diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicSideMenu.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicSideMenu.js
index f32eca036b..039b66b0b9 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicSideMenu.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicSideMenu.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * left and/or right menu, which a center content area.
  */
 
-angular.module('ionic.ui.sideMenu', ['ionic.service.gesture'])
+angular.module('ionic.ui.sideMenu', ['ionic.service.gesture', 'ionic.service.view']) 
 
 /**
  * The internal controller for the side menu controller. This
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.sideMenu', ['ionic.service.gesture'])
  * some side menu stuff on the current scope.
  */
 
+.run(['$ionicViewService', function($ionicViewService) {
+  // set that the side-menus directive should not animate when transitioning to it
+  $ionicViewService.disableRegisterByTagName('side-menus');
+}])
+
 .directive('sideMenus', function() {
   return {
     restrict: 'ECA',
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicTabBar.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicTabBar.js
index 2efcd7da5e..dd13188ad9 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicTabBar.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicTabBar.js
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.tabs', ['ionic.service.view'])
  * on a tab bar. Modelled off of UITabBarController.
  */
 
+.run(['$ionicViewService', function($ionicViewService) {
+  // set that the tabs directive should not animate when transitioning
+  // to it. Instead, the children <tab> directives would animate
+  $ionicViewService.disableRegisterByTagName('tabs');
+}])
+
 .directive('tabs', [function() {
   return {
     restrict: 'E',