diff --git a/packages/angular/src/control-value-accessors/boolean-value-accessor.ts b/packages/angular/src/control-value-accessors/boolean-value-accessor.ts
index 4f42918860..63e0340aaf 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/control-value-accessors/boolean-value-accessor.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/control-value-accessors/boolean-value-accessor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { Directive, ElementRef, HostListener, Renderer2 } from '@angular/core';
-import { ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
+import {
+  ControlValueAccessor,
+  NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR
+} from '@angular/forms';
 
 @Directive({
   /* tslint:disable-next-line:directive-selector */
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/types/angular-view-controller.ts b/packages/angular/src/types/angular-view-controller.ts
index 2788ec3b72..f13c2dd4d0 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/types/angular-view-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/types/angular-view-controller.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@ export interface AngularViewController extends PublicViewController {
   componentRef?: ComponentRef<any>;
   instance?: any;
   angularHostElement?: HTMLElement;
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/package-lock.json b/packages/core/package-lock.json
index f0a5d11b66..295b495a23 100644
--- a/packages/core/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/core/package-lock.json
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@stencil/core": {
-      "version": "0.0.8-10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stencil/core/-/core-0.0.8-10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-SfZt+0bFaicndqncbWwRIOD1bb4ds3YUjAEYBiouonI392WxKLKHIHo1l2ONgtqQLa8yKrR71ZUatbdfRIXyXw==",
+      "version": "0.0.8-12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stencil/core/-/core-0.0.8-12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hVHl80opV8ZKa5dCyLZW0V+Fx8ePsTzIjZrQ94+bSsDvi6y3Eo4IK1CEsoG5CxfwZhQQyqE42miWkI9sRZRdsw==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "chokidar": "1.7.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components.d.ts b/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
index 544f745549..e26d68c548 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -1622,8 +1622,8 @@ declare global {
     export interface IonModalAttributes extends HTMLAttributes {
       mode?: string;
       color?: string;
-      component?: string;
-      componentProps?: any;
+      component?: any;
+      data?: any;
       cssClass?: string;
       enableBackdropDismiss?: boolean;
       modalId?: string;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx
index 8941b0c300..cbb48cb38c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ export class Modal {
   @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
   @Prop() mode: string;
   @Prop() color: string;
-  @Prop() component: string;
-  @Prop() componentProps: any = {};
+  @Prop() component: any;
+  @Prop() data: any = {};
   @Prop() cssClass: string;
   @Prop() enableBackdropDismiss: boolean = true;
 
@@ -161,15 +161,7 @@ export class Modal {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const ThisComponent = this.component;
-
-    let userCssClasses = 'ion-page';
-    if (this.cssClass) {
-      userCssClasses += ` ${this.cssClass}`;
-    }
-
     const dialogClasses = createThemedClasses(this.mode, this.color, 'modal-wrapper');
-
     return [
       <div
         onClick={this.backdropClick.bind(this)}
@@ -182,11 +174,6 @@ export class Modal {
         role='dialog'
         class={dialogClasses}
       >
-        <ThisComponent
-          {...this.componentProps}
-          class={userCssClasses}
-        >
-        </ThisComponent>
       </div>
     ];
   }
@@ -194,8 +181,8 @@ export class Modal {
 
 
 export interface ModalOptions {
-  component: string;
-  componentProps?: any;
+  component: any;
+  data?: any;
   showBackdrop?: boolean;
   enableBackdropDismiss?: boolean;
   enterAnimation?: AnimationBuilder;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/modal/readme.md b/packages/core/src/components/modal/readme.md
index c74341c305..ebdf406700 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/modal/readme.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/modal/readme.md
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ string
 
 #### component
 
-string
-
-
-#### componentProps
-
 any
 
 
@@ -32,6 +27,11 @@ any
 string
 
 
+#### data
+
+any
+
+
 #### enableBackdropDismiss
 
 boolean
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ string
 
 #### component
 
-string
-
-
-#### componentProps
-
 any
 
 
@@ -89,6 +84,11 @@ any
 string
 
 
+#### data
+
+any
+
+
 #### enableBackdropDismiss
 
 boolean
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/nav-controller/dom-framework-delegate.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/nav-controller/dom-framework-delegate.tsx
index 9473cc2d82..093f2c830f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/nav-controller/dom-framework-delegate.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/nav-controller/dom-framework-delegate.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
-import { FrameworkDelegate, Nav, ViewController } from '../../index';
+import { FrameworkDelegate, FrameworkMountingData, } from '../../index';
+import { isString } from '../../utils/helpers';
 
 export class DomFrameworkDelegate implements FrameworkDelegate {
-  attachViewToDom(nav: Nav, enteringView: ViewController): Promise<any> {
+  attachViewToDom(parentElement: HTMLElement, tagOrElement: string | HTMLElement, classesToAdd: string[] = []): Promise<FrameworkMountingData> {
+
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
-      const usersElement = document.createElement(enteringView.component) as HTMLElement;
-      usersElement.classList.add('ion-page');
-      enteringView.element = usersElement;
-      nav.element.appendChild(usersElement);
-      resolve();
+      const usersElement = (isString(tagOrElement) ? document.createElement(tagOrElement) : tagOrElement) as HTMLElement;
+      if (classesToAdd.length) {
+        for (const clazz of classesToAdd) {
+          usersElement.classList.add(clazz);
+        }
+      }
+      parentElement.appendChild(usersElement);
+      resolve({
+        element: usersElement
+      });
     });
   }
 
-  removeViewFromDom(nav: Nav, leavingView: ViewController): Promise<any> {
-    nav.element.removeChild(leavingView.element);
-    return Promise.resolve();
+  removeViewFromDom(parentElement: HTMLElement, childElement: HTMLElement): Promise<FrameworkMountingData> {
+
+    parentElement.removeChild(childElement);
+    return Promise.resolve({
+      element: null
+    });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/nav/test/basic/index.html b/packages/core/src/components/nav/test/basic/index.html
index fd94a0b9cd..dd23c5c03c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/nav/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/nav/test/basic/index.html
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
   <script src="/dist/ionic.js"></script>
 </head>
-<body>
-  <ion-nav-delegate></ion-nav-delegate>
+<body onload="loadFirstPage()">
   <ion-nav-controller></ion-nav-controller>
   <ion-app>
-    <ion-nav root="page-one"></ion-nav>
+    <ion-nav></ion-nav>
   </ion-app>
   <style>
       f {
@@ -26,4 +25,87 @@
       }
     </style>
 </body>
+
+<script>
+
+  async function loadFirstPage() {
+    const nav = document.querySelector('ion-nav');
+    await nav.componentOnReady();
+    const firstPage = document.createElement('div');
+    firstPage.classList.add('first-page');
+    firstPage.innerHTML = `
+      <ion-header>
+        <ion-toolbar>
+          <ion-title>Page One</ion-title>
+        </ion-toolbar>
+      </ion-header>
+      <ion-content padding>
+        <h1>Page One</h1>
+        <ion-button>Go to Page Two</ion-button>
+      </ion-content>
+    `;
+
+    await nav.push(firstPage);
+
+    // okay cool, we're in the DOM now
+    const button = firstPage.querySelector('ion-button');
+    button.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+      await goToPageTwo(nav);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async function goToPageTwo(nav) {
+    const secondPage = document.createElement('div');
+    secondPage.classList.add('second-page');
+    secondPage.innerHTML = `
+      <ion-header>
+        <ion-toolbar>
+          <ion-title>Page Two</ion-title>
+        </ion-toolbar>
+      </ion-header>
+      <ion-content padding>
+        <h1>Page Two</h1>
+        <ion-button class="next">Go to Page Three</ion-button>
+        <ion-button class="previous">Go Back</ion-button>
+      </ion-content>
+    `;
+
+    // okay cool, we're in the DOM now
+    await nav.push(secondPage);
+
+    const previousButton = secondPage.querySelector('ion-button .previous');
+    previousButton.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+      await nav.pop();
+    });
+
+    const nextButton = secondPage.querySelector('ion-button .next');
+    nextButton.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+      await goToPageThree(nav);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async function goToPageThree(nav) {
+    const thirdPage = document.createElement('div');
+    thirdPage.classList.add('third-page');
+    thirdPage.innerHTML = `
+      <ion-header>
+        <ion-toolbar>
+          <ion-title>Page Three</ion-title>
+        </ion-toolbar>
+      </ion-header>
+      <ion-content padding>
+        <h1>Page Three</h1>
+        <ion-button class="previous">Go Back</ion-button>
+      </ion-content>
+    `;
+
+    // okay cool, we're in the DOM now
+    await nav.push(thirdPage);
+
+    const previousButton = thirdPage.querySelector('ion-button .previous');
+    previousButton.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+      await nav.pop();
+    });
+  }
+</script>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/navigation/nav-controller-functions.ts b/packages/core/src/navigation/nav-controller-functions.ts
index cd701ff6aa..e0be8e7468 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/navigation/nav-controller-functions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/navigation/nav-controller-functions.ts
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ export function fireViewWillLifecycles(enteringView: ViewController, leavingView
 
 export function attachViewToDom(nav: Nav, enteringView: ViewController, delegate: FrameworkDelegate) {
   if (enteringView && enteringView.state === STATE_NEW) {
-    return delegate.attachViewToDom(nav, enteringView).then(() => {
+    return delegate.attachViewToDom(nav.element, enteringView.component, ['ion-page']).then((mountingData) => {
+      Object.assign(enteringView, mountingData);
       enteringView.state = STATE_ATTACHED;
     });
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/navigation/nav-interfaces.ts b/packages/core/src/navigation/nav-interfaces.ts
index ca369cc99d..46a2cf4118 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/navigation/nav-interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/navigation/nav-interfaces.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ import {
 } from '../index';
 
 export interface FrameworkDelegate {
-  attachViewToDom(navController: Nav, enteringView: ViewController): Promise<any>;
-  removeViewFromDom(navController: Nav, leavingView: ViewController): Promise<any>;
+
+  attachViewToDom(elementOrContainerToMountTo: any, elementOrComponentToMount: any, classesToAdd?: string[]): Promise<FrameworkMountingData>;
+  removeViewFromDom(elementOrContainerToUnmountFrom: any, elementOrComponentToUnmount: any): Promise<FrameworkMountingData>;
+}
+
+export interface FrameworkMountingData {
+  element: HTMLElement;
 }
 
 export interface NavContainer {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/navigation/view-controller.ts b/packages/core/src/navigation/view-controller.ts
index e0a27dbeb7..7543b142c9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/navigation/view-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/navigation/view-controller.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export function dismiss(navCtrl: any, dismissProxy: any, data?: any, role?: stri
 
 export function destroy(viewController: ViewController, delegate?: FrameworkDelegate): Promise<any> {
   assert(viewController.state !== STATE_DESTROYED, 'view state must be attached');
-  return delegate ? delegate.removeViewFromDom(viewController.nav, viewController) : Promise.resolve().then(() => {
+  return delegate ? delegate.removeViewFromDom(viewController.nav.element, viewController.element) : Promise.resolve().then(() => {
 
     if (viewController.component) {
       // TODO - consider removing classes and styles as thats what we do in ionic-angular
diff --git a/packages/demos/angular/package-lock.json b/packages/demos/angular/package-lock.json
index 81d012d921..9e0ee5fdd5 100644
--- a/packages/demos/angular/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/demos/angular/package-lock.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "demo",
+  "name": "@ionic/angular-demo",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,