diff --git a/js/angular/directive/sideMenus.js b/js/angular/directive/sideMenus.js
index 11dd2ea4c7..62cb662e2f 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/sideMenus.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/sideMenus.js
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ IonicModule
           $ionicBody.enableClass(isAsideExposed, 'aside-open');
         });
 
+        $scope.$on('$ionicView.beforeEnter', function(ev, d){
+          if (d.historyId) {
+            $scope.$activeHistoryId = d.historyId;
+          }
+        });
+
         $scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
           $ionicBody.removeClass('menu-open', 'aside-open');
         });
diff --git a/js/angular/service/history.js b/js/angular/service/history.js
index df7eea6cce..c8da977b17 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/history.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/history.js
@@ -663,13 +663,37 @@ function($rootScope, $state, $location, $window, $timeout, $ionicViewSwitcher, $
 
       var climbScope = scope;
       var currentHistoryId = this.currentHistoryId();
+      var foundHistoryId;
+
       while (climbScope) {
         if (climbScope.$$disconnected) {
           return false;
         }
-        if (currentHistoryId && (currentHistoryId == climbScope.$historyId || currentHistoryId == climbScope.$activeHistoryId)) {
-          return true;
+
+        if (!foundHistoryId && climbScope.hasOwnProperty('$historyId')) {
+          foundHistoryId = true;
         }
+
+        if (currentHistoryId) {
+          if (climbScope.hasOwnProperty('$historyId') && currentHistoryId == climbScope.$historyId) {
+            return true;
+          }
+          if (climbScope.hasOwnProperty('$activeHistoryId')) {
+            if (currentHistoryId == climbScope.$activeHistoryId) {
+              if (climbScope.hasOwnProperty('$historyId')) {
+                return true;
+              }
+              if (!foundHistoryId) {
+                return true;
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (foundHistoryId && climbScope.hasOwnProperty('$activeHistoryId')) {
+          foundHistoryId = false;
+        }
+
         climbScope = climbScope.$parent;
       }
 
diff --git a/js/angular/service/viewSwitcher.js b/js/angular/service/viewSwitcher.js
index b4957b074f..16887b7409 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/viewSwitcher.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/viewSwitcher.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ function($timeout, $document, $q, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicConfig, $ionicNavBarDe
     view = view || {};
     return {
       viewId: view.viewId,
+      historyId: view.historyId,
       stateId: view.stateId,
       stateName: view.stateName,
       stateParams: view.stateParams
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/service/history.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/service/history.unit.js
index dc176447de..05df6f90e5 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/service/history.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/service/history.unit.js
@@ -1195,7 +1195,43 @@ describe('Ionic History', function() {
           }
         }
       }
-    }
+    };
+    expect(ionicHistory.isActiveScope(scope)).toEqual(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should be active when activeHistoryId found before historyId, for tabs controller', function() {
+    ionicHistory.currentView({
+      historyId: '123'
+    });
+
+    var scope = {
+      $parent: {
+        $parent: {
+          $activeHistoryId: '123',
+          $parent: {
+            $historyId: 'xyz'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    expect(ionicHistory.isActiveScope(scope)).toEqual(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should be active when historyId found before activeHistoryId', function() {
+    ionicHistory.currentView({
+      historyId: '123'
+    });
+
+    var scope = {
+      $parent: {
+        $parent: {
+          $activeHistoryId: 'xyz',
+          $parent: {
+            $historyId: '123'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    };
     expect(ionicHistory.isActiveScope(scope)).toEqual(true);
   });