diff --git a/packages/core/src/components.d.ts b/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
index 9335a45882..8ce9194f20 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -2737,8 +2737,6 @@ declare global {
       enabled?: boolean;
       icon?: string;
       path?: string;
-      root?: string;
-      rootParams?: any;
       selected?: boolean;
       show?: boolean;
       tabsHideOnSubPages?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/app/app.scss b/packages/core/src/components/app/app.scss
index 3791e72377..d6e71692ce 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/app/app.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/app/app.scss
@@ -148,22 +148,8 @@ sub {
 }
 
 
-// Nav Container Structure
-// --------------------------------------------------
-
-ion-app,
-ion-nav,
-ion-tabs,
-.ion-page {
-  @include position(0, null, null, 0);
-
-  position: absolute;
-  z-index: $z-index-page-container;
-
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-
-  contain: layout size style;
+ion-app {
+  @extend .ion-page
 }
 
 // Page Container Structure
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/app/app.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
index de7bc47c69..f0f759b402 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class App {
   render() {
     const dom = [<slot></slot>];
     if (this.useRouter) {
-      dom.push(<ion-router-controller></ion-router-controller>);
+      // dom.push(<ion-router-controller></ion-router-controller>);
     }
     return dom;
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/nav/nav.scss b/packages/core/src/components/nav/nav.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0fe7d406f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/nav/nav.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Util
+// --------------------------------------------------
+@import "../../themes/util";
+
+ion-nav {
+  @extend .ion-page
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/nav/nav.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/nav/nav.tsx
index 14a2cf5e43..33e8368a68 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/nav/nav.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/nav/nav.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const queueMap = new Map<number, TransitionInstruction[]>();
 /* it is very important to keep this class in sync with ./nav-interface interface */
 @Component({
   tag: 'ion-nav',
+  styleUrl: 'nav.scss'
 })
 export class Nav implements PublicNav {
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/page/page.scss b/packages/core/src/components/page/page.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c4babdc97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/page/page.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Util
+// --------------------------------------------------
+@import "../../themes/util";
+
+ion-page {
+  @extend .ion-page
+}
+
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/page/page.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/page/page.tsx
index a16198e15e..b29c2413d6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/page/page.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/page/page.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Component } from '@stencil/core';
 
 @Component({
   tag: 'ion-page',
+  styleUrl: 'page.scss'
 })
 export class Page {
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tab-button/tab-button.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/tab-button/tab-button.tsx
index 79f06ce7d9..e16f75ceeb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tab-button/tab-button.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tab-button/tab-button.tsx
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ export class TabButton {
   @Prop() selected = false;
   @Prop() tab: HTMLIonTabElement;
 
-  @Event() ionTabbarClick: EventEmitter;
-  @Event() ionTabButtonDidLoad: EventEmitter;
-  @Event() ionTabButtonDidUnload: EventEmitter;
+  @Event() ionTabbarClick: EventEmitter<TabButtonEventDetail>;
+  @Event() ionTabButtonDidLoad: EventEmitter<TabButtonEventDetail>;
+  @Event() ionTabButtonDidUnload: EventEmitter<TabButtonEventDetail>;
 
   componentDidLoad() {
-    this.ionTabButtonDidLoad.emit({ button: this });
+    this.ionTabButtonDidLoad.emit();
   }
 
   componentDidUnload() {
-    this.ionTabButtonDidUnload.emit({ button: this });
+    this.ionTabButtonDidUnload.emit();
   }
 
   @Listen('click')
@@ -72,3 +72,11 @@ export class TabButton {
     return items;
   }
 }
+
+export interface TabButtonEvent extends CustomEvent {
+  detail: TabButtonEventDetail;
+}
+
+export interface TabButtonEventDetail extends HTMLIonTabElement {
+
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tab/readme.md b/packages/core/src/components/tab/readme.md
index a09d38a3d4..164cad5a3d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tab/readme.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tab/readme.md
@@ -80,16 +80,6 @@ string
 string
 
 
-#### root
-
-string
-
-
-#### rootParams
-
-any
-
-
 #### selected
 
 boolean
@@ -142,16 +132,6 @@ string
 string
 
 
-#### root
-
-string
-
-
-#### rootParams
-
-any
-
-
 #### selected
 
 boolean
@@ -179,19 +159,10 @@ string
 
 ## Methods
 
-#### _setActive()
-
-
-#### getActive()
-
-
-#### getNav()
-
-
 #### getPath()
 
 
-#### goToRoot()
+#### setActive()
 
 
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tab/tab.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/tab/tab.tsx
index e0a4e91972..92e1d5a0e2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tab/tab.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tab/tab.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Method, Prop, PropDidChange, State } from '@stencil/core';
-import { PublicViewController, StencilElement } from '../../index';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -7,24 +6,11 @@ import { PublicViewController, StencilElement } from '../../index';
 })
 export class Tab {
 
-  private nav: Promise<HTMLIonNavElement>;
-  private resolveNav: (el: HTMLIonNavElement) => void;
-
   @Element() el: HTMLElement;
 
   @State() init = false;
   @State() active = false;
 
-  /**
-   * @input {Page} Set the root page for this tab.
-   */
-  @Prop() root: string;
-
-  /**
-   * @input {object} Any nav-params to pass to the root page of this tab.
-   */
-  @Prop() rootParams: any;
-
   /**
    * @input {string} Set the root page for this tab.
    */
@@ -73,51 +59,24 @@ export class Tab {
    */
   @Prop() tabsHideOnSubPages = false;
 
-  constructor() {
-    this.nav = new Promise((resolve) => this.resolveNav = resolve);
-  }
 
   @Prop({ mutable: true }) selected = false;
   @PropDidChange('selected')
   selectedChanged(selected: boolean) {
     if (selected) {
-      this.ionSelect.emit(this.el);
+      this.ionSelect.emit();
     }
   }
 
   /**
    * @output {Tab} Emitted when the current tab is selected.
    */
-  @Event() ionSelect: EventEmitter;
-
-  protected componentDidUpdate() {
-    if (this.init && this.resolveNav) {
-      const nav = this.el.querySelector('ion-nav') as any as StencilElement;
-      nav.componentOnReady(this.resolveNav);
-      this.resolveNav = null;
-    }
-  }
+  @Event() ionSelect: EventEmitter<TabEventDetail>;
 
   @Method()
-  _setActive(shouldActive: boolean): Promise<any> {
-    if (this.active === shouldActive) {
-      return Promise.resolve();
-    }
-    this.active = shouldActive;
-    this.selected = shouldActive;
-
-    const needsLifecycle = this.init;
-    if (shouldActive) {
-      this.init = true;
-    }
-    if (needsLifecycle) {
-      if (shouldActive) {
-        // lifecycle didEnter
-      } else {
-        // lifecycle didLeave
-      }
-    }
-    return this.nav;
+  setActive(active: boolean): Promise<any> {
+    this.active = active;
+    return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
   @Method()
@@ -131,21 +90,6 @@ export class Tab {
     return '';
   }
 
-  @Method()
-  goToRoot(opts: any = {}) {
-    return this.nav.then(nav => nav && nav.setRoot(nav.root, null, opts));
-  }
-
-  @Method()
-  getActive(): Promise<PublicViewController> {
-    return this.nav.then(nav => nav && nav.getActive());
-  }
-
-  @Method()
-  getNav(): Promise<HTMLIonNavElement> {
-    return this.nav;
-  }
-
   hostData() {
     const visible = this.active && this.selected;
     return {
@@ -159,9 +103,14 @@ export class Tab {
   }
 
   render() {
-    if (this.init) {
-      return <ion-nav><slot></slot></ion-nav>;
-    }
-    return null;
+    return <slot></slot>;
   }
 }
+
+export interface TabEvent extends CustomEvent {
+  detail: TabEventDetail;
+}
+
+export interface TabEventDetail {
+
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/readme.md b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/readme.md
index cc65d97de2..35cc2abfc0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/readme.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/readme.md
@@ -167,9 +167,6 @@ boolean
 #### ionChange
 
 
-#### ionNavChanged
-
-
 ## Methods
 
 #### getByIndex()
@@ -178,24 +175,15 @@ boolean
 #### getIndex()
 
 
-#### getRoutes()
-
-
 #### getSelected()
 
 
-#### getState()
-
-
 #### getTabs()
 
 
 #### select()
 
 
-#### setRouteId()
-
-
 
 ----------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.scss b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.scss
index a9239112c2..665d65c46d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 @import "../../themes/ionic.globals";
 
+// Util
+// --------------------------------------------------
+@import "../../themes/util";
+
 // Tabs
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -215,3 +219,8 @@ ion-tabbar.scrollable .scroll-inner {
 ion-tabbar.scrollable ion-button.inactive {
   visibility: hidden;
 }
+
+
+ion-tabs {
+  @extend .ion-page
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
index ef9a6008d5..d1821efc0d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop, State } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Config, NavState, RouterEntries } from '../../index';
-
-export interface NavOptions { }
+import { Config } from '../../index';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ export class Tabs {
    * @output {any} Emitted when the tab changes.
    */
   @Event() ionChange: EventEmitter;
-  @Event() ionNavChanged: EventEmitter;
 
   componentDidLoad() {
     this.loadConfig('tabsPlacement', 'bottom');
@@ -69,10 +66,7 @@ export class Tabs {
     this.loadConfig('tabsHighlight', true);
 
     this.initTabs();
-    const useRouter = this.config.getBoolean('useRouter', false);
-    if (!useRouter) {
-      this.initSelect();
-    }
+    this.initSelect();
   }
 
   componentDidUnload() {
@@ -106,21 +100,21 @@ export class Tabs {
 
     // The same selected was selected
     // we need to set root in the nested ion-nav if it exist
-    if (this.selectedTab === selectedTab) {
+    /*if (this.selectedTab === selectedTab) {
       return selectedTab.goToRoot();
     }
+    */
 
     const leavingTab = this.selectedTab;
     this.selectedTab = selectedTab;
 
-    let promise = selectedTab._setActive(true);
+    let promise = selectedTab.setActive(true);
     if (leavingTab) {
-      promise = promise.then(() => leavingTab._setActive(false));
+      promise = promise.then(() => leavingTab.setActive(false));
     }
 
     return promise.then(() => {
       this.ionChange.emit(selectedTab);
-      this.ionNavChanged.emit({ isPop: false });
     });
   }
 
@@ -152,7 +146,7 @@ export class Tabs {
     return this.tabs;
   }
 
-  @Method()
+ /*@Method()
   getState(): NavState {
     const selectedTab = this.getSelected();
     if (!selectedTab) {
@@ -175,6 +169,7 @@ export class Tabs {
     return a;
   }
 
+
   @Method()
   setRouteId(id: any, _: any = {}): Promise<void> {
     if (this.selectedTab === id) {
@@ -182,10 +177,11 @@ export class Tabs {
     }
     return this.select(id);
   }
+  */
 
   private initTabs() {
     const tabs = this.tabs = Array.from(this.el.querySelectorAll('ion-tab'));
-    for (let tab of tabs) {
+    for (const tab of tabs) {
       const id = `t-${this.tabsId}-${++this.ids}`;
       tab.btnId = 'tab-' + id;
       tab.id = 'tabpanel-' + id;
@@ -194,18 +190,16 @@ export class Tabs {
 
   private initSelect() {
     // find pre-selected tabs
-    let selectedTab = this.tabs.find(t => t.selected);
+    const selectedTab = this.tabs.find(t => t.selected) || this.tabs.find(t => t.show && t.enabled);
 
     // reset all tabs none is selected
-    for (let tab of this.tabs) {
-      tab.selected = false;
+    for (const tab of this.tabs) {
+      if (tab !== selectedTab) {
+        tab.selected = false;
+      }
     }
 
-    // find a tab candidate in case, the selected in null
-    if (!selectedTab) {
-      selectedTab = this.tabs.find(t => t.show && t.enabled);
-    }
-    selectedTab._setActive(true);
+    selectedTab.setActive(true);
     this.selectedTab = selectedTab;
   }
 
@@ -241,3 +235,5 @@ export class Tabs {
 }
 
 let tabIds = -1;
+
+
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/basic/index.html b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/basic/index.html
index 5879202c2a..e53daae581 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/basic/index.html
@@ -14,68 +14,57 @@
   <ion-app>
     <ion-tabs>
       <ion-tab title="Plain List" icon="star" path="">
-        <ion-route path="" component="page-tab"></ion-route>
+        <ion-page>
+          <ion-header>
+            <ion-toolbar>
+              <ion-title>Tab One</ion-title>
+            </ion-toolbar>
+          </ion-header>
+          <ion-content padding>
+            Tab One
+          </ion-content>
+        </ion-page>
       </ion-tab>
 
       <ion-tab title="Schedule" icon="globe" path="tab2">
-        <ion-route path="" component="page-two"></ion-route>
-        <ion-route path="path/to/page/three" component="page-three"></ion-route>
+        <ion-page>
+          <ion-header>
+            <ion-toolbar>
+              <ion-title>Tab Two</ion-title>
+            </ion-toolbar>
+          </ion-header>
+          <ion-content padding>
+            Tab Two
+          </ion-content>
+        </ion-page>
       </ion-tab>
 
       <ion-tab title="Stopwatch" icon="logo-facebook" path="tab3">
-        <ion-route path="/" component="page-three"></ion-route>
+        <ion-page>
+          <ion-header>
+            <ion-toolbar>
+              <ion-title>Tab Three</ion-title>
+            </ion-toolbar>
+          </ion-header>
+          <ion-content padding>
+            Tab Three
+          </ion-content>
+        </ion-page>
       </ion-tab>
 
       <ion-tab title="Messages" icon="chatboxes" path="tab4">
-        <ion-route component="page-one"></ion-route>
-        <ion-route path="paginaaaa-two" component="page-two"></ion-route>
+        <ion-page>
+          <ion-header>
+            <ion-toolbar>
+              <ion-title>Tab Four</ion-title>
+            </ion-toolbar>
+          </ion-header>
+          <ion-content padding>
+            Tab Four
+          </ion-content>
+        </ion-page>
       </ion-tab>
     </ion-tabs>
-
-    <ion-nav-controller></ion-nav-controller>
   </ion-app>
-
-  <style>
-    f {
-      display: block;
-      background: blue;
-
-      width: 100%;
-      height: 200px;
-      margin: 20px auto;
-    }
-
-    .red {
-      background-color: #ea445a;
-    }
-
-    .green {
-      background-color: #76d672;
-    }
-
-    .blue {
-      background-color: #3478f6;
-    }
-
-    .yellow {
-      background-color: #ffff80;
-    }
-
-    .pink {
-      background-color: #ff6b86;
-    }
-
-    .purple {
-      background-color: #7e34f6;
-    }
-
-    .black {
-      background-color: #000;
-    }
-
-    .orange {
-      background-color: #f69234;
-    }
-    </style>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/basic/page-tab.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/basic/page-tab.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 7996f41a02..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/basic/page-tab.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-import { Component, Element } from '@stencil/core';
-
-export interface Route {
-  path: string | null;
-  component: string;
-}
-
-@Component({
-  tag: 'page-tab'
-})
-export class PageTab {
-
-  @Element() element: HTMLElement;
-
-  getTabs() {
-    return this.element.closest('ion-tabs') as HTMLIonTabsElement;
-  }
-
-  setLayout(value: string) {
-    this.getTabs().tabbarLayout = value;
-  }
-
-  setPlacement(value: string) {
-    this.getTabs().tabbarPlacement = value;
-  }
-
-  setHidden(value: boolean) {
-    this.getTabs().tabbarHidden = value;
-  }
-
-  setHighlight(value: boolean) {
-    this.getTabs().tabbarHighlight = value;
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    return [
-      <ion-header>
-        <ion-toolbar>
-          <ion-title>Tab page</ion-title>
-        </ion-toolbar>
-      </ion-header>,
-      <ion-content fullscreen={true}>
-        <p>
-          <h2>Set tabbar layout</h2>
-          <ion-button onClick={() => this.setLayout('icon-top')}>icon-top</ion-button>
-          <ion-button onClick={() => this.setLayout('icon-start')}>icon-start</ion-button>
-          <ion-button onClick={() => this.setLayout('icon-end')}>icon-end</ion-button>
-          <ion-button onClick={() => this.setLayout('icon-bottom')}>icon-bottom</ion-button>
-          <ion-button onClick={() => this.setLayout('icon-hide')}>icon-hide</ion-button>
-          <ion-button onClick={() => this.setLayout('title-hide')}>title-hide</ion-button>
-        </p>
-        <p>
-          <h2>Set tabbar placement</h2>
-          <ion-button onClick={() => this.setPlacement('top')}>top</ion-button>
-          <ion-button onClick={() => this.setPlacement('bottom')}>bottom</ion-button>
-        </p>
-        <p>
-          <h2>Set tabbar hidden</h2>
-          <ion-button onClick={() => this.setHidden(true)}>hidden</ion-button>
-          <ion-button onClick={() => this.setHidden(false)}>visible</ion-button>
-        </p>
-        <p>
-          <h2>Set tabbar highlight</h2>
-          <ion-button onClick={() => this.setHighlight(true)}>enabled</ion-button>
-          <ion-button onClick={() => this.setHighlight(false)}>disabled</ion-button>
-        </p>
-        <p><a href='#/not-found'>Not found</a></p>
-        <p><a href='#/'>/</a></p>
-        <p><a href='#/tab2'>/tab2</a></p>
-        <p><a href='#/tab3'>/tab3</a></p>
-        <p><a href='#/tab4'>/tab4</a></p>
-        <p><a href='#/tab4/paginaaaa-two'>/tab4/paginaaaa-two</a></p>
-        <ion-grid>
-          <ion-row>
-            <ion-col col-6><f class='red'></f></ion-col>
-            <ion-col col-6><f class='green'></f></ion-col>
-            <ion-col col-6><f class='blue'></f></ion-col>
-            <ion-col col-6><f class='yellow'></f></ion-col>
-            <ion-col col-6><f class='pink'></f></ion-col>
-            <ion-col col-6><f class='purple'></f></ion-col>
-            <ion-col col-6><f class='black'></f></ion-col>
-            <ion-col col-6><f class='orange'></f></ion-col>
-          </ion-row>
-        </ion-grid>
-      </ion-content>
-    ];
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/div/index.html b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/div/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2b2f8047d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/div/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html dir="ltr">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Tab - Basic</title>
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no, viewport-fit=cover">
+  <script src="/dist/ionic.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+    window.Ionic.config = {useRouter: true};
+  </script>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <ion-tabs>
+    <ion-tab title="Plain List" icon="star" path="">
+      <div class="div-one">Div One</div>
+    </ion-tab>
+
+    <ion-tab title="Schedule" icon="globe" path="tab2">
+      <div class="div-two">Div Two</div>
+    </ion-tab>
+
+    <ion-tab title="Schedule" icon="globe" path="tab2">
+      <div class="div-three">Div Three</div>
+  </ion-tabs>
+
+  <style>
+    .div-one {
+      background-color: blue;
+      height: 100%;
+      color: #FFF;
+    }
+
+    .div-two {
+      background-color: red;
+      height: 100%;
+      color: #FFF;
+    }
+
+    .div-three {
+      background-color: green;
+      height: 100%;
+      color: #FFF;
+    }
+    </style>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/no-ion-app/index.html b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/no-ion-app/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f08c7311f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/no-ion-app/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html dir="ltr">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Tab - Basic</title>
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no, viewport-fit=cover">
+  <script src="/dist/ionic.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+    window.Ionic.config = {useRouter: true};
+  </script>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <ion-tabs>
+    <ion-tab title="Plain List" icon="star" path="">
+      <div class="div-one">Div One</div>
+    </ion-tab>
+
+    <ion-tab title="Schedule" icon="globe" path="tab2">
+      <div class="div-two">Div Two</div>
+    </ion-tab>
+
+    <ion-tab title="Schedule" icon="globe" path="tab2">
+      <div class="div-three">Div Three</div>
+  </ion-tabs>
+  <style>
+    .div-one {
+      background-color: blue;
+      height: 100%;
+      color: #FFF;
+    }
+
+    .div-two {
+      background-color: red;
+      height: 100%;
+      color: #FFF;
+    }
+
+    .div-three {
+      background-color: green;
+      height: 100%;
+      color: #FFF;
+    }
+    </style>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/vanilla/index.html b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/vanilla/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89833ddef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/vanilla/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html dir="ltr">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Tab - Basic</title>
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no, viewport-fit=cover">
+  <script src="/dist/ionic.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+    window.Ionic.config = {useRouter: true};
+  </script>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <ion-app>
+    <ion-tabs>
+      <ion-tab title="Plain List" icon="star" path="">
+        <div class="div-one">Div One</div>
+      </ion-tab>
+
+      <ion-tab title="Schedule" icon="globe" path="tab2">
+        <div class="div-two">Div Two</div>
+      </ion-tab>
+
+      <ion-tab title="Schedule" icon="globe" path="tab2">
+        <div class="div-three">Div Three</div>
+    </ion-tabs>
+  </ion-app>
+
+  <style>
+    .div-one {
+      background-color: blue;
+      height: 100%;
+      color: #FFF;
+    }
+
+    .div-two {
+      background-color: red;
+      height: 100%;
+      color: #FFF;
+    }
+
+    .div-three {
+      background-color: green;
+      height: 100%;
+      color: #FFF;
+    }
+    </style>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
index fbda7510d7..f596ff4ef2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
@@ -47,3 +47,19 @@ $z-index-item-options:           1; // scss-lint:disable DefaultRule
 $z-index-item-divider:           100; // scss-lint:disable DefaultRule
 
 $z-index-reorder-selected:       100; // scss-lint:disable DefaultRule
+
+.ion-page {
+  position: absolute;
+
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+
+  z-index: $z-index-page-container;
+
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+
+  contain: layout size style;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/themes/util.scss b/packages/core/src/themes/util.scss
index 305698d4ff..5fcc789661 100755
--- a/packages/core/src/themes/util.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/themes/util.scss
@@ -40,31 +40,3 @@ $focus-outline-box-shadow:     0 0 8px 1px $focus-outline-border-color !default;
 ion-input :focus {
   outline: none;
 }
-
-
-// Click Block
-// --------------------------------------------------
-// Fill the screen to block clicks (a better pointer-events: none)
-// to avoid full-page reflows and paints which can cause flickers
-
-.click-block {
-  display: none;
-}
-
-.click-block-enabled {
-  @include position(0, 0, 0, 0);
-  @include transform(translate3d(0, -100%, 0), translateY(1px));
-
-  position: absolute;
-
-  z-index: $z-index-click-block;
-  display: block;
-
-  opacity: 0;
-
-  contain: strict;
-}
-
-.click-block-active {
-  @include transform(translate3d(0, 0, 0));
-}