diff --git a/src/components.core.scss b/src/components.core.scss
index 5c03c0d153..719e70881e 100644
--- a/src/components.core.scss
+++ b/src/components.core.scss
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   "components/loading/loading",
   "components/menu/menu",
   "components/modal/modal",
+  "components/popover/popover",
   "components/refresher/refresher",
   "components/scroll/scroll",
   "components/show-hide-when/show-hide-when",
diff --git a/src/components.ios.scss b/src/components.ios.scss
index d92468af94..44fd2e067b 100644
--- a/src/components.ios.scss
+++ b/src/components.ios.scss
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   "components/menu/menu.ios",
   "components/modal/modal.ios",
   "components/picker/picker.ios",
+  "components/popover/popover.ios",
   "components/radio/radio.ios",
   "components/searchbar/searchbar.ios",
   "components/segment/segment.ios",
diff --git a/src/components.md.scss b/src/components.md.scss
index 3b38526227..f5f4a4b93a 100644
--- a/src/components.md.scss
+++ b/src/components.md.scss
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "components/menu/menu.md",
   "components/modal/modal.md",
   "components/picker/picker.md",
+  "components/popover/popover.md",
   "components/radio/radio.md",
   "components/searchbar/searchbar.md",
   "components/segment/segment.md",
diff --git a/src/components.ts b/src/components.ts
index 75898f1580..8e7738428b 100644
--- a/src/components.ts
+++ b/src/components.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export * from './components/nav/nav-router';
 export * from './components/navbar/navbar';
 export * from './components/option/option';
 export * from './components/picker/picker';
+export * from './components/popover/popover';
 export * from './components/radio/radio-button';
 export * from './components/radio/radio-group';
 export * from './components/refresher/refresher';
diff --git a/src/components.wp.scss b/src/components.wp.scss
index 8061150743..a9ad7f635e 100644
--- a/src/components.wp.scss
+++ b/src/components.wp.scss
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "components/menu/menu.wp",
   "components/modal/modal.wp",
   "components/picker/picker.wp",
+  "components/popover/popover.wp",
   "components/radio/radio.wp",
   "components/searchbar/searchbar.wp",
   "components/segment/segment.wp",
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.ios.scss b/src/components/popover/popover.ios.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10c00f74ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.ios.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+@import "../../globals.core";
+@import "./popover";
+
+// iOS Popover
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+$popover-ios-padding:                   24px 34px !default;
+$popover-ios-min-width:                 150px !default;
+$popover-ios-max-width:                 270px !default;
+$popover-ios-max-height:                90% !default;
+$popover-ios-border-radius:             10px !default;
+$popover-ios-text-color:                #000 !default;
+$popover-ios-background:                #f3f3f3 !default;
+
+
+.popover-wrapper {
+  padding: $popover-ios-padding;
+
+  min-width: $popover-ios-min-width;
+  max-width: $popover-ios-max-width;
+
+  max-height: $popover-ios-max-height;
+
+  border-radius: $popover-ios-border-radius;
+  color: $popover-ios-text-color;
+  background: $popover-ios-background;
+}
+
+
+// Popover Arrow
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.popover-arrow {
+  position: absolute;
+  display: block;
+  top: -20px;
+  width: 30px;
+  height: 19px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+
+  &:after {
+    position: absolute;
+
+    z-index: $z-index-overlay-wrapper;
+
+    top: 12px;
+    left: 5px;
+    width: 20px;
+    height: 20px;
+    background-color: $popover-ios-background;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    content: '';
+    transform: rotate(-45deg);
+  }
+}
+
+.popover-bottom .popover-arrow {
+  top: auto;
+  bottom: -10px;
+  &:after {
+    top: -6px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.md.scss b/src/components/popover/popover.md.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf55cb4145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.md.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+@import "../../globals.core";
+@import "./popover";
+
+// Material Design Popover
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+$popover-md-padding:                   24px 34px !default;
+$popover-md-min-width:                 150px !default;
+$popover-md-max-width:                 270px !default;
+$popover-md-max-height:                90% !default;
+$popover-md-border-radius:             2px !default;
+$popover-md-text-color:                #000 !default;
+$popover-md-background:                #fafafa !default;
+
+
+.popover-wrapper {
+  padding: $popover-md-padding;
+
+  min-width: $popover-md-min-width;
+  max-width: $popover-md-max-width;
+
+  max-height: $popover-md-max-height;
+
+  border-radius: $popover-md-border-radius;
+  color: $popover-md-text-color;
+  background: $popover-md-background;
+}
+
+
+// Material Design Popover Template
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.popover-template {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.scss b/src/components/popover/popover.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b91090877d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+@import "../../globals.core";
+
+// Popover
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+$popover-min-width:                 150px !default;
+$popover-max-height:                90% !default;
+
+
+ion-popover {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  z-index: $z-index-overlay;
+
+  display: flex;
+
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.popover-wrapper {
+  position: absolute;
+
+  z-index: $z-index-overlay-wrapper;
+  display: flex;
+
+  flex-direction: column;
+
+  min-width: $popover-min-width;
+  max-height: $popover-max-height;
+
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+
+
+// Popover Backdrop
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.hide-backdrop {
+  display: none;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.ts b/src/components/popover/popover.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8240323fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+import {Component, Renderer, ElementRef, HostListener, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
+
+import {Animation} from '../../animations/animation';
+import {Transition, TransitionOptions} from '../../transitions/transition';
+import {Config} from '../../config/config';
+import {NavParams} from '../nav/nav-params';
+import {isPresent, isUndefined, isDefined} from '../../util/util';
+import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
+
+const POPOVER_BODY_PADDING = 6;
+
+/**
+ * @name Popover
+ * @description
+ *
+ */
+export class Popover extends ViewController {
+
+  constructor(opts: PopoverOptions = {}) {
+    opts.showBackdrop = isPresent(opts.showBackdrop) ? !!opts.showBackdrop : true;
+    opts.enableBackdropDismiss = isPresent(opts.enableBackdropDismiss) ? !!opts.enableBackdropDismiss : true;
+
+    super(PopoverCmp, opts);
+    this.viewType = 'popover';
+    this.isOverlay = true;
+    this.usePortal = false;
+
+    // by default, popovers should not fire lifecycle events of other views
+    // for example, when a popover enters, the current active view should
+    // not fire its lifecycle events because it's not conceptually leaving
+    this.fireOtherLifecycles = false;
+  }
+
+   /**
+   * @private
+   */
+   getTransitionName(direction: string) {
+     let key = (direction === 'back' ? 'popoverLeave' : 'popoverEnter');
+     return this._nav && this._nav.config.get(key);
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Create a popover with the following options
+    *
+    * | Option                | Type       | Description                                                                                                      |
+    * |-----------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+    * | template              |`string`    | The html content for the popover.                                                                                |
+    * | cssClass              |`string`    | An additional class for custom styles.                                                                           |
+    * | showBackdrop          |`boolean`   | Whether to show the backdrop. Default true.                                                                      |
+    * | enableBackdropDismiss |`boolean`   | Wheather the popover should be dismissed by tapping the backdrop. Default true.                                  |
+    *
+    *
+    * @param {object} opts Popover options
+    */
+   static create(opts: PopoverOptions = {}) {
+     return new Popover(opts);
+   }
+
+ }
+
+/**
+* @private
+*/
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ion-popover',
+  template:
+    '<div disable-activated class="backdrop" (click)="bdClick()" [class.hide-backdrop]="!d.showBackdrop" role="presentation"></div>' +
+    '<div class="popover-arrow"></div>' +
+    '<div class="popover-wrapper">' +
+      '<div *ngIf="d.template" [innerHTML]="d.template" class="popover-template"></div>' +
+    '</div>',
+  host: {
+    'role': 'dialog'
+  },
+  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
+})
+class PopoverCmp {
+  private d: any;
+  private id: number;
+  private created: number;
+  private showSpinner: boolean;
+
+  constructor(
+    private _viewCtrl: ViewController,
+    private _config: Config,
+    private _elementRef: ElementRef,
+    private _renderer: Renderer,
+    params: NavParams
+  ) {
+    this.d = params.data;
+    this.created = Date.now();
+
+    if (this.d.cssClass) {
+      _renderer.setElementClass(_elementRef.nativeElement, this.d.cssClass, true);
+    }
+
+    this.id = (++popoverIds);
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    if (this.d.element && this.d.event) {
+      this.positionView(this.d.element, this.d.event);
+    }
+  }
+
+  onPageDidEnter() {
+    let activeElement: any = document.activeElement;
+    if (document.activeElement) {
+      activeElement.blur();
+    }
+  }
+
+  positionView(targetEle, ev) {
+    let popoverEle = this._elementRef.nativeElement;
+    let popoverWrapperEle = popoverEle.querySelector('.popover-wrapper');
+
+    // Popover width and height
+    let popoverWidth = popoverWrapperEle.offsetWidth;
+    let popoverHeight = popoverWrapperEle.offsetHeight;
+
+    // Window body width and height
+    let bodyWidth = window.innerWidth;
+    let bodyHeight = window.innerHeight;
+
+    // Clicked element width and height
+    targetEle = targetEle._elementRef.nativeElement;
+    let targetWidth = targetEle.offsetWidth;
+    let targetHeight = targetEle.offsetHeight;
+
+    // console.log("Popover Wrapper Element", popoverWrapperEle);
+    // console.log("Popover Wrapper Width & Height", popoverWidth, popoverHeight);
+    // console.log("Body Width & Height", bodyWidth, bodyHeight);
+    // console.log("Target", targetEle);
+    // console.log("Target Width & Height", targetWidth, targetHeight);
+
+    let popoverCSS = {
+      top: ev.clientY + targetHeight - (popoverHeight / 2),
+      left: ev.clientX - popoverWidth / 2
+    };
+
+    // The arrow that shows above the popover on iOS
+    var arrowEle = popoverEle.querySelector('.popover-arrow');
+    var arrowWidth = arrowEle.offsetWidth;
+    var arrowHeight = arrowEle.offsetHeight;
+
+    let arrowLeft = targetWidth + targetWidth / 2 -
+      arrowEle.offsetWidth / 2 - popoverCSS.left;
+
+    let arrowCSS = {
+      top: ev.clientY + targetHeight - (popoverHeight / 2) - arrowHeight,
+      left: ev.clientX - (arrowWidth / 2)
+    }
+
+    // If the popover left is less than the padding it is off screen
+    // to the left so adjust it, else if the width of the popover
+    // exceeds the body width it is off screen to the right so adjust
+    if (popoverCSS.left < POPOVER_BODY_PADDING) {
+      popoverCSS.left = POPOVER_BODY_PADDING;
+      arrowCSS.left = (POPOVER_BODY_PADDING * 2);
+    } else if (popoverWidth + POPOVER_BODY_PADDING + popoverCSS.left > bodyWidth) {
+      popoverCSS.left = bodyWidth - popoverWidth - POPOVER_BODY_PADDING;
+      arrowCSS.left = bodyWidth - (POPOVER_BODY_PADDING * 2) - arrowWidth;
+    }
+
+    // If the popover when popped down stretches past bottom of screen,
+    // make it pop up if there's room above
+    if (popoverCSS.top + POPOVER_BODY_PADDING + popoverHeight > bodyHeight &&
+        popoverCSS.top - popoverHeight > 0) {
+        popoverCSS.top = popoverCSS.top - targetHeight - popoverHeight;
+        this._renderer.setElementClass(this._elementRef.nativeElement, 'popover-bottom', true);
+    }
+
+    this._renderer.setElementStyle(arrowEle, 'top', arrowCSS.top + 'px');
+    this._renderer.setElementStyle(arrowEle, 'left', arrowCSS.left + 'px');
+
+    this._renderer.setElementStyle(popoverWrapperEle, 'top', popoverCSS.top + 'px');
+    this._renderer.setElementStyle(popoverWrapperEle, 'left', popoverCSS.left + 'px');
+  }
+
+  dismiss(role): Promise<any> {
+    return this._viewCtrl.dismiss(null, role);
+  }
+
+  bdClick() {
+    if (this.isEnabled() && this.d.enableBackdropDismiss) {
+      this.dismiss('backdrop');
+    }
+  }
+
+  isEnabled() {
+    let tm = this._config.getNumber('overlayCreatedDiff', 750);
+    return (this.created + tm < Date.now());
+  }
+}
+
+export interface PopoverOptions {
+  template?: string;
+  element?: any;
+  event?: any;
+  cssClass?: string;
+  showBackdrop?: boolean;
+  enableBackdropDismiss?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Animations for popover
+ */
+class PopoverPopIn extends Transition {
+  constructor(enteringView: ViewController, leavingView: ViewController, opts: TransitionOptions) {
+    super(opts);
+
+    let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.popover-wrapper'));
+
+    wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1').fromTo('scale', '1.1', '1');
+    backdrop.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '0.3');
+
+    this
+      .easing('ease-in-out')
+      .duration(200)
+      .add(backdrop)
+      .add(wrapper);
+  }
+}
+Transition.register('popover-pop-in', PopoverPopIn);
+
+
+class PopoverPopOut extends Transition {
+  constructor(enteringView: ViewController, leavingView: ViewController, opts: TransitionOptions) {
+    super(opts);
+
+    let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.popover-wrapper'));
+
+    wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '1', '0').fromTo('scale', '1', '0.9');
+    backdrop.fromTo('opacity', '0.3', '0');
+
+    this
+      .easing('ease-in-out')
+      .duration(200)
+      .add(backdrop)
+      .add(wrapper);
+  }
+}
+Transition.register('popover-pop-out', PopoverPopOut);
+
+
+class PopoverMdPopIn extends Transition {
+  constructor(enteringView: ViewController, leavingView: ViewController, opts: TransitionOptions) {
+    super(opts);
+
+    let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.popover-wrapper'));
+
+    wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1').fromTo('scale', '1.1', '1');
+    backdrop.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '0.5');
+
+    this
+      .easing('ease-in-out')
+      .duration(200)
+      .add(backdrop)
+      .add(wrapper);
+  }
+}
+Transition.register('popover-md-pop-in', PopoverMdPopIn);
+
+
+class PopoverMdPopOut extends Transition {
+  constructor(enteringView: ViewController, leavingView: ViewController, opts: TransitionOptions) {
+    super(opts);
+
+    let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.popover-wrapper'));
+
+    wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '1', '0').fromTo('scale', '1', '0.9');
+    backdrop.fromTo('opacity', '0.5', '0');
+
+    this
+      .easing('ease-in-out')
+      .duration(200)
+      .add(backdrop)
+      .add(wrapper);
+  }
+}
+Transition.register('popover-md-pop-out', PopoverMdPopOut);
+
+
+
+class PopoverWpPopIn extends Transition {
+  constructor(enteringView: ViewController, leavingView: ViewController, opts: TransitionOptions) {
+    super(opts);
+
+    let ele = enteringView.pageRef().nativeElement;
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.popover-wrapper'));
+
+    wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1').fromTo('scale', '1.3', '1');
+    backdrop.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '0.5');
+
+    this
+      .easing('cubic-bezier(0,0 0.05,1)')
+      .duration(200)
+      .add(backdrop)
+      .add(wrapper);
+  }
+}
+Transition.register('popover-wp-pop-in', PopoverWpPopIn);
+
+
+class PopoverWpPopOut extends Transition {
+  constructor(enteringView: ViewController, leavingView: ViewController, opts: TransitionOptions) {
+    super(opts);
+
+    let ele = leavingView.pageRef().nativeElement;
+    let backdrop = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.backdrop'));
+    let wrapper = new Animation(ele.querySelector('.popover-wrapper'));
+
+    wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '1', '0').fromTo('scale', '1', '1.3');
+    backdrop.fromTo('opacity', '0.5', '0');
+
+    this
+      .easing('ease-out')
+      .duration(150)
+      .add(backdrop)
+      .add(wrapper);
+  }
+}
+Transition.register('popover-wp-pop-out', PopoverWpPopOut);
+
+let popoverIds = -1;
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.wp.scss b/src/components/popover/popover.wp.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd63fe78a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.wp.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+@import "../../globals.core";
+@import "./popover";
+
+// Windows Popover
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+$popover-wp-padding:                   24px 34px !default;
+$popover-wp-min-width:                 150px !default;
+$popover-wp-max-width:                 270px !default;
+$popover-wp-max-height:                90% !default;
+$popover-wp-border-radius:             2px !default;
+$popover-wp-text-color:                #fff !default;
+$popover-wp-background:                #000 !default;
+
+
+.popover-wrapper {
+  padding: $popover-wp-padding;
+
+  min-width: $popover-wp-min-width;
+  max-width: $popover-wp-max-width;
+
+  max-height: $popover-wp-max-height;
+
+  border-radius: $popover-wp-border-radius;
+  color: $popover-wp-text-color;
+  background: $popover-wp-background;
+}
+
+
+// Windows Popover Template
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.popover-template {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/components/popover/test/basic/index.ts b/src/components/popover/test/basic/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6607382ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/popover/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import {App, Page, Popover, NavController} from '../../../../../src';
+
+
+@Page({
+  templateUrl: 'main.html'
+})
+class E2EPage {
+  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+
+  presentPopover(ele, ev) {
+    console.log(ev);
+
+    let popover = Popover.create({
+      template: `
+        My Popover
+      `,
+      element: ele,
+      event: ev
+    });
+
+    this.nav.present(popover);
+  }
+
+}
+
+
+@App({
+  template: '<ion-nav [root]="root"></ion-nav>'
+})
+class E2EApp {
+  root;
+  constructor() {
+    this.root = E2EPage;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/popover/test/basic/main.html b/src/components/popover/test/basic/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35165d2a02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/popover/test/basic/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<ion-navbar *navbar>
+  <ion-title>Popover</ion-title>
+  <ion-buttons end>
+    <button #popover (click)="presentPopover(popover, $event)">
+      <ion-icon name="more"></ion-icon>
+    </button>
+  </ion-buttons>
+</ion-navbar>
+
+<ion-content padding>
+
+  <button #element block (click)="presentPopover(element, $event)">
+    Present Popover
+  </button>
+
+</ion-content>
+
+<ion-toolbar position="bottom">
+  <ion-title>Popover</ion-title>
+  <ion-buttons start>
+    <button #bottomPopover (click)="presentPopover(bottomPopover, $event)">
+      <ion-icon name="more"></ion-icon>
+    </button>
+  </ion-buttons>
+</ion-toolbar>
diff --git a/src/config/modes.ts b/src/config/modes.ts
index 71fc23ed9e..81dfbeaccf 100644
--- a/src/config/modes.ts
+++ b/src/config/modes.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ Config.setModeConfig('ios', {
   pickerLeave: 'picker-slide-out',
   pickerRotateFactor: -0.46,
 
+  popoverEnter: 'popover-pop-in',
+  popoverLeave: 'popover-pop-out',
+
   spinner: 'ios',
 
   tabbarPlacement: 'bottom',
@@ -70,6 +73,9 @@ Config.setModeConfig('md', {
   pickerEnter: 'picker-slide-in',
   pickerLeave: 'picker-slide-out',
 
+  popoverEnter: 'popover-md-pop-in',
+  popoverLeave: 'popover-md-pop-out',
+
   spinner: 'crescent',
 
   tabbarHighlight: true,
@@ -111,6 +117,9 @@ Config.setModeConfig('wp', {
   pickerEnter: 'picker-slide-in',
   pickerLeave: 'picker-slide-out',
 
+  popoverEnter: 'popover-wp-pop-in',
+  popoverLeave: 'popover-wp-pop-out',    
+
   spinner: 'circles',
 
   tabbarPlacement: 'top',