diff --git a/config/environment.js b/config/environment.js
index c02e62c..bac1a05 100644
--- a/config/environment.js
+++ b/config/environment.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ module.exports = function(/* environment, appConfig */) {
       _ENABLE_DID_INIT_ATTRS_SUPPORT: true,
       _ENABLE_RENDER_SUPPORT: true,
       _ENABLE_REVERSED_OBSERVER_SUPPORT: true,
-      _ENABLE_INITIALIZER_ARGUMENTS_SUPPORT: true
+      _ENABLE_INITIALIZER_ARGUMENTS_SUPPORT: true,
+      _ENABLE_ROUTER_RESOURCE: true
     }
   };
 };
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e4488f0..4228bcf 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ module.exports = {
     this.import('vendor/underscore-actions.js');
     this.import('vendor/reversed-observer.js');
     this.import('vendor/initializer-arity.js');
+    this.import('vendor/router-resource.js');
   }
 };
diff --git a/tests/unit/router-resource-test.js b/tests/unit/router-resource-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2858787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/router-resource-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { module, test } from 'ember-qunit';
+import EmberRouter from '@ember/routing/router';
+
+let Router;
+
+module('Ember.RouterDSL.resource', {
+  beforeEach() {
+    Router = EmberRouter.extend();
+  },
+
+  afterEach() {
+    Router = null;
+  }
+});
+
+test('should reset namespace if nested with resource', function(assert) {
+  assert.expect(4);
+
+  assert.expectDeprecation(() => {
+    Router = Router.map(function() {
+      this.resource('bleep', function() {
+        this.resource('bloop', function() {
+          this.resource('blork');
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    let router = Router.create();
+    router._initRouterJs();
+
+    if (router._routerMicrolib) {
+      assert.ok(router._routerMicrolib.recognizer.names['bleep'], 'nested resources do not contain parent name');
+      assert.ok(router._routerMicrolib.recognizer.names['bloop'], 'nested resources do not contain parent name');
+      assert.ok(router._routerMicrolib.recognizer.names['blork'], 'nested resources do not contain parent name');
+    }
+    else {
+      assert.ok(router.router.recognizer.names['bleep'], 'nested resources do not contain parent name');
+      assert.ok(router.router.recognizer.names['bloop'], 'nested resources do not contain parent name');
+      assert.ok(router.router.recognizer.names['blork'], 'nested resources do not contain parent name');
+    }
+
+   }, 'this.resource() is deprecated. Use this.route(\'name\', { resetNamespace: true }, function () {}) instead.');
+});
+
+test('should fail when using a reserved route name', function(assert) {
+  assert.expectDeprecation(() => {
+    let reservedNames = ['array', 'basic', 'object', 'application'];
+
+    assert.expect((reservedNames.length * 2) + 1);
+
+    reservedNames.forEach(reservedName => {
+      assert.expectAssertion(() => {
+        Router = EmberRouter.extend();
+
+        Router.map(function() {
+          this.route(reservedName);
+        });
+
+        let router = Router.create();
+        router._initRouterJs();
+      }, '\'' + reservedName + '\' cannot be used as a route name.');
+
+      assert.expectAssertion(() => {
+        Router = EmberRouter.extend();
+
+        Router.map(function() {
+          this.resource(reservedName);
+        });
+
+        let router = Router.create();
+        router._initRouterJs();
+      }, `'${reservedName}' cannot be used as a route name.`);
+    });
+  }, 'this.resource() is deprecated. Use this.route(\'name\', { resetNamespace: true }, function () {}) instead.');
+});
diff --git a/vendor/router-resource.js b/vendor/router-resource.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa12b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/router-resource.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+(function() {
+  var _Ember;
+  if (typeof Ember !== 'undefined') {
+    _Ember = Ember;
+  } else {
+    _Ember = require('ember').default;
+  }
+
+  if (EmberENV && EmberENV._ENABLE_ROUTER_RESOURCE !== true) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  _Ember.RouterDSL.prototype.resource = function(name, options, callback) {
+    if (arguments.length === 2 && typeof options === 'function') {
+      callback = options;
+      options = {};
+    }
+
+    if (typeof options === 'undefined') {
+      options = {};
+    }
+
+    options.resetNamespace = true;
+    _Ember.deprecate('this.resource() is deprecated. Use this.route(\'name\', { resetNamespace: true }, function () {}) instead.', false, { id: 'ember-routing.router-resource', until: '3.0.0' });
+    this.route(name, options, callback);
+  }
+})();