diff --git a/ceilometer/network/notifications.py b/ceilometer/network/notifications.py
index 7fec76403..5ad728109 100644
--- a/ceilometer/network/notifications.py
+++ b/ceilometer/network/notifications.py
@@ -153,3 +153,19 @@ class Port(NetworkNotificationBase):
     ]
 
     resource_name = 'port'
+
+
+class Router(NetworkNotificationBase):
+    """Listen for Quantum notifications in order to mediate with the
+    metering framework.
+
+    """
+
+    metadata_keys = [
+        "status",
+        "external_gateway_info",
+        "admin_state_up",
+        "name",
+    ]
+
+    resource_name = 'router'
diff --git a/doc/source/measurements.rst b/doc/source/measurements.rst
index 1b49a9e6c..dc80a51e3 100644
--- a/doc/source/measurements.rst
+++ b/doc/source/measurements.rst
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ subnet.update             Delta       request  subnt ID  Update requests for thi
 port                      Gauge             1  port ID   Duration of port
 port.create               Delta       request  port ID   Creation requests for this port
 port.update               Delta       request  port ID   Update requests for this port
+router                    Gauge             1  rtr ID    Duration of router
+router.create             Delta       request  rtr ID    Creation requests for this router
+router.update             Delta       request  rtr ID    Update requests for this router
 ip.floating               Gauge             1  ip ID     Duration of floating ip
 ========================  ==========  =======  ========  =======================================================
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2b5671792..aa81841a6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
     network = ceilometer.network.notifications:Network
     subnet = ceilometer.network.notifications:Subnet
     port = ceilometer.network.notifications:Port
+    router = ceilometer.network.notifications:Router
 
     [ceilometer.poll.compute]
     libvirt_diskio = ceilometer.compute.libvirt:DiskIOPollster
diff --git a/tests/network/test_notifications.py b/tests/network/test_notifications.py
index 05fa1282d..b57982411 100644
--- a/tests/network/test_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/network/test_notifications.py
@@ -157,6 +157,29 @@ NOTIFICATION_NETWORK_EXISTS = {
     u'message_id': u'9e839576-cc47-4c60-a7d8-5743681213b1'}
 
 
+NOTIFICATION_ROUTER_EXISTS = {
+    u'_context_roles': [u'anotherrole',
+                        u'Member'],
+    u'_context_read_deleted': u'no',
+    u'event_type': u'router.exists',
+    u'timestamp': u'2012-09-27 14:11:27.086575',
+    u'_context_tenant_id': u'82ed0c40ebe64d0bb3310027039c8ed2',
+    u'payload': {u'router':
+                 {'status': u'ACTIVE',
+                  'external_gateway_info':
+                  {'network_id': u'89d55642-4dec-43a4-a617-6cec051393b5'},
+                  'name': u'router1',
+                  'admin_state_up': True,
+                  'tenant_id': u'bb04a2b769c94917b57ba49df7783cfd',
+                  'id': u'ab8bb3ed-df23-4ca0-8f03-b887abcd5c23'}},
+    u'priority': u'INFO',
+    u'_context_is_admin': False,
+    u'_context_timestamp': u'2012-09-27 14:11:26.924779',
+    u'_context_user_id': u'b44b7ce67fc84414a5c1660a92a1b862',
+    u'publisher_id': u'network.ubuntu-VirtualBox',
+    u'message_id': u'9e839576-cc47-4c60-a7d8-5743681213b1'}
+
+
 class TestNotifications(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_network_create(self):
         v = notifications.Network()
@@ -183,6 +206,11 @@ class TestNotifications(unittest.TestCase):
         counters = v.process_notification(NOTIFICATION_NETWORK_EXISTS)
         self.assertEqual(len(list(counters)), 1)
 
+    def test_router_exists(self):
+        v = notifications.Router()
+        counters = v.process_notification(NOTIFICATION_ROUTER_EXISTS)
+        self.assertEqual(len(list(counters)), 1)
+
 
 class TestEventTypes(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -200,3 +228,6 @@ class TestEventTypes(unittest.TestCase):
         v = notifications.Port()
         events = v.get_event_types()
         assert events
+
+    def test_router(self):
+        assert notifications.Router().get_event_types()