diff --git a/angular/src/navigation/ion-nav-controller.ts b/angular/src/navigation/ion-nav-controller.ts
index 49ff5ec383..743c18a0b6 100644
--- a/angular/src/navigation/ion-nav-controller.ts
+++ b/angular/src/navigation/ion-nav-controller.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,26 @@ import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 @Injectable()
 export class NavController {
 
-  private goback = false;
+  private direction = 0;
+  private stack: string[] = [];
 
   setGoback() {
-    this.goback = true;
+    this.direction = -1;
   }
 
-  consumeGoBack() {
-    const goback = this.goback;
-    this.goback = false;
-    return goback;
+  consumeDirection() {
+    if (this.direction === 0) {
+      const index = this.stack.indexOf(document.location.href);
+      if (index === -1) {
+        this.stack.push(document.location.href);
+        this.direction = 1;
+      } else {
+        this.stack = this.stack.slice(0, index + 1);
+        this.direction = -1;
+      }
+    }
+    const direction = this.direction;
+    this.direction = 0;
+    return direction;
   }
 }
diff --git a/angular/src/navigation/ion-router-outlet.ts b/angular/src/navigation/ion-router-outlet.ts
index 3ebe740af6..26d67906d8 100644
--- a/angular/src/navigation/ion-router-outlet.ts
+++ b/angular/src/navigation/ion-router-outlet.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ export class IonRouterOutlet implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
   @Output('deactivate') deactivateEvents = new EventEmitter<any>();
 
   constructor(
-    private parentContexts: ChildrenOutletContexts, private location: ViewContainerRef,
+    private parentContexts: ChildrenOutletContexts,
+    private location: ViewContainerRef,
     private resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver,
     private elementRef: ElementRef,
     @Attribute('name') name: string,
@@ -133,9 +134,12 @@ export class IonRouterOutlet implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
       const navEl = this.elementRef.nativeElement as HTMLIonRouterOutletElement;
       navEl.appendChild(enteringEl);
 
+      const direction = this.navCtrl.consumeDirection();
+
       await navEl.componentOnReady();
       await navEl.commit(enteringEl, {
-        direction: this.navCtrl.consumeGoBack() ? NavDirection.back : NavDirection.forward
+        duration: direction === 0 ? 0 : undefined,
+        direction: direction === -1 ? NavDirection.back : NavDirection.forward
       });
 
       if (this.deactivated) {