diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/boot.ts b/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/boot.ts
index e0346aa..66740eb 100644
--- a/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/boot.ts
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/boot.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css';
 import './css/site.css';
 import * as ko from 'knockout';
 import { createHistory } from 'history';
+import './webpack-component-loader';
 
 // Load and register the <app-root> component
 ko.components.register('app-root', require('./components/app-root/app-root').default);
diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/components/app-root/app-root.ts b/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/components/app-root/app-root.ts
index bf8cd8f..2d05cb1 100644
--- a/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/components/app-root/app-root.ts
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/components/app-root/app-root.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as ko from 'knockout';
 import { Route, Router } from '../../router';
+import navMenu from '../nav-menu/nav-menu';
 
 // Declare the client-side routing configuration
 const routes: Route[] = [
@@ -18,10 +19,13 @@ class AppRootViewModel {
         this.route = this._router.currentRoute;
         
         // Load and register all the KO components needed to handle the routes
-        ko.components.register('nav-menu', require('../nav-menu/nav-menu').default);
-        ko.components.register('home-page', require('../home-page/home-page').default);
-        ko.components.register('counter-example', require('../counter-example/counter-example').default);
-        ko.components.register('fetch-data', require('../fetch-data/fetch-data').default);
+        // The optional 'bundle?lazy!' prefix is a Webpack feature that causes the referenced modules
+        // to be split into separate files that are then loaded on demand.
+        // For docs, see https://github.com/webpack/bundle-loader
+        ko.components.register('nav-menu', navMenu);
+        ko.components.register('home-page', require('bundle?lazy!../home-page/home-page'));
+        ko.components.register('counter-example', require('bundle?lazy!../counter-example/counter-example'));
+        ko.components.register('fetch-data', require('bundle?lazy!../fetch-data/fetch-data'));
     }
     
     // To support hot module replacement, this method unregisters the router and KO components.
diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/components/home-page/home-page.html b/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/components/home-page/home-page.html
index 6aad35c..4624268 100644
--- a/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/components/home-page/home-page.html
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/components/home-page/home-page.html
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
     <li><strong>Client-side navigation</strong>. For example, click <em>Counter</em> then <em>Back</em> to return here.</li>
     <li><strong>Webpack dev middleware</strong>. In development mode, there's no need to run the <code>webpack</code> build tool. Your client-side resources are dynamically built on demand. Updates are available as soon as you modify any file.</li>
     <li><strong>Hot module replacement</strong>. In development mode, you don't even need to reload the page after making most changes. Within seconds of saving changes to files, your Knockout app will be rebuilt and a new instance injected is into the page.</li>
+    <li><strong>Code splitting and lazy loading</strong>. KO components may optionally be bundled individually and loaded on demand. For example, the code and template for 'Counter' is not loaded until you navigate to it..</li>
     <li><strong>Efficient production builds</strong>. In production mode, development-time features are disabled, and the <code>webpack</code> build tool produces minified static CSS and JavaScript files.</li>
 </ul>
diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/webpack-component-loader.ts b/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/webpack-component-loader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d46ec82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/ClientApp/webpack-component-loader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import * as ko from 'knockout';
+
+// This Knockout component loader integrates with Webpack's lazy-loaded bundle feature.
+// Having this means you can optionally declare components as follows:
+//   ko.components.register('my-component', require('bundle?lazy!../some-path-to-a-js-or-ts-module'));
+// ... and then it will be loaded on demand instead of being loaded up front.
+ko.components.loaders.unshift({
+    loadComponent: (name, componentConfig, callback) => {
+        if (typeof componentConfig === 'function') {
+            // It's a lazy-loaded Webpack bundle
+            (componentConfig as any)(loadedModule => {
+                // Handle TypeScript-style default exports 
+                if (loadedModule.__esModule && loadedModule.default) {
+                    loadedModule = loadedModule.default;
+                }
+                
+                // Pass the loaded module to KO's default loader
+                ko.components.defaultLoader.loadComponent(name, loadedModule, callback);
+            });
+        } else {
+            // It's something else - let another component loader handle it
+            callback(null);
+        }
+    }
+});
diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/package.json b/templates/KnockoutSpa/package.json
index a9a16a9..39f6bff 100644
--- a/templates/KnockoutSpa/package.json
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "webpack-hot-middleware": "^2.7.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "bundle-loader": "^0.5.4",
     "crossroads": "^0.12.2",
     "domain-task": "^1.0.0",
     "es6-promise": "^3.1.2",