diff --git a/demos/modal/index.ts b/demos/modal/index.ts
index 745166d5c4..53db423b8c 100644
--- a/demos/modal/index.ts
+++ b/demos/modal/index.ts
@@ -49,26 +49,26 @@ export class ContactModal {
     console.log('ContactModal constructor')
     this.rootView = ModalFirstPage;
   }
-  viewLoaded() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewLoaded');
+  onViewLoaded() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewLoaded');
   }
-  viewWillEnter() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewWillEnter');
+  onViewWillEnter() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewWillEnter');
   }
   viewDidEnter() {
     console.log('ContactModal viewDidEnter');
   }
-  viewWillLeave() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewWillLeave');
+  onViewWillLeave() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewWillLeave');
   }
-  viewDidLeave() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewDidLeave');
+  onViewDidLeave() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewDidLeave');
   }
-  viewWillUnload() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewWillUnload');
+  onViewWillUnload() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewWillUnload');
   }
-  viewDidUnload() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewDidUnload');
+  onViewDidUnload() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewDidUnload');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts
index 745166d5c4..53db423b8c 100644
--- a/ionic/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -49,26 +49,26 @@ export class ContactModal {
     console.log('ContactModal constructor')
     this.rootView = ModalFirstPage;
   }
-  viewLoaded() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewLoaded');
+  onViewLoaded() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewLoaded');
   }
-  viewWillEnter() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewWillEnter');
+  onViewWillEnter() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewWillEnter');
   }
   viewDidEnter() {
     console.log('ContactModal viewDidEnter');
   }
-  viewWillLeave() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewWillLeave');
+  onViewWillLeave() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewWillLeave');
   }
-  viewDidLeave() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewDidLeave');
+  onViewDidLeave() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewDidLeave');
   }
-  viewWillUnload() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewWillUnload');
+  onViewWillUnload() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewWillUnload');
   }
-  viewDidUnload() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewDidUnload');
+  onViewDidUnload() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewDidUnload');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
index 7c359de0be..cb7fc3611c 100644
--- a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class OverlayRef {
     }
     this._instance = overlayInstance;
 
-    overlayInstance.viewLoaded && overlayInstance.viewLoaded();
+    overlayInstance.onViewLoaded && overlayInstance.onViewLoaded();
 
     this.zIndex = ROOT_Z_INDEX;
     for (let i = 0; i < app.overlays.length; i++) {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export class OverlayRef {
   _open(opts={}) {
     return new Promise(resolve => {
       let instance = this._instance || {};
-      instance.viewWillEnter && instance.viewWillEnter();
+      instance.onViewWillEnter && instance.onViewWillEnter();
 
       let animationName = (opts && opts.animation) || this._opts.enterAnimation;
       let animation = Animation.create(this._elementRef.nativeElement, animationName);
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ export class OverlayRef {
   close(opts={}) {
     return new Promise(resolve => {
       let instance = this._instance || {};
-      instance.viewWillLeave && instance.viewWillLeave();
-      instance.viewWillUnload && instance.viewWillUnload();
+      instance.onViewWillLeave && instance.onViewWillLeave();
+      instance.onViewWillUnload && instance.onViewWillUnload();
 
       let animationName = (opts && opts.animation) || this._opts.leaveAnimation;
       let animation = Animation.create(this._elementRef.nativeElement, animationName);
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ export class OverlayRef {
       this.app.setEnabled(false, animation.duration());
 
       animation.play().then(() => {
-        instance.viewDidLeave && instance.viewDidLeave();
-        instance.viewDidUnload && instance.viewDidUnload();
+        instance.onViewDidLeave && instance.onViewDidLeave();
+        instance.onViewDidUnload && instance.onViewDidUnload();
 
         this._dispose();
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/view/view-item.ts b/ionic/components/view/view-item.ts
index 848d6f6f80..971ffe214d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/view/view-item.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/view/view-item.ts
@@ -344,14 +344,14 @@ export class ViewItem {
    * recommended method to use when a view becomes active.
    */
   loaded() {
-    this.instance && this.instance.viewLoaded && this.instance.viewLoaded();
+    this.instance && this.instance.onViewLoaded && this.instance.onViewLoaded();
   }
 
   /**
    * The view is about to enter and become the active view.
    */
   willEnter() {
-    this.instance && this.instance.viewWillEnter && this.instance.viewWillEnter();
+    this.instance && this.instance.onViewWillEnter && this.instance.onViewWillEnter();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export class ViewItem {
    * The view has is about to leave and no longer be the active view.
    */
   willLeave() {
-    this.instance && this.instance.viewWillLeave && this.instance.viewWillLeave();
+    this.instance && this.instance.onViewWillLeave && this.instance.onViewWillLeave();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -378,21 +378,21 @@ export class ViewItem {
    * will fire, whether it is cached or unloaded.
    */
   didLeave() {
-    this.instance && this.instance.viewDidLeave && this.instance.viewDidLeave();
+    this.instance && this.instance.onViewDidLeave && this.instance.onViewDidLeave();
   }
 
   /**
    * The view is about to be destroyed and have its elements removed.
    */
   willUnload() {
-    this.instance && this.instance.viewWillUnload && this.instance.viewWillUnload();
+    this.instance && this.instance.onViewWillUnload && this.instance.onViewWillUnload();
   }
 
   /**
    * The view has been destroyed and its elements have been removed.
    */
   didUnload() {
-    this.instance && this.instance.viewDidUnload && this.instance.viewDidUnload();
+    this.instance && this.instance.onViewDidUnload && this.instance.onViewDidUnload();
   }
 
 }