diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/core/router/index.js b/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/core/router/index.js
index 048e0196ff..2d33506612 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/core/router/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/core/router/index.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
             strapi.router.route(_.omitBy({
               method: value.method,
               path: value.path,
-              handler: _.union(policies, [action]),
+              handler: _.remove([strapi.middlewares.compose(policies), action], o => _.isFunction(o)),
               validate
             }, _.isEmpty));
           } catch (err) {
@@ -80,6 +80,43 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
           }
         });
 
+        // Create router for admin.
+        // Prefix router with the admin's name.
+        const routerAdmin = strapi.middlewares.joiRouter();
+
+        _.forEach(strapi.admin.config.routes, value => {
+          if (_.isEmpty(_.get(value, 'method')) || _.isEmpty(_.get(value, 'path'))) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          const endpoint = `${value.method} ${value.path}`;
+
+          try {
+            const {route, policies, action, validate} = routerChecker(value, endpoint);
+
+            if (_.isUndefined(action) || !_.isFunction(action)) {
+              return strapi.log.warn('Ignored attempt to bind route `' + endpoint + '` to unknown controller/action.');
+            }
+
+            routerAdmin.route(_.omitBy({
+              method: value.method,
+              path: value.path,
+              handler: _.remove([strapi.middlewares.compose(policies), action], o => _.isFunction(o)),
+              validate
+            }, _.isEmpty));
+          } catch (err) {
+            cb(err);
+          }
+        });
+
+        routerAdmin.prefix(strapi.config.admin);
+
+        // TODO:
+        // - Mount on main router `strapi.router.use(routerAdmin.middleware());`
+
+        // Mount admin router on Strapi router
+        strapi.app.use(routerAdmin.middleware());
+
         // Parse each plugin's routes.
         _.forEach(strapi.config.plugins.routes, (value, plugin) => {
           // Create router for each plugin.
@@ -145,8 +182,11 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
             });
           }
 
-          // Mount plugin router on Strapi router
-          strapi.router.use(router.middleware());
+          // TODO:
+          // - Mount on main router `strapi.router.use(router.middleware());`
+
+          // Mount plugin router
+          strapi.app.use(router.middleware());
         });
 
         // Wrap error into Boom object
@@ -165,6 +205,8 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
           }
         });
 
+        console.log(strapi.router.routes);
+
         // Let the router use our routes and allowed methods.
         strapi.app.use(strapi.router.middleware());
         strapi.app.use(strapi.router.router.allowedMethods({
@@ -172,6 +214,7 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
           notImplemented: () => Boom.notImplemented(),
           methodNotAllowed: () => Boom.methodNotAllowed()
         }));
+
       }
 
       cb();
@@ -194,10 +237,18 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
 
       function routerChecker(value, endpoint, plugin) {
         const route = regex.detectRoute(endpoint);
+        let pluginControllers;
 
         // Define controller and action names.
         const handler = _.trim(value.handler).split('.');
-        const controller = strapi.controllers[handler[0].toLowerCase()] || strapi.plugins[plugin].controllers[handler[0].toLowerCase()];
+
+        try {
+          pluginControllers = strapi.plugins[plugin].controllers[handler[0].toLowerCase()];
+        } catch (err) {
+          pluginControllers = undefined;
+        }
+
+        const controller = strapi.controllers[handler[0].toLowerCase()] || pluginControllers || strapi.admin.controllers[handler[0].toLowerCase()];
         const action = controller[handler[1]];
 
         // Retrieve the API's name where the controller is located
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/defaultHooks.js b/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/defaultHooks.js
index a8c9ce89eb..48a977ab09 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/defaultHooks.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/defaultHooks.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module.exports = {
   dictionary: {
     _config: true,
     _api: true,
+    _admin: true,
     _plugins: true,
     _externalHooks: true
   },
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/dictionary/_admin/index.js b/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/dictionary/_admin/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a7e83eee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/dictionary/_admin/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Module dependencies
+ */
+
+// Node.js core.
+const path = require('path');
+
+// Public node modules.
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const async = require('async');
+
+// Strapi utilities.
+const dictionary = require('strapi-utils').dictionary;
+
+/**
+ * Async module loader to create a
+ * dictionary of the user plugins.
+ */
+
+module.exports = strapi => {
+  return {
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize the hook
+     */
+
+    initialize: cb => {
+      async.auto({
+        // Expose the `name` of the plugin for the callback.
+        'name': cb => {
+          cb(null, 'admin');
+        },
+
+        // Load API controllers from `./admin/controllers/*.js`.
+        'controllers/*': cb => {
+          dictionary.optional({
+            dirname: path.resolve(strapi.config.appPath, strapi.config.paths.admin, strapi.config.paths.controllers),
+            filter: /(.+)\.(js)$/,
+            depth: 1
+          }, cb);
+        },
+
+        // Load API models from `./plugins/models/*.js` and `./plugins/models/*.settings.json`.
+        'models/*': cb => {
+          async.parallel({
+            settings: cb => {
+              dictionary.optional({
+                dirname: path.resolve(strapi.config.appPath, strapi.config.paths.admin, strapi.config.paths.models),
+                filter: /(.+)\.settings.json$/,
+                depth: 1
+              }, cb);
+            },
+            functions: cb => {
+              dictionary.optional({
+                dirname: path.resolve(strapi.config.appPath, strapi.config.paths.admin, strapi.config.paths.models),
+                filter: /(.+)\.js$/,
+                depth: 1
+              }, cb);
+            }
+          }, (err, models) => {
+            if (err) {
+              return cb(err);
+            }
+
+            return cb(null, _.merge(models.settings, models.functions));
+          });
+        },
+
+        // Load API services from `./plugins/services/*.js`.
+        'services/*': cb => {
+          dictionary.optional({
+            dirname: path.resolve(strapi.config.appPath, strapi.config.paths.admin, strapi.config.paths.services),
+            filter: /(.+)\.(js)$/,
+            depth: 1
+          }, cb);
+        },
+
+        // Load API policies from `./plugins/policies/*.js`.
+        'policies/*': cb => {
+          dictionary.aggregate({
+            dirname: path.resolve(strapi.config.appPath, strapi.config.paths.admin, strapi.config.paths.policies),
+            filter: /(.+)\.(js)$/,
+            depth: 1
+          }, cb);
+        },
+
+        // Load API config from `./admin/config/*.js|json` and `./admin/config/environments/**/*.js|json`.
+        'config/**': cb => {
+          async.parallel({
+            common: cb => {
+              dictionary.aggregate({
+                dirname: path.resolve(strapi.config.appPath, strapi.config.paths.admin, strapi.config.paths.config),
+                filter: /(.+)\.(js|json)$/,
+                depth: 2
+              }, cb);
+            },
+            specific: cb => {
+              dictionary.aggregate({
+                dirname: path.resolve(strapi.config.appPath, strapi.config.paths.admin, strapi.config.paths.config, 'environments', strapi.config.environment),
+                filter: /(.+)\.(js|json)$/,
+                depth: 2
+              }, cb);
+            }
+          }, (err, config) => {
+            if (err) {
+              return cb(err);
+            }
+
+            return cb(null, _.merge(config.common, config.specific));
+          });
+        }
+      },
+
+      // Callback.
+      (err, admin) => {
+
+        // Just in case there is an error.
+        if (err) {
+          return cb(err);
+        }
+
+        // Expose the API dictionary.
+        strapi.admin = {
+          controllers: admin['controllers/*'],
+          models: admin['models/*'],
+          services: admin['services/*'],
+          policies: admin['policies/*'],
+          config: admin['config/**']
+        };
+
+        console.log(strapi.admin);
+
+        // If the module doesn't have a definition at all
+        // just remove it completely from the dictionary.
+        if (_.isEmpty(strapi.admin)) {
+          delete strapi.admin;
+        }
+
+        cb();
+      });
+    }
+  };
+};
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/dictionary/_config/index.js b/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/dictionary/_config/index.js
index f9f8f71f7d..94f950b356 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/dictionary/_config/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/hooks/dictionary/_config/index.js
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
           }, cb);
         },
 
+        // // Load admin from `./admin/**/*.js|json`.
+        // 'admin/**': cb => {
+        //   dictionary.optional({
+        //     dirname: path.resolve(strapi.config.appPath, strapi.config.paths.admin),
+        //     excludeDirs: /(public)$/,
+        //     filter: /(.+)\.(js|json)$/,
+        //     depth: 3
+        //   }, cb);
+        // },
+
         // Load plugins from `./plugins/**/*.js|json`.
         'plugins/**': cb => {
           dictionary.optional({
@@ -113,7 +123,7 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
 
         // Just in case there is an error.
         if (err) {
-          return cb(err);
+          // return cb(err);
         }
 
         // Template literal string
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/index.js b/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/index.js
index e6d8eb5ad5..dda3d6b1b0 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/configuration/index.js
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ module.exports = class Configuration {
         policies: 'policies',
         models: 'models',
         plugins: 'plugins',
-        validators: 'validators'
+        validators: 'validators',
+        admin: 'admin'
       },
 
       // Start off needed empty objects and strings.