diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-group-dialog/gr-create-group-dialog.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-group-dialog/gr-create-group-dialog.ts
index 8d5689c..96688e9 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-group-dialog/gr-create-group-dialog.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-group-dialog/gr-create-group-dialog.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import '@polymer/iron-input/iron-input';
 import '../../../styles/gr-form-styles';
 import '../../../styles/shared-styles';
-import {page} from '../../../utils/page-wrapper-utils';
 import {GroupId, GroupName} from '../../../types/common';
 import {getAppContext} from '../../../services/app-context';
 import {formStyles} from '../../../styles/gr-form-styles';
@@ -16,6 +15,8 @@
 import {BindValueChangeEvent} from '../../../types/events';
 import {fireEvent} from '../../../utils/event-util';
 import {createGroupUrl} from '../../../models/views/group';
+import {resolve} from '../../../models/dependency';
+import {navigationToken} from '../../core/gr-navigation/gr-navigation';
 
 declare global {
   interface HTMLElementTagNameMap {
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@
 
   private readonly restApiService = getAppContext().restApiService;
 
+  private readonly getNavigation = resolve(this, navigationToken);
+
   static override get styles() {
     return [
       formStyles,
@@ -86,8 +89,7 @@
       return this.restApiService.getGroupConfig(name).then(group => {
         if (!group) return;
         const groupId = String(group.group_id!) as GroupId;
-        // TODO: Use navigation service instead of `page.show()` directly.
-        page.show(createGroupUrl({groupId}));
+        this.getNavigation().setUrl(createGroupUrl({groupId}));
       });
     });
   }
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-group-dialog/gr-create-group-dialog_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-group-dialog/gr-create-group-dialog_test.ts
index 2a0b539..6e36d8c 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-group-dialog/gr-create-group-dialog_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-group-dialog/gr-create-group-dialog_test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import '../../../test/common-test-setup';
 import './gr-create-group-dialog';
 import {GrCreateGroupDialog} from './gr-create-group-dialog';
-import {page} from '../../../utils/page-wrapper-utils';
 import {
   mockPromise,
   queryAndAssert,
@@ -15,6 +14,8 @@
 import {IronInputElement} from '@polymer/iron-input';
 import {GroupId} from '../../../types/common';
 import {fixture, html, assert} from '@open-wc/testing';
+import {testResolver} from '../../../test/common-test-setup';
+import {navigationToken} from '../../core/gr-navigation/gr-navigation';
 
 suite('gr-create-group-dialog tests', () => {
   let element: GrCreateGroupDialog;
@@ -68,9 +69,9 @@
       Promise.resolve({id: 'testId551' as GroupId, group_id: 551})
     );
 
-    const showStub = sinon.stub(page, 'show');
+    const setUrlStub = sinon.stub(testResolver(navigationToken), 'setUrl');
     await element.handleCreateGroup();
-    assert.isTrue(showStub.calledWith('/admin/groups/551'));
+    assert.isTrue(setUrlStub.calledWith('/admin/groups/551'));
   });
 
   test('test for unsuccessful group creation', async () => {
@@ -81,8 +82,8 @@
       Promise.resolve({id: 'testId551' as GroupId, group_id: 551})
     );
 
-    const showStub = sinon.stub(page, 'show');
+    const setUrlStub = sinon.stub(testResolver(navigationToken), 'setUrl');
     await element.handleCreateGroup();
-    assert.isFalse(showStub.called);
+    assert.isFalse(setUrlStub.called);
   });
 });
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.ts
index bb59ccc..ed57830 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import '../../shared/gr-autocomplete/gr-autocomplete';
 import '../../shared/gr-button/gr-button';
 import '../../shared/gr-select/gr-select';
-import {page} from '../../../utils/page-wrapper-utils';
 import {
   BranchName,
   GroupId,
@@ -24,6 +23,8 @@
 import {fireEvent} from '../../../utils/event-util';
 import {throwingErrorCallback} from '../../shared/gr-rest-api-interface/gr-rest-apis/gr-rest-api-helper';
 import {createRepoUrl} from '../../../models/views/repo';
+import {resolve} from '../../../models/dependency';
+import {navigationToken} from '../../core/gr-navigation/gr-navigation';
 
 declare global {
   interface HTMLElementTagNameMap {
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@
 
   private readonly restApiService = getAppContext().restApiService;
 
+  private readonly getNavigation = resolve(this, navigationToken);
+
   constructor() {
     super();
     this.query = (input: string) => this.getRepoSuggestions(input);
@@ -195,8 +198,7 @@
     );
     if (repoRegistered.status === 201) {
       this.repoCreated = true;
-      // TODO: Use navigation service instead of `page.show()` directly.
-      page.show(createRepoUrl({repo: this.repoConfig.name}));
+      this.getNavigation().setUrl(createRepoUrl({repo: this.repoConfig.name}));
     }
     return repoRegistered;
   }
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-detail-list/gr-repo-detail-list_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-detail-list/gr-repo-detail-list_test.ts
index 9b9cf29..9a67fda 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-detail-list/gr-repo-detail-list_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-detail-list/gr-repo-detail-list_test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import '../../../test/common-test-setup';
 import './gr-repo-detail-list';
 import {GrRepoDetailList} from './gr-repo-detail-list';
-import {page} from '../../../utils/page-wrapper-utils';
 import {
   addListenerForTest,
   mockPromise,
@@ -34,6 +33,8 @@
 import {GrListView} from '../../shared/gr-list-view/gr-list-view';
 import {fixture, html, assert} from '@open-wc/testing';
 import {RepoDetailView} from '../../../models/views/repo';
+import {testResolver} from '../../../test/common-test-setup';
+import {navigationToken} from '../../core/gr-navigation/gr-navigation';
 
 function branchGenerator(counter: number) {
   return {
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@
         html`<gr-repo-detail-list></gr-repo-detail-list>`
       );
       element.detailType = RepoDetailView.BRANCHES;
-      sinon.stub(page, 'show');
+      sinon.stub(testResolver(navigationToken), 'setUrl');
     });
 
     suite('list of repo branches', () => {
@@ -2338,7 +2339,7 @@
         html`<gr-repo-detail-list></gr-repo-detail-list>`
       );
       element.detailType = RepoDetailView.TAGS;
-      sinon.stub(page, 'show');
+      sinon.stub(testResolver(navigationToken), 'setUrl');
     });
 
     suite('list of repo tags', () => {
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-list/gr-repo-list_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-list/gr-repo-list_test.ts
index 65f5a8c..906b733 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-list/gr-repo-list_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-list/gr-repo-list_test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import '../../../test/common-test-setup';
 import './gr-repo-list';
 import {GrRepoList} from './gr-repo-list';
-import {page} from '../../../utils/page-wrapper-utils';
 import {
   mockPromise,
   queryAndAssert,
@@ -23,6 +22,8 @@
 import {GrListView} from '../../shared/gr-list-view/gr-list-view';
 import {fixture, html, assert} from '@open-wc/testing';
 import {AdminChildView, AdminViewState} from '../../../models/views/admin';
+import {testResolver} from '../../../test/common-test-setup';
+import {navigationToken} from '../../core/gr-navigation/gr-navigation';
 
 function createRepo(name: string, counter: number) {
   return {
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
   let repos: ProjectInfoWithName[];
 
   setup(async () => {
-    sinon.stub(page, 'show');
+    sinon.stub(testResolver(navigationToken), 'setUrl');
     element = await fixture(html`<gr-repo-list></gr-repo-list>`);
   });
 
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view.ts
index faaee0b..d2ba2c9 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import '../gr-change-list/gr-change-list';
 import '../gr-repo-header/gr-repo-header';
 import '../gr-user-header/gr-user-header';
-import {page} from '../../../utils/page-wrapper-utils';
 import {
   AccountDetailInfo,
   AccountId,
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@
 import {resolve} from '../../../models/dependency';
 import {subscribe} from '../../lit/subscription-controller';
 import {userModelToken} from '../../../models/user/user-model';
+import {navigationToken} from '../../core/gr-navigation/gr-navigation';
 
 const LIMIT_OPERATOR_PATTERN = /\blimit:(\d+)/i;
 
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@
 
   private readonly getViewModel = resolve(this, searchViewModelToken);
 
+  private readonly getNavigation = resolve(this, navigationToken);
+
   constructor() {
     super();
     this.addEventListener('next-page', () => this.handleNextPage());
@@ -282,15 +284,13 @@
   // private but used in test
   handleNextPage() {
     if (!this.nextArrow || !this.changesPerPage) return;
-    // TODO: Use navigation service instead of `page.show()` directly.
-    page.show(this.computeNavLink(1));
+    this.getNavigation().setUrl(this.computeNavLink(1));
   }
 
   // private but used in test
   handlePreviousPage() {
     if (!this.prevArrow || !this.changesPerPage) return;
-    // TODO: Use navigation service instead of `page.show()` directly.
-    page.show(this.computeNavLink(-1));
+    this.getNavigation().setUrl(this.computeNavLink(-1));
   }
 
   // private but used in test
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view_test.ts
index f4bd8bd..decc253 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view_test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import '../../../test/common-test-setup';
 import './gr-change-list-view';
 import {GrChangeListView} from './gr-change-list-view';
-import {page} from '../../../utils/page-wrapper-utils';
 import {query, queryAndAssert} from '../../../test/test-utils';
 import {createChange} from '../../../test/test-data-generators';
 import {ChangeInfo} from '../../../api/rest-api';
@@ -14,6 +13,8 @@
 import {GrChangeList} from '../gr-change-list/gr-change-list';
 import {GrChangeListSection} from '../gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section';
 import {GrChangeListItem} from '../gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item';
+import {testResolver} from '../../../test/common-test-setup';
+import {navigationToken} from '../../core/gr-navigation/gr-navigation';
 
 suite('gr-change-list-view tests', () => {
   let element: GrChangeListView;
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@
   });
 
   test('handleNextPage', async () => {
-    const showStub = sinon.stub(page, 'show');
+    const setUrlStub = sinon.stub(testResolver(navigationToken), 'setUrl');
     element.changes = Array(25)
       .fill(0)
       .map(_ => createChange());
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@
     element.loading = false;
     await element.updateComplete;
     element.handleNextPage();
-    assert.isFalse(showStub.called);
+    assert.isFalse(setUrlStub.called);
 
     element.changes = Array(25)
       .fill(0)
@@ -174,11 +175,11 @@
     element.loading = false;
     await element.updateComplete;
     element.handleNextPage();
-    assert.isTrue(showStub.called);
+    assert.isTrue(setUrlStub.called);
   });
 
   test('handlePreviousPage', async () => {
-    const showStub = sinon.stub(page, 'show');
+    const setUrlStub = sinon.stub(testResolver(navigationToken), 'setUrl');
     element.offset = 0;
     element.changes = Array(25)
       .fill(0)
@@ -187,11 +188,11 @@
     element.loading = false;
     await element.updateComplete;
     element.handlePreviousPage();
-    assert.isFalse(showStub.called);
+    assert.isFalse(setUrlStub.called);
 
     element.offset = 25;
     await element.updateComplete;
     element.handlePreviousPage();
-    assert.isTrue(showStub.called);
+    assert.isTrue(setUrlStub.called);
   });
 });
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-router/gr-router.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-router/gr-router.ts
index bcf6937..fac7a83 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-router/gr-router.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-router/gr-router.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
   AdminChildView,
   AdminViewModel,
   AdminViewState,
+  PLUGIN_LIST_ROUTE,
 } from '../../../models/views/admin';
 import {
   AgreementViewModel,
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@
   isInBaseOfPatchRange,
 } from '../../../utils/comment-util';
 import {isFileUnchanged} from '../../../embed/diff/gr-diff/gr-diff-utils';
+import {Route, ViewState} from '../../../models/views/base';
+import {Model} from '../../../models/model';
 
 const RoutePattern = {
   ROOT: '/',
@@ -184,8 +187,6 @@
 
   PLUGINS: /^\/plugins\/(.+)$/,
 
-  PLUGIN_LIST: /^\/admin\/plugins(\/)?$/,
-
   // Matches /admin/plugins[,<offset>][/].
   PLUGIN_LIST_OFFSET: /^\/admin\/plugins(,(\d+))?(\/)?$/,
   PLUGIN_LIST_FILTER: '/admin/plugins/q/filter::filter',
@@ -369,6 +370,7 @@
   }
 
   setState(state: AppElementParams) {
+    // TODO: Move this logic into the change model.
     if ('repo' in state && state.repo !== undefined && 'changeNum' in state)
       this.restApiService.setInProjectLookup(state.changeNum, state.repo);
 
@@ -488,6 +490,9 @@
    * route is matched, the handler will be executed with `this` referring
    * to the component. Its return value will be discarded so that it does
    * not interfere with page.js.
+   * TODO: Get rid of this parameter. This is really not something that the
+   * router wants to be concerned with. The reporting service and the view
+   * models should figure that out between themselves.
    * @param authRedirect If true, then auth is checked before
    * executing the handler. If the user is not logged in, it will redirect
    * to the login flow and the handler will not be executed. The login
@@ -515,6 +520,32 @@
   }
 
   /**
+   * Convenience wrapper of `mapRoute()` for when you have a `Route` object that
+   * can deal with state creation. Takes care of setting the view model state,
+   * which is currently duplicated lots of times for direct callers of
+   * `mapRoute()`.
+   */
+  mapRouteState<T extends ViewState>(
+    route: Route<T>,
+    viewModel: Model<T | undefined>,
+    handlerName: string,
+    authRedirect?: boolean
+  ) {
+    const handler = (ctx: PageContext) => {
+      const state = route.createState(ctx);
+      // Note that order is important: `this.setState()` must be called before
+      // `viewModel.setState()`. Otherwise the chain of model subscriptions
+      // would be very different. Some views may want app element to swap the
+      // top level view first. Also, `this.setState()` has some special change
+      // view model resetting logic. Eventually the order might not be important
+      // anymore, but be careful! :-)
+      this.setState(state as AppElementParams);
+      viewModel.setState(state);
+    };
+    this.mapRoute(route.urlPattern, handlerName, handler, authRedirect);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * This is similar to letting the browser navigate to this URL when the user
    * clicks it, or to just setting `window.location.href` directly.
    *
@@ -814,10 +845,10 @@
       true
     );
 
-    this.mapRoute(
-      RoutePattern.PLUGIN_LIST,
+    this.mapRouteState(
+      PLUGIN_LIST_ROUTE,
+      this.adminViewModel,
       'handlePluginListRoute',
-      ctx => this.handlePluginListRoute(ctx),
       true
     );
 
@@ -1399,16 +1430,6 @@
     this.adminViewModel.setState(state);
   }
 
-  handlePluginListRoute(_: PageContext) {
-    const state: AdminViewState = {
-      view: GerritView.ADMIN,
-      adminView: AdminChildView.PLUGINS,
-    };
-    // Note that router model view must be updated before view models.
-    this.setState(state);
-    this.adminViewModel.setState(state);
-  }
-
   handleQueryRoute(ctx: PageContext) {
     const state: Partial<SearchViewState> = {
       view: GerritView.SEARCH,
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-router/gr-router_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-router/gr-router_test.ts
index d8761bf..112c776 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-router/gr-router_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-router/gr-router_test.ts
@@ -1065,14 +1065,6 @@
           filter: 'foo',
         });
       });
-
-      test('handlePluginListRoute', () => {
-        const ctx = createPageContext();
-        assertctxToParams(ctx, 'handlePluginListRoute', {
-          view: GerritView.ADMIN,
-          adminView: AdminChildView.PLUGINS,
-        });
-      });
     });
 
     suite('change/diff routes', () => {
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/documentation/gr-documentation-search/gr-documentation-search_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/documentation/gr-documentation-search/gr-documentation-search_test.ts
index 0092193..ea5e9f3 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/documentation/gr-documentation-search/gr-documentation-search_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/documentation/gr-documentation-search/gr-documentation-search_test.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
 import '../../../test/common-test-setup';
 import './gr-documentation-search';
 import {GrDocumentationSearch} from './gr-documentation-search';
-import {page} from '../../../utils/page-wrapper-utils';
 import {queryAndAssert, stubRestApi} from '../../../test/test-utils';
 import {DocResult} from '../../../types/common';
 import {fixture, html, assert} from '@open-wc/testing';
+import {testResolver} from '../../../test/common-test-setup';
+import {navigationToken} from '../../core/gr-navigation/gr-navigation';
 
 function documentationGenerator(counter: number) {
   return {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
   let documentationSearches: DocResult[];
 
   setup(async () => {
-    sinon.stub(page, 'show');
+    sinon.stub(testResolver(navigationToken), 'setUrl');
     element = await fixture(
       html`<gr-documentation-search></gr-documentation-search>`
     );
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-app-types.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-app-types.ts
index 0261992..68e7309 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-app-types.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-app-types.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   justRegistered: boolean;
 }
 
+// TODO: Get rid of this type. <gr-app-element> needs to be refactored for that.
 export type AppElementParams =
   | DashboardViewState
   | GroupViewState
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-list-view/gr-list-view.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-list-view/gr-list-view.ts
index dad802a..f5837e3 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-list-view/gr-list-view.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-list-view/gr-list-view.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
 import '../gr-button/gr-button';
 import '../gr-icon/gr-icon';
 import {encodeURL, getBaseUrl} from '../../../utils/url-util';
-import {page} from '../../../utils/page-wrapper-utils';
 import {fireEvent} from '../../../utils/event-util';
 import {debounce, DelayedTask} from '../../../utils/async-util';
 import {sharedStyles} from '../../../styles/shared-styles';
 import {LitElement, PropertyValues, css, html} from 'lit';
 import {customElement, property} from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import {BindValueChangeEvent} from '../../../types/events';
+import {resolve} from '../../../models/dependency';
+import {navigationToken} from '../../core/gr-navigation/gr-navigation';
 
 const REQUEST_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL_MS = 200;
 
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
 
   private reloadTask?: DelayedTask;
 
+  private readonly getNavigation = resolve(this, navigationToken);
+
   override disconnectedCallback() {
     this.reloadTask?.cancel();
     super.disconnectedCallback();
@@ -165,12 +168,12 @@
       () => {
         if (!this.isConnected || !this.path) return;
         if (filter) {
-          // TODO: Use navigation service instead of `page.show()` directly.
-          page.show(`${this.path}/q/filter:${encodeURL(filter, false)}`);
+          this.getNavigation().setUrl(
+            `${this.path}/q/filter:${encodeURL(filter, false)}`
+          );
           return;
         }
-        // TODO: Use navigation service instead of `page.show()` directly.
-        page.show(this.path);
+        this.getNavigation().setUrl(this.path);
       },
       REQUEST_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL_MS
     );
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-list-view/gr-list-view_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-list-view/gr-list-view_test.ts
index bf94e8f..ecc1c25 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-list-view/gr-list-view_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-list-view/gr-list-view_test.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
 import '../../../test/common-test-setup';
 import './gr-list-view';
 import {GrListView} from './gr-list-view';
-import {page} from '../../../utils/page-wrapper-utils';
 import {queryAndAssert, stubBaseUrl} from '../../../test/test-utils';
 import {GrButton} from '../gr-button/gr-button';
 import {fixture, html, assert} from '@open-wc/testing';
+import {testResolver} from '../../../test/common-test-setup';
+import {navigationToken} from '../../core/gr-navigation/gr-navigation';
 
 suite('gr-list-view tests', () => {
   let element: GrListView;
@@ -84,7 +85,9 @@
     let resolve: (url: string) => void;
     const promise = new Promise(r => (resolve = r));
     element.path = '/admin/projects';
-    sinon.stub(page, 'show').callsFake(r => resolve(r));
+    sinon
+      .stub(testResolver(navigationToken), 'setUrl')
+      .callsFake(r => resolve(r));
 
     element.filter = 'test';
     await element.updateComplete;
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/models/views/admin.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/models/views/admin.ts
index 3380637..de9ec5d 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/models/views/admin.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/models/views/admin.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,18 @@
 import {getBaseUrl} from '../../utils/url-util';
 import {define} from '../dependency';
 import {Model} from '../model';
-import {ViewState} from './base';
+import {Route, ViewState} from './base';
+
+export const PLUGIN_LIST_ROUTE: Route<AdminViewState> = {
+  urlPattern: /^\/admin\/plugins(\/)?$/,
+  createState: () => {
+    const state: AdminViewState = {
+      view: GerritView.ADMIN,
+      adminView: AdminChildView.PLUGINS,
+    };
+    return state;
+  },
+};
 
 export enum AdminChildView {
   REPOS = 'gr-repo-list',
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/models/views/admin_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/models/views/admin_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9b7801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/models/views/admin_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+import {assert} from '@open-wc/testing';
+import {GerritView} from '../../services/router/router-model';
+import '../../test/common-test-setup';
+import {AdminChildView, PLUGIN_LIST_ROUTE} from './admin';
+
+suite('admin view model', () => {
+  suite('routes', () => {
+    test('PLUGIN_LIST', () => {
+      const {urlPattern: pattern, createState} = PLUGIN_LIST_ROUTE;
+
+      assert.isTrue(pattern.test('/admin/plugins'));
+      assert.isTrue(pattern.test('/admin/plugins/'));
+      assert.isFalse(pattern.test('admin/plugins'));
+      assert.isFalse(pattern.test('//admin/plugins'));
+      assert.isFalse(pattern.test('//admin/plugins?'));
+      assert.isFalse(pattern.test('/admin/plugins//'));
+
+      assert.deepEqual(createState({}), {
+        view: GerritView.ADMIN,
+        adminView: AdminChildView.PLUGINS,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/models/views/base.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/models/views/base.ts
index 065495d..72bec33 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/models/views/base.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/models/views/base.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,24 @@
 export interface ViewState {
   view: GerritView;
 }
+
+/**
+ * While we are using page.js this interface will normally be implemented by
+ * PageContext, but it helps testing and independence to have our own type
+ * here.
+ */
+export interface UrlInfo {
+  querystring?: string;
+  hash?: string;
+  /** What the regular expression matching returns. */
+  params?: {[paramIndex: string]: string};
+}
+
+/**
+ * Based on `urlPattern` knows whether a URL matches and if so, then
+ * `createState()` can produce a `ViewState` from the matched URL.
+ */
+export interface Route<T extends ViewState> {
+  urlPattern: RegExp;
+  createState: (info: UrlInfo) => T;
+}
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/services/router/router-model.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/services/router/router-model.ts
index c3c1cb6..5e2cc10 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/services/router/router-model.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/services/router/router-model.ts
@@ -21,12 +21,17 @@
   SETTINGS = 'settings',
 }
 
+// TODO: Consider renaming this to AppElementState or something similar.
+// Or maybe RootViewState. This class does *not* model the state of the router.
 export interface RouterState {
   // Note that this router model view must be updated before view model state.
   view?: GerritView;
 }
 
 export const routerModelToken = define<RouterModel>('router-model');
+
+// TODO: Consider renaming this to AppElementViewModel or something similar.
+// Or maybe RootViewModel. This class is *not* a view model of the router.
 export class RouterModel extends Model<RouterState> {
   readonly routerView$: Observable<GerritView | undefined> = select(
     this.state$,