diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js
index d94f8339df..e167778b05 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
       '<nav-back-button ng-if="backButtonEnabled && (backType || backLabel || backIcon)" ' +
         'type="backType" label="backLabel" icon="backIcon" class="invisible" async-visible>' +
       '</nav-back-button>' +
-      '<div class="buttons"> ' +
+      '<div class="buttons left-buttons"> ' +
         '<button ng-click="button.tap($event)" ng-repeat="button in leftButtons" ' +
           'class="button no-animation {{button.type}}" ' +
           'bind-html-unsafe="button.content">' +
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
       //ng-repeat makes it easy to add new / remove old and have proper enter/leave anims
       '<h1 ng-repeat="title in titles" bind-html-unsafe="title" class="title invisible" async-visible nav-bar-title></h1>' +
 
-      '<div class="buttons" ng-if="rightButtons.length"> ' +
+      '<div class="buttons right-buttons" ng-if="rightButtons.length"> ' +
       '<button ng-click="button.tap($event)" ng-repeat="button in rightButtons" '+
         'class="button no-animation {{button.type}}" ' +
         'bind-html-unsafe="button.content">' +
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js
index 1d4534c068..ca309b6773 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js
@@ -89,6 +89,77 @@ describe('Ionic View', function() {
     expect(navBar.hasClass('invisible')).toEqual(true);
   });
 
+  it('should show and update navBar title when using view attr or events', function() {
+    scope.viewTitle = 'Title';
+    var element = compile('<div><nav-bar></nav-bar><view title="viewTitle"></view></div>')(scope);
+    scope.$digest();
+    var navBar = element.find('header');
+    var title = navBar.find('h1');
+    expect(title.text().trim()).toEqual('Title');
+
+    scope.viewTitle = 'New Title';
+    scope.$digest();
+    navBar = element.find('header');
+    title = navBar.find('h1');
+    expect(title.text().trim()).toEqual('New Title');
+
+    scope.$broadcast('viewState.titleUpdated', { title: 'Event Title' });
+    scope.$digest();
+    navBar = element.find('header');
+    title = navBar.find('h1');
+    expect(title.text().trim()).toEqual('Event Title');
+  });
+
+  it('should show / update navBar left and right buttons when using view attr or events', function() {
+    scope.leftButtons = [{
+      type: 'button',
+      content: 'Left Button'
+    }];
+    scope.rightButtons = [{
+      type: 'button',
+      content: 'Right Button'
+    }];
+    var element = compile('<div><nav-bar></nav-bar><view left-buttons="leftButtons" right-buttons="rightButtons"></view></div>')(scope);
+    scope.$digest();
+
+    var leftButton = angular.element(element[0].querySelector('.left-buttons')).find('button');
+    expect(leftButton.text().trim()).toBe('Left Button');
+    var rightButton = angular.element(element[0].querySelector('.right-buttons')).find('button');
+    expect(rightButton.text().trim()).toBe('Right Button');
+
+    scope.leftButtons = [{
+      type: 'button',
+      content: 'New Left Button'
+    }];
+    scope.rightButtons = [{
+      type: 'button',
+      content: 'New Right Button'
+    }];
+
+    scope.$digest();
+
+    leftButton = angular.element(element[0].querySelector('.left-buttons')).find('button');
+    expect(leftButton.text().trim()).toBe('New Left Button');
+    rightButton = angular.element(element[0].querySelector('.right-buttons')).find('button');
+    expect(rightButton.text().trim()).toBe('New Right Button');
+
+    scope.$broadcast('viewState.leftButtonsChanged', [{
+      type: 'button',
+      content: 'Event Left Button'
+    }]);
+    scope.$broadcast('viewState.rightButtonsChanged', [{
+      type: 'button',
+      content: 'Event Right Button'
+    }]);
+
+    scope.$digest();
+    
+    leftButton = angular.element(element[0].querySelector('.left-buttons')).find('button');
+    expect(leftButton.text().trim()).toBe('Event Left Button');
+    rightButton = angular.element(element[0].querySelector('.right-buttons')).find('button');
+    expect(rightButton.text().trim()).toBe('Event Right Button');
+  });
+
   it('should show navbar when not using view attr', function() {
     var element = compile('<div><nav-bar></nav-bar><view></view></div>')(scope);
     scope.$digest();