diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item.scss b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
index 2f77bff4b8..ee63b905eb 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
@@ -154,19 +154,4 @@ ion-item-options {
   right: 0;
   z-index: $z-index-item-options;
   height: 100%;
-
-  button, [button] {
-    height: calc(100% - 2px);
-    margin: 1px 0 1px 0;
-    
-    border: none;
-    border-radius: 0;
-    display: inline-flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    box-sizing: border-box;
-
-    &:before{
-      margin: 0 auto;
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss b/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss
index 90f0239c3b..0d0373cfa4 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss
@@ -178,6 +178,22 @@ $item-ios-sliding-transition:         transform 250ms ease-in-out !default;
     margin-top: 1px;
     margin-bottom: 1px;
   }
+  ion-item-options {
+    button, [button] {
+      height: calc(100% - 2px);
+      margin: 1px 0 1px 0;
+
+      border: none;
+      border-radius: 0;
+      display: inline-flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      box-sizing: border-box;
+
+      &:before{
+        margin: 0 auto;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .item.activated,
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss b/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
index 13339401c2..e67a1c6559 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ $item-md-divider-bg:                 #fff !default;
 $item-md-divider-color:              #222 !default;
 $item-md-divider-padding:            5px 15px !default;
 
+$item-md-sliding-content-bg:         $background-color !default;
+$item-md-sliding-transition:         transform 250ms ease-in-out !default;
+
 .list {
 
   .item-group-title {
@@ -202,6 +205,41 @@ $item-md-divider-padding:            5px 15px !default;
     box-shadow: none;
   }
 
+  ion-item-sliding.item {
+    padding-left: 0;
+    padding-right: 0;
+  }
+  ion-item-sliding-content {
+    background-color: $item-md-sliding-content-bg;
+    padding-right: ($item-md-padding-right / 2);
+    padding-left: ($item-md-padding-left / 2);
+    display: flex;
+    min-height: 42px;
+    justify-content: center;
+
+    transition: $item-md-sliding-transition;
+
+    // To allow the hairlines through
+    margin-top: 1px;
+    margin-bottom: 1px;
+  }
+  ion-item-options {
+    button, [button] {
+      height: calc(100% - 2px);
+      margin: 1px 0 1px 0;
+      box-shadow: none;
+
+      border: none;
+      border-radius: 0;
+      display: inline-flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      box-sizing: border-box;
+
+      &:before{
+        margin: 0 auto;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .item,