diff --git a/hacking/TabBar.js b/hacking/TabBar.js
index 999eed0c6f..b50545f9a5 100644
--- a/hacking/TabBar.js
+++ b/hacking/TabBar.js
@@ -91,8 +91,19 @@ TabBar.prototype = {
   // Add an item to the tab bar
   addItem: function(item) {
     // Create a new TabItem
-    this.items.push(item);
-    this._bindEventsOnItem(item);
+    var tabItem = TabBarItem.prototype.create(item);
+
+    this.appendItemElement(tabItem);
+
+    this.items.push(tabItem);
+    this._bindEventsOnItem(tabItem);
+  },
+
+  appendItemElement: function(item) {
+    if(!this.el) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.el.appendChild(item.el);
   },
 
   // Remove an item from the tab bar
diff --git a/hacking/TabBarController.js b/hacking/TabBarController.js
index d1b3371017..4d16eea3de 100644
--- a/hacking/TabBarController.js
+++ b/hacking/TabBarController.js
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ TabBarController = function(options) {
 
   this._bindEvents();
 
-  this.controllers = options.controllers || [];
+  this.controllers = [];
+
+  var controllers = options.controllers || [];
+
+  for(var i = 0; i < controllers.length; i++) {
+    this.addController(controllers[i]);
+  }
 
   // Bind or set our tabWillChange callback
   this.controllerWillChange = options.controllerWillChange || function(controller) {};
@@ -110,7 +116,7 @@ TabBarController.prototype = {
     this.controllers = controllers;
     this._clearSelected();
     this.selectController(0);
-  }
+  },
 }
 
 })(this, document, ion = this.ionic || {});
diff --git a/hacking/tabs.html b/hacking/tabs.html
index 1eb838befc..0b2c4a448e 100644
--- a/hacking/tabs.html
+++ b/hacking/tabs.html
@@ -42,21 +42,7 @@
           </p>
         </div>
       </main>
-      <nav id="tab-bar" class="tabs tabs-success">
-        <a class="tab-item" href="#">
-          <i class="icon-home"></i>
-          Friends
-        </a>
-        <a class="tab-item">
-          Enemies
-        </a>
-        <a class="tab-item">
-          Settings
-        </a>
-        <a class="tab-item">
-          More
-        </a>
-      </nav>
+      <nav id="tab-bar" class="tabs tabs-success"></nav>
     </section>
 
     <script src="../../js/ionic-events.js"></script>
@@ -76,8 +62,8 @@
         this.el = opts.el;
       }
       controller.prototype = {
-        setVisible: function(isVisible) {
-          if(isVisible) {
+        visibilityChanged: function() {
+          if(this.isVisible) {
             //this.el.style.display = 'block';
             if(this._lastNodeSpot) {
               this._lastNodeParent.insertBefore(this.el, this._lastNodeSpot);
@@ -100,18 +86,22 @@
         el: tab1
       });
       c1.title = 'Mice';
+      c1.icon = 'icon-home';
       var c2 = new controller({
         el: tab2
       });
       c2.title = 'Dogs';
+      c2.icon = 'icon-gear';
       var c3 = new controller({
         el: tab3
       });
       c3.title = 'Cats';
+      c3.icon = 'icon-plus';
       var c4 = new controller({
         el: tab4
       });
       c4.title = 'Cats';
+      c4.icon = 'icon-minus';
 
       var c = new TabBarController({
         tabBar: new TabBar({ el: tab }),