diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/navigator.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/navigator.dart
index b774279608..dcce4a8768 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/navigator.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/navigator.dart
@@ -40,16 +40,15 @@ abstract class Route<T> {
   /// Whether calling didPop() would return false.
   bool get willHandlePopInternally => false;
 
-  /// The given route has been pushed onto the navigator after this route.
-  void didPushNext(Route nextRoute) { }
-
   /// The given route, which came after this one, has been popped off the
   /// navigator.
   void didPopNext(Route nextRoute) { }
 
-  /// The given old route, which was the route that came after this one, has
-  /// been replaced with the given new route.
-  void didReplaceNext(Route oldNextRoute, Route newNextRoute) { }
+  /// This route's next route has changed to the given new route. This is called
+  /// on a route whenever the next route changes for any reason, except for
+  /// cases when didPopNext() would be called, so long as it is in the history.
+  /// nextRoute will be null if there's no next route.
+  void didChangeNext(Route nextRoute) { }
 
   /// The route should remove its overlays and free any other resources.
   ///
@@ -238,8 +237,9 @@ class NavigatorState extends State<Navigator> {
       route.install(_currentOverlayEntry);
       _history.add(route);
       route.didPush();
+      route.didChangeNext(null);
       if (oldRoute != null)
-        oldRoute.didPushNext(route);
+        oldRoute.didChangeNext(route);
       config.observer?.didPush(route, oldRoute);
     });
     assert(() { _debugLocked = false; return true; });
@@ -264,8 +264,12 @@ class NavigatorState extends State<Navigator> {
       newRoute.install(oldRoute.overlayEntries.last);
       _history[index] = newRoute;
       newRoute.didReplace(oldRoute);
+      if (index + 1 < _history.length)
+        newRoute.didChangeNext(_history[index + 1]);
+      else
+        newRoute.didChangeNext(null);
       if (index > 0)
-        _history[index - 1].didReplaceNext(oldRoute, newRoute);
+        _history[index - 1].didChangeNext(newRoute);
       oldRoute.dispose();
       oldRoute._navigator = null;
     });
@@ -290,6 +294,9 @@ class NavigatorState extends State<Navigator> {
     assert(targetRoute.overlayEntries.isEmpty || !overlay.debugIsVisible(targetRoute.overlayEntries.last));
     setState(() {
       _history.removeAt(index);
+      Route newRoute = index < _history.length ? _history[index] : null;
+      if (index > 0)
+        _history[index - 1].didChangeNext(newRoute);
       targetRoute.dispose();
       targetRoute._navigator = null;
     });
@@ -378,17 +385,16 @@ class NavigatorTransaction {
   }
 
   /// Adds the given route to the Navigator's history, and transitions to it.
-  /// The route will have didPush() called on it; the previous route, if any,
-  /// will have didPushNext() called on it; and the Navigator observer, if any,
-  /// will have didPush() called on it.
+  /// The route will have didPush() and didChangeNext() called on it; the
+  /// previous route, if any, will have didChangeNext() called on it; and the
+  /// Navigator observer, if any, will have didPush() called on it.
   void push(Route route, { Set<Key> mostValuableKeys }) {
     assert(_debugOpen);
     _navigator._push(route, mostValuableKeys: mostValuableKeys);
   }
 
-  /// Replaces one given route with another, but does not call didPush/didPop.
-  /// Instead, this calls install() on the new route, then didReplace() on the
-  /// new route passing the old route, then dispose() on the old route. The
+  /// Replaces one given route with another. Calls install(), didReplace(), and
+  /// didChangeNext() on the new route, then dispose() on the old route. The
   /// navigator is not informed of the replacement.
   ///
   /// The old route must have overlay entries, otherwise we won't know where to
@@ -416,8 +422,8 @@ class NavigatorTransaction {
     _navigator._replaceRouteBefore(anchorRoute: anchorRoute, newRoute: newRoute);
   }
 
-  /// Removes the route prior to the given anchorRoute without notifying
-  /// neighbouring routes or the navigator observer, if any.
+  /// Removes the route prior to the given anchorRoute, and calls didChangeNext
+  /// on the route prior to that one, if any. The observer is not notified.
   void removeRouteBefore(Route anchorRoute) {
     assert(_debugOpen);
     _navigator._removeRouteBefore(anchorRoute);
@@ -426,7 +432,7 @@ class NavigatorTransaction {
   /// Tries to removes the current route, calling its didPop() method. If that
   /// method returns false, then nothing else happens. Otherwise, the observer
   /// (if any) is notified using its didPop() method, and the previous route is
-  /// notified using [Route.didPopNext].
+  /// notified using [Route.didChangeNext].
   ///
   /// The type of the result argument, if provided, must match the type argument
   /// of the class of the current route. (In practice, this is usually
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart
index b7f35c5909..fd7356cca2 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ abstract class TransitionRoute<T> extends OverlayRoute<T> {
     }
   }
 
+  PerformanceView get forwardPerformance => _forwardPerformance;
+  final ProxyPerformance _forwardPerformance = new ProxyPerformance(alwaysDismissedPerformance);
+
   void install(OverlayEntry insertionPoint) {
     _performanceController = createPerformanceController();
     assert(_performanceController != null);
@@ -151,21 +154,17 @@ abstract class TransitionRoute<T> extends OverlayRoute<T> {
     return true;
   }
 
-  void finished() {
-    super.finished();
-    _transitionCompleter?.complete(_result);
+  void didPopNext(Route nextRoute) {
+    _updateForwardPerformance(nextRoute);
+    super.didPopNext(nextRoute);
   }
 
-  void dispose() {
-    _performanceController.stop();
-    super.dispose();
+  void didChangeNext(Route nextRoute) {
+    _updateForwardPerformance(nextRoute);
+    super.didChangeNext(nextRoute);
   }
 
-
-  PerformanceView get forwardPerformance => _forwardPerformance;
-  final ProxyPerformance _forwardPerformance = new ProxyPerformance();
-
-  void didPushNext(Route nextRoute) {
+  void _updateForwardPerformance(Route nextRoute) {
     if (nextRoute is TransitionRoute && canTransitionTo(nextRoute) && nextRoute.canTransitionFrom(this)) {
       PerformanceView current = _forwardPerformance.masterPerformance;
       if (current != null) {
@@ -189,13 +188,24 @@ abstract class TransitionRoute<T> extends OverlayRoute<T> {
       } else {
         _forwardPerformance.masterPerformance = nextRoute.performance;
       }
+    } else {
+      _forwardPerformance.masterPerformance = alwaysDismissedPerformance;
     }
-    super.didPushNext(nextRoute);
   }
 
   bool canTransitionTo(TransitionRoute nextRoute) => true;
   bool canTransitionFrom(TransitionRoute nextRoute) => true;
 
+  void finished() {
+    super.finished();
+    _transitionCompleter?.complete(_result);
+  }
+
+  void dispose() {
+    _performanceController.stop();
+    super.dispose();
+  }
+
   String get debugLabel => '$runtimeType';
   String toString() => '$runtimeType(performance: $_performanceController)';
 }
@@ -469,8 +479,8 @@ abstract class ModalRoute<T> extends TransitionRoute<T> with LocalHistoryRoute<T
 abstract class PopupRoute<T> extends ModalRoute<T> {
   PopupRoute({ Completer<T> completer }) : super(completer: completer);
   bool get opaque => false;
-  void didPushNext(Route nextRoute) {
+  void didChangeNext(Route nextRoute) {
     assert(nextRoute is! PageRoute);
-    super.didPushNext(nextRoute);
+    super.didChangeNext(nextRoute);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/unit/test/widget/routes_test.dart b/packages/unit/test/widget/routes_test.dart
index 3be81ef170..65778dfc09 100644
--- a/packages/unit/test/widget/routes_test.dart
+++ b/packages/unit/test/widget/routes_test.dart
@@ -49,16 +49,12 @@ class TestRoute extends Route<String> {
     return returnValue;
   }
 
-  void didPushNext(TestRoute nextRoute) {
-    log('didPushNext ${nextRoute.name}');
-  }
-
   void didPopNext(TestRoute nextRoute) {
     log('didPopNext ${nextRoute.name}');
   }
 
-  void didReplaceNext(TestRoute oldNextRoute, TestRoute newNextRoute) {
-    log('didReplaceNext ${oldNextRoute.name} ${newNextRoute.name}');
+  void didChangeNext(TestRoute nextRoute) {
+    log('didChangeNext ${nextRoute?.name}');
   }
 
   void dispose() {
@@ -100,6 +96,7 @@ void main() {
         [
           'initial: install',
           'initial: didPush',
+          'initial: didChangeNext null',
         ]
       );
       TestRoute second;
@@ -112,7 +109,8 @@ void main() {
         [
           'second: install',
           'second: didPush',
-          'initial: didPushNext second',
+          'second: didChangeNext null',
+          'initial: didChangeNext second',
         ]
       );
       runNavigatorTest(
@@ -124,7 +122,8 @@ void main() {
         [
           'third: install',
           'third: didPush',
-          'second: didPushNext third',
+          'third: didChangeNext null',
+          'second: didChangeNext third',
         ]
       );
       runNavigatorTest(
@@ -136,7 +135,8 @@ void main() {
         [
           'two: install',
           'two: didReplace second',
-          'initial: didReplaceNext second two',
+          'two: didChangeNext third',
+          'initial: didChangeNext two',
           'second: dispose',
         ]
       );
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ void main() {
         [
           'first: install',
           'first: didPush',
+          'first: didChangeNext null',
         ]
       );
       TestRoute second;
@@ -199,7 +200,8 @@ void main() {
         [
           'second: install',
           'second: didPush',
-          'first: didPushNext second',
+          'second: didChangeNext null',
+          'first: didChangeNext second',
         ]
       );
       runNavigatorTest(
@@ -211,7 +213,8 @@ void main() {
         [
           'third: install',
           'third: didPush',
-          'second: didPushNext third',
+          'third: didChangeNext null',
+          'second: didChangeNext third',
         ]
       );
       runNavigatorTest(
@@ -245,7 +248,8 @@ void main() {
         [
           'three: install',
           'three: didPush',
-          'second: didPushNext three',
+          'three: didChangeNext null',
+          'second: didChangeNext three',
         ]
       );
       TestRoute four;
@@ -258,7 +262,8 @@ void main() {
         [
           'four: install',
           'four: didPush',
-          'three: didPushNext four',
+          'four: didChangeNext null',
+          'three: didChangeNext four',
         ]
       );
       runNavigatorTest(
@@ -268,6 +273,7 @@ void main() {
           transaction.removeRouteBefore(four);
         },
         [
+          'second: didChangeNext four',
           'three: dispose',
         ]
       );
@@ -306,6 +312,7 @@ void main() {
         [
           'A: install',
           'A: didPush',
+          'A: didChangeNext null',
         ]
       );
       runNavigatorTest(
@@ -317,7 +324,8 @@ void main() {
         [
           'B: install',
           'B: didPush',
-          'A: didPushNext B',
+          'B: didChangeNext null',
+          'A: didChangeNext B',
         ]
       );
       TestRoute routeC;
@@ -330,7 +338,8 @@ void main() {
         [
           'C: install',
           'C: didPush',
-          'B: didPushNext C',
+          'C: didChangeNext null',
+          'B: didChangeNext C',
         ]
       );
       TestRoute routeB;
@@ -343,7 +352,8 @@ void main() {
         [
           'b: install',
           'b: didReplace B',
-          'A: didReplaceNext B b',
+          'b: didChangeNext C',
+          'A: didChangeNext b',
           'B: dispose',
         ]
       );