diff --git a/ionic/components/content/modes/ios.scss b/ionic/components/content/modes/ios.scss
index 386161a2f3..ce4489ba52 100644
--- a/ionic/components/content/modes/ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/content/modes/ios.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ $outer-content-md-background-color:         #efeff4 !default;
   background: $outer-content-md-background-color;
 }
 
-ion-nav {
+ion-nav.has-views {
   background: #000;
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/view/view-controller.ts b/ionic/components/view/view-controller.ts
index 9a795a2060..e409e664f1 100644
--- a/ionic/components/view/view-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/view/view-controller.ts
@@ -474,6 +474,10 @@ export class ViewController extends Ion {
     // allow clicks again
     ClickBlock(false);
     this.app.setTransitioning(false);
+
+    if (this.items.length === 1) {
+      this.elementRef.nativeElement.classList.add('has-views');
+    }
   }
 
   /**