diff --git a/js/angular/directive/collectionRepeat.js b/js/angular/directive/collectionRepeat.js
index 3b5993e67a..febab84c08 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/collectionRepeat.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/collectionRepeat.js
@@ -406,6 +406,21 @@ function RepeatManagerFactory($rootScope, $window, $$rAF) {
     (isGridView ? GridViewType : ListViewType).call(view);
     (isStaticView ? StaticViewType : DynamicViewType).call(view);
 
+    var contentSizeStr = isVertical ? 'getContentHeight' : 'getContentWidth';
+    var originalGetContentSize = scrollView.options[contentSizeStr];
+    scrollView.options[contentSizeStr] = angular.bind(view, view.getContentSize);
+
+    scrollView.__$callback = scrollView.__callback;
+    scrollView.__callback = function(transformLeft, transformTop, zoom, wasResize) {
+      var scrollValue = view.getScrollValue();
+      if (renderStartIndex === -1 ||
+          scrollValue + view.scrollPrimarySize > renderAfterBoundary ||
+          scrollValue < renderBeforeBoundary) {
+        render();
+      }
+      scrollView.__$callback(transformLeft, transformTop, zoom, wasResize);
+    };
+
     var isLayoutReady = false;
     var isDataReady = false;
     this.refreshLayout = function(itemsAfterRepeater) {
@@ -448,6 +463,8 @@ function RepeatManagerFactory($rootScope, $window, $$rAF) {
       }
     };
 
+
+
     this.refreshData = function(newData) {
       newData || (newData = []);
 
@@ -471,7 +488,6 @@ function RepeatManagerFactory($rootScope, $window, $$rAF) {
       render.destroyed = true;
       unwatch();
 
-      scrollView.__calback = scrollView.__$callback;
       itemsPool.forEach(function(item) {
         item.scope.$destroy();
         item.scope = item.element = item.node = item.images = null;
@@ -479,24 +495,14 @@ function RepeatManagerFactory($rootScope, $window, $$rAF) {
       itemsPool.length = itemsEntering.length = itemsLeaving.length = 0;
       itemsShownMap = {};
 
+      //Restore the scrollView's normal behavior and resize it to normal size.
+      scrollView.options[contentSizeStr] = originalGetContentSize;
+      scrollView.__callback = scrollView.__$callback;
+      scrollView.resize();
+
       (view.onDestroy || angular.noop)();
     };
 
-    scrollView.options[isVertical ? 'getContentHeight' : 'getContentWidth'] =
-      angular.bind(view, view.getContentSize);
-
-    scrollView.__$callback = scrollView.__callback;
-    scrollView.__callback = function(transformLeft, transformTop, zoom, wasResize) {
-      var scrollValue = view.getScrollValue();
-      if (renderStartIndex === -1 ||
-          scrollValue + view.scrollPrimarySize > renderAfterBoundary ||
-          scrollValue < renderBeforeBoundary) {
-        render();
-      }
-      scrollView.__$callback(transformLeft, transformTop, zoom, wasResize);
-    };
-
-
     function forceRerender() {
       return render(true);
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/directive/collectionRepeat.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/directive/collectionRepeat.unit.js
index 7c89d42aea..051431bbc0 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/directive/collectionRepeat.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/directive/collectionRepeat.unit.js
@@ -156,14 +156,30 @@ describe('collectionRepeat', function() {
     }).toThrow();
   }));
 
-  it('should destroy', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+  it('should destroy and restore normal scrollView behavior', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
     var scope = $rootScope.$new();
-    var content = $compile('<ion-content>' +
-             '<div collection-repeat="item in items" item-height="5" item-width="5"></div>' +
-             '</ion-content>')(scope);
+    var content = $compile('<ion-content>')(scope);
+    var scrollView = content.data('$$ionicScrollController').scrollView;
+
+    var originalCallback = scrollView.__callback;
+    var originalGetContentHeight = scrollView.options.getContentHeight;
+
+    var repeater = angular.element(
+      '<div collection-repeat="item in items" item-height="5" item-width="5"></div>'
+    );
+    content.append(repeater);
+    $compile(repeater)(content.scope());
     $rootScope.$apply();
     content.triggerHandler('scroll.init');
+    $rootScope.$apply();
+
+    expect(scrollView.__callback).not.toBe(originalCallback);
+    expect(scrollView.options.getContentHeight).not.toBe(originalGetContentHeight);
+
     scope.$destroy();
+
+    expect(scrollView.__callback).toBe(originalCallback);
+    expect(scrollView.options.getContentHeight).toBe(originalGetContentHeight);
   }));
 
   describe('automatic dimensions', function() {