diff --git a/modules/reitit-frontend/src/reitit/frontend/controllers.cljs b/modules/reitit-frontend/src/reitit/frontend/controllers.cljs
index 02024919..9b11bb5b 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-frontend/src/reitit/frontend/controllers.cljs
+++ b/modules/reitit-frontend/src/reitit/frontend/controllers.cljs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-(ns reitit.frontend.controllers)
+(ns reitit.frontend.controllers
+  "Provides apply-controllers function")
 
 (defn- pad-same-length [a b]
   (concat a (take (- (count b) (count a)) (repeat nil))))
@@ -10,6 +11,25 @@
   (if-let [f (:params controller)]
     (f match)))
 
+(def static
+  "Static params means that the identity of controller
+  doesn't not depend on Match, i.e. any parameters.
+
+  This is same as just not defining :params."
+  nil)
+
+(defn parameters
+  "Given map of parameter-type => list of keys,
+  returns function taking Match and returning
+  value containing given parameter types and their
+  keys.
+
+  The resulting function can be used for :params."
+  [p]
+  (fn [match]
+    (into {} (for [[param-type ks] p]
+               [param-type (select-keys (get (:parameters match) param-type) ks)]))))
+
 (defn apply-controller
   "Run side-effects (:start or :stop) for controller.
   The side-effect function is called with controller params."
@@ -19,8 +39,8 @@
 
 (defn apply-controllers
   "Applies changes between current controllers and
-  those previously enabled. Resets controllers whose
-  parameters have changed."
+  those previously enabled. Reinitializes controllers whose
+  identity has changed."
   [old-controllers new-match]
   (let [new-controllers (mapv (fn [controller]
                                 (assoc controller ::params (get-params controller new-match)))
diff --git a/modules/reitit-frontend/src/reitit/frontend/history.cljs b/modules/reitit-frontend/src/reitit/frontend/history.cljs
index 35d8a091..4ec295fa 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-frontend/src/reitit/frontend/history.cljs
+++ b/modules/reitit-frontend/src/reitit/frontend/history.cljs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 (ns reitit.frontend.history
+  "Provides integration to hash-change or HTML5 History
+  events."
   (:require [reitit.core :as reitit]
             [reitit.core :as r]
             [reitit.frontend :as rf]
diff --git a/test/cljs/reitit/frontend/controllers_test.cljs b/test/cljs/reitit/frontend/controllers_test.cljs
index 27a44ff6..b0acb600 100644
--- a/test/cljs/reitit/frontend/controllers_test.cljs
+++ b/test/cljs/reitit/frontend/controllers_test.cljs
@@ -64,5 +64,46 @@
 
       (is (= [[:stop-3 1] :stop-1] @log))
       (is (= [] @controller-state))
+      (reset! log []))))
+
+(deftest controller-data-parameters
+  (let [log (atom [])
+        controller-state (atom [])
+        static {:start (fn [params] (swap! log conj [:start-static]))
+                :stop  (fn [params] (swap! log conj [:stop-static]))
+                :params rfc/static}
+        controller {:start (fn [params] (swap! log conj [:start params]))
+                    :stop  (fn [params] (swap! log conj [:stop params]))
+                    :params (rfc/parameters {:path [:foo]})}]
+
+    (testing "init"
+      (swap! controller-state rfc/apply-controllers
+             {:data {:controllers [static controller]}
+              :parameters {:path {:foo 1}}})
+
+      (is (= [[:start-static]
+              [:start {:path {:foo 1}}]] @log))
+      (is (= [(assoc static ::rfc/params nil)
+              (assoc controller ::rfc/params {:path {:foo 1}})]
+             @controller-state))
       (reset! log []))
-    ))
+
+    (testing "params change"
+      (swap! controller-state rfc/apply-controllers
+             {:data {:controllers [static controller]}
+              :parameters {:path {:foo 5}}})
+
+      (is (= [[:stop {:path {:foo 1}}]
+              [:start {:path {:foo 5}}]] @log))
+      (is (= [(assoc static ::rfc/params nil)
+              (assoc controller ::rfc/params {:path {:foo 5}})]
+             @controller-state))
+      (reset! log []))
+
+    (testing "stop"
+      (swap! controller-state rfc/apply-controllers
+             {:data {:controllers []}})
+
+      (is (= [[:stop {:path {:foo 5}}]
+              [:stop-static]] @log))
+      (reset! log []))))