diff --git a/ionic/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts b/ionic/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
index 8812877a91..40ae57fccd 100644
--- a/ionic/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
@@ -19,16 +19,18 @@ import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
  * hitting the escape key on desktop.
  *
  * An action sheet is created from an array of `buttons`, with each button
- * including properties for its `text`, and optionally a `style` and `handler`.
+ * including properties for its `text`, and optionally a `handler` and `role`.
  * If a handler returns `false` then the action sheet will not be dismissed. An
  * action sheet can also optionally have a `title` and a `subTitle`.
  *
- * A button's `style` property can either be `destructive` or `cancel`. Buttons
- * without a style property will have a default style for its platform. Buttons
- * with the `cancel` style will always load as the bottom button, no matter where
+ * A button's `role` property can either be `destructive` or `cancel`. Buttons
+ * without a role property will have a default look for its platform. Buttons
+ * with the `cancel` role will always load as the bottom button, no matter where
  * it shows up in the array. All other buttons will show up in the order they
  * have been added to the `buttons` array. Note: We recommend that `destructive`
  * buttons show be the first button in the array, making it the button on top.
+ * Additionally, if the action sheet is dismissed by tapping the backdrop, then
+ * it will fire the handler from the button with the cancel role.
  *
  * Its shorthand is to add all the action sheet's options from within the
  * `ActionSheet.create(opts)` first argument. Otherwise the action sheet's
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
  *     buttons: [
  *       {
  *         text: 'Destructive',
- *         style: 'destructive',
+ *         role: 'destructive',
  *         handler: () => {
  *           console.log('Destructive clicked');
  *         }
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
  *       },
  *       {
  *         text: 'Cancel',
- *         style: 'cancel',
+ *         role: 'cancel',
  *         handler: () => {
  *           console.log('Cancel clicked');
  *         }
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-action-sheet',
   template:
-    '<div (click)="dismiss()" tappable disable-activated class="backdrop" role="presentation"></div>' +
+    '<div (click)="bdClick()" tappable disable-activated class="backdrop" role="presentation"></div>' +
     '<div class="action-sheet-wrapper">' +
       '<div class="action-sheet-container">' +
         '<div class="action-sheet-group">' +
@@ -179,28 +181,6 @@ class ActionSheetCmp {
     }
   }
 
-  click(button) {
-    let shouldDismiss = true;
-
-    if (button.handler) {
-      // a handler has been provided, execute it
-      if (button.handler() === false) {
-        // if the return value of the handler is false then do not dismiss
-        shouldDismiss = false;
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (shouldDismiss) {
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        this.dismiss();
-      }, this._config.get('pageTransitionDelay'));
-    }
-  }
-
-  dismiss(): Promise<any> {
-    return this._viewCtrl.dismiss(null);
-  }
-
   onPageLoaded() {
     // normalize the data
     let buttons = [];
@@ -213,11 +193,24 @@ class ActionSheetCmp {
         button.cssClass = '';
       }
 
+      // deprecated warning
       if (button.style === 'cancel') {
+        console.warn('Alert "style" property has been renamed to "role"');
+        button.role = 'cancel';
+        this.d.cancelButton = button;
+      }
+
+      if (button.role === 'cancel') {
         this.d.cancelButton = button;
 
       } else {
+        // deprecated warning
         if (button.style === 'destructive') {
+          button.role = 'destructive';
+          button.cssClass = (button.cssClass + ' ' || '') + 'action-sheet-destructive';
+        }
+
+        if (button.role === 'destructive') {
           button.cssClass = (button.cssClass + ' ' || '') + 'action-sheet-destructive';
         }
         buttons.push(button);
@@ -230,13 +223,44 @@ class ActionSheetCmp {
     self.keyUp = function(ev: KeyboardEvent) {
       if (ev.keyCode === 27) {
         console.debug('actionsheet escape');
-        self.dismiss();
+        self.bdClick();
       }
     };
 
     document.addEventListener('keyup', this.keyUp);
   }
 
+  click(button, dismissDelay?) {
+    let shouldDismiss = true;
+
+    if (button.handler) {
+      // a handler has been provided, execute it
+      if (button.handler() === false) {
+        // if the return value of the handler is false then do not dismiss
+        shouldDismiss = false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (shouldDismiss) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.dismiss(button.role);
+      }, dismissDelay || this._config.get('pageTransitionDelay'));
+    }
+  }
+
+  bdClick() {
+    if (this.d.cancelButton) {
+      this.click(this.d.cancelButton, 1);
+
+    } else {
+      this.dismiss('backdrop');
+    }
+  }
+
+  dismiss(role): Promise<any> {
+    return this._viewCtrl.dismiss(null, role);
+  }
+
   onPageDidLeave() {
     document.removeEventListener('keyup', this.keyUp);
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/action-sheet/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/action-sheet/test/basic/index.ts
index 94859b2fae..10ac709180 100644
--- a/ionic/components/action-sheet/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/action-sheet/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import {App, Page, ActionSheet, NavController} from 'ionic/ionic';
   templateUrl: 'main.html'
 })
 class E2EPage {
+  result: string = '';
 
-  constructor(nav: NavController) {
-    this.nav = nav;
-  }
+  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
 
   presentActionSheet1() {
     this.result = '';
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ class E2EPage {
       buttons: [
         {
           text: 'Destructive',
-          style: 'destructive',
+          role: 'destructive',
           handler: () => {
             console.log('Destructive clicked');
             this.result = 'Destructive';
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ class E2EPage {
         },
         {
           text: 'Cancel',
-          style: 'cancel', // will always sort to be on the bottom
+          role: 'cancel', // will always sort to be on the bottom
           handler: () => {
             console.log('Cancel clicked');
             this.result = 'Canceled';
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ class E2EPage {
         },
         {
           text: 'Cancel',
-          style: 'cancel',
+          role: 'cancel',
           handler: () => {
             console.log('cancel this clicked');
             this.result = 'Canceled';
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ class E2EPage {
         },
         {
           text: 'Destructive',
-          style: 'destructive',
+          role: 'destructive',
           handler: () => {
             console.log('Destructive clicked');
             this.result = 'Destructive';
diff --git a/ionic/components/alert/alert.ts b/ionic/components/alert/alert.ts
index ef99b8cf0a..fad6866651 100644
--- a/ionic/components/alert/alert.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/alert/alert.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@ import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
  * array, from left to right. Note: The right most button (the last one in the
  * array) is the main button.
  *
+ * Optionally, a `role` property can be added to a button, such as `cancel`.
+ * If a `cancel` role is on one of the buttons, then if the alert is dismissed
+ * by tapping the backdrop, then it will fire the handler from the button
+ * with a cancel role.
+ *
  * Alerts can also include inputs whos data can be passed back to the app.
  * Inputs can be used to prompt users for information.
  *
  * Its shorthand is to add all the alert's options from within the
- * `Alert.create(opts)` first argument. Otherwise the alert's
- * instance has methods to add options, such as `setTitle()` or `addButton()`.
+ * `Alert.create(opts)` first argument. Otherwise the alert's instance
+ * has methods to add options, such as `setTitle()` or `addButton()`.
  *
  * @usage
  * ```ts
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
  *     buttons: [
  *       {
  *         text: 'Cancel',
+ *         role: 'cancel',
  *         handler: () => {
  *           console.log('Cancel clicked');
  *         }
@@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
  *     buttons: [
  *       {
  *         text: 'Cancel',
+ *         role: 'cancel',
  *         handler: data => {
  *           console.log('Cancel clicked');
  *         }
@@ -230,7 +237,7 @@ export class Alert extends ViewController {
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-alert',
   template:
-    '<div (click)="dismiss()" tappable disable-activated class="backdrop" role="presentation"></div>' +
+    '<div (click)="bdClick()" tappable disable-activated class="backdrop" role="presentation"></div>' +
     '<div class="alert-wrapper">' +
       '<div class="alert-head">' +
         '<h2 id="{{hdrId}}" class="alert-title" *ngIf="d.title" [innerHTML]="d.title"></h2>' +
@@ -370,7 +377,7 @@ class AlertCmp {
 
       } else if (ev.keyCode === 27) {
         console.debug('alert escape');
-        self.dismiss();
+        self.bdClick();
       }
     };
 
@@ -391,7 +398,7 @@ class AlertCmp {
     }
   }
 
-  btnClick(button) {
+  btnClick(button, dismissDelay?) {
     let shouldDismiss = true;
 
     if (button.handler) {
@@ -405,8 +412,8 @@ class AlertCmp {
 
     if (shouldDismiss) {
       setTimeout(() => {
-        this.dismiss();
-      }, this._config.get('pageTransitionDelay'));
+        this.dismiss(button.role);
+      }, dismissDelay || this._config.get('pageTransitionDelay'));
     }
   }
 
@@ -421,8 +428,18 @@ class AlertCmp {
     checkedInput.checked = !checkedInput.checked;
   }
 
-  dismiss(): Promise<any> {
-    return this._viewCtrl.dismiss(this.getValues());
+  bdClick() {
+    let cancelBtn = this.d.buttons.find(b => b.role === 'cancel');
+    if (cancelBtn) {
+      this.btnClick(cancelBtn, 1);
+
+    } else {
+      this.dismiss('backdrop');
+    }
+  }
+
+  dismiss(role): Promise<any> {
+    return this._viewCtrl.dismiss(this.getValues(), role);
   }
 
   getValues() {
diff --git a/ionic/components/alert/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/alert/test/basic/index.ts
index 21c358a8bb..658971ddc9 100644
--- a/ionic/components/alert/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/alert/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import {App, Page, Alert, NavController} from 'ionic/ionic';
 })
 class E2EPage {
 
-  constructor(nav: NavController) {
-    this.nav = nav;
+  constructor(private nav: NavController) {
     this.testConfirmOpen = false;
     this.testPromptOpen = false;
     this.testConfirmResult = '';
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ class E2EPage {
     alert.setMessage('Message <strong>text</strong>!!!');
     alert.addButton({
       text: 'Cancel',
+      role: 'cancel',
       handler: () => {
         console.log('Confirm Cancel');
         this.testConfirmResult = 'Cancel';
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ class E2EPage {
       this.testPromptOpen = true;
     });
 
-    alert.onDismiss(data => {
-      console.log('onDismiss data', data);
+    alert.onDismiss((data, role) => {
+      console.log('onDismiss, data:', data, 'role:', role);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/nav-router.ts b/ionic/components/nav/nav-router.ts
index 6efcad4775..d93d438c1c 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/nav-router.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/nav-router.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class NavRouter extends RouterOutlet {
 class ResolvedInstruction extends Instruction {
   constructor(public component: ComponentInstruction, public child: Instruction,
               public auxInstruction: {[key: string]: Instruction}) {
-    super();
+    super(component, child, auxInstruction);
   }
 
   resolveComponent(): Promise<ComponentInstruction> {
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts b/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts
index 59ae0fde45..1cabd98ff8 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ export class ViewController {
     this._onDismiss = callback;
   }
 
-  dismiss(data) {
-    this._onDismiss && this._onDismiss(data);
+  dismiss(data, role?) {
+    this._onDismiss && this._onDismiss(data, role);
     return this._nav.remove(this._nav.indexOf(this), 1, this._leavingOpts);
   }