diff --git a/src/common/index.js b/src/common/index.js
index de0e448a6..da25f6ca4 100644
--- a/src/common/index.js
+++ b/src/common/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const routesRegexp = require('./routesRegexp');
 const useBinaryState = require('./useBinaryState');
 const useFullscreen = require('./useFullscreen');
 const useLocationHash = require('./useLocationHash');
+const useRouteActive = require('./useRouteActive');
 const useTabIndex = require('./useTabIndex');
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -37,5 +38,6 @@ module.exports = {
     useBinaryState,
     useFullscreen,
     useLocationHash,
+    useRouteActive,
     useTabIndex
 };
diff --git a/src/common/useRouteActive.js b/src/common/useRouteActive.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ac28512b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/useRouteActive.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const React = require('react');
+const UrlUtils = require('url');
+const useLocationHash = require('stremio/common/useLocationHash');
+
+const useRouteActive = (routeRegexp) => {
+    const locationHash = useLocationHash();
+    const active = React.useMemo(() => {
+        const { pathname: locationPathname } = UrlUtils.parse(locationHash.slice(1));
+        return !!locationPathname.match(routeRegexp);
+    }, [locationHash, routeRegexp]);
+    return active;
+};
+
+module.exports = useRouteActive;