diff --git a/demos/modal/index.ts b/demos/modal/index.ts
index 53db423b8c..8cbcb09df5 100644
--- a/demos/modal/index.ts
+++ b/demos/modal/index.ts
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ export class ContactModal {
   onViewWillEnter() {
     console.log('ContactModal onViewWillEnter');
   }
-  viewDidEnter() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewDidEnter');
+  onViewDidEnter() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewDidEnter');
   }
   onViewWillLeave() {
     console.log('ContactModal onViewWillLeave');
diff --git a/ionic/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts
index 53db423b8c..8cbcb09df5 100644
--- a/ionic/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ export class ContactModal {
   onViewWillEnter() {
     console.log('ContactModal onViewWillEnter');
   }
-  viewDidEnter() {
-    console.log('ContactModal viewDidEnter');
+  onViewDidEnter() {
+    console.log('ContactModal onViewDidEnter');
   }
   onViewWillLeave() {
     console.log('ContactModal onViewWillLeave');
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/test/routing/index.ts b/ionic/components/nav/test/routing/index.ts
index 228e942b4d..7be3fb86d3 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/test/routing/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/test/routing/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class View1Cmp {
     this.viewItem = viewItem;
     console.log(`View1Cmp, path: ${this.path}`);
   }
-  viewDidEnter() {
+  onViewDidEnter() {
     this.windowHash = window.location.hash;
   }
 }
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class View2Cmp {
     this.viewItem = viewItem;
     console.log(`View2Cmp, path: ${this.path}`);
   }
-  viewDidEnter() {
+  onViewDidEnter() {
     this.windowHash = window.location.hash;
   }
 }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class View3Cmp {
     this.viewItem = viewItem;
     console.log(`View3Cmp, path: ${this.path}, param id: ${this.id}`);
   }
-  viewDidEnter() {
+  onViewDidEnter() {
     this.windowHash = window.location.hash;
   }
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
index cb7fc3611c..0053ff7d47 100644
--- a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export class OverlayRef {
           this.app.zoneRun(() => {
             this.app.setEnabled(true);
             animation.dispose();
-            instance.viewDidEnter && instance.viewDidEnter();
+            instance.onViewDidEnter && instance.onViewDidEnter();
             resolve();
           });
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/view/view-item.ts b/ionic/components/view/view-item.ts
index 971ffe214d..0ef0eea026 100644
--- a/ionic/components/view/view-item.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/view/view-item.ts
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ export class ViewItem {
     if (navbarView) {
       navbarView.didEnter();
     }
-    this.instance && this.instance.viewDidEnter && this.instance.viewDidEnter();
+    this.instance && this.instance.onViewDidEnter && this.instance.onViewDidEnter();
   }
 
   /**