diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.scss b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.scss
index 4d46151b7b..11a56bf6a9 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 @import "../../globals.core";
 
-
+// Item Sliding
+// --------------------------------------------------
 // The hidden right-side buttons that can be exposed under a list item with dragging.
+
+
 ion-item-sliding {
   display: block;
   position: relative;
@@ -31,13 +34,15 @@ ion-item-options .button {
 
 ion-item-sliding.active-slide {
 
+
   .item,
-  .item.item.activated {
+  .item.activated {
     position: relative;
     z-index: $z-index-item-options + 1;
     opacity: 1;
     transition: all 300ms cubic-bezier(0.36,0.66,0.04,1);
     pointer-events: none;
+
   }
 
   ion-item-options {
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss b/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss
index baf7060866..71f9ad3cb0 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ $item-ios-divider-bg:                 #f7f7f7 !default;
 $item-ios-divider-color:              #222 !default;
 $item-ios-divider-padding:            5px 15px !default;
 
-$item-ios-sliding-content-bg:         $background-ios-color !default;
-$item-ios-sliding-transition:         transform 250ms ease-in-out !default;
+$item-ios-sliding-content-bg:         $list-ios-background-color !default;
 
 
 // iOS Item
@@ -82,6 +81,10 @@ $item-ios-sliding-transition:         transform 250ms ease-in-out !default;
   border-bottom: 1px solid $list-ios-border-color;
 }
 
+&.hairlines .item-inner {
+  border-bottom-width: 0.55px;
+}
+
 ion-item-content {
   margin: $item-ios-padding-top ($item-ios-padding-right / 2) $item-ios-padding-bottom 0;
 }
@@ -209,6 +212,9 @@ ion-item-divider {
 }
 
 
-&.hairlines .item-inner {
-  border-bottom-width: 0.55px;
+// iOS Item Sliding
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+ion-item-sliding {
+  background-color: $item-ios-sliding-content-bg;
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss b/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
index a7bdc45beb..83066f77fc 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ $item-md-divider-bg:                 #fff !default;
 $item-md-divider-color:              #222 !default;
 $item-md-divider-padding:            5px 15px !default;
 
-$item-md-sliding-content-bg:         $background-md-color !default;
-$item-md-sliding-transition:         transform 250ms ease-in-out !default;
+$item-md-sliding-content-bg:         $list-md-background-color !default;
 
 
 .item {
@@ -184,3 +183,11 @@ ion-item-divider {
   background-color: $item-md-divider-bg;
   color: $item-md-divider-color;
 }
+
+
+// Material Design Item Sliding
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+ion-item-sliding {
+  background-color: $item-md-sliding-content-bg;
+}