diff --git a/js/angular/directive/gesture.js b/js/angular/directive/gesture.js
index b7eadf0d3d..b30e326a1b 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/gesture.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/gesture.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 
+forEach(
+  'onHold onTap onTouch onRelease onDrag onDragUp onDragRight onDragDown onDragLeft onSwipe onSwipeUp onSwipeRight onSwipeBottom onSwipeLeft'.split(' '),
+  function(name) {
+    IonicModule.directive(name, gestureDirective(name));
+  }
+);
 
-IonicModule
 
 /**
  * @ngdoc directive
@@ -16,7 +21,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-hold="onHold()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onHold', gestureDirective('onHold'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -34,7 +38,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-tap="onTap()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onTap', gestureDirective('onTap'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -52,7 +55,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-touch="onTouch()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onTouch', gestureDirective('onTouch'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -69,7 +71,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-release="onRelease()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onRelease', gestureDirective('onRelease'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -88,7 +89,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-drag="onDrag()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onDrag', gestureDirective('onDrag'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-drag-up="onDragUp()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onDragUp', gestureDirective('onDragUp'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-drag-right="onDragRight()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onDragRight', gestureDirective('onDragRight'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -139,7 +137,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-drag-down="onDragDown()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onDragDown', gestureDirective('onDragDown'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -156,7 +153,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-drag-left="onDragLeft()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onDragLeft', gestureDirective('onDragLeft'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -173,7 +169,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-swipe="onSwipe()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onSwipe', gestureDirective('onSwipe'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -190,7 +185,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-swipe-up="onSwipeUp()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onSwipeUp', gestureDirective('onSwipeUp'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -207,7 +201,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-swipe-right="onSwipeRight()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onSwipeRight', gestureDirective('onSwipeRight'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -224,7 +217,6 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-swipe-down="onSwipeDown()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onSwipeDown', gestureDirective('onSwipeDown'))
 
 
 /**
@@ -241,27 +233,30 @@ IonicModule
  * <button on-swipe-left="onSwipeLeft()" class="button">Test</button>
  * ```
  */
-  .directive('onSwipeLeft', gestureDirective('onSwipeLeft'));
 
 
-
-function gestureDirective(attrName) {
-  return ['$ionicGesture', function($ionicGesture) {
+function gestureDirective(directiveName) {
+  return ['$ionicGesture', '$parse', function($ionicGesture, $parse) {
     return {
       restrict: 'A',
-      link: function($scope, $element, $attr) {
-        var eventType = attrName.substr(2).toLowerCase();
+      compile: function($element, attr) {
+        var fn = $parse( attr[directiveName] );
+        var eventType = directiveName.substr(2).toLowerCase();
 
-        var listener = function(ev) {
-          $scope.$apply( $attr[attrName] );
+        return function(scope, element, attr) {
+
+          var listener = function(ev) {
+            scope.$apply(function() {
+              fn(scope, {$event:event});
+            });
+          };
+
+          var gesture = $ionicGesture.on(eventType, listener, $element);
+
+          scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
+            $ionicGesture.off(gesture, eventType, listener);
+          });
         };
-
-        var gesture = $ionicGesture.on(eventType, listener, $element);
-
-        $scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
-          $ionicGesture.off(gesture, eventType, listener);
-        });
-
       }
     };
   }];
diff --git a/test/html/gesture.html b/test/html/gesture.html
index 7cf926f6d6..ac5ab4f798 100644
--- a/test/html/gesture.html
+++ b/test/html/gesture.html
@@ -36,48 +36,48 @@
   <body ng-controller="AppCtrl">
 
     <p>
-      <button class="button" on-hold="gestureTest('hold')">
+      <button class="button" on-hold="gestureTest($event, 'hold')">
         Hold
       </button>
 
-      <button class="button" on-tap="gestureTest('tap')">
+      <button class="button" on-tap="gestureTest($event, 'tap')">
         Tap
       </button>
 
-      <button class="button" on-touch="gestureTest('touch')">
+      <button class="button" on-touch="gestureTest($event, 'touch')">
         Touch
       </button>
 
-      <button class="button" on-release="gestureTest('release')">
+      <button class="button" on-release="gestureTest($event, 'release')">
         Release
       </button>
 
-      <button class="button" ng-click="gestureTest('ng-click')">
+      <button class="button" ng-click="gestureTest($event, 'ng-click')">
         Click
       </button>
 
-      <button class="button" on-drag="gestureTest('drag')">
+      <button class="button" on-drag="gestureTest($event, 'drag')">
         Drag
       </button>
     </p>
 
     <div class="list">
-      <div class="item" on-swipe="gestureTest('swipe (any direction)')">
+      <div class="item" on-swipe="gestureTest($event, 'swipe (any direction)')">
         Swipe (any direction)
       </div>
-      <div class="item" on-swipe-left="gestureTest('swipe left')">
+      <div class="item" on-swipe-left="gestureTest($event, 'swipe left')">
         Swipe Left
       </div>
-      <div class="item" on-swipe-right="gestureTest('swipe right')">
+      <div class="item" on-swipe-right="gestureTest($event, 'swipe right')">
         Swipe Right
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <div on-swipe-down="gestureTest('swipe down')" class="swipe-vertical">
+    <div on-swipe-down="gestureTest($event, 'swipe down')" class="swipe-vertical">
       Swipe Down
     </div>
 
-    <div on-swipe-up="gestureTest('swipe up')" class="swipe-vertical swipe-up">
+    <div on-swipe-up="gestureTest($event, 'swipe up')" class="swipe-vertical swipe-up">
       Swipe Up
     </div>
 
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
 
       .controller('AppCtrl', function($scope) {
 
-        $scope.gestureTest = function(data) {
-          o('gesture directive test', [data])
+        $scope.gestureTest = function($event, data) {
+          o('gesture directive test', [$event.type, data])
         };
 
       })