diff --git a/src/components.core.scss b/src/components.core.scss
index 05279b43a9..4151048954 100644
--- a/src/components.core.scss
+++ b/src/components.core.scss
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 // Core Components
 @import
+  "components/backdrop/backdrop",
   "components/grid/grid",
   "components/icon/icon",
   "components/img/img",
diff --git a/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts b/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
index 526d5c085e..ba834d9799 100644
--- a/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
+++ b/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export class ActionSheet extends ViewController {
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-action-sheet',
   template:
-    '<div (click)="bdClick()" tappable disable-activated class="backdrop" role="presentation"></div>' +
+    '<ion-backdrop (click)="bdClick()"></ion-backdrop>' +
     '<div class="action-sheet-wrapper">' +
       '<div class="action-sheet-container">' +
         '<div class="action-sheet-group">' +
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class ActionSheetSlideIn extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.action-sheet-wrapper'));
 
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0.01, 0.4);
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ class ActionSheetSlideOut extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.action-sheet-wrapper'));
 
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0.4, 0);
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ class ActionSheetMdSlideIn extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.action-sheet-wrapper'));
 
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0.01, 0.26);
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class ActionSheetMdSlideOut extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.action-sheet-wrapper'));
 
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0.26, 0);
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ class ActionSheetWpSlideIn extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.action-sheet-wrapper'));
 
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0.01, 0.16);
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class ActionSheetWpSlideOut extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.action-sheet-wrapper'));
 
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0.1, 0);
diff --git a/src/components/action-sheet/test/basic/e2e.ts b/src/components/action-sheet/test/basic/e2e.ts
index cffef5a0be..08c0d1b93e 100644
--- a/src/components/action-sheet/test/basic/e2e.ts
+++ b/src/components/action-sheet/test/basic/e2e.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ it('should open action sheet', function() {
 });
 
 it('should close with backdrop click', function() {
-  element(by.css('.backdrop')).click();
+  element(by.css('ion-backdrop')).click();
 });
diff --git a/src/components/alert/alert.ts b/src/components/alert/alert.ts
index eb0e350b5f..c376ef1a60 100644
--- a/src/components/alert/alert.ts
+++ b/src/components/alert/alert.ts
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export class Alert extends ViewController {
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-alert',
   template:
-    '<div (click)="bdClick()" tappable disable-activated class="backdrop" role="presentation"></div>' +
+    '<ion-backdrop (click)="bdClick()"></ion-backdrop>' +
     '<div class="alert-wrapper">' +
       '<div class="alert-head">' +
         '<h2 id="{{hdrId}}" class="alert-title" *ngIf="d.title" [innerHTML]="d.title"></h2>' +
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ class AlertPopIn extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.alert-wrapper'));
 
     wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1').fromTo('scale', '1.1', '1');
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ class AlertPopOut extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.alert-wrapper'));
 
     wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '1', '0').fromTo('scale', '1', '0.9');
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ class AlertMdPopIn extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.alert-wrapper'));
 
     wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1').fromTo('scale', '1.1', '1');
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ class AlertMdPopOut extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.alert-wrapper'));
 
     wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '1', '0').fromTo('scale', '1', '0.9');
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ class AlertWpPopIn extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.alert-wrapper'));
 
     wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1').fromTo('scale', '1.3', '1');
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ class AlertWpPopOut extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.alert-wrapper'));
 
     wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '1', '0').fromTo('scale', '1', '1.3');
diff --git a/src/components/alert/alert.wp.scss b/src/components/alert/alert.wp.scss
index e71afe469a..b57c86e878 100644
--- a/src/components/alert/alert.wp.scss
+++ b/src/components/alert/alert.wp.scss
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ $alert-wp-checkbox-icon-transform:             rotate(45deg) !default;
 
 
 ion-alert {
-  .backdrop {
+  ion-backdrop {
     background: $alert-wp-backdrop-background;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.scss b/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0636c0a2c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+@import "../../globals.core";
+
+// Backdrop
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+$backdrop-color: #000 !default;
+
+ion-backdrop {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  z-index: $z-index-backdrop;
+  display: block;
+
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+
+  background-color: $backdrop-color;
+  opacity: 0.01;
+  transform: translateZ(0);
+}
+
+ion-backdrop.hide-backdrop {
+  display: none;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.ts b/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a875da428f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import {Directive, ViewEncapsulation, HostListener, ElementRef, Input} from '@angular/core';
+import {isTrueProperty} from '../../util/util';
+
+const DISABLE_SCROLL = 'disable-scroll';
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+@Directive({
+  selector: 'ion-backdrop',
+  host: {
+    'role': 'presentation',
+    'tappable': '',
+    'disable-activated': ''
+  },
+})
+export class Backdrop {
+  private static nuBackDrops: number = 0;
+
+  private static push() {
+    if (this.nuBackDrops === 0) {
+      console.debug('adding .disable-scroll to body');
+      document.body.classList.add(DISABLE_SCROLL);
+    } else {
+      console.warn('several backdrops on screen? probably a bug');
+    }
+    this.nuBackDrops++;
+  }
+
+  private static pop() {
+    if (this.nuBackDrops === 0) {
+      console.error('pop requires a push');
+      return;
+    }
+    this.nuBackDrops--;
+    if (this.nuBackDrops === 0) {
+      console.debug('removing .disable-scroll from body');
+      document.body.classList.remove(DISABLE_SCROLL);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private pushed: boolean = false;
+  @Input() disableScroll = true;
+
+  constructor(public elementRef: ElementRef) {}
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    if (isTrueProperty(this.disableScroll)) {
+      Backdrop.push();
+      this.pushed = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    if (this.pushed) {
+      Backdrop.pop();
+      this.pushed = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/components/loading/loading.scss b/src/components/loading/loading.scss
index 4a49505038..9a675a9005 100644
--- a/src/components/loading/loading.scss
+++ b/src/components/loading/loading.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // Loading Indicator
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
-
 ion-loading {
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
@@ -26,10 +25,3 @@ ion-loading {
 
   opacity: 0;
 }
-
-// Loading Backdrop
-// -----------------------------------------
-
-.hide-backdrop {
-  display: none;
-}
diff --git a/src/components/loading/loading.ts b/src/components/loading/loading.ts
index 45464608a0..57ac6c48d7 100644
--- a/src/components/loading/loading.ts
+++ b/src/components/loading/loading.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export class Loading extends ViewController {
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-loading',
   template:
-    '<div disable-activated class="backdrop" [class.hide-backdrop]="!d.showBackdrop" role="presentation"></div>' +
+    '<ion-backdrop [class.hide-backdrop]="!d.showBackdrop"></ion-backdrop>' +
     '<div class="loading-wrapper">' +
       '<div *ngIf="showSpinner" class="loading-spinner">' +
         '<ion-spinner [name]="d.spinner"></ion-spinner>' +
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export interface LoadingOptions {
      super(opts);
 
      let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-     let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+     let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
      let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.loading-wrapper'));
 
      wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1').fromTo('scale', '1.1', '1');
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export interface LoadingOptions {
      super(opts);
 
      let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-     let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+     let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
      let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.loading-wrapper'));
 
      wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '1', '0').fromTo('scale', '1', '0.9');
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export interface LoadingOptions {
      super(opts);
 
      let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-     let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+     let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
      let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.loading-wrapper'));
 
      wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1').fromTo('scale', '1.1', '1');
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export interface LoadingOptions {
      super(opts);
 
      let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-     let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+     let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
      let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.loading-wrapper'));
 
      wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '1', '0').fromTo('scale', '1', '0.9');
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ export interface LoadingOptions {
      super(opts);
 
      let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-     let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+     let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
      let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.loading-wrapper'));
 
      wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1').fromTo('scale', '1.3', '1');
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ export interface LoadingOptions {
      super(opts);
 
      let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-     let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+     let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
      let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.loading-wrapper'));
 
      wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '1', '0').fromTo('scale', '1', '1.3');
diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu.scss b/src/components/menu/menu.scss
index 9097f6f523..e6b1cbd1a3 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu.scss
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu.scss
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ion-menu[side=right] {
   left: auto;
 }
 
-ion-menu .backdrop {
+ion-menu ion-backdrop {
   z-index: -1;
   display: none;
 }
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ ion-menu[type=overlay] {
   left: -8px; // make up for the box-shadow hanging over on the left
   z-index: $z-index-menu-overlay;
 
-  .backdrop {
+  ion-backdrop {
     left: -3000px;
     display: block;
 
     width: 6000px;
 
-    opacity: .01;
+    opacity: 0.01;
     transform: translate3d(-9999px, 0, 0);
 
     &.show-backdrop {
diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu.ts b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
index e4412d446c..cd46038606 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, forwardRef, Directive, Host, EventEmitter, ElementRef, NgZone, Input, Output, Renderer, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, forwardRef, Directive, Host, EventEmitter, ElementRef, NgZone, Input, Output, Renderer, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ViewEncapsulation, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {Ion} from '../ion';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {MenuContentGesture, MenuTargetGesture} from  './menu-gestures';
 import {MenuController} from './menu-controller';
 import {MenuType} from './menu-types';
 import {isTrueProperty} from '../../util/util';
+import {Backdrop} from '../backdrop/backdrop';
 
 
 /**
@@ -180,8 +181,7 @@ import {isTrueProperty} from '../../util/util';
   },
   template:
     '<ng-content></ng-content>' +
-    '<div tappable disable-activated class="backdrop"></div>',
-  directives: [forwardRef(() => MenuBackdrop)],
+    '<ion-backdrop (click)="bdClick($event)" disableScroll="false"></ion-backdrop>',
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
   /**
    * @private
    */
-  backdrop: MenuBackdrop;
+  @ViewChild(Backdrop) backdrop: Backdrop;
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -363,6 +363,16 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
     self._menuCtrl.register(self);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   */
+  bdClick(ev) {
+    console.debug('backdrop clicked');
+    ev.preventDefault();
+    ev.stopPropagation();
+    this._menuCtrl.close();
+  }
+
   /**
    * @private
    */
@@ -609,31 +619,3 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
   }
 
 }
-
-
-
-/**
- * @private
- */
-@Directive({
-  selector: '.backdrop',
-  host: {
-    '(click)': 'clicked($event)',
-  }
-})
-export class MenuBackdrop {
-
-  constructor(@Host() private _menuCtrl: Menu, public elementRef: ElementRef) {
-    _menuCtrl.backdrop = this;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @private
-   */
-  private clicked(ev: UIEvent) {
-    console.debug('backdrop clicked');
-    ev.preventDefault();
-    ev.stopPropagation();
-    this._menuCtrl.close();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/components/modal/modal.scss b/src/components/modal/modal.scss
index 2ad26a3aa8..2686212e9f 100644
--- a/src/components/modal/modal.scss
+++ b/src/components/modal/modal.scss
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ $modal-inset-height-large:                   600px !default;
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
 
-  .backdrop {
+  ion-backdrop {
     @media not all and (min-width: $modal-inset-min-width) and (min-height: $modal-inset-min-height-small) {
       display: none;
     }
diff --git a/src/components/modal/modal.ts b/src/components/modal/modal.ts
index 803a137fd3..7bc4f353ce 100644
--- a/src/components/modal/modal.ts
+++ b/src/components/modal/modal.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export class Modal extends ViewController {
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-modal',
   template:
-    '<div class="backdrop"></div>' +
+    '<ion-backdrop disableScroll="false"></ion-backdrop>' +
     '<div class="modal-wrapper">' +
       '<div #viewport></div>' +
     '</div>'
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export class ModalCmp {
 
   @ViewChild('viewport', {read: ViewContainerRef}) viewport: ViewContainerRef;
 
-  constructor(protected  _loader: DynamicComponentLoader, protected _navParams: NavParams) {}
+  constructor(protected _loader: DynamicComponentLoader, protected _navParams: NavParams) {}
 
   loadComponent(): Promise<ComponentRef<any>> {
     let componentType = this._navParams.data.componentType;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class ModalSlideIn extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0.01, 0.4);
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.modal-wrapper'));
     let page = <HTMLElement> ele.querySelector('ion-page');
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class ModalSlideOut extends Transition {
 
     let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
 
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0.4, 0.0);
     let wrapperEle = <HTMLElement> ele.querySelector('.modal-wrapper');
     let wrapperEleRect = wrapperEle.getBoundingClientRect();
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class ModalMDSlideIn extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0.01, 0.4);
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.modal-wrapper'));
     wrapper.fromTo('translateY', '40px', '0px');
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class ModalMDSlideOut extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0.4, 0.0);
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.modal-wrapper'));
     wrapper.fromTo('translateY', '0px', '40px');
diff --git a/src/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts b/src/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts
index edbca00a3f..4f6b2f919a 100644
--- a/src/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class ContactUs {
       <f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f>
       <f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f>
       <ion-list>
-        <ion-item *ngFor="#item of items">
+        <ion-item *ngFor="let item of items">
           Item Number: {{item.value}}
         </ion-item>
       </ion-list>
diff --git a/src/components/picker/picker.ts b/src/components/picker/picker.ts
index da916536fc..efd70f0976 100644
--- a/src/components/picker/picker.ts
+++ b/src/components/picker/picker.ts
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class PickerColumnCmp {
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-picker-cmp',
   template:
-    '<div (click)="bdClick()" tappable disable-activated class="backdrop" role="presentation"></div>' +
+    '<ion-backdrop (click)="bdClick()"></ion-backdrop>' +
     '<div class="picker-wrapper">' +
       '<div class="picker-toolbar">' +
         '<div *ngFor="let b of d.buttons" class="picker-toolbar-button" [ngClass]="b.cssRole">' +
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ class PickerSlideIn extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.picker-wrapper'));
 
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0.01, 0.26);
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ class PickerSlideOut extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.picker-wrapper'));
 
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0.26, 0);
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.scss b/src/components/popover/popover.scss
index 3b2e614259..4aab03936a 100644
--- a/src/components/popover/popover.scss
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.scss
@@ -43,11 +43,3 @@ ion-popover {
     height: auto;
   }
 }
-
-
-// Popover Backdrop
-// -----------------------------------------
-
-.hide-backdrop {
-  display: none;
-}
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.ts b/src/components/popover/popover.ts
index 135f5c6394..a89f2eef57 100644
--- a/src/components/popover/popover.ts
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export class Popover extends ViewController {
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-popover',
   template:
-    '<div class="backdrop" (touchmove)="bdTouch($event)" (click)="bdClick($event)" [class.hide-backdrop]="!d.showBackdrop" disable-activated tappable role="presentation"></div>' +
+    '<ion-backdrop (click)="bdClick($event)" [class.hide-backdrop]="!d.showBackdrop"></ion-backdrop>' +
     '<div class="popover-wrapper">' +
       '<div class="popover-arrow"></div>' +
       '<div class="popover-content">' +
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class PopoverTransition extends Transition {
       popoverCSS.top = targetTop - popoverHeight - (arrowHeight - 1);
       nativeEle.className = nativeEle.className + ' popover-bottom';
       originY = 'bottom';
-    // If there isn't room for it to pop up above the target cut it off
+      // If there isn't room for it to pop up above the target cut it off
     } else if (targetTop + targetHeight + popoverHeight > bodyHeight) {
       popoverEle.style.bottom = POPOVER_IOS_BODY_PADDING + '%';
     }
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ class PopoverPopIn extends PopoverTransition {
 
     let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
 
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.popover-wrapper'));
 
     wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1');
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class PopoverPopOut extends PopoverTransition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.popover-wrapper'));
 
     wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '1', '0');
diff --git a/src/components/scroll/scroll.scss b/src/components/scroll/scroll.scss
index 392674304a..ba88c4fe26 100644
--- a/src/components/scroll/scroll.scss
+++ b/src/components/scroll/scroll.scss
@@ -35,3 +35,8 @@ ion-scroll {
   }
 
 }
+
+body.disable-scroll scroll-content {
+  overflow-y: hidden;
+  overflow-x: hidden;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/toast/toast.ts b/src/components/toast/toast.ts
index 06f0e0000b..8391f7047b 100644
--- a/src/components/toast/toast.ts
+++ b/src/components/toast/toast.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class ToastMdSlideIn extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.toast-wrapper'));
 
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0, 0);
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class ToastMdSlideOut extends Transition {
 
     let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.toast-wrapper'));
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
 
     wrapper.fromTo('translateY', '0%', '120%');
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0, 0);
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class ToastWpPopIn extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.toast-wrapper'));
 
     wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1').fromTo('scale', '1.3', '1');
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class ToastWpPopOut extends Transition {
     super(opts);
 
     let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
-    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('ion-backdrop'));
     let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.toast-wrapper'));
 
     wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '1', '0').fromTo('scale', '1', '1.3');
diff --git a/src/config/directives.ts b/src/config/directives.ts
index 5b89e601d4..f069ec469b 100644
--- a/src/config/directives.ts
+++ b/src/config/directives.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {CORE_DIRECTIVES, FORM_DIRECTIVES} from '@angular/common';
 import {Menu} from '../components/menu/menu';
 import {MenuToggle} from '../components/menu/menu-toggle';
 import {MenuClose} from '../components/menu/menu-close';
+import {Backdrop} from '../components/backdrop/backdrop';
 import {Badge} from '../components/badge/badge';
 import {Button} from '../components/button/button';
 import {Content} from '../components/content/content';
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ export const IONIC_DIRECTIVES: any[] = [
   MenuToggle,
   MenuClose,
 
+  Backdrop,
   Badge,
   Button,
   Content,
diff --git a/src/util/util.scss b/src/util/util.scss
index 94f0919121..9d23af2513 100755
--- a/src/util/util.scss
+++ b/src/util/util.scss
@@ -58,28 +58,6 @@ focus-ctrl {
   }
 }
 
-
-// Backdrop
-// --------------------------------------------------
-
-$backdrop-color:      #000 !default;
-
-.backdrop {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  left: 0;
-  z-index: $z-index-backdrop;
-  display: block;
-
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-
-  background-color: $backdrop-color;
-  opacity: .01;
-  transform: translateZ(0);
-}
-
-
 // Click Block
 // --------------------------------------------------
 // Fill the screen to block clicks (a better pointer-events: none)