diff --git a/src/Fields/Field.php b/src/Fields/Field.php
index 25969e6a..b6aeca16 100644
--- a/src/Fields/Field.php
+++ b/src/Fields/Field.php
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public function hydrate(Closure $callback): static
     public function resolveHydrate(Request $request, Model $model, mixed $value): void
     {
         if (is_null($this->hydrateResolver)) {
-            $this->hydrateResolver = function () use ($model, $value): void {
+            $this->hydrateResolver = function (Request $request, Model $model, $value): void {
                 $model->setAttribute($this->getModelAttribute(), $value);
             };
         }
diff --git a/src/Fields/Slug.php b/src/Fields/Slug.php
index 49966bf1..de7fcf81 100644
--- a/src/Fields/Slug.php
+++ b/src/Fields/Slug.php
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ class Slug extends Text
      */
     protected bool $unique = false;
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates if the slug field is nullable.
+     */
+    protected bool $nullable = false;
+
     /**
      * The slug resolver.
      */
@@ -48,15 +53,23 @@ public function __construct(string $label, string $modelAttribute = null)
         $this->unique();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the "nullable" property.
+     */
+    public function nullable(bool $value = true): static
+    {
+        $this->nullable = $value;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     public function persist(Request $request, Model $model, mixed $value): void
     {
-        if ($model->exists || ! empty($value)) {
-            parent::persist($request, $model, $value);
-        } else {
-            $model->saved(function (Model $model) use ($request, $value): void {
+        if (! $model->exists) {
+            $model->saved(function (Model $model) use ($request): void {
                 $value = $this->generate($request, $model);
 
                 $this->resolveHydrate($request, $model, $value);
@@ -66,6 +79,8 @@ public function persist(Request $request, Model $model, mixed $value): void
                 });
             });
         }
+
+        parent::persist($request, $model, $value);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -73,7 +88,13 @@ public function persist(Request $request, Model $model, mixed $value): void
      */
     public function getValueForHydrate(Request $request): mixed
     {
-        return Str::slug(parent::getValueForHydrate($request), $this->separator);
+        $value = parent::getValueForHydrate($request);
+
+        if (! $this->nullable && empty($value)) {
+            $value = Str::random();
+        }
+
+        return Str::slug($value, $this->separator);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/ResourceController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/ResourceController.php
index 1efc5ab0..cd7e460e 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/ResourceController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/ResourceController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Cone\Root\Http\Controllers;
 
 use Cone\Root\Http\Middleware\AuthorizeResource;
+use Cone\Root\Resources\Resource;
 use Cone\Root\Support\Alert;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
@@ -25,10 +26,8 @@ public function __construct()
     /**
      * Display a listing of the resource.
      */
-    public function index(Request $request): Response
+    public function index(Request $request, Resource $resource): Response
     {
-        $resource = $request->route('resource');
-
         if ($resource->getPolicy()) {
             $this->authorize('viewAny', $resource->getModel());
         }
@@ -42,10 +41,8 @@ public function index(Request $request): Response
     /**
      * Show the form for creating a new resource.
      */
-    public function create(Request $request): Response
+    public function create(Request $request, Resource $resource): Response
     {
-        $resource = $request->route('resource');
-
         if ($resource->getPolicy()) {
             $this->authorize('create', $resource->getModel());
         }
@@ -59,10 +56,8 @@ public function create(Request $request): Response
     /**
      * Store a newly created resource in storage.
      */
-    public function store(Request $request): RedirectResponse
+    public function store(Request $request, Resource $resource): RedirectResponse
     {
-        $resource = $request->route('resource');
-
         if ($resource->getPolicy()) {
             $this->authorize('create', $resource->getModel());
         }
@@ -78,10 +73,8 @@ public function store(Request $request): RedirectResponse
     /**
      * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
      */
-    public function edit(Request $request, Model $model): Response
+    public function edit(Request $request, Resource $resource, Model $model): Response
     {
-        $resource = $request->route('resource');
-
         if ($resource->getPolicy()) {
             $this->authorize('update', $model);
         }
@@ -95,10 +88,8 @@ public function edit(Request $request, Model $model): Response
     /**
      * Update the specified resource in storage.
      */
-    public function update(Request $request, Model $model): RedirectResponse
+    public function update(Request $request, Resource $resource, Model $model): RedirectResponse
     {
-        $resource = $request->route('resource');
-
         if ($resource->getPolicy()) {
             $this->authorize('update', $model);
         }
@@ -112,10 +103,8 @@ public function update(Request $request, Model $model): RedirectResponse
     /**
      * Remove the specified resource from storage.
      */
-    public function destroy(Request $request, Model $model): RedirectResponse
+    public function destroy(Request $request, Resource $resource, Model $model): RedirectResponse
     {
-        $resource = $request->route('resource');
-
         $trashed = in_array(SoftDeletes::class, class_uses_recursive($model)) && $model->trashed();
 
         if ($resource->getPolicy()) {
@@ -131,10 +120,8 @@ public function destroy(Request $request, Model $model): RedirectResponse
     /**
      * Restore the specified resource in storage.
      */
-    public function restore(Request $request, Model $model): RedirectResponse
+    public function restore(Request $request, Resource $resource, Model $model): RedirectResponse
     {
-        $resource = $request->route('resource');
-
         if ($resource->getPolicy()) {
             $this->authorize('restore', $model);
         }
diff --git a/src/Resources/Resource.php b/src/Resources/Resource.php
index c71c78f5..7b3bd726 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Resource.php
+++ b/src/Resources/Resource.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Routing\Events\RouteMatched;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Router;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
@@ -284,6 +285,14 @@ public function registerRoutes(Request $request, Router $router): void
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Handle the route matched event.
+     */
+    public function routeMatched(RouteMatched $event): void
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the instance as an array.
      */
diff --git a/src/RootServiceProvider.php b/src/RootServiceProvider.php
index 8de09cf6..dee0143c 100644
--- a/src/RootServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/RootServiceProvider.php
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ protected function registerRoutes(): void
 
         $root = $this->app->make(Root::class);
 
+        $this->app['router']->bind('resource', function (string $key) use ($root): Resource {
+            return $root->resources->resolve($key);
+        });
+
         $this->app['router']->bind('resourceModel', function (string $id, Route $route): Model {
             return $route->parameter('resource')->resolveRouteBinding($this->app['request'], $id);
         });