diff --git a/js/angular/service/history.js b/js/angular/service/history.js
index 6636865053..025904067b 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/history.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/history.js
@@ -645,23 +645,18 @@ function($rootScope, $state, $location, $window, $ionicViewSwitcher, $ionicNavVi
       if (!scope) return false;
 
       var climbScope = scope;
-      var historyId;
+      var currentHistoryId = this.currentHistoryId();
       while (climbScope) {
         if (climbScope.$$disconnected) {
           return false;
         }
-        if (!historyId && climbScope.hasOwnProperty('$historyId')) {
-          historyId = climbScope.$historyId;
+        if (currentHistoryId && currentHistoryId == climbScope.$historyId) {
+          return true;
         }
         climbScope = climbScope.$parent;
       }
 
-      var currentHistoryId = this.currentHistoryId();
-      if (currentHistoryId) {
-        return currentHistoryId == (historyId || 'root');
-      }
-
-      return true;
+      return currentHistoryId ? currentHistoryId == 'root' : true;
     }
 
   };
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/service/history.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/service/history.unit.js
index 9fe08c4db6..bd493af3a2 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/service/history.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/service/history.unit.js
@@ -1161,6 +1161,25 @@ describe('Ionic History', function() {
     expect(ionicHistory.isActiveScope(scope)).toEqual(true);
   });
 
+  it('should be active when one of the parent scopes is the same history id as current view', function() {
+    ionicHistory.currentView({
+      historyId: '123'
+    });
+
+    var scope = {
+      $parent: {
+        $historyId: 'abc',
+        $parent: {
+          $historyId: 'xyz',
+          $parent: {
+            $historyId: '123'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    expect(ionicHistory.isActiveScope(scope)).toEqual(true);
+  });
+
   it('should be not active w/ scope different history id as current view', function() {
     ionicHistory.currentView({
       historyId: '123'