diff --git a/apps/daffio/src/app/app.module.ts b/apps/daffio/src/app/app.module.ts
index 104815c969..8502e5b7c8 100644
--- a/apps/daffio/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/apps/daffio/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ import { StoreModule } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { StoreDevtoolsModule } from '@ngrx/store-devtools';
 
 import { DAFF_THEME_INITIALIZER } from '@daffodil/design';
-import { provideDaffRouterActivatedRoute } from '@daffodil/router';
+import {
+  provideDaffRouterActivatedRoute,
+  provideDaffRouterDataServiceConfig,
+} from '@daffodil/router';
 import { provideDaffSeoRouterSchema } from '@daffodil/seo/router';
 
 import { AppRoutingModule } from './app-routing.module';
@@ -26,45 +29,53 @@ import { DaffioAppComponent } from './app.component';
 import { environment } from '../environments/environment';
 import { DaffioMarketingFooterComponentModule } from './core/footer/marketing-footer/marketing-footer.module';
 import { DaffioSimpleFooterComponentModule } from './core/footer/simple-footer/simple-footer.module';
+import { daffioRouterDataServiceConfig } from './core/router/data-service-config';
 import { DaffioSidebarFooterComponentModule } from './core/sidebar/components/sidebar-footer/sidebar-footer.module';
 import { DaffioSidebarHeaderComponentModule } from './core/sidebar/components/sidebar-header/sidebar-header.module';
 import { TemplateModule } from './core/template/template.module';
 
-@NgModule({ declarations: [
-  DaffioAppComponent,
-],
-bootstrap: [
-  DaffioAppComponent,
-], imports: [BrowserModule,
-  BrowserAnimationsModule,
-  StoreModule.forRoot({}),
-  EffectsModule.forRoot(),
-  AppRoutingModule,
-  DaffioSidebarHeaderComponentModule,
-  DaffioSidebarFooterComponentModule,
-  DaffioSimpleFooterComponentModule,
-  DaffioMarketingFooterComponentModule,
-  //Make sure this loads after Router and Store
-  StoreRouterConnectingModule.forRoot({ serializer: FullRouterStateSerializer,
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [
+    DaffioAppComponent,
+  ],
+  bootstrap: [
+    DaffioAppComponent,
+  ],
+  imports: [
+    BrowserModule,
+    BrowserAnimationsModule,
+    StoreModule.forRoot({}),
+    EffectsModule.forRoot(),
+    AppRoutingModule,
+    DaffioSidebarHeaderComponentModule,
+    DaffioSidebarFooterComponentModule,
+    DaffioSimpleFooterComponentModule,
+    DaffioMarketingFooterComponentModule,
+    //Make sure this loads after Router and Store
+    StoreRouterConnectingModule.forRoot({ serializer: FullRouterStateSerializer,
     /*
               They stateKey defines the name of the state used by the router-store reducer.
               This matches the key defined in the map of reducers
             */
-    stateKey: 'router' }),
-  StoreDevtoolsModule.instrument({
-    maxAge: 25, // Retains last 25 states
-    logOnly: environment.production, // Restrict extension to log-only mode
-    connectInZone: true,
-  }),
-  TemplateModule,
-  ServiceWorkerModule.register('ngsw-worker.js', { enabled: environment.production })], providers: [
-  DAFF_THEME_INITIALIZER,
-  {
-    provide: APP_ID,
-    useValue: 'serverApp',
-  },
-  provideDaffRouterActivatedRoute(),
-  provideDaffSeoRouterSchema(),
-  provideHttpClient(withInterceptorsFromDi()),
-] })
+      stateKey: 'router' }),
+    StoreDevtoolsModule.instrument({
+      maxAge: 25, // Retains last 25 states
+      logOnly: environment.production, // Restrict extension to log-only mode
+      connectInZone: true,
+    }),
+    TemplateModule,
+    ServiceWorkerModule.register('ngsw-worker.js', { enabled: environment.production }),
+  ],
+  providers: [
+    DAFF_THEME_INITIALIZER,
+    {
+      provide: APP_ID,
+      useValue: 'serverApp',
+    },
+    provideDaffRouterActivatedRoute(),
+    provideDaffSeoRouterSchema(),
+    provideHttpClient(withInterceptorsFromDi()),
+    provideDaffRouterDataServiceConfig(daffioRouterDataServiceConfig),
+  ],
+})
 export class AppModule {}
diff --git a/apps/daffio/src/app/core/router/data-service-config.ts b/apps/daffio/src/app/core/router/data-service-config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7aa382595c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/daffio/src/app/core/router/data-service-config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { daffDictAssignMerger } from '@daffodil/core';
+import { DaffRouterDataServiceConfig } from '@daffodil/router';
+
+import { DaffioRoute } from './route.type';
+
+export const daffioRouterDataServiceConfig: DaffRouterDataServiceConfig<DaffioRoute['data']> = {
+  mergeStrategy: {
+    daffioSidebars: daffDictAssignMerger,
+  },
+};