diff --git a/dist/css/ionic.css b/dist/css/ionic.css
index 36800e6a01..e531d4e79c 100644
--- a/dist/css/ionic.css
+++ b/dist/css/ionic.css
@@ -2289,14 +2289,15 @@ body, .ionic-body {
   position: relative; }
 
 .ionic-refresher {
-  width: 10px;
-  height: 10px;
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 20px;
   border-radius: 50%;
   background-color: #4a87ee;
   position: absolute;
   left: 50%;
   margin-left: -5px;
-  bottom: 25px; }
+  bottom: 25px;
+  -webkit-transform: scale(0.2); }
 
 .scroll-refreshing {
   -webkit-transition: height 0.1s ease-in-out; }
@@ -2306,13 +2307,13 @@ body, .ionic-body {
 
 @-webkit-keyframes refresher-pulsate {
   0% {
-    -webkit-transform: scale(2, 2); }
+    -webkit-transform: scale(1, 1); }
 
   50% {
-    -webkit-transform: scale(1.5, 1.5); }
+    -webkit-transform: scale(0.7, 0.7); }
 
   100% {
-    -webkit-transform: scale(2, 2); } }
+    -webkit-transform: scale(1, 1); } }
 
 .overflow-scroll {
   overflow: auto;
diff --git a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
index ebb1889cba..5d00cb47a2 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
@@ -558,17 +558,17 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.content', [])
 
       // Scale up the refreshing icon
       var onRefreshOpening = ionic.throttle(function(e, amt) {
-        icon.style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'scale(' + Math.min((1 + amt), 2) + ')';
+        icon.style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'scale(' + Math.min((0.2 + amt), 1) + ')';
       }, 100);
 
-      $scope.$on('onRefreshing', function(e) {
+      $scope.$on('scroll.onRefreshing', function(e) {
         icon.style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'scale(2)';
       });
 
-      $scope.$on('onRefresh', function(e) {
+      $scope.$on('scroll.onRefresh', function(e) {
         icon.style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'scale(1)';
       });
-      $scope.$on('onRefreshOpening', onRefreshOpening);
+      $scope.$on('scroll.onRefreshOpening', onRefreshOpening);
     }
   }
 })
@@ -732,11 +732,11 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.list', ['ngAnimate'])
           hasPullToRefresh: ($scope.hasPullToRefresh !== 'false'),
           onRefresh: function() {
             $scope.onRefresh();
-            $scope.$parent.$broadcast('onRefresh');
+            $scope.$parent.$broadcast('scroll.onRefresh');
           },
           onRefreshOpening: function(amt) {
             $scope.onRefreshOpening({amount: amt});
-            $scope.$parent.$broadcast('onRefreshOpening', amt);
+            $scope.$parent.$broadcast('scroll.onRefreshOpening', amt);
           }
         });
 
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicContent.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicContent.js
index 97d9796083..26d2405163 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicContent.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicContent.js
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.content', [])
 
       // Scale up the refreshing icon
       var onRefreshOpening = ionic.throttle(function(e, amt) {
-        icon.style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'scale(' + Math.min((1 + amt), 2) + ')';
+        icon.style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'scale(' + Math.min((0.2 + amt), 1) + ')';
       }, 100);
 
-      $scope.$on('onRefreshing', function(e) {
+      $scope.$on('scroll.onRefreshing', function(e) {
         icon.style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'scale(2)';
       });
 
-      $scope.$on('onRefresh', function(e) {
+      $scope.$on('scroll.onRefresh', function(e) {
         icon.style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'scale(1)';
       });
-      $scope.$on('onRefreshOpening', onRefreshOpening);
+      $scope.$on('scroll.onRefreshOpening', onRefreshOpening);
     }
   }
 })
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicList.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicList.js
index 64e84b8080..9a693ea1d9 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicList.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicList.js
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.list', ['ngAnimate'])
           hasPullToRefresh: ($scope.hasPullToRefresh !== 'false'),
           onRefresh: function() {
             $scope.onRefresh();
-            $scope.$parent.$broadcast('onRefresh');
+            $scope.$parent.$broadcast('scroll.onRefresh');
           },
           onRefreshOpening: function(amt) {
             $scope.onRefreshOpening({amount: amt});
-            $scope.$parent.$broadcast('onRefreshOpening', amt);
+            $scope.$parent.$broadcast('scroll.onRefreshOpening', amt);
           }
         });
 
diff --git a/scss/_scaffolding.scss b/scss/_scaffolding.scss
index a44415b200..4cb9991948 100644
--- a/scss/_scaffolding.scss
+++ b/scss/_scaffolding.scss
@@ -130,14 +130,15 @@ body, .ionic-body {
 }
 .ionic-refresher {
   // A custom refresher
-  width: 10px;
-  height: 10px;
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 20px;
   border-radius: 50%;
   background-color: $primary;
   position: absolute;
   left: 50%;
   margin-left: -5px;
   bottom: 25px;
+  -webkit-transform: scale(0.2);
 }
 .scroll-refreshing {
   -webkit-transition: height 0.1s ease-in-out;
@@ -149,9 +150,9 @@ body, .ionic-body {
 }
 
 @-webkit-keyframes refresher-pulsate {
-  0% {-webkit-transform: scale(2, 2); }
-  50% {-webkit-transform: scale(1.5, 1.5); }
-  100% {-webkit-transform: scale(2, 2); }
+  0% {-webkit-transform: scale(1, 1); }
+  50% {-webkit-transform: scale(0.7, 0.7); }
+  100% {-webkit-transform: scale(1, 1); }
 }
 
 .overflow-scroll {