diff --git a/ionic/components.js b/ionic/components.js
index c835b91b78..c2a97e6789 100644
--- a/ionic/components.js
+++ b/ionic/components.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // DON'T reference this file in the source. Only in demos.
-// export * from 'ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu'
+export * from 'ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu'
 // export * from 'ionic/components/alert/alert'
 export * from 'ionic/components/aside/aside'
 export * from 'ionic/components/button/button'
diff --git a/ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu.js b/ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu.js
index 23963031ff..523586f4c6 100644
--- a/ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu.js
+++ b/ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu.js
@@ -1,49 +1,63 @@
-// import {NgElement, Component, View, Parent} from 'angular2/angular2'
-// import {IonicComponent} from 'ionic/config/component'
-// import {Icon} from 'ionic/components/icon/icon'
-// import {Item} from 'ionic/components/item/item'
+import {DynamicComponentLoader, ElementRef, ComponentRef, onDestroy, DomRenderer} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {bind, Injector} from 'angular2/di';
+import {Promise} from 'angular2/src/facade/async';
+import {isPresent, Type} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+
+import {Component, Directive, Item, Icon} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
+import {View} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/view';
+import {Parent} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/visibility';
+
+import {IonicComponent} from 'ionic/config/component'
+import {raf, ready} from 'ionic/util/dom'
+
+import {Animation} from 'ionic/animations/animation';
 
 
-// @Component({
-//   selector: 'ion-action-menu'
-// })
-// @View({
-//   template: `
-//     <div class="overlay-backdrop"></div>
-//     <div class="overlay-container">
-//       <div class="action-menu-container">
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ion-action-menu'
+})
+@View({
+  template: `
+    <div class="overlay-backdrop"></div>
+    <div class="overlay-container">
+      <div class="action-menu-container">
 
-//         <div class="list-header">Action Menu List Header</div>
-//         <div class="list">
-//           <button ion-item class="item">
-//             Button 1
-//           </button>
-//           <button ion-item class="item">
-//             Button 2
-//           </button>
-//         </div>
+        <div class="list-header">Action Menu List Header</div>
+        <div class="list">
+          <button ion-item class="item">
+            Button 1
+          </button>
+          <button ion-item class="item">
+            Button 2
+          </button>
+        </div>
 
-//         <div class="list-header">Action Menu Label</div>
-//         <div class="list">
-//           <button ion-item class="item">Button 1</button>
-//           <button ion-item class="item">Button 2</button>
-//         </div>
+        <div class="list-header">Action Menu Label</div>
+        <div class="list">
+          <button ion-item class="item">Button 1</button>
+          <button ion-item class="item">Button 2</button>
+        </div>
 
-//         <div class="list">
-//           <button ion-item class="item">Button 1</button>
-//         </div>
+        <div class="list">
+          <button ion-item class="item">Button 1</button>
+        </div>
 
-//       </div>
-//     </div>`,
-//   directives: [Item,Icon]
-// })
-// export class ActionMenu {
-//   constructor(
-//     @NgElement() ngElement:NgElement
-//   ) {
-//     this.domElement = ngElement.domElement
-//     this.config = ActionMenu.config.invoke(this)
-//   }
-// }
+      </div>
+    </div>`,
+  directives: [Item,Icon]
+})
+export class ActionMenu {
+  constructor(
+    elementRef: ElementRef
+  ) {
+    this.domElement = elementRef.domElement
+    this.config = ActionMenu.config.invoke(this)
+  }
 
-// new IonicComponent(ActionMenu, {})
+  static open(opts) {
+    console.log('Opening menu', opts);
+  }
+
+}
+
+new IonicComponent(ActionMenu, {})
diff --git a/ionic/components/action-menu/test/basic/index.js b/ionic/components/action-menu/test/basic/index.js
index d09a9a6a1f..af0c5e1261 100644
--- a/ionic/components/action-menu/test/basic/index.js
+++ b/ionic/components/action-menu/test/basic/index.js
@@ -8,12 +8,18 @@ import {ActionMenu} from 'ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu';
 @Component({ selector: 'ion-app' })
 @View({
   templateUrl: 'main.html',
-  directives: [ActionMenu]
 })
 class IonicApp {
   constructor() {
     console.log('IonicApp Start')
   }
+
+  openMenu() {
+    console.log('Opening ActionMenu')
+    ActionMenu.open({
+      title: 'Do you really want to?'
+    })
+  }
 }
 
 export function main() {
diff --git a/ionic/components/action-menu/test/basic/main.html b/ionic/components/action-menu/test/basic/main.html
index c225943164..79bbf2b580 100644
--- a/ionic/components/action-menu/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/action-menu/test/basic/main.html
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
-<ion-action-menu>
-
-</ion-action-menu>
+<ion-content padding>
+  <button primary (click)="openMenu()">Open Menu</button>
+</ion-content>