diff --git a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
index 3a798ffed3..2a1a5803af 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
@@ -585,7 +585,6 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.nav', ['ionic.service.templateLoad', 'ionic.service.ges
    */
   this.pushFromTemplate = function(templateUrl) {
     var childScope = $scope.$new();
-    childScope.isVisible = true;
 
     // Load the given template
     TemplateLoader.load(templateUrl).then(function(templateString) {
@@ -650,6 +649,8 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.nav', ['ionic.service.templateLoad', 'ionic.service.ges
       return function($scope, $element, $attr, navCtrl) {
         var lastParent, lastIndex, childScope, childElement;
 
+        $scope.isVisible = true;
+
         $scope.$watch('isVisible', function(value) {
           // Taken from ngIf
           if(childElement) {
@@ -662,7 +663,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.nav', ['ionic.service.templateLoad', 'ionic.service.ges
           }
 
           if(value) {
-            childScope = $scope;
+            childScope = $scope.$new();
             transclude(childScope, function(clone) {
               childElement = clone;
 
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicNav.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicNav.js
index 8b13cc26a4..eba7ad7380 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicNav.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicNav.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.nav', ['ionic.service.templateLoad', 'ionic.service.ges
    */
   this.pushFromTemplate = function(templateUrl) {
     var childScope = $scope.$new();
-    childScope.isVisible = true;
 
     // Load the given template
     TemplateLoader.load(templateUrl).then(function(templateString) {
@@ -105,6 +104,8 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.nav', ['ionic.service.templateLoad', 'ionic.service.ges
       return function($scope, $element, $attr, navCtrl) {
         var lastParent, lastIndex, childScope, childElement;
 
+        $scope.isVisible = true;
+
         $scope.$watch('isVisible', function(value) {
           // Taken from ngIf
           if(childElement) {
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.nav', ['ionic.service.templateLoad', 'ionic.service.ges
           }
 
           if(value) {
-            childScope = $scope;
+            childScope = $scope.$new();
             transclude(childScope, function(clone) {
               childElement = clone;
 
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/nav.html b/js/ext/angular/test/nav.html
index d33cf823ba..46b8d6679c 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/nav.html
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/nav.html
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
 
       .controller('CatsCtrl', function($scope, $compile, $element) {
         console.log('Cats', $element);
+        var items = [];
+        for(var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+          items.push({});
+        }
+        $scope.items = items;
         $scope.goNext = function() {
           $scope.navController.pushFromTemplate('page.html');
         };