diff --git a/system/Router/Router.php b/system/Router/Router.php
index fb5e8871a157..d4da6c8a24d9 100644
--- a/system/Router/Router.php
+++ b/system/Router/Router.php
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ public function __construct(RouteCollectionInterface $routes)
 	 */
 	public function handle(string $uri = null)
 	{
+		$this->translateURIDashes = $this->collection->shouldTranslateURIDashes();
+
 		// If we cannot find a URI to match against, then
 		// everything runs off of it's default settings.
 		if (empty($uri))