diff --git a/src/components/menu/test/basic/index.ts b/src/components/menu/test/basic/index.ts
index 5f10b43a4c..b31093b799 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ class Page1 {
 
   presentAlert() {
     let alert = Alert.create({
-      title: "New Friend!",
-      message: "Your friend, Obi wan Kenobi, just accepted your friend request!",
+      title: 'New Friend!',
+      message: 'Your friend, Obi wan Kenobi, just accepted your friend request!',
       cssClass: 'my-alert',
       buttons: ['Ok']
     });
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Page2 {
   templateUrl: 'main.html'
 })
 class E2EPage {
-  rootPage;
+  rootPage: any;
   changeDetectionCount: number = 0;
   pages: Array<{title: string, component: any}>;
   @ViewChild(Nav) nav: Nav;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class E2EPage {
     ];
   }
 
-  openPage(page) {
+  openPage(page: any) {
     // Reset the content nav to have just this page
     // we wouldn't want the back button to show in this scenario
     this.nav.setRoot(page.component).then(() => {
@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ class E2EPage {
     });
   }
 
-  onDrag(ev) {
+  onDrag(ev: any) {
     console.log('Menu is being dragged', ev);
   }
 
-  onOpen(ev) {
+  onOpen(ev: any) {
     console.log('Menu is open', ev);
   }
 
-  onClose(ev) {
+  onClose(ev: any) {
     console.log('Menu is closed', ev);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/menu/test/overlay/index.ts b/src/components/menu/test/overlay/index.ts
index 16c982aaf5..6b7dc2bf82 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/test/overlay/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/test/overlay/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Component, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
-import {ionicBootstrap, Nav} from '../../../../../src';
+import {ionicBootstrap, Nav, Alert} from '../../../../../src';
 
 
 @Component({templateUrl: 'page1.html'})
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class E2EApp {
 
   rootView = Page1;
 
-  openPage(menu, page) {
+  openPage(menu: any, page: any) {
     // close the menu when clicking a link from the menu
     menu.close();
 
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ class E2EApp {
     // we wouldn't want the back button to show in this scenario
     this.nav.setRoot(page.component);
   }
+
+  showAlert() {
+    let alert = Alert.create({
+      title: 'Alert example',
+      buttons: ['Ok']
+    });
+    this.nav.present(alert);
+  }
 }
 
 ionicBootstrap(E2EApp);
diff --git a/src/components/menu/test/overlay/main.html b/src/components/menu/test/overlay/main.html
index d2cc66f6af..566ee8a40f 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/test/overlay/main.html
+++ b/src/components/menu/test/overlay/main.html
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
       <button ion-item menuToggle="myMenuId" detail-none>
         Close Left Menu
       </button>
+      <button ion-item detail-none (click)="showAlert()">
+        Show alert
+      </button>
 
     </ion-list>
   </ion-content>
diff --git a/src/components/menu/test/push/index.ts b/src/components/menu/test/push/index.ts
index 16c982aaf5..6b7dc2bf82 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/test/push/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/test/push/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Component, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
-import {ionicBootstrap, Nav} from '../../../../../src';
+import {ionicBootstrap, Nav, Alert} from '../../../../../src';
 
 
 @Component({templateUrl: 'page1.html'})
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class E2EApp {
 
   rootView = Page1;
 
-  openPage(menu, page) {
+  openPage(menu: any, page: any) {
     // close the menu when clicking a link from the menu
     menu.close();
 
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ class E2EApp {
     // we wouldn't want the back button to show in this scenario
     this.nav.setRoot(page.component);
   }
+
+  showAlert() {
+    let alert = Alert.create({
+      title: 'Alert example',
+      buttons: ['Ok']
+    });
+    this.nav.present(alert);
+  }
 }
 
 ionicBootstrap(E2EApp);
diff --git a/src/components/menu/test/push/main.html b/src/components/menu/test/push/main.html
index 0ffd95b46d..dd74678e77 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/test/push/main.html
+++ b/src/components/menu/test/push/main.html
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
       <button ion-item menuToggle="left" detail-none>
         Close Left Menu
       </button>
+      <button ion-item detail-none (click)="showAlert()">
+        Show alert
+      </button>
 
     </ion-list>
   </ion-content>