diff --git a/src/components/card/card.ios.scss b/src/components/card/card.ios.scss
index e2814af51a..aded02b555 100644
--- a/src/components/card/card.ios.scss
+++ b/src/components/card/card.ios.scss
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ion-card {
   }
 
   > .item:last-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:last-child .item {
+  > .item-wrapper:last-child .item {
     border-bottom: 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/card/card.md.scss b/src/components/card/card.md.scss
index 29bc246c33..415869daae 100644
--- a/src/components/card/card.md.scss
+++ b/src/components/card/card.md.scss
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ion-card {
   }
 
   > .item:last-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:last-child .item {
+  > .item-wrapper:last-child .item {
     border-bottom: 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/card/card.wp.scss b/src/components/card/card.wp.scss
index 26c12c7041..4b805fc3ea 100644
--- a/src/components/card/card.wp.scss
+++ b/src/components/card/card.wp.scss
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ion-card {
   }
 
   > .item:last-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:last-child .item {
+  > .item-wrapper:last-child .item {
     border-bottom: 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts b/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
index 4b835a2da7..ba11cb3ae4 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
+++ b/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ export class ItemSliding {
   constructor(@Optional() private _list: List, private _renderer: Renderer, private _elementRef: ElementRef) {
     _list.enableSlidingItems(true);
     _elementRef.nativeElement.$ionComponent = this;
+    _renderer.setElementClass(_elementRef.nativeElement, 'item-wrapper', true);
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/components/item/item.ios.scss b/src/components/item/item.ios.scss
index 4701917f37..be7f4effde 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item.ios.scss
+++ b/src/components/item/item.ios.scss
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ ion-item-group {
   }
 
   .item:last-child .item-inner,
-  ion-item-sliding:last-child .item-inner {
+  .item-wrapper:last-child .item-inner {
     border: 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/item/item.md.scss b/src/components/item/item.md.scss
index bacff0715d..03586296cd 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item.md.scss
+++ b/src/components/item/item.md.scss
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ ion-item-group {
   }
 
   .item:last-child .item-inner,
-  ion-item-sliding:last-child .item-inner {
+  .item-wrapper:last-child .item-inner {
     border: 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/list/list.ios.scss b/src/components/list/list.ios.scss
index 09187c1b47..8fea4238b0 100644
--- a/src/components/list/list.ios.scss
+++ b/src/components/list/list.ios.scss
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ ion-list {
   }
 
   > .item:last-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:last-child .item {
+  > .item-wrapper:last-child .item {
     border-bottom: 1px solid $list-ios-border-color;
   }
 
   > .item:last-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:last-child {
+  > .item-wrapper:last-child {
     .item-inner {
       border-bottom: 0;
     }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ ion-list + ion-list {
     }
 
     > .item:last-child,
-    > ion-item-sliding:last-child .item {
+    > .item-wrapper:last-child .item {
       border-bottom-width: $hairlines-width;
     }
   }
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ ion-list[inset] {
   }
 
   > .item:first-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:first-child .item {
+  > .item-wrapper:first-child .item {
     border-top: 0;
   }
 
   > .item:last-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:last-child .item {
+  > .item-wrapper:last-child .item {
     border-bottom: 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/list/list.md.scss b/src/components/list/list.md.scss
index 986ff7fdb8..4b7018d77c 100644
--- a/src/components/list/list.md.scss
+++ b/src/components/list/list.md.scss
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ ion-list {
   }
 
   > .item:first-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:first-child .item {
+  > .item-wrapper:first-child .item {
     border-top: 1px solid $list-md-border-color;
   }
 
   > .item:last-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:last-child .item {
+  > .item-wrapper:last-child .item {
     border-bottom: 1px solid $list-md-border-color;
   }
 
   > .item:last-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:last-child {
+  > .item-wrapper:last-child {
     ion-label,
     .item-inner {
       border-bottom: 0;
diff --git a/src/components/list/list.wp.scss b/src/components/list/list.wp.scss
index e2bb3664cf..e32ddf3d07 100644
--- a/src/components/list/list.wp.scss
+++ b/src/components/list/list.wp.scss
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ ion-list {
   }
 
   > .item:first-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:first-child .item {
+  > .item-wrapper:first-child .item {
     border-top: 1px solid $list-wp-border-color;
   }
 
   > .item:last-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:last-child .item {
+  > .item-wrapper:last-child .item {
     border-bottom: 1px solid $list-wp-border-color;
   }
 
   > .item:last-child,
-  > ion-item-sliding:last-child {
+  > .item-wrapper:last-child {
     ion-label,
     .item-inner {
       border-bottom: 0;