diff --git a/ionic/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts b/ionic/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
index bfed358662..c9f47bd696 100644
--- a/ionic/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
 * The ActionSheet is a modal menu with options to select based on an action.
 */
 
-import {View, Injectable, NgFor, NgIf} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, View, Injectable, NgFor, NgIf} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
+import {OverlayController} from '../overlay/overlay-controller';
+import {IonicConfig} from '../../config/config';
 import {Icon} from '../icon/icon';
-import {Overlay} from '../overlay/overlay';
 import {Animation} from '../../animations/animation';
 import * as util from 'ionic/util';
 
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ import * as util from 'ionic/util';
  * }
  * ```
  */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ion-action-sheet'
+})
 @View({
   template:
     '<backdrop (click)="_cancel()" tappable disable-activated></backdrop>' +
@@ -76,30 +80,42 @@ import * as util from 'ionic/util';
     '</action-sheet-wrapper>',
   directives: [NgFor, NgIf, Icon]
 })
-class ActionSheetDirective {
+class ActionSheetCmp {
 
   _cancel() {
     this.cancel && this.cancel();
-    return this.overlayRef.close();
+    return this.close();
   }
 
   _destructive() {
     let shouldClose = this.destructiveButtonClicked();
     if (shouldClose === true) {
-      return this.overlayRef.close();
+      return this.close();
     }
   }
 
   _buttonClicked(index) {
     let shouldClose = this.buttonClicked(index);
     if (shouldClose === true) {
-      return this.overlayRef.close();
+      return this.close();
     }
   }
 }
 
+
 @Injectable()
-export class ActionSheet extends Overlay {
+export class ActionSheet {
+
+  constructor(ctrl: OverlayController, config: IonicConfig) {
+    this.ctrl = ctrl;
+    this._defaults = {
+      enterAnimation: config.get('actionSheetEnter'),
+      leaveAnimation: config.get('actionSheetLeave'),
+      cancelIcon: config.get('actionSheetCancelIcon'),
+      destructiveIcon: config.get('actionSheetDestructiveIcon')
+    };
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create and open a new Action Sheet. This is the
    * public API, and most often you will only use ActionSheet.open()
@@ -108,25 +124,18 @@ export class ActionSheet extends Overlay {
    * @return {Promise} Promise that resolves when the action sheet is open.
    */
   open(opts={}) {
-    let config = this.config;
-    let defaults = {
-      enterAnimation: config.get('actionSheetEnter'),
-      leaveAnimation: config.get('actionSheetLeave'),
-      cancelIcon: config.get('actionSheetCancelIcon'),
-      destructiveIcon: config.get('actionSheetDestructiveIcon')
-    };
-
-    let context = util.extend(defaults, opts);
-
-    return this.create(OVERLAY_TYPE, ActionSheetDirective, context, context);
+    return this.ctrl.open(OVERLAY_TYPE, ActionSheetCmp, util.extend(this._defaults, opts));
   }
 
   /**
    * TODO
    * @returns {TODO} TODO
    */
-  get() {
-    return this.getByType(OVERLAY_TYPE);
+  get(handle) {
+    if (handle) {
+      return this.ctrl.getByHandle(handle, OVERLAY_TYPE);
+    }
+    return this.ctrl.getByType(OVERLAY_TYPE);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/action-sheet/test/basic/main.html b/ionic/components/action-sheet/test/basic/main.html
index e22f9e3ca7..27dcfabc84 100644
--- a/ionic/components/action-sheet/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/action-sheet/test/basic/main.html
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 <ion-content padding>
   <button (click)="openMenu()">Open Action Sheet</button>
 </ion-content>
+
+<ion-overlay></ion-overlay>
diff --git a/ionic/components/app/app.ts b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
index ebf55d1e36..e269277a46 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
@@ -129,18 +129,4 @@ export class IonicApp {
     return this.components[id];
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create and append the given component into the root
-   * element of the app.
-   *
-   * @param {TODO} componentType the component to create and insert
-   * @return {Promise} Promise that resolves with the ContainerRef created
-   */
-  appendOverlay(componentType: Type) {
-    if (!this.overlayAnchor) {
-      throw ('<ion-overlays></ion-overlays> must be added to your root component\'s template');
-    }
-    return this.overlayAnchor.append(componentType);
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/modal/modal.ts b/ionic/components/modal/modal.ts
index 3764cecbcf..51bdb32056 100644
--- a/ionic/components/modal/modal.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/modal/modal.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import {Injectable} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
-import {Overlay} from '../overlay/overlay';
+import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
+import {IonicConfig} from '../../config/config';
+import {OverlayController} from '../overlay/overlay-controller';
 import {Animation} from '../../animations/animation';
 import * as util from 'ionic/util';
 
@@ -28,7 +30,14 @@ import * as util from 'ionic/util';
  * ```
  */
 @Injectable()
-export class Modal extends Overlay {
+export class Modal {
+
+  constructor(app: IonicApp, config: IonicConfig) {
+    // super(app, {
+    //   enterAnimation: config.get('modalEnter') || 'modal-slide-in',
+    //   leaveAnimation: config.get('modalLeave') || 'modal-slide-out',
+    // })
+  }
 
   /**
    * TODO
@@ -37,12 +46,7 @@ export class Modal extends Overlay {
    * @returns {TODO} TODO
    */
   open(ComponentType: Type, opts={}) {
-    let defaults = {
-      enterAnimation: this.config.get('modalEnter') || 'modal-slide-in',
-      leaveAnimation: this.config.get('modalLeave') || 'modal-slide-out',
-    };
-
-    return this.create(OVERLAY_TYPE, ComponentType, util.extend(defaults, opts));
+    return this.create(OVERLAY_TYPE, ComponentType, opts);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts b/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
index 33f6119a0d..4cfd214674 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
 
     // the active view is going to be the leaving one (if one exists)
     let leavingView = this.getActive() || new ViewController();
-    leavingView.shouldCache = (util.isBoolean(opts.cacheleavingView) ? opts.cacheleavingView : true);
+    leavingView.shouldCache = (util.isBoolean(opts.cacheLeavingView) ? opts.cacheLeavingView : true);
     leavingView.shouldDestroy = !leavingView.shouldCache;
     if (leavingView.shouldDestroy) {
       leavingView.willUnload();
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
     // get the active view and set that it is staged to be leaving
     // was probably the one popped from the stack
     let leavingView = this.getActive() || new ViewController();
-    leavingView.shouldCache = (util.isBoolean(opts.cacheleavingView) ? opts.cacheleavingView : false);
+    leavingView.shouldCache = (util.isBoolean(opts.cacheLeavingView) ? opts.cacheLeavingView : false);
     leavingView.shouldDestroy = !leavingView.shouldCache;
     if (leavingView.shouldDestroy) {
       leavingView.willUnload();
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
     opts.animate = opts.animate || false;
 
     // ensure leaving views are not cached, and should be destroyed
-    opts.cacheleavingView = false;
+    opts.cacheLeavingView = false;
 
     // get the views to auto remove without having to do a transiton for each
     // the last view (the currently active one) will do a normal transition out
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts b/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts
index f89d6170fd..042c9ebe6d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ export class ViewController {
     this.state = 0;
     this.disposals = [];
 
-    this._nbItms = [];
-
     this.navbarTemplateRef = null;
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay-controller.ts b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay-controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4e3706df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay-controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+import {Component, View, NgZone, Injectable, Renderer} from 'angular2/angular2';
+
+import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
+import {Animation} from '../../animations/animation';
+import * as util from 'ionic/util';
+
+
+@Injectable()
+export class OverlayController {
+
+  constructor(app: IonicApp, zone: NgZone, renderer: Renderer) {
+    this.app = app;
+    this.zone = zone;
+    this.renderer = renderer;
+    this.refs = [];
+  }
+
+  open(overlayType, componentType: Type, opts={}) {
+    let resolve;
+    let promise = new Promise(res => { resolve = res; });
+
+    if (!this.anchor) {
+      console.error('<ion-overlay></ion-overlay> required in root component template to use: ' + overlayType);
+      return Promise.reject();
+    }
+
+    try {
+      this.anchor.append(componentType).then(ref => {
+        let instance = ref.instance;
+
+        ref._z = ROOT_Z_INDEX;
+        for (let i = 0; i < this.refs.length; i++) {
+          if (this.refs[i]._z >= ref._z) {
+            ref._z = this.refs[i]._z + 1;
+          }
+        }
+        this.renderer.setElementStyle(ref.location, 'zIndex', ref._z);
+
+        util.extend(instance, opts);
+
+        ref._type = overlayType;
+        ref._opts = opts;
+        ref._handle = opts.handle || (overlayType + instance.zIndex);
+
+        this.add(ref);
+
+        instance.close = (opts={}) => {
+          this.close(ref, opts);
+        };
+
+        instance.onViewLoaded && instance.onViewLoaded();
+        instance.onViewWillEnter && instance.onViewWillEnter();
+
+        let animation = Animation.create(ref.location.nativeElement, opts.enterAnimation);
+        animation.before.addClass('show-overlay');
+
+        this.app.setEnabled(false, animation.duration());
+        this.app.setTransitioning(true, animation.duration());
+
+        this.zone.runOutsideAngular(() => {
+
+          animation.play().then(() => {
+            animation.dispose();
+
+            this.zone.run(() => {
+              this.app.setEnabled(true);
+              this.app.setTransitioning(false);
+              instance.onViewDidEnter && instance.onViewDidEnter();
+              resolve();
+            });
+
+          });
+
+        });
+
+      }).catch(err => {
+        console.error(err);
+      });
+
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
+
+    return promise;
+  }
+
+  close(ref, opts) {
+    let resolve;
+    let promise = new Promise(res => { resolve = res; });
+
+    let instance = ref.instance;
+    instance.onViewWillLeave && instance.onViewWillLeave();
+    instance.onViewWillUnload && instance.onViewWillUnload();
+
+    opts = util.extend(ref._opts, opts);
+    let animation = Animation.create(ref.location.nativeElement, opts.leaveAnimation);
+    animation.after.removeClass('show-overlay');
+
+    this.app.setEnabled(false, animation.duration());
+    this.app.setTransitioning(true, animation.duration());
+
+    this.zone.runOutsideAngular(() => {
+
+      animation.play().then(() => {
+        animation.dispose();
+
+        this.zone.run(() => {
+          instance.onViewDidLeave && instance.onViewDidLeave();
+          instance.onViewDidUnload && instance.onViewDidUnload();
+
+          this.app.setEnabled(true);
+          this.app.setTransitioning(false);
+
+          this.remove(ref);
+
+          resolve();
+        });
+
+      });
+
+    });
+
+    return promise;
+  }
+
+  add(ref) {
+    this.refs.push(ref);
+  }
+
+  remove(ref) {
+    util.array.remove(this.refs, ref);
+    ref.dispose && ref.dispose();
+  }
+
+  getByType(overlayType) {
+    for (let i = this.overlays.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+      if (overlayType === this.overlays[i]._type) {
+        return this.overlays[i];
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  getByHandle(handle, overlayType) {
+    for (let i = this.overlays.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+      if (handle === this.overlays[i]._handle && overlayType === this.overlays[i]._type) {
+        return this.overlays[i];
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+}
+
+
+const ROOT_Z_INDEX = 1000;
diff --git a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
index 204cd845a9..c2ad7f8e1b 100644
--- a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
@@ -1,195 +1,27 @@
-import {Component, View, DirectiveBinding} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, View, ElementRef, DynamicComponentLoader} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
-import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
-import {Animation} from '../../animations/animation';
-import * as util from 'ionic/util';
-
-
-export class Overlay {
-
-  constructor(app: IonicApp) {
-    this.app = app;
-  }
-
-  create(overlayType, componentType: Type, opts={}, context=null) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      let app = this.app;
-
-      let annotation = new Component({
-        selector: 'ion-' + overlayType,
-        host: {
-          '[style.z-index]': 'zIndex',
-          'class': overlayType
-        }
-      });
-      let overlayComponentType = DirectiveBinding.createFromType(componentType, annotation);
-
-      // create a unique token that works as a cache key
-      overlayComponentType.token = overlayType + componentType.name;
-
-      app.appendOverlay(overlayComponentType).then(ref => {
-        let overlayRef = new OverlayRef(app, overlayType, opts, ref, context);
-        overlayRef._open(opts).then(() => {
-          resolve(overlayRef);
-        });
-
-      }).catch(err => {
-        console.error('Overlay appendOverlay:', err);
-        reject(err);
-      });
-
-    }).catch(err => {
-      console.error('Overlay create:', err);
-    });
-  }
-
-  getByType(overlayType) {
-    if (this.app) {
-      for (let i = this.app.overlays.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-        if (overlayType === this.app.overlays[i]._type) {
-          return this.app.overlays[i];
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  getByHandle(handle, overlayType) {
-    if (this.app) {
-      for (let i = this.app.overlays.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-        if (handle === this.app.overlays[i]._handle &&
-            overlayType === this.app.overlays[i]._type) {
-          return this.app.overlays[i];
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-
-}
-
-export class OverlayRef {
-  constructor(app, overlayType, opts, ref, context) {
-    this.app = app;
-
-    let overlayInstance = (ref && ref.instance);
-    if (!overlayInstance) return;
-
-    if (context) {
-      util.extend(ref.instance, context);
-    }
-    this._instance = overlayInstance;
-
-    overlayInstance.onViewLoaded && overlayInstance.onViewLoaded();
-
-    this.zIndex = ROOT_Z_INDEX;
-    for (let i = 0; i < app.overlays.length; i++) {
-      if (app.overlays[i].zIndex >= this.zIndex) {
-        this.zIndex = app.overlays[i].zIndex + 1;
-      }
-    }
-    overlayInstance.zIndex = this.zIndex;
-    overlayInstance.overlayRef = this;
-    overlayInstance.close = (instanceOpts) => {
-      this.close(instanceOpts);
-    };
-
-    this._elementRef = ref.location;
-    this._type = overlayType;
-    this._opts = opts;
-    this._handle = opts.handle || this.zIndex;
-
-    this._dispose = () => {
-      this._instance = null;
-      ref.dispose && ref.dispose();
-      util.array.remove(app.overlays, this);
-    };
-
-    app.overlays.push(this);
-  }
-
-  getElementRef() {
-    return this._elementRef;
-  }
-
-  _open(opts={}) {
-    return new Promise(resolve => {
-      let instance = this._instance || {};
-      instance.onViewWillEnter && instance.onViewWillEnter();
-
-      let animationName = (opts && opts.animation) || this._opts.enterAnimation;
-      let animation = Animation.create(this._elementRef.nativeElement, animationName);
-
-      animation.before.addClass('show-overlay');
-
-      this.app.setEnabled(false, animation.duration());
-      this.app.setTransitioning(true, animation.duration());
-
-      this.app.zoneRunOutside(() => {
-
-        animation.play().then(() => {
-
-          this.app.zoneRun(() => {
-            this.app.setEnabled(true);
-            this.app.setTransitioning(false);
-            animation.dispose();
-            instance.onViewDidEnter && instance.onViewDidEnter();
-            resolve();
-          });
-
-        });
-
-      });
-
-    }).catch(err => {
-      console.error(err);
-    });
-  }
-
-  close(opts={}) {
-    return new Promise(resolve => {
-      let instance = this._instance || {};
-      instance.onViewWillLeave && instance.onViewWillLeave();
-      instance.onViewWillUnload && instance.onViewWillUnload();
-
-      let animationName = (opts && opts.animation) || this._opts.leaveAnimation;
-      let animation = Animation.create(this._elementRef.nativeElement, animationName);
-
-      animation.after.removeClass('show-overlay');
-      this.app.setEnabled(false, animation.duration());
-      this.app.setTransitioning(true, animation.duration());
-
-      animation.play().then(() => {
-        instance.onViewDidLeave && instance.onViewDidLeave();
-        instance.onViewDidUnload && instance.onViewDidUnload();
-
-        this._dispose();
-
-        this.app.setEnabled(true);
-        this.app.setTransitioning(false);
-        animation.dispose();
-
-        resolve();
-      })
-    }).catch(err => {
-      console.error(err);
-    });
-  }
-
-}
+import {OverlayController} from './overlay-controller';
 
 
 @Component({
-  selector: 'ion-overlays'
+  selector: 'ion-overlay'
 })
 @View({
   template: ''
 })
-export class OverlaysContainer {
-  constructor(app: IonicApp, elementRef: ElementRef, loader: DynamicComponentLoader) {
+export class OverlayAnchor {
+  constructor(
+    overlayCtrl: OverlayController,
+    elementRef: ElementRef,
+    loader: DynamicComponentLoader
+  ) {
+    if (overlayCtrl.anchor) {
+      throw ('An app should only have one <ion-overlays></ion-overlays>');
+    }
+
     this.elementRef = elementRef;
     this.loader = loader;
-    app.overlayAnchor = this;
+    overlayCtrl.anchor = this;
   }
 
   append(componentType) {
@@ -198,6 +30,3 @@ export class OverlaysContainer {
     });
   }
 }
-
-
-const ROOT_Z_INDEX = 1000;
diff --git a/ionic/components/popup/popup.ts b/ionic/components/popup/popup.ts
index e9b1c75b57..bd45911ce7 100644
--- a/ionic/components/popup/popup.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/popup/popup.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import {FORM_DIRECTIVES, NgControl, NgControlGroup,
-  Component, View, Injectable, NgClass, NgIf, NgFor} from 'angular2/angular2';
+  Component, View, ElementRef, Injectable, NgClass, NgIf, NgFor} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
-import {Overlay} from '../overlay/overlay';
+import {OverlayController} from '../overlay/overlay-controller';
+import {IonicConfig} from '../../config/config';
 import {Animation} from '../../animations/animation';
-import {Ion} from '../ion';
 import * as util from 'ionic/util';
 
 
@@ -63,25 +63,27 @@ import * as util from 'ionic/util';
  * ```
  */
 @Injectable()
-export class Popup extends Overlay {
+export class Popup {
+
+  constructor(ctrl: OverlayController, config: IonicConfig) {
+    this.ctrl = ctrl;
+    this._defaults = {
+      enterAnimation: config.get('popupPopIn'),
+      leaveAnimation: config.get('popupPopOut'),
+    };
+  }
 
   /**
    * TODO
    * @param {TODO} opts  TODO
    * @returns {object} A promise
    */
-  popup(opts) {
+  open(opts) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject)=> {
-      let config = this.config;
-      let defaults = {
-        enterAnimation: config.get('popupPopIn'),
-        leaveAnimation: config.get('popupPopOut'),
-      };
-
       opts.promiseResolve = resolve;
       opts.promiseReject = reject;
 
-      return this.create(OVERLAY_TYPE, StandardPopup, defaults, opts);
+      return this.ctrl.open(OVERLAY_TYPE, PopupCmp, util.extend(this._defaults, opts));
     });
   }
 
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ export class Popup extends Overlay {
       ]
     }, opts);
 
-    return this.popup(opts);
+    return this.open(opts);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ export class Popup extends Overlay {
         cancelButton, okButton
       ]
     }, opts);
-    return this.popup(opts);
+    return this.open(opts);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -243,7 +245,7 @@ export class Popup extends Overlay {
       ]
     }, opts);
 
-    return this.popup(opts);
+    return this.open(opts);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@ const OVERLAY_TYPE = 'popup';
 
 
 @Component({
-  selector: 'ion-popup-default'
+  selector: 'ion-popup'
 })
 @View({
   template:
@@ -285,19 +287,22 @@ const OVERLAY_TYPE = 'popup';
   directives: [FORM_DIRECTIVES, NgClass, NgIf, NgFor]
 })
 
-class StandardPopup {
-  constructor(popup: Popup) {
-    this.popup = popup;
+class PopupCmp {
+
+  constructor(elementRef: ElementRef) {
+    this.elementRef = elementRef;
   }
+
   onInit() {
     setTimeout(() => {
-      this.element = this.overlayRef.getElementRef().nativeElement;
-      this.promptInput = this.element.querySelector('input');
+      // TODO: make more better, no DOM BS
+      this.promptInput = this.elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector('input');
       if (this.promptInput) {
         this.promptInput.value = '';
       }
     });
   }
+
   buttonTapped(button, event) {
     let promptValue = this.promptInput && this.promptInput.value;
 
@@ -314,20 +319,22 @@ class StandardPopup {
         // Resolve with the prompt value
         this.promiseResolve(promptValue);
       }
-      return this.overlayRef.close();
+      return this.close();
     }
 
   }
+
   _cancel(event) {
     this.cancel && this.cancel(event);
 
     if (!event.defaultPrevented) {
       this.promiseReject();
-      return this.overlayRef.close();
+      return this.close();
     }
   }
 }
 
+
 class PopupAnimation extends Animation {
   constructor(element) {
     super(element);
@@ -342,13 +349,14 @@ class PopupAnimation extends Animation {
   }
 }
 
+
 /**
- * Animations for modals
+ * Animations for popups
  */
 class PopupPopIn extends PopupAnimation {
   constructor(element) {
     super(element);
-    this.wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0', '1')
+    this.wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1')
     this.wrapper.fromTo('scale', '1.1', '1');
 
     this.backdrop.fromTo('opacity', '0', '0.3')
@@ -370,7 +378,7 @@ Animation.register('popup-pop-out', PopupPopOut);
 class PopupMdPopIn extends PopupPopIn {
   constructor(element) {
     super(element);
-    this.backdrop.fromTo('opacity', '0', '0.5')
+    this.backdrop.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '0.5')
   }
 }
 Animation.register('popup-md-pop-in', PopupMdPopIn);
diff --git a/ionic/components/popup/test/basic/main.html b/ionic/components/popup/test/basic/main.html
index adc49714bb..928e705a0e 100644
--- a/ionic/components/popup/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/popup/test/basic/main.html
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@
   </pre>
 
 </ion-content>
+
+<ion-overlay></ion-overlay>
diff --git a/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts b/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts
index 4dcb53e6f0..f7d7b9bbc6 100644
--- a/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {ROUTER_BINDINGS, HashLocationStrategy, LocationStrategy} from 'angular2/
 import {IonicApp} from '../components/app/app';
 import {IonicConfig} from './config';
 import {IonicPlatform} from '../platform/platform';
+import {OverlayController} from '../components/overlay/overlay-controller';
 import {ActionSheet} from '../components/action-sheet/action-sheet';
 import {Modal} from '../components/modal/modal';
 import {Popup} from '../components/popup/popup';
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export function ionicBindings(configSettings) {
     bind(IonicPlatform).toValue(platform),
     bind(TapClick).toValue(tapClick),
     bind(Events).toValue(events),
+    OverlayController,
     ActionSheet,
     Modal,
     Popup,
diff --git a/ionic/config/decorators.ts b/ionic/config/decorators.ts
index 974ce42a60..64b826f9d6 100644
--- a/ionic/config/decorators.ts
+++ b/ionic/config/decorators.ts
@@ -49,13 +49,17 @@ export function IonicDirective(config) {
  */
 export function IonicComponent(config) {
   return function(cls) {
-    var annotations = Reflect.getMetadata('annotations', cls) || [];
-    annotations.push(new Component(appendConfig(cls, config)));
-    Reflect.defineMetadata('annotations', annotations, cls);
-    return cls;
+    return makeComponent(cls, appendConfig(cls, config));
   }
 }
 
+export function makeComponent(cls, config) {
+  var annotations = Reflect.getMetadata('annotations', cls) || [];
+  annotations.push(new Component(config));
+  Reflect.defineMetadata('annotations', annotations, cls);
+  return cls;
+}
+
 function appendConfig(cls, config) {
   config.host = config.host || {};
 
diff --git a/ionic/config/directives.ts b/ionic/config/directives.ts
index 53081c1257..dda378f4fe 100644
--- a/ionic/config/directives.ts
+++ b/ionic/config/directives.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {CORE_DIRECTIVES, FORM_DIRECTIVES, forwardRef} from 'angular2/angular2'
 
 import {
+  OverlayAnchor,
   Menu, MenuToggle, MenuClose,
   Button, Content, Scroll, Refresher,
   Slides, Slide, SlideLazy,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export const IONIC_DIRECTIVES = [
   FORM_DIRECTIVES,
 
   // Content
+  forwardRef(() => OverlayAnchor),
   forwardRef(() => Menu),
   forwardRef(() => MenuToggle),
   forwardRef(() => MenuClose),