diff --git a/demos/yerk/main.html b/demos/yerk/main.html
index 69d1796205..59e85c1e73 100644
--- a/demos/yerk/main.html
+++ b/demos/yerk/main.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   .md .nav .navbar-title {
     color: #FDFEFE;
   }
-  #tabs .tab-bar:before {
+  #tabs tab-bar:before {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     right: auto;
diff --git a/ionic/components/ion.ts b/ionic/components/ion.ts
index a0f0a478f6..d6c0d375dc 100644
--- a/ionic/components/ion.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/ion.ts
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ export class Ion {
   }
 
   width() {
-    return this.getDimensions().w;
+    return dom.getDimensions(this).width;
   }
 
   height() {
-    return this.getDimensions().h;
+    return dom.getDimensions(this).height;
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/modes/ios.scss b/ionic/components/tabs/modes/ios.scss
index 5ce9e32e80..dd1c53dee2 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/modes/ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/modes/ios.scss
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ $tab-bar-ios-item-icon-size:           32px !default;
 $tab-bar-ios-height:                   49px !default;
 
 
-.tab-bar {
+tab-bar {
   border-top: 1px solid $toolbar-ios-border-color;
 }
 
-.tabs[tab-bar-placement=top] .tab-bar {
+ion-tabs[tab-bar-placement=top] tab-bar {
   border-top: none;
   border-bottom: 1px solid $toolbar-ios-border-color;
 }
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ $tab-bar-ios-height:                   49px !default;
   min-height: $tab-bar-ios-height - 8;
 }
 
-&.hairlines .tabs {
+&.hairlines ion-tabs {
 
-  .tab-bar {
+  tab-bar {
     border-top-width: 0.5px;
   }
 
-  &[tab-bar-placement="top"] .tab-bar {
+  &[tab-bar-placement="top"] tab-bar {
     border-bottom-width: 0.55px;
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/modes/md.scss b/ionic/components/tabs/modes/md.scss
index 9921be2339..9f9e03a8c4 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/modes/md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/modes/md.scss
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ $tab-bar-md-item-height:              4.8rem !default;
   border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
 }
 
-.tab-button[aria-selected=true] {
-  border-bottom-color: $tab-button-text-active;
-}
-
 .tab-button-text {
   margin-top: 5px;
   margin-bottom: 5px;
@@ -53,3 +49,18 @@ $tab-bar-md-item-height:              4.8rem !default;
 .tab-button.has-title-only {
   padding: 6px 10px 6px 10px;
 }
+
+tab-highlight {
+  position: absolute;
+  display: block;
+  height: 2px;
+  width: 1px;
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  background: $tab-button-active-color;
+  transform-origin: 0 0;
+
+  &.animate {
+    transition-duration: 300ms;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts b/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
index c4f4ae99e8..22b29d168d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import {Tabs} from './tabs';
     '[attr.id]': 'panelId',
     '[attr.aria-labelledby]': 'labeledBy',
     '[attr.aria-hidden]': 'isNotSelected',
-    '[class.tab-selected]': 'isSelected',
     'role': 'tabpanel'
   }
 })
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.scss b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.scss
index 2aa32fc28b..49b7761dcd 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.scss
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 // Tabs
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
-$tab-bar-background-color:         $toolbar-background-color !default;
+$tab-bar-background-color:        $toolbar-background-color !default;
 
-$tab-button-text-active:           $toolbar-active-color !default;
-$tab-button-text-inactive:         $toolbar-inactive-color !default;
-$tab-button-padding:               10px !default;
-$tab-button-min-width:             80px !default;
-$tab-button-max-width:             160px !default;
+$tab-button-text-color:           $toolbar-text-color !default;
+$tab-button-active-color:         $toolbar-active-color !default;
+$tab-button-inactive-color:       $toolbar-inactive-color !default;
+$tab-button-padding:              10px !default;
+$tab-button-min-width:            80px !default;
+$tab-button-max-width:            240px !default;
 
 
 ion-tabs {
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ ion-tab {
   order: $flex-order-tab-bar-top;
 }
 
-.tab-bar {
+tab-bar {
+  position: relative;
   display: flex;
   justify-content: center;
   overflow: hidden;
@@ -58,6 +60,9 @@ ion-tab {
 }
 
 .tab-button {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   justify-content: center;
@@ -74,13 +79,13 @@ ion-tab {
   cursor: pointer;
   @include user-select-none();
 
-  color: $tab-button-text-inactive;
+  color: $tab-button-inactive-color;
   border: 0;
   border-radius: 0;
   background: none;
 
   &:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
-    color: $tab-button-text-inactive;
+    color: $tab-button-active-color;
   }
 }
 
@@ -138,5 +143,9 @@ ion-tab {
 }
 
 .tab-button[aria-selected=true] {
-  color: $toolbar-active-color;
+  color: $tab-button-active-color;
+}
+
+tab-highlight {
+  display: none;
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
index 4af82b1acd..a2ed163e71 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import {Component, Directive, View, Injector, NgFor, ElementRef, Optional, Host, forwardRef, NgZone} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
+import {Ion} from '../ion';
 import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
 import {NavController} from '../nav/nav-controller';
 import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
 import {IonicComponent, IonicView} from '../../config/decorators';
 import {IonicConfig} from '../../config/config';
+import * as dom from 'ionic/util/dom';
 
 
 /**
@@ -24,9 +26,9 @@ import {IonicConfig} from '../../config/config';
  * @usage
  * ```html
  * <ion-tabs>
- *   <ion-tab tab-title="Heart" tab-icon="ion-ios-heart-outline" [root]="root1"></ion-tab>
- *   <ion-tab tab-title="Star" tab-icon="ion-ios-star-outline" [root]="root2"></ion-tab>
- *   <ion-tab tab-title="Stopwatch" tab-icon="ion-ios-stopwatch-outline" [root]="root3"></ion-tab>
+ *   <ion-tab tab-title="Heart" tab-icon="heart-" [root]="root1"></ion-tab>
+ *   <ion-tab tab-title="Star" tab-icon="star" [root]="root2"></ion-tab>
+ *   <ion-tab tab-title="Stopwatch" tab-icon="stopwatch" [root]="root3"></ion-tab>
  * </ion-tabs>
  * ```
  *
@@ -41,17 +43,18 @@ import {IonicConfig} from '../../config/config';
 @IonicView({
   template: '' +
     '<nav class="tab-bar-container">' +
-      '<div class="tab-bar" role="tablist">' +
+      '<tab-bar role="tablist">' +
         '<a *ng-for="#t of tabs" [tab]="t" class="tab-button" role="tab">' +
           '<icon [name]="t.tabIcon" [is-active]="t.isSelected" class="tab-button-icon"></icon>' +
           '<span class="tab-button-text">{{t.tabTitle}}</span>' +
         '</a>' +
-      '</div>' +
+        '<tab-highlight></tab-highlight>' +
+      '</tab-bar>' +
     '</nav>' +
     '<section class="content-container">' +
       '<ng-content></ng-content>' +
     '</section>',
-  directives: [forwardRef(() => TabButton)]
+  directives: [forwardRef(() => TabButton), forwardRef(() => TabHighlight)]
 })
 export class Tabs extends NavController {
   /**
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ export class Tabs extends NavController {
         leavingView.shouldCache = true;
 
         this.transition(enteringView, leavingView, opts, () => {
+          this.highlight && this.highlight.select(tab);
           resolve();
         });
       });
@@ -168,8 +172,9 @@ export class Tabs extends NavController {
     '(click)': 'onClick($event)',
   }
 })
-class TabButton {
+class TabButton extends Ion {
   constructor(@Host() tabs: Tabs, config: IonicConfig, elementRef: ElementRef) {
+    super(elementRef, config);
     this.tabs = tabs;
 
     if (config.setting('hoverCSS') === false) {
@@ -178,6 +183,7 @@ class TabButton {
   }
 
   onInit() {
+    this.tab.btn = this;
     let id = this.tab.viewCtrl.id;
     this.btnId = 'tab-button-' + id;
     this.panelId = 'tab-panel-' + id;
@@ -194,3 +200,32 @@ class TabButton {
     this.tabs.select(this.tab);
   }
 }
+
+
+@Directive({
+  selector: 'tab-highlight'
+})
+class TabHighlight {
+  constructor(@Host() tabs: Tabs, config: IonicConfig, elementRef: ElementRef) {
+    if (config.setting('mode') === 'md') {
+      tabs.highlight = this;
+      this.elementRef = elementRef;
+    }
+  }
+
+  select(tab) {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      let d = tab.btn.getDimensions();
+      let ele = this.elementRef.nativeElement;
+      ele.style.transform = 'translate3d(' + d.left + 'px,0,0) scaleX(' + d.width + ')';
+
+      if (!this.init) {
+        this.init = true;
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          ele.classList.add('animate');
+        }, 64)
+      }
+    }, 32);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/ionic/util/dom.ts b/ionic/util/dom.ts
index d9e8939eb3..2980fd0c0f 100644
--- a/ionic/util/dom.ts
+++ b/ionic/util/dom.ts
@@ -242,8 +242,10 @@ export function getDimensions(ion) {
   if (!dimensions) {
     let ele = ion.getNativeElement();
     dimensions = dimensionCache[ion._dimId] = {
-      w: ele.offsetWidth,
-      h: ele.offsetHeight
+      width: ele.offsetWidth,
+      height: ele.offsetHeight,
+      left: ele.offsetLeft,
+      top: ele.offsetTop
     };
   }