diff --git a/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts b/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
index 98c2935c54..da472bde14 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
+++ b/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, ElementRef, EventEmitter, HostBinding, Input, Optional, Output, Renderer, ViewChild, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, ElementRef, EventEmitter, Input, Optional, Output, Renderer, ViewChild, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
 import { NgControl } from '@angular/forms';
 
 import { Config } from '../../config/config';
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ export class Searchbar extends BaseInput<string> {
    * Update the Searchbar input value when the input changes
    */
   inputChanged(ev: any) {
+    this.ionInput.emit(ev);
     this.value = ev.target.value;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/searchbar/test/nav/pages/search-page/search-page.html b/src/components/searchbar/test/nav/pages/search-page/search-page.html
index 588e777483..7ec116b856 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbar/test/nav/pages/search-page/search-page.html
+++ b/src/components/searchbar/test/nav/pages/search-page/search-page.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <ion-header>
 
   <ion-navbar>
-    <ion-searchbar color="primary" autofocus (ionInput)="getItems($event)" placeholder="Filter Schedules">
+    <ion-searchbar color="primary" autofocus (ionChange)="getItems($event.value)" placeholder="Filter Schedules">
     </ion-searchbar>
   </ion-navbar>
 
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 </ion-header>
 
 <ion-content>
-
+  <ion-input [(ngModel)]="value"></ion-input>
   <form>
-    <ion-searchbar (ionInput)="getItems($event)"></ion-searchbar>
+    <ion-searchbar [(ngModel)]="value" (ionChange)="getItems($event.value)" name="search"></ion-searchbar>
   </form>
   <ion-list>
     <button ion-item *ngFor="let item of items" (click)="showDetail(item)" class="e2eSearchbarNavItem">
diff --git a/src/components/searchbar/test/nav/pages/search-page/search-page.ts b/src/components/searchbar/test/nav/pages/search-page/search-page.ts
index 4724ece332..67e7aef408 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbar/test/nav/pages/search-page/search-page.ts
+++ b/src/components/searchbar/test/nav/pages/search-page/search-page.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { IonicPage, NavController, ModalController } from '../../../../../..';
 })
 export class SearchPage {
   items: string[];
+  value = '';
 
   constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public modalCtrl: ModalController) {
     this.initializeItems();
@@ -58,13 +59,10 @@ export class SearchPage {
     ];
   }
 
-  getItems(ev: any) {
+  getItems(q: string) {
     // Reset items back to all of the items
     this.initializeItems();
 
-    // set q to the value of the searchbar
-    var q = ev.value;
-
     // if the value is an empty string don't filter the items
     if (!q || q.trim() === '') {
       return;
diff --git a/src/util/scroll-view.ts b/src/util/scroll-view.ts
index d733d5f022..114462142d 100644
--- a/src/util/scroll-view.ts
+++ b/src/util/scroll-view.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { pointerCoord } from './dom';
 
 
 export class ScrollView {
+
   ev: ScrollEvent;
   isScrolling = false;
   onScrollStart: (ev: ScrollEvent) => void;
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ export class ScrollView {
   private _lsn: Function;
   private _endTmr: Function;
 
-
   constructor(
     private _plt: Platform,
     private _dom: DomController,