diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
index 54525988b..ae7a1eb5e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ export class Frame extends frameCommon.Frame {
             throw new Error("Required page does not have a viewController created.");
         }
 
+        let clearHistory = backstackEntry.entry.clearHistory;
+        if (clearHistory) {
+            navDepth = -1;
+        }
         navDepth++;
 
         let navigationTransition: definition.NavigationTransition;
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ export class Frame extends frameCommon.Frame {
         }
 
         // We should clear the entire history.
-        if (backstackEntry.entry.clearHistory) {
+        if (clearHistory) {
             viewController.navigationItem.hidesBackButton = true;
             var newControllers = NSMutableArray.alloc().initWithCapacity(1);
             newControllers.addObject(viewController);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/fade-transition.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/fade-transition.ios.ts
index 2a391dccf..4cc463a88 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/fade-transition.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/fade-transition.ios.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 export class FadeTransition extends transition.Transition {
     public animateIOSTransition(containerView: UIView, fromView: UIView, toView: UIView, operation: UINavigationControllerOperation, completion: (finished: boolean) => void): void {
+        let originalToViewAlpha = toView.alpha; 
+        let originalFromViewAlpha = fromView.alpha; 
+        
         toView.alpha = 0.0;
         fromView.alpha = 1.0;
 
@@ -14,12 +17,16 @@ export class FadeTransition extends transition.Transition {
                 break;
         }
 
-        var duration = this.getDuration();
-        var curve = this.getCurve();
+        let duration = this.getDuration();
+        let curve = this.getCurve();
         UIView.animateWithDurationAnimationsCompletion(duration, () => {
             UIView.setAnimationCurve(curve);
             toView.alpha = 1.0;
             fromView.alpha = 0.0;
-        }, completion);
+        }, (finished: boolean) => {
+            toView.alpha = originalToViewAlpha; 
+            fromView.alpha = originalFromViewAlpha; 
+            completion(finished);   
+        });
     }
 }
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diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/slide-transition.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/slide-transition.ios.ts
index 8a58e2516..b337848ad 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/slide-transition.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/slide-transition.ios.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import transition = require("ui/transition");
 import platform = require("platform");
 
-var screenWidth = platform.screen.mainScreen.widthDIPs;
-var screenHeight = platform.screen.mainScreen.heightDIPs;
-var leftEdge = CGAffineTransformMakeTranslation(-screenWidth, 0);
-var rightEdge = CGAffineTransformMakeTranslation(screenWidth, 0);
-var topEdge = CGAffineTransformMakeTranslation(0, -screenHeight);
-var bottomEdge = CGAffineTransformMakeTranslation(0, screenHeight);
+let screenWidth = platform.screen.mainScreen.widthDIPs;
+let screenHeight = platform.screen.mainScreen.heightDIPs;
+let leftEdge = CGAffineTransformMakeTranslation(-screenWidth, 0);
+let rightEdge = CGAffineTransformMakeTranslation(screenWidth, 0);
+let topEdge = CGAffineTransformMakeTranslation(0, -screenHeight);
+let bottomEdge = CGAffineTransformMakeTranslation(0, screenHeight);
 
 export class SlideTransition extends transition.Transition {
     private _direction: string;
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ export class SlideTransition extends transition.Transition {
     }
 
     public animateIOSTransition(containerView: UIView, fromView: UIView, toView: UIView, operation: UINavigationControllerOperation, completion: (finished: boolean) => void): void {
-        var fromViewEndTransform: CGAffineTransform;
-        var toViewBeginTransform: CGAffineTransform;
-        var push = (operation === UINavigationControllerOperation.UINavigationControllerOperationPush);
+        let originalToViewTransform = toView.transform;
+        let originalFromViewTransform = fromView.transform;
+
+        let fromViewEndTransform: CGAffineTransform;
+        let toViewBeginTransform: CGAffineTransform;
+        let push = (operation === UINavigationControllerOperation.UINavigationControllerOperationPush);
 
         switch (this._direction) {
             case "left":
@@ -52,12 +55,16 @@ export class SlideTransition extends transition.Transition {
                 break;
         }
 
-        var duration = this.getDuration();
-        var curve = this.getCurve();
+        let duration = this.getDuration();
+        let curve = this.getCurve();
         UIView.animateWithDurationAnimationsCompletion(duration, () => {
             UIView.setAnimationCurve(curve);
             toView.transform = CGAffineTransformIdentity;
             fromView.transform = fromViewEndTransform;
-        }, completion);
+        }, (finished: boolean) => {
+            toView.transform = originalToViewTransform; 
+            fromView.transform = originalFromViewTransform; 
+            completion(finished);   
+        });
     }
 }
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