diff --git a/js/angular/service/viewSwitcher.js b/js/angular/service/viewSwitcher.js
index b49bcd5841..197fb63950 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/viewSwitcher.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/viewSwitcher.js
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ function($timeout, $document, $q, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicConfig, $ionicNavBarDe
 
             // if the current state has cache:false
             // or the element has cache-view="false" attribute
-            if (viewState(viewLocals).cache === false || viewState(viewLocals).cache === 'false' || enteringEle.attr('cache-view') == 'false') {
+            if (viewState(viewLocals).cache === false || viewState(viewLocals).cache === 'false' ||
+                enteringEle.attr('cache-view') == 'false' || $ionicConfig.views.maxCache() === 0) {
               enteringEle.data(DATA_NO_CACHE, true);
             }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/directive/navView.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/directive/navView.unit.js
index 334a84bda0..1666aa44df 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/directive/navView.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/directive/navView.unit.js
@@ -104,13 +104,27 @@ describe('Ionic nav-view', function() {
     cache: false
   },
   rootView1State = {
-    cache: 'false',
     views: {
       'root': {
         template: '<ion-view>rootView1State</ion-view>'
       }
     }
   },
+  rootView2State = {
+    views: {
+      'root': {
+        template: '<ion-view>rootView2State</ion-view>'
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  rootView1NoCacheState = {
+    cache: 'false',
+    views: {
+      'root': {
+        template: '<ion-view>rootView1NoCacheState</ion-view>'
+      }
+    }
+  },
   tabAbstractState = {
     abstract: true,
     views: {
@@ -183,7 +197,9 @@ describe('Ionic nav-view', function() {
       .state('tabAbstract.tab2page1', tab2page1State)
       .state('tabAbstract.tab3page1', tab3page1State)
       .state('tabAbstract.tab3page2', tab3page2NoCacheState)
-      .state('rootView1', rootView1State);
+      .state('rootView1', rootView1State)
+      .state('rootView2', rootView2State)
+      .state('rootView1NoCache', rootView1NoCacheState);
   }));
 
   beforeEach(inject(function(_$compile_, $ionicConfig, $rootScope) {
@@ -941,9 +957,40 @@ describe('Ionic nav-view', function() {
     expect(tab3Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('cached');
   }));
 
-  it('should not cache ion-views when going between history and its the first load', inject(function ($state, $q, $timeout, $compile, $ionicConfig) {
+  it('should not cache ion-views when going between history and its the first load, stateParam cache=false', inject(function ($state, $q, $timeout, $compile, $ionicConfig) {
     elem.append($compile('<ion-nav-view name="root"></ion-nav-view>')(scope));
 
+    $state.go(rootView1NoCacheState);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+    expect(elem.find('ion-nav-view').find('ion-view').length).toBe(1);
+    expect(elem.find('ion-nav-view').find('ion-view').eq(0).text()).toBe('rootView1NoCacheState');
+
+    $state.go(tab1page1State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+
+    var tab1Ele = elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="tab1"]');
+    expect(tab1Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('active');
+
+    expect(elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="root"]').children.length).toBe(1);
+
+    $state.go(tab2page1State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+
+    var tab2Ele = elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="tab2"]');
+    expect(tab2Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('active');
+
+    tab1Ele = elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="tab1"]');
+    expect(tab1Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('cached');
+  }));
+
+  it('should not cache ion-views when going between history and its the first load, maxCache(0)', inject(function ($state, $q, $timeout, $compile, $ionicConfig) {
+    elem.append($compile('<ion-nav-view name="root"></ion-nav-view>')(scope));
+
+    $ionicConfig.views.maxCache(0);
+
     $state.go(rootView1State);
     $q.flush();
     $timeout.flush();
@@ -956,7 +1003,52 @@ describe('Ionic nav-view', function() {
 
     var tab1Ele = elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="tab1"]');
     expect(tab1Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('active');
+    expect(elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="root"]').children.length).toBe(1);
 
+    $state.go(tab2page1State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+
+    var tab2Ele = elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="tab2"]');
+    expect(tab2Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('active');
+
+    tab1Ele = elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="tab1"]');
+    expect(tab1Ele).toBe(null);
+  }));
+
+  it('should not cache any views when going root1 to tabs to root 2', inject(function ($state, $q, $timeout, $compile, $ionicConfig) {
+    elem.append($compile('<ion-nav-view name="root"></ion-nav-view>')(scope));
+
+    $ionicConfig.views.maxCache(0);
+
+    $state.go(rootView1State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+    expect(elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="root"]').children.length).toBe(1);
+
+    $state.go(tab1page1State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+    expect(elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="root"]').children.length).toBe(1);
+
+    $state.go(rootView2State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+    expect(elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="root"]').children.length).toBe(1);
+
+    $state.go(rootView1State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+    expect(elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="root"]').children.length).toBe(1);
+
+    $state.go(tab1page1State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+    expect(elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="root"]').children.length).toBe(1);
+
+    $state.go(rootView2State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
     expect(elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="root"]').children.length).toBe(1);
   }));