diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d33376..f348193 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ The current params taken from the route. E.g. `/foo/:bar` becomes available as
 An object containing the current queryString. `/foo?bin=baz` becomes `{ bin:
 'baz' }`.
 
+### `state.href`
+An object containing the current href. `/foo?bin=baz` becomes `foo`.
+
 ### `state.route`
 The current name of the route used in the router (e.g. `/foo/:bar`).
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 210455c..2874850 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -122,16 +122,17 @@ Choo.prototype.start = function () {
     }
   }
 
-  var location = this._createLocation()
-  this._tree = this.router(location)
+  this.state.href = this._createLocation()
+  this._tree = this.router(this.state.href)
   this.state.query = nanoquery(window.location.search)
-  assert.ok(this._tree, 'choo.start: no valid DOM node returned for location ' + location)
+  assert.ok(this._tree, 'choo.start: no valid DOM node returned for location ' + this.state.href)
 
   this.emitter.prependListener(self._events.RENDER, nanoraf(function () {
     var renderTiming = nanotiming('choo.render')
 
-    var newTree = self.router(self._createLocation())
-    assert.ok(newTree, 'choo.render: no valid DOM node returned for location ' + location)
+    self.state.href = self._createLocation()
+    var newTree = self.router(self.state.href)
+    assert.ok(newTree, 'choo.render: no valid DOM node returned for location ' + self.state.href)
 
     assert.equal(self._tree.nodeName, newTree.nodeName, 'choo.render: The target node <' +
       self._tree.nodeName.toLowerCase() + '> is not the same type as the new node <' +
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ Choo.prototype.toString = function (location, state) {
   assert.equal(typeof location, 'string', 'choo.toString: location should be type string')
   assert.equal(typeof this.state, 'object', 'choo.toString: state should be type object')
 
+  this.state.href = location.replace(/\?*.$/, '')
   this.state.query = nanoquery(location)
   var html = this.router(location)
   assert.ok(html, 'choo.toString: no valid value returned for the route ' + location)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 362d69e..b5fb451 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "example"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "mkdir -p dist/ && browserify index -p bundle-collapser/plugin > dist/bundle.js && browserify index -g unassertify -g uglifyify -p bundle-collapser/plugin | uglifyjs --mangle-props -c unsafe,properties,dead_code,comparisons,evaluate,hoist_funs,if_return,join_vars,pure_getters,reduce_vars,collapse_vars --toplevel > dist/bundle.min.js && zopfli -i 100 dist/bundle.min.js && wc -c < dist/bundle.min.js.gz | pretty-bytes",
+    "build": "mkdir -p dist/ && browserify index -p bundle-collapser/plugin > dist/bundle.js && browserify index -g unassertify -g uglifyify -p bundle-collapser/plugin | uglifyjs --mangle-props -c unsafe,properties,dead_code,comparisons,evaluate,hoist_funs,if_return,join_vars,pure_getters,reduce_vars,collapse_vars --toplevel > dist/bundle.min.js && cat dist/bundle.min.js | gzip --best --stdout | wc -c | pretty-bytes",
     "deps": "dependency-check --entry ./html.js . && dependency-check . --extra --no-dev --entry ./html.js",
     "inspect": "browserify --full-paths index -g unassertify -g uglifyify | discify --open",
     "prepublish": "npm run build",
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     "bundle-collapser": "^1.2.1",
     "dependency-check": "^2.8.0",
     "discify": "^1.6.0",
-    "node-zopfli": "^2.0.2",
     "pretty-bytes-cli": "^2.0.0",
     "spok": "^0.8.1",
     "standard": "^10.0.0",