diff --git a/ionic/components/app/app.ts b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
index 2221631bbc..bd168b0360 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ export class IonicApp {
    */
   constructor() {
     this.overlays = [];
-    this._disableTime = 0;
+    this._disTime = 0;
+    this._trnsTime = 0;
 
     // Our component registry map
     this.components = {};
@@ -63,9 +64,9 @@ export class IonicApp {
    */
   focusHolder(val) {
     if (arguments.length) {
-      this._focusHolder = val;
+      this._fcsHldr = val;
     }
-    return this._focusHolder;
+    return this._fcsHldr;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -89,16 +90,29 @@ export class IonicApp {
    * something goes wrong during a transition and the app wasn't re-enabled correctly.
    */
   setEnabled(isEnabled, fallback=700) {
-    this._disableTime = (isEnabled ? 0 : Date.now() + fallback);
+    this._disTime = (isEnabled ? 0 : Date.now() + fallback);
     ClickBlock(!isEnabled, fallback + 100);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Boolean if the app is actively enabled or not.
+   * @return {bool}
+   */
+  isEnabled() {
+    return (this._disTime < Date.now());
+  }
+
+  setTransitioning(isTransitioning, fallback=700) {
+    this._trnsTime = (isTransitioning ? Date.now() + fallback : 0);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Boolean if the app is actively transitioning or not.
    * @return {bool}
    */
-  isEnabled() {
-    return (this._disableTime < Date.now());
+  isTransitioning() {
+    console.debug('isTransitioning', (this._trnsTime > Date.now()), this._trnsTime, Date.now())
+    return (this._trnsTime > Date.now());
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
index 02c4cdfd87..b7227d04c4 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -136,12 +136,14 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
   setProgess(value) {
     // user actively dragging the menu
     this._disable();
+    this.app.setTransitioning(true);
     this._type.setProgess(value);
   }
 
   setProgressEnd(shouldComplete) {
     // user has finished dragging the menu
     this._disable();
+    this.app.setTransitioning(true);
     this._type.setProgressEnd(shouldComplete).then(isOpen => {
       this._after(isOpen);
     });
@@ -154,11 +156,13 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
     this.getBackdropElement().classList.add('show-backdrop');
 
     this._disable();
+    this.app.setTransitioning(true);
   }
 
   _after(isOpen) {
     // keep opening/closing the menu disabled for a touch more yet
     this._disable();
+    this.app.setTransitioning(false);
 
     this.isOpen = isOpen;
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts b/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
index 457d2a8a6a..13fd914ecf 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
           // block any clicks during the transition and provide a
           // fallback to remove the clickblock if something goes wrong
           this.app.setEnabled(false, duration);
+          this.app.setTransitioning(true, duration);
         }
 
         // start the transition
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
 
     // disables the app during the transition
     this.app.setEnabled(false);
+    this.app.setTransitioning(true);
 
     // default the direction to "back"
     let opts = {
@@ -364,6 +366,7 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
     if (this._sbTrans) {
       // continue to disable the app while actively dragging
       this.app.setEnabled(false, 4000);
+      this.app.setTransitioning(true, 4000);
 
       // set the transition animation's progress
       this._sbTrans.progress(value);
@@ -380,13 +383,14 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
 
     // disables the app during the transition
     this.app.setEnabled(false);
+    this.app.setTransitioning(true);
 
     this._sbTrans.progressEnd(completeSwipeBack, rate).then(() => {
 
       this.zone.run(() => {
         // find the views that were entering and leaving
-        let enteringView = this.getStagedenteringView();
-        let leavingView = this.getStagedleavingView();
+        let enteringView = this.getStagedEnteringView();
+        let leavingView = this.getStagedLeavingView();
 
         if (enteringView && leavingView) {
           // finish up the animation
@@ -520,6 +524,7 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
     // allow clicks again, but still set an enable time
     // meaning nothing with this view controller can happen for XXms
     this.app.setEnabled(true);
+    this.app.setTransitioning(false);
 
     if (this.views.length === 1) {
       this.elementRef.nativeElement.classList.add('has-views');
@@ -585,7 +590,7 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
    * TODO
    * @returns {TODO} TODO
    */
-  getStagedenteringView() {
+  getStagedEnteringView() {
     for (let i = 0, ii = this.views.length; i < ii; i++) {
       if (this.views[i].state === STAGED_ENTERING_STATE) {
         return this.views[i];
@@ -598,7 +603,7 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
    * TODO
    * @returns {TODO} TODO
    */
-  getStagedleavingView() {
+  getStagedLeavingView() {
     for (let i = 0, ii = this.views.length; i < ii; i++) {
       if (this.views[i].state === STAGED_LEAVING_STATE) {
         return this.views[i];
diff --git a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
index 0053ff7d47..3a8d9c299d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export class OverlayRef {
       animation.before.addClass('show-overlay');
 
       this.app.setEnabled(false, animation.duration());
+      this.app.setTransitioning(true, animation.duration());
 
       this.app.zoneRunOutside(() => {
 
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ export class OverlayRef {
 
           this.app.zoneRun(() => {
             this.app.setEnabled(true);
+            this.app.setTransitioning(false);
             animation.dispose();
             instance.onViewDidEnter && instance.onViewDidEnter();
             resolve();
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ export class OverlayRef {
 
       animation.after.removeClass('show-overlay');
       this.app.setEnabled(false, animation.duration());
+      this.app.setTransitioning(true, animation.duration());
 
       animation.play().then(() => {
         instance.onViewDidLeave && instance.onViewDidLeave();
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ export class OverlayRef {
         this._dispose();
 
         this.app.setEnabled(true);
+        this.app.setTransitioning(false);
         animation.dispose();
 
         resolve();
diff --git a/ionic/components/tap-click/activator.ts b/ionic/components/tap-click/activator.ts
index 562317dbe7..eaaba385ff 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tap-click/activator.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tap-click/activator.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class Activator {
   clearState() {
     // all states should return to normal
 
-    if (!this.app.isEnabled() && this.clearAttempt < 30) {
+    if ((!this.app.isEnabled() || this.app.isTransitioning()) && this.clearAttempt < 30) {
       // the app is actively disabled, so don't bother deactivating anything.
       // this makes it easier on the GPU so it doesn't have to redraw any
       // buttons during a transition. This will retry in XX milliseconds.
diff --git a/ionic/components/text-input/text-input.ts b/ionic/components/text-input/text-input.ts
index f21fd87097..8b41724d12 100644
--- a/ionic/components/text-input/text-input.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/text-input/text-input.ts
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ export class TextInput extends Ion {
       // manually scroll the text input to the top
       // do not allow any clicks while it's scrolling
       this.app.setEnabled(false, SCROLL_INTO_VIEW_DURATION);
+      this.app.setTransitioning(true, SCROLL_INTO_VIEW_DURATION);
 
       // temporarily move the focus to the focus holder so the browser
       // doesn't freak out while it's trying to get the input in place
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ export class TextInput extends Ion {
 
         // all good, allow clicks again
         this.app.setEnabled(true);
+        this.app.setTransitioning(false);
       });
 
     } else {
diff --git a/ionic/transitions/transition.ts b/ionic/transitions/transition.ts
index 19fb51a977..9d86c8d136 100644
--- a/ionic/transitions/transition.ts
+++ b/ionic/transitions/transition.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ export class Transition extends Animation {
     super();
 
     // get the entering and leaving items
-    let enteringView = this.entering = nav.getStagedenteringView();
-    let leavingView = this.leaving = nav.getStagedleavingView();
+    let enteringView = this.entering = nav.getStagedEnteringView();
+    let leavingView = this.leaving = nav.getStagedLeavingView();
 
     // create animation for the entering item's "ion-view" element
     this.enteringView = new Animation(enteringView.viewElementRef());