diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index adf794d059..833746019f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  - Created ionic.Platform.fullscreen() and .showStatusBar()
  - Update to Angular v1.2.8
  - Update AngularUI Router to v0.2.8
+ - Disable pointer-events during transitions
 
 
 ## 0.9.20 "Alpha Lynx" (2014-01-14)
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/service/ionicView.js b/js/ext/angular/src/service/ionicView.js
index 4a0ce461ba..ac7e0fb9bb 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/service/ionicView.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/service/ionicView.js
@@ -345,9 +345,15 @@ angular.module('ionic.service.view', ['ui.router'])
         this.setAnimationClass(opts.parentElement, animationClass, opts.navDirection);
         opts.enteringElement.addClass('ng-enter');
 
+        // disable any pointer-events from being able to fire
+        document.body.classList.add('disable-pointer-events');
+
         // start the animations
         if(opts.leavingElement) {
-          $animate.leave(opts.leavingElement);
+          $animate.leave(opts.leavingElement, function() {
+            // re-enable pointer-events
+            document.body.classList.remove('disable-pointer-events');
+          });
         }
         $animate.enter(opts.enteringElement, opts.parentElement);
 
diff --git a/scss/_util.scss b/scss/_util.scss
index 2c45e5d08c..e59de78cde 100644
--- a/scss/_util.scss
+++ b/scss/_util.scss
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
   display: inline-block;
 }
 
+.disable-pointer-events {
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
 .block {
   display: block;
   clear: both;