diff --git a/ionic/components/button/button.ts b/ionic/components/button/button.ts
index 863783f333..3dbdb6b3cc 100644
--- a/ionic/components/button/button.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/button/button.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ const BUTTON_SIZE_ATTRS = ['large', 'small'];
 const BUTTON_STYLE_ATTRS = ['clear', 'outline', 'solid'];
 const BUTTON_SHAPE_ATTRS = ['round', 'fab'];
 const BUTTON_DISPLAY_ATTRS = ['block', 'full'];
-const IGNORE_ATTRS = /_ng|button/;
+const IGNORE_ATTRS = /_ng|button|left|right/;
 
 const TEXT = 1;
 const ICON = 2;
diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/page1.html b/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/page1.html
index ed3744ca64..f8f5b40f8a 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/page1.html
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/page1.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     </button>
   </ion-buttons>
 
-  <button menu-toggle="rightMenu" right>
+  <button menu-toggle="rightMenu" right secondary>
     <icon menu></icon>
   </button>
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/toolbar/toolbar.ts b/ionic/components/toolbar/toolbar.ts
index b0d1e07b5a..21290614e4 100644
--- a/ionic/components/toolbar/toolbar.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/toolbar/toolbar.ts
@@ -151,19 +151,21 @@ export class ToolbarTitle extends Ion {
 @Directive({
   selector: 'ion-buttons,[menu-toggle]'
 })
-export class ToolbarItem extends Ion {
+export class ToolbarItem {
   constructor(
     elementRef: ElementRef,
     @Optional() toolbar: Toolbar,
     @Optional() @Inject(forwardRef(() => Navbar)) navbar: Navbar
   ) {
-    super(elementRef, null);
     toolbar && toolbar.addItemRef(elementRef);
     navbar && navbar.addItemRef(elementRef);
+    this.inToolbar = !!(toolbar || navbar);
   }
 
   @ContentChildren(Button)
   set _buttons(buttons) {
-    Button.setRoles(buttons, 'bar-button');
+    if (this.inToolbar) {
+      Button.setRoles(buttons, 'bar-button');
+    }
   }
 }