diff --git a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
index d0934fe40f..a63275e561 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
@@ -2515,7 +2515,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
       backButtonIcon: '@',
       alignTitle: '@'
     },
-    template: '<header class="bar bar-header nav-bar">'+//' ng-class="{invisible: !navController.navBar.isVisible}">' + 
+    template: '<header class="bar bar-header nav-bar" ng-class="{invisible: !showNavBar}">' + 
         '<div class="buttons"> ' +
           '<button view-back class="button" ng-if="enableBackButton" ng-class="backButtonClass" ng-bind-html="backButtonLabel"></button>' +
           '<button ng-click="button.tap($event)" ng-repeat="button in leftButtons" class="button no-animation {{button.type}}" ng-bind-html="button.content"></button>' + 
@@ -2525,7 +2525,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
           '<button ng-click="button.tap($event)" ng-repeat="button in rightButtons" class="button no-animation {{button.type}}" ng-bind-html="button.content"></button>' + 
         '</div>' +
       '</header>',
-    link: function($scope, $element, $attr, navCtrl) {
+    link: function($scope, $element, $attr) {
 
       // Create the back button content and show/hide it based on scope settings
       $scope.enableBackButton = true;
@@ -2534,8 +2534,10 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
         $scope.backButtonClass += ' icon ' + $attr.backButtonIcon;
       }
 
-      // Store a reference to our nav controller
-      $scope.navController = navCtrl;
+      $scope.showNavBar = true;
+      $rootScope.$on('viewState.showNavBar', function(e, data) {
+        $scope.showNavBar = data;
+      });
 
       // Initialize our header bar view which will handle resizing and aligning our title labels
       var hb = new ionic.views.HeaderBar({
@@ -2622,24 +2624,29 @@ 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);
-
-        $scope.hideNavBar = $scope.$eval($scope.hideNavBar);
-
-        if($scope.hideBackButton === true) {
-          $scope.$emit('viewState.hideBackButton');
-        } else {
-          $scope.$emit('viewState.showBackButton');
+        if($scope.hideBackButton) {
+          $rootScope.$broadcast('viewState.showBackButton', false);
         }
 
+        // Should the nav bar be hidden for this view or not?
+        $scope.hideNavBar = $scope.$eval($scope.hideNavBar);
+        $rootScope.$broadcast('viewState.showNavBar', !$scope.hideNavBar);
+
         // watch for changes in the left buttons
-        $scope.$watch('leftButtons', function(value) {
+        var deregLeftButtons = $scope.$watch('leftButtons', function(value) {
           $scope.$emit('viewState.leftButtonsChanged', $scope.leftButtons);
         });
 
-        $scope.$watch('rightButtons', function(val) {
+        var deregRightButtons = $scope.$watch('rightButtons', function(val) {
           $scope.$emit('viewState.rightButtonsChanged', $scope.rightButtons);
         });
 
+        $scope.$on('$destroy', function(){
+          // deregister on destroy
+          deregLeftButtons();
+          deregRightButtons();
+        });
+
       };
     }
   };
@@ -2660,14 +2667,22 @@ 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/examples/starters/list/index.html b/examples/starters/list/index.html
index 6548275883..f96ecb7ca5 100644
--- a/examples/starters/list/index.html
+++ b/examples/starters/list/index.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       back-button-icon="ion-arrow-left-c"></nav-bar>
 
     <!-- where the content of each page will be rendered -->
-    <nav-view animation="slide-left-right"></ui-view>
+    <nav-view animation="slide-left-right"></nav-view>
 
 
     <!-- 
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js
index 15bca454b0..f4cc996c79 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
       backButtonIcon: '@',
       alignTitle: '@'
     },
-    template: '<header class="bar bar-header nav-bar">'+//' ng-class="{invisible: !navController.navBar.isVisible}">' + 
+    template: '<header class="bar bar-header nav-bar" ng-class="{invisible: !showNavBar}">' + 
         '<div class="buttons"> ' +
           '<button view-back class="button" ng-if="enableBackButton" ng-class="backButtonClass" ng-bind-html="backButtonLabel"></button>' +
           '<button ng-click="button.tap($event)" ng-repeat="button in leftButtons" class="button no-animation {{button.type}}" ng-bind-html="button.content"></button>' + 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
           '<button ng-click="button.tap($event)" ng-repeat="button in rightButtons" class="button no-animation {{button.type}}" ng-bind-html="button.content"></button>' + 
         '</div>' +
       '</header>',
-    link: function($scope, $element, $attr, navCtrl) {
+    link: function($scope, $element, $attr) {
 
       // Create the back button content and show/hide it based on scope settings
       $scope.enableBackButton = true;
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
         $scope.backButtonClass += ' icon ' + $attr.backButtonIcon;
       }
 
-      // Store a reference to our nav controller
-      $scope.navController = navCtrl;
+      $scope.showNavBar = true;
+      $rootScope.$on('viewState.showNavBar', function(e, data) {
+        $scope.showNavBar = data;
+      });
 
       // Initialize our header bar view which will handle resizing and aligning our title labels
       var hb = new ionic.views.HeaderBar({
@@ -174,24 +176,29 @@ 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);
-
-        $scope.hideNavBar = $scope.$eval($scope.hideNavBar);
-
-        if($scope.hideBackButton === true) {
-          $scope.$emit('viewState.hideBackButton');
-        } else {
-          $scope.$emit('viewState.showBackButton');
+        if($scope.hideBackButton) {
+          $rootScope.$broadcast('viewState.showBackButton', false);
         }
 
+        // Should the nav bar be hidden for this view or not?
+        $scope.hideNavBar = $scope.$eval($scope.hideNavBar);
+        $rootScope.$broadcast('viewState.showNavBar', !$scope.hideNavBar);
+
         // watch for changes in the left buttons
-        $scope.$watch('leftButtons', function(value) {
+        var deregLeftButtons = $scope.$watch('leftButtons', function(value) {
           $scope.$emit('viewState.leftButtonsChanged', $scope.leftButtons);
         });
 
-        $scope.$watch('rightButtons', function(val) {
+        var deregRightButtons = $scope.$watch('rightButtons', function(val) {
           $scope.$emit('viewState.rightButtonsChanged', $scope.rightButtons);
         });
 
+        $scope.$on('$destroy', function(){
+          // deregister on destroy
+          deregLeftButtons();
+          deregRightButtons();
+        });
+
       };
     }
   };
@@ -212,14 +219,22 @@ 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/ionicNav.unit.js b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicNav.unit.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
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..c70a9696f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+'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('$viewHistory.historyChange', { showBack: false });
+    expect(element.hasClass('hide')).toEqual(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should show/hide navBar', function() {
+    var element = compile('<nav-bar></nav-bar>')(scope);
+    expect(element.hasClass('invisible')).toEqual(false);
+    scope.$broadcast('viewState.showNavBar', false);
+    scope.$digest();
+    expect(element.hasClass('invisible')).toEqual(true);
+    scope.$broadcast('viewState.showNavBar', true);
+    scope.$digest();
+    expect(element.hasClass('invisible')).toEqual(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should hide navBar when using view attr', function() {
+    var element = compile('<div><nav-bar></nav-bar><view hide-nav-bar="true"></view></div>')(scope);
+    scope.$digest();
+    var navBar = element.find('header')
+    expect(navBar.hasClass('invisible')).toEqual(true);
+
+    element = compile('<div><nav-bar></nav-bar><view></view></div>')(scope);
+    scope.$digest();
+    navBar = element.find('header')
+    expect(navBar.hasClass('invisible')).toEqual(false);
+  });
+
+});
+
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/viewState.html b/js/ext/angular/test/viewState.html
index a1c2b06a0e..9e9ec465ba 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/viewState.html
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/viewState.html
@@ -58,10 +58,13 @@
     </script>
 
     <script id="forgot-password.html" type="text/ng-template">
-      <view title="'Forgot Password'">
+      <view title="'Forgot Password'" hide-nav-bar="true">
         <content has-header="true" padding="true">
-          <p>Seriously!? Again?!</p>
-          <p>How about I just give you a password, hows this: <br><code>{{password}}</code></p>
+          <p>This view hides the nav bar using the hideNavBar attribute.</p>
+          <p>
+            <button ng-click="hideNavBar()">Hide Nav Bar</button>
+            <button ng-click="showNavBar()">Show Nav Bar</button>
+          </p>
           <p>
             <button ng-click="clearViewHistory()">Clear View History</button>
           </p>
@@ -80,8 +83,9 @@
     </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 +183,10 @@
               <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>
@@ -299,19 +307,23 @@
       })
 
       .controller('SignInCtrl', function($scope, $state) {
-        //console.log('SignInCtrl');
-
         $scope.signIn = function(user) {
           $state.go('tabs.autolist');
         };
       })
 
-      .controller('ForgotPasswordCtrl', function(ViewService, $scope, $state) {
-        $scope.password = Math.round(Math.random() * 10000);
-        
+      .controller('ForgotPasswordCtrl', function(ViewService, $rootScope, $scope, $state) {
         $scope.clearViewHistory = function() {
           ViewService.clearHistory();
         };
+
+        $scope.hideNavBar = function() {
+          $rootScope.$broadcast('viewState.showNavBar', false);
+        };
+
+        $scope.showNavBar = function() {
+          $rootScope.$broadcast('viewState.showNavBar', true);
+        };
       })
 
       .controller('AutoListCtrl', function($scope, $state) {
@@ -326,6 +338,13 @@
       .controller('AutoDetailCtrl', function($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];
       })