diff --git a/src/components/content/content.ts b/src/components/content/content.ts
index 761910d04c..7e0f9cc7a4 100644
--- a/src/components/content/content.ts
+++ b/src/components/content/content.ts
@@ -442,6 +442,45 @@ export class Content extends Ion {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tell the content to recalculate its dimensions. This should be called
+   * after dynamically adding headers, footers, or tabs.
+   *
+   * ```ts
+   * @Component({
+   *   template: `
+   *     <ion-header>
+   *       <ion-navbar>
+   *         <ion-title>Main Navbar</ion-title>
+   *       </ion-navbar>
+   *       <ion-toolbar *ngIf="showToolbar">
+   *         <ion-title>Dynamic Toolbar</ion-title>
+   *       </ion-toolbar>
+   *     </ion-header>
+   *     <ion-content>
+   *       <button (click)="toggleToolbar()">Toggle Toolbar</button>
+   *     </ion-content>
+   * `})
+   *
+   * class E2EPage {
+   *   @ViewChild(Content) content: Content;
+   *   showToolbar: boolean = false;
+   *
+   *   toggleToolbar() {
+   *     this.showToolbar = !this.showToolbar;
+   *     this.content.resize();
+   *   }
+   * }
+   * ```
+   *
+   */
+  resize() {
+    nativeRaf(() => {
+      this.readDimensions();
+      this.writeDimensions();
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * @private
    * DOM READ
diff --git a/src/components/content/test/basic/index.ts b/src/components/content/test/basic/index.ts
index 55ac8bb4f4..1686469c15 100644
--- a/src/components/content/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/content/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import {Component} from '@angular/core';
-import {ionicBootstrap} from '../../../../../src';
+import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
+import { Content, ionicBootstrap } from '../../../../../src';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -50,7 +50,14 @@ class Page1 {
   templateUrl: 'main.html'
 })
 class E2EPage {
+  @ViewChild(Content) content: Content;
   page1 = Page1;
+  showToolbar: boolean = false;
+
+  toggleToolbar() {
+    this.showToolbar = !this.showToolbar;
+    this.content.resize();
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/components/content/test/basic/main.html b/src/components/content/test/basic/main.html
index 3525d4673e..20d0efeb9f 100644
--- a/src/components/content/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/src/components/content/test/basic/main.html
@@ -8,11 +8,16 @@
       </button>
     </ion-buttons>
   </ion-navbar>
+  <ion-toolbar *ngIf="showToolbar">
+    <ion-title>Dynamic Toolbar</ion-title>
+  </ion-toolbar>
 </ion-header>
 
 <ion-content>
   <b>This page has a header and content but no footer or tabs.</b>
 
+  <button (click)="toggleToolbar()">Toggle Toolbar</button>
+
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