diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item.scss b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
index 9e97a098f4..c71669f660 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ ion-item-content {
   }
 }
 
+.item[actions] {
+  ion-item-content {
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+}
+
 [text-wrap] ion-item-content {
   white-space: normal;
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/test/buttons/main.html b/ionic/components/item/test/buttons/main.html
index b840cf2956..588d2bf9e9 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/test/buttons/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/item/test/buttons/main.html
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
     </button>
   </ion-item>
 
-  <ion-item>
-    <button item-left (click)="testClick($event)">Button 1</button>
-    <button item-content (click)="testClick($event)">Button 2</button>
-    <button item-content (click)="testClick($event)">Button 3</button>
-    <button item-right (click)="testClick($event)">Button 4</button>
+  <ion-item actions>
+    <ion-item-content><button (click)="testClick($event)">Button 1</button></ion-item-content>
+    <ion-item-content><button (click)="testClick($event)">Button 2</button></ion-item-content>
+    <ion-item-content><button (click)="testClick($event)">Button 3</button></ion-item-content>
+    <ion-item-content><button (click)="testClick($event)">Button 4</button></ion-item-content>
   </ion-item>
 
   <ion-item>