diff --git a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/app-module.ts b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/app-module.ts
index 10dbd5f8a5..dc3cece680 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/app-module.ts
+++ b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/app-module.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export class ChatPage {
   templateUrl: './tabs.html'
 })
 export class TabsPage {
+  showTab: boolean = false;
 
   @ViewChild(Tabs) tabs: Tabs;
 
@@ -42,7 +43,9 @@ export class TabsPage {
     });
   }
 
-  onTabChange() {
+  onTabChange(tab: Tab) {
+    this.showTab = tab.index !== 1;
+
     // wired up through the template
     // <ion-tabs (ionChange)="onTabChange()">
     console.log('onTabChange');
diff --git a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/tabs.html b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/tabs.html
index 5abb8ea736..dbdbdbf777 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/tabs.html
+++ b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/tabs.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
-<ion-tabs preloadTabs="false" (ionChange)="onTabChange()">
+<ion-tabs preloadTabs="false" (ionChange)="onTabChange($event)">
   <ion-tab tabTitle="Recents" tabIcon="call" root="Tab1Page1" swipeBackEnabled="true"></ion-tab>
   <ion-tab tabTitle="Favorites" tabIcon="star" root="Tab2Page1"></ion-tab>
   <ion-tab tabTitle="Settings" tabIcon="settings" root="Tab3Page1"></ion-tab>
-  <ion-tab tabTitle="Chat" tabIcon="chatbubbles" (ionSelect)="chat()"></ion-tab>
+  <ion-tab tabTitle="Chat" tabIcon="chatbubbles" (ionSelect)="chat()" [show]="showTab"></ion-tab>
 </ion-tabs>