diff --git a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
index 3c109feac1..005c6e669e 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
@@ -2615,15 +2615,12 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
       return function link($scope, $element, $attr) {
         // Should we hide a back button when this tab is shown
         $scope.hideBackButton = $scope.$eval($scope.hideBackButton);
+        if($scope.hideBackButton) {
+          $rootScope.$broadcast('viewState.showBackButton', false);
+        }
 
         $scope.hideNavBar = $scope.$eval($scope.hideNavBar);
 
-        if($scope.hideBackButton === true) {
-          $scope.$emit('viewState.hideBackButton');
-        } else {
-          $scope.$emit('viewState.showBackButton');
-        }
-
         // watch for changes in the left buttons
         $scope.$watch('leftButtons', function(value) {
           $scope.$emit('viewState.leftButtonsChanged', $scope.leftButtons);
@@ -2653,14 +2650,22 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
       tElement.addClass('hide');
 
       return function link($scope, $element) {
-        $element.bind('click', goBack);
+        $element.bind('tap', goBack);
 
-        $rootScope.$on('$viewHistory.historyChange', function(e, data) {
-          if(data.showBack) {
+        $scope.showButton = function(val) {
+          if(val) {
             $element[0].classList.remove('hide');
           } else {
             $element[0].classList.add('hide');
           }
+        };
+
+        $rootScope.$on('$viewHistory.historyChange', function(e, data) {
+          $scope.showButton(data.showBack);
+        });
+
+        $rootScope.$on('viewState.showBackButton', function(e, data) {
+          $scope.showButton(data);
         });
 
       };
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js
index 15bca454b0..a5551323f4 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js
@@ -174,15 +174,12 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
       return function link($scope, $element, $attr) {
         // Should we hide a back button when this tab is shown
         $scope.hideBackButton = $scope.$eval($scope.hideBackButton);
+        if($scope.hideBackButton) {
+          $rootScope.$broadcast('viewState.showBackButton', false);
+        }
 
         $scope.hideNavBar = $scope.$eval($scope.hideNavBar);
 
-        if($scope.hideBackButton === true) {
-          $scope.$emit('viewState.hideBackButton');
-        } else {
-          $scope.$emit('viewState.showBackButton');
-        }
-
         // watch for changes in the left buttons
         $scope.$watch('leftButtons', function(value) {
           $scope.$emit('viewState.leftButtonsChanged', $scope.leftButtons);
@@ -212,14 +209,22 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
       tElement.addClass('hide');
 
       return function link($scope, $element) {
-        $element.bind('click', goBack);
+        $element.bind('tap', goBack);
 
-        $rootScope.$on('$viewHistory.historyChange', function(e, data) {
-          if(data.showBack) {
+        $scope.showButton = function(val) {
+          if(val) {
             $element[0].classList.remove('hide');
           } else {
             $element[0].classList.add('hide');
           }
+        };
+
+        $rootScope.$on('$viewHistory.historyChange', function(e, data) {
+          $scope.showButton(data.showBack);
+        });
+
+        $rootScope.$on('viewState.showBackButton', function(e, data) {
+          $scope.showButton(data);
         });
 
       };
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..702b3ce47a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('Ionic View', function() {
+  var compile, scope, listElement, listCtrl;
+
+  beforeEach(module('ionic.ui.viewState'));
+
+  beforeEach(inject(function($compile, $rootScope, $controller) {
+    compile = $compile;
+    scope = $rootScope;
+  }));
+
+  it('should init a view', function() {
+    var element = compile('<view>me view</view>')(scope);
+    expect(element.html()).toEqual('me view');
+  });
+
+  it('should add pane classname and remove title from view', function() {
+    var element = compile('<view title="\'Me Title\'"></view>')(scope);
+    expect(element.attr('title')).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(element.hasClass('pane')).toEqual(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should set hide back button', function() {
+    spyOn(scope, '$broadcast');
+
+    var element = compile('<view></view>')(scope);
+    var viewScope = element.isolateScope();
+    expect(viewScope.hideBackButton).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(scope.$broadcast).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('viewState.showBackButton', false);
+
+    element = compile('<view hide-back-button="true"></view>')(scope);
+    viewScope = element.isolateScope();
+    expect(viewScope.hideBackButton).toEqual(true);
+    expect(scope.$broadcast).toHaveBeenCalledWith('viewState.showBackButton', false);
+  });
+
+  it('should show/hide viewBack', function() {
+    var element = compile('<button view-back>BUTTON</button>')(scope);
+    expect(element.hasClass('hide')).toEqual(true);
+    scope.$broadcast('viewState.showBackButton', true);
+    expect(element.hasClass('hide')).toEqual(false);
+    scope.$broadcast('$viewHistory.historyChange', { showBack: false });
+    expect(element.hasClass('hide')).toEqual(true);
+  });  
+
+});
+
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/viewState.html b/js/ext/angular/test/viewState.html
index a1c2b06a0e..5cfcfd261a 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/viewState.html
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/viewState.html
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@
     </script>
 
     <script id="contact.html" type="text/ng-template">
-      <view title="'Contact'">
+      <view title="'Contact'" hide-back-button="true">
         <content has-header="true" padding="true">
+          <p>The hideBackButton attribute is "true" for this view.</p>
           <p>@drifty</p>
           <p class="text-center">
             <a href="#/sign-in">Sign-In</a> - 
@@ -179,6 +180,10 @@
               <a ng-href="#/tabs/autos/6" class="ng-binding" href="#/tabs/autos/6">1948 Tucker 48</a>
             </li>
           </ul>
+          <p>
+            <button ng-click="hideBackButton()">Hide Back Button</button>
+            <button ng-click="showBackButton()">Show Back Button</button>
+            </p>
           <p>
             Current View: {{ $viewHistory.currentView }}<br>
             Back View: {{ $viewHistory.backView }}<br>
@@ -326,6 +331,13 @@
       .controller('AutoDetailCtrl', function($scope, $state, $stateParams) {
         $scope.autoDetailData = "AutoDetailCtrl Data";
 
+        $scope.hideBackButton = function() {
+          $scope.$emit('viewState.showBackButton', false);
+        };
+        $scope.showBackButton = function() {
+          $scope.$emit('viewState.showBackButton', true);
+        };
+
         $scope.auto = $scope.autos[$stateParams.id];
       })