self.core)
 
         (pattern, handler_class, kwargs) = router.get_request_handlers()[0]
 
@@ -46,13 +52,15 @@ class HttpRouterTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_default_router_missing_name(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            TestRouterMissingName(self.config)
+            TestRouterMissingName(self.config, self.core)
 
     def test_default_router_missing_path(self):
+        router = TestRouterMissingPath(self.config, self.core)
+
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            TestRouterMissingPath(self.config).get_request_handlers()
+            router.get_request_handlers()
 
     def test_get_root_url(self):
-        router = TestRouter(self.config)
+        router = TestRouter(self.config, self.core)
 
         self.assertEqual('http://127.0.0.1:6680/test/', router.get_root_url())