diff --git a/js/angular/service/history.js b/js/angular/service/history.js
index 066d143148..df7eea6cce 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/history.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/history.js
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ function($rootScope, $state, $location, $window, $timeout, $ionicViewSwitcher, $
 
         // create an element from the viewLocals template
         ele = $ionicViewSwitcher.createViewEle(viewLocals);
-        if (this.isAbstractEle(ele)) {
+        if (this.isAbstractEle(ele, viewLocals)) {
           console.log('VIEW', 'abstractView', DIRECTION_NONE, viewHistory.currentView);
           return {
             action: 'abstractView',
@@ -651,7 +651,10 @@ function($rootScope, $state, $location, $window, $timeout, $ionicViewSwitcher, $
       return nextViewOptions;
     },
 
-    isAbstractEle: function(ele) {
+    isAbstractEle: function(ele, viewLocals) {
+      if (viewLocals && viewLocals.$$state && viewLocals.$$state.self.abstract) {
+        return true;
+      }
       return !!(ele && (isAbstractTag(ele) || isAbstractTag(ele.children())));
     },
 
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/service/history.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/service/history.unit.js
index bd493af3a2..dc176447de 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/service/history.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/service/history.unit.js
@@ -1078,6 +1078,25 @@ describe('Ionic History', function() {
     expect($ionicHistory.isAbstractEle(div)).toBe(true);
   }));
 
+  it('should should be an abstract element from the viewLocals', inject(function($ionicHistory, $document) {
+    var div = angular.element('<div>');
+    var viewLocals = {
+      $$state: {
+        self: {
+          abstract: true
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    expect($ionicHistory.isAbstractEle(div, viewLocals)).toBe(true);
+
+    var viewLocals = {
+      $$state: {
+        self: {}
+      }
+    };
+    expect($ionicHistory.isAbstractEle(div, viewLocals)).toBe(false);
+  }));
+
   it('should be an abstract view', inject(function($document) {
     var reg = ionicHistory.register({}, {
       $template: '<ion-tabs></ion-tabs>'