diff --git a/blueprints/route/files/__root__/__templatepath__/__templatename__.gjs b/blueprints/route/files/__root__/__templatepath__/__templatename__.gjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2dd123bf19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blueprints/route/files/__root__/__templatepath__/__templatename__.gjs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<% if (addTitle) {%>import { pageTitle } from 'ember-page-title';
+
+<%}%><template>
+  <% if (addTitle) {%>{{pageTitle "<%= routeName %>"}}
+  <%}%>{{outlet}}
+</template>
diff --git a/blueprints/route/files/__root__/__templatepath__/__templatename__.gts b/blueprints/route/files/__root__/__templatepath__/__templatename__.gts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..129c49ab84f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blueprints/route/files/__root__/__templatepath__/__templatename__.gts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { TOC } from '@ember/component/template-only';
+<% if (addTitle) {%>import { pageTitle } from 'ember-page-title';<%}%>
+
+interface <%= routeName %>Signature {
+  Args: {
+    model: unknown;
+    controller: unknown;
+  };
+}
+
+<template>
+  <% if (addTitle) {%>{{pageTitle "<%= routeName %>"}}
+  <%}%>{{outlet}}
+</template> satisfies TOC<<%= routeName %>Signature>;
diff --git a/blueprints/route/index.js b/blueprints/route/index.js
index dcf1e9c3a14..3811dc40e6b 100644
--- a/blueprints/route/index.js
+++ b/blueprints/route/index.js
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ module.exports = {
       name: 'reset-namespace',
       type: Boolean,
     },
+    {
+      name: 'route-authoring-format',
+      type: ['loose', 'strict'],
+      default: 'loose',
+      aliases: [{ loose: 'loose' }, { strict: 'strict' }],
+    },
   ],
 
   init() {
@@ -80,6 +86,23 @@ module.exports = {
     };
   },
 
+  files() {
+    let files = this._super.files.apply(this, arguments);
+
+    if (this.options.routeAuthoringFormat === 'strict') {
+      const strictFilesToRemove =
+        this.options.isTypeScriptProject || this.options.typescript ? '.gjs' : '.gts';
+      files = files.filter(
+        (file) =>
+          !(file.endsWith('.js') || file.endsWith('.hbs') || file.endsWith(strictFilesToRemove))
+      );
+    } else {
+      files = files.filter((file) => !(file.endsWith('.gjs') || file.endsWith('.gts')));
+    }
+
+    return files;
+  },
+
   locals: function (options) {
     let moduleName = options.entity.name;
     let rawRouteName = moduleName.split('/').pop();
diff --git a/node-tests/blueprints/route-test.js b/node-tests/blueprints/route-test.js
index 7c7b521f291..c018165bf66 100644
--- a/node-tests/blueprints/route-test.js
+++ b/node-tests/blueprints/route-test.js
@@ -149,6 +149,77 @@ describe('Blueprint: route', function () {
       });
     });
 
+    it('route foo --route-authoring-format strict', function () {
+      return emberGenerateDestroy(
+        ['route', 'foo', '--route-authoring-format', 'strict'],
+        (_file) => {
+          expect(_file('app/routes/foo.js')).to.equal(fixture('route/route.js'));
+
+          expect(_file('app/templates/foo.gjs')).to.equal(
+            fixture('route/strict-route-template.gjs')
+          );
+          expect(_file('app/templates/foo.hbs')).to.not.exist;
+
+          expect(_file('tests/unit/routes/foo-test.js')).to.equal(fixture('route-test/app.js'));
+
+          expect(file('app/router.js')).to.contain("this.route('foo')");
+        }
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('route foo --strict', function () {
+      return emberGenerateDestroy(['route', 'foo', '--strict'], (_file) => {
+        expect(_file('app/routes/foo.js')).to.equal(fixture('route/route.js'));
+
+        expect(_file('app/templates/foo.gjs')).to.equal(fixture('route/strict-route-template.gjs'));
+        expect(_file('app/templates/foo.hbs')).to.not.exist;
+
+        expect(_file('tests/unit/routes/foo-test.js')).to.equal(fixture('route-test/app.js'));
+
+        expect(file('app/router.js')).to.contain("this.route('foo')");
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('route foo --strict --typescript', function () {
+      return emberGenerateDestroy(['route', 'foo', '--strict', '--typescript'], (_file) => {
+        expect(_file('app/routes/foo.ts')).to.equal(fixture('route/route.js'));
+
+        expect(_file('app/templates/foo.gts')).to.equal(fixture('route/strict-route-template.gts'));
+        expect(_file('app/templates/foo.hbs')).to.not.exist;
+
+        expect(_file('tests/unit/routes/foo-test.ts')).to.equal(fixture('route-test/app.js'));
+
+        expect(file('app/router.js')).to.contain("this.route('foo')");
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('route foo --route-authoring-format loose', function () {
+      return emberGenerateDestroy(
+        ['route', 'foo', '--route-authoring-format', 'loose'],
+        (_file) => {
+          expect(_file('app/routes/foo.js')).to.equal(fixture('route/route.js'));
+
+          expect(_file('app/templates/foo.hbs')).to.equal('{{page-title "Foo"}}\n{{outlet}}');
+
+          expect(_file('tests/unit/routes/foo-test.js')).to.equal(fixture('route-test/app.js'));
+
+          expect(file('app/router.js')).to.contain("this.route('foo')");
+        }
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('route foo --loose', function () {
+      return emberGenerateDestroy(['route', 'foo', '--loose'], (_file) => {
+        expect(_file('app/routes/foo.js')).to.equal(fixture('route/route.js'));
+
+        expect(_file('app/templates/foo.hbs')).to.equal('{{page-title "Foo"}}\n{{outlet}}');
+
+        expect(_file('tests/unit/routes/foo-test.js')).to.equal(fixture('route-test/app.js'));
+
+        expect(file('app/router.js')).to.contain("this.route('foo')");
+      });
+    });
+
     it('route foo --pod', function () {
       return emberGenerateDestroy(['route', 'foo', '--pod'], (_file) => {
         expect(_file('app/foo.js/route.js')).to.not.exist;
diff --git a/node-tests/fixtures/route/strict-route-template.gjs b/node-tests/fixtures/route/strict-route-template.gjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bda346473d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node-tests/fixtures/route/strict-route-template.gjs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { pageTitle } from 'ember-page-title';
+
+<template>
+  {{pageTitle "Foo"}}
+  {{outlet}}
+</template>
diff --git a/node-tests/fixtures/route/strict-route-template.gts b/node-tests/fixtures/route/strict-route-template.gts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..034f56fab6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node-tests/fixtures/route/strict-route-template.gts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { TOC } from '@ember/component/template-only';
+import { pageTitle } from 'ember-page-title';
+
+interface FooSignature {
+  Args: {
+    model: unknown;
+    controller: unknown;
+  };
+}
+
+<template>
+  {{pageTitle "Foo"}}
+  {{outlet}}
+</template> satisfies TOC<FooSignature>;