diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.tsx
index 7166508f79..dad7daf9d6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Component, CssClassMap, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, AnimationController, Config, DomController, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
+import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, Config, DomController, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
 
-import { domControllerAsync, isDef, playAnimationAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
+import { domControllerAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
 import { createThemedClasses, getClassMap } from '../../utils/theme';
-import { OverlayInterface, BACKDROP } from '../../utils/overlays';
+import { OverlayInterface, BACKDROP, overlayAnimation } from '../../utils/overlays';
 
 import iosEnterAnimation from './animations/ios.enter';
 import iosLeaveAnimation from './animations/ios.leave';
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ import mdLeaveAnimation from './animations/md.leave';
 })
 export class ActionSheet implements OverlayInterface {
 
+  private presented = false;
+
   mode: string;
   color: string;
-
-  private presented = false;
-  private animation: Animation | null = null;
+  animation: Animation;
 
   @Element() private el: HTMLElement;
 
-  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: AnimationController;
+  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: HTMLIonAnimationControllerElement;
   @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
   @Prop({ context: 'dom' }) dom: DomController;
   @Prop() overlayId: number;
@@ -178,25 +178,8 @@ export class ActionSheet implements OverlayInterface {
     });
   }
 
-  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder) {
-    if (this.animation) {
-      this.animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    }
-
-    return this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el).then(animation => {
-      this.animation = animation;
-      // Check if prop animate is false or if the config for animate is defined/false
-      if (!this.willAnimate || (isDef(this.config.get('willAnimate')) && this.config.get('willAnimate') === false)) {
-        // if the duration is 0, it won't actually animate I don't think
-        // TODO - validate this
-        this.animation = animation.duration(0);
-      }
-      return playAnimationAsync(animation);
-    }).then((animation) => {
-      animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    });
+  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder): Promise<void> {
+    return overlayAnimation(this, animationBuilder, this.willAnimate, this.el, undefined);
   }
 
   protected buttonClick(button: ActionSheetButton) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx
index 800b77b1db..bdf4fc56ab 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Component, CssClassMap, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, AnimationController, Config, DomController, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
-import { domControllerAsync, playAnimationAsync, autoFocus } from '../../utils/helpers';
+import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, Config, DomController, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
+import { domControllerAsync, autoFocus } from '../../utils/helpers';
 import { createThemedClasses, getClassMap } from '../../utils/theme';
-import { OverlayInterface, BACKDROP } from '../../utils/overlays';
+import { OverlayInterface, BACKDROP, overlayAnimation } from '../../utils/overlays';
 
 import iosEnterAnimation from './animations/ios.enter';
 import iosLeaveAnimation from './animations/ios.leave';
@@ -21,18 +21,19 @@ import mdLeaveAnimation from './animations/md.leave';
   }
 })
 export class Alert implements OverlayInterface {
-  mode: string;
-  color: string;
 
   private presented = false;
-  private animation: Animation | null = null;
   private activeId: string;
   private inputType: string | null = null;
   private hdrId: string;
 
+  animation: Animation;
+  mode: string;
+  color: string;
+
   @Element() private el: HTMLElement;
 
-  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: AnimationController;
+  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: HTMLIonAnimationControllerElement;
   @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
   @Prop({ context: 'dom' }) dom: DomController;
   @Prop() overlayId: number;
@@ -264,25 +265,10 @@ export class Alert implements OverlayInterface {
     return values;
   }
 
-  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder) {
-    if (this.animation) {
-      this.animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    }
-
-    return this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el).then(animation => {
-      this.animation = animation;
-      if (!this.willAnimate) {
-        animation.duration(0);
-      }
-      return playAnimationAsync(animation);
-    }).then(animation => {
-      animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    });
+  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder): Promise<void> {
+    return overlayAnimation(this, animationBuilder, this.willAnimate, this.el, undefined);
   }
 
-
   private renderCheckbox(inputs: AlertInput[]) {
     if (inputs.length === 0) return null;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/loading/loading.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/loading/loading.tsx
index f45eaf1405..cc4f511707 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/loading/loading.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/loading/loading.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, AnimationController, Config, DomController, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
-import { domControllerAsync, playAnimationAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
+import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, Config, DomController, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
+import { domControllerAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
 import { createThemedClasses, getClassMap } from '../../utils/theme';
 
 import iosEnterAnimation from './animations/ios.enter';
 import iosLeaveAnimation from './animations/ios.leave';
 import mdEnterAnimation from './animations/md.enter';
 import mdLeaveAnimation from './animations/md.leave';
-import { OverlayInterface, BACKDROP } from '../../utils/overlays';
+import { OverlayInterface, BACKDROP, overlayAnimation } from '../../utils/overlays';
 
 @Component({
   tag: 'ion-loading',
@@ -21,16 +21,17 @@ import { OverlayInterface, BACKDROP } from '../../utils/overlays';
 })
 
 export class Loading implements OverlayInterface {
+
+  private presented = false;
+  private durationTimeout: any;
+
+  animation: Animation;
   color: string;
   mode: string;
 
-  private presented = false;
-  private animation: Animation;
-  private durationTimeout: any;
-
   @Element() private el: HTMLElement;
 
-  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: AnimationController;
+  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: HTMLIonAnimationControllerElement;
   @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
   @Prop({ context: 'dom' }) dom: DomController;
   @Prop() overlayId: number;
@@ -199,24 +200,8 @@ export class Loading implements OverlayInterface {
     });
   }
 
-  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder) {
-    if (this.animation) {
-      this.animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    }
-
-    return this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el).then(animation => {
-      this.animation = animation;
-      if (!this.willAnimate) {
-        // if the duration is 0, it won't actually animate I don't think
-        // TODO - validate this
-        animation.duration(0);
-      }
-      return playAnimationAsync(animation);
-    }).then(animation => {
-      animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    });
+  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder): Promise<void> {
+    return overlayAnimation(this, animationBuilder, this.willAnimate, this.el, undefined);
   }
 
   hostData() {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx
index af50d63092..2b7510ce8f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, AnimationController, Config, DomController, FrameworkDelegate, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
+import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, Config, DomController, FrameworkDelegate, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
 
 import { DomFrameworkDelegate } from '../../utils/dom-framework-delegate';
-import { domControllerAsync, playAnimationAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
+import { domControllerAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
 import { createThemedClasses } from '../../utils/theme';
-import { OverlayInterface, BACKDROP } from '../../utils/overlays';
+import { OverlayInterface, BACKDROP, overlayAnimation } from '../../utils/overlays';
 
 import iosEnterAnimation from './animations/ios.enter';
 import iosLeaveAnimation from './animations/ios.leave';
@@ -25,14 +25,16 @@ import mdLeaveAnimation from './animations/md.leave';
 export class Modal implements OverlayInterface {
 
   private presented = false;
-  private animation: Animation;
   private usersComponentElement: HTMLElement;
 
+  animation: Animation;
+
   @Element() private el: HTMLElement;
 
-  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: AnimationController;
+  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: HTMLIonAnimationControllerElement;
   @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
   @Prop({ context: 'dom' }) dom: DomController;
+
   @Prop() overlayId: number;
   @Prop({ mutable: true }) delegate: FrameworkDelegate;
 
@@ -208,22 +210,8 @@ export class Modal implements OverlayInterface {
     });
   }
 
-  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder) {
-    if (this.animation) {
-      this.animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    }
-
-    return this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el).then(animation => {
-      this.animation = animation;
-      if (!this.willAnimate) {
-        animation.duration(0);
-      }
-      return playAnimationAsync(animation);
-    }).then((animation) => {
-      animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    });
+  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder): Promise<void> {
+    return overlayAnimation(this, animationBuilder, this.willAnimate, this.el, undefined);
   }
 
   @Method()
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/picker/picker.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/picker/picker.tsx
index 13faa3e11e..d70381e2b0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/picker/picker.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/picker/picker.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Component, CssClassMap, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop, State } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, AnimationController, Config, DomController, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
+import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, Config, DomController, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
 
-import { domControllerAsync, playAnimationAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
+import { domControllerAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
 import { getClassMap } from '../../utils/theme';
-import { OverlayInterface } from '../../utils/overlays';
+import { OverlayInterface, overlayAnimation } from '../../utils/overlays';
 
 import iosEnterAnimation from './animations/ios.enter';
 import iosLeaveAnimation from './animations/ios.leave';
@@ -21,16 +21,17 @@ import iosLeaveAnimation from './animations/ios.leave';
 export class Picker implements OverlayInterface {
 
   private presented = false;
-  private animation: Animation;
   private durationTimeout: any;
   private mode: string;
 
+  animation: Animation;
+
   @Element() private el: HTMLElement;
 
   @State() private showSpinner: boolean = null;
   @State() private spinner: string;
 
-  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: AnimationController;
+  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: HTMLIonAnimationControllerElement;
   @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
   @Prop({ context: 'dom' }) dom: DomController;
   @Prop() overlayId: number;
@@ -231,22 +232,8 @@ export class Picker implements OverlayInterface {
     return this.columns;
   }
 
-  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder) {
-    if (this.animation) {
-      this.animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    }
-
-    return this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el).then(animation => {
-      this.animation = animation;
-      if (!this.willAnimate) {
-        animation.duration(0);
-      }
-      return playAnimationAsync(animation);
-    }).then(animation => {
-      animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    })
+  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder): Promise<void> {
+    return overlayAnimation(this, animationBuilder, this.willAnimate, this.el, undefined);
   }
 
   private buttonClick(button: PickerButton) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
index 65031ff59b..6a47bf6d05 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, AnimationController, Config, DomController, FrameworkDelegate, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
+import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, Config, DomController, FrameworkDelegate, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
 
 import { DomFrameworkDelegate } from '../../utils/dom-framework-delegate';
-import { domControllerAsync, playAnimationAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
+import { domControllerAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
 import { createThemedClasses } from '../../utils/theme';
-import { OverlayInterface, BACKDROP } from '../../utils/overlays';
+import { OverlayInterface, BACKDROP, overlayAnimation } from '../../utils/overlays';
 
 import iosEnterAnimation from './animations/ios.enter';
 import iosLeaveAnimation from './animations/ios.leave';
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ import mdLeaveAnimation from './animations/md.leave';
 export class Popover implements OverlayInterface {
 
   private presented = false;
-  private animation: Animation;
   private usersComponentElement: HTMLElement;
 
+  animation: Animation;
+
   @Element() private el: HTMLElement;
 
-  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: AnimationController;
+  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: HTMLIonAnimationControllerElement;
   @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
   @Prop({ context: 'dom' }) dom: DomController;
   @Prop({ mutable: true }) delegate: FrameworkDelegate;
@@ -224,22 +225,8 @@ export class Popover implements OverlayInterface {
     });
   }
 
-  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder) {
-    if (this.animation) {
-      this.animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    }
-
-    return this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el, this.ev).then((animation) => {
-      this.animation = animation;
-      if (!this.willAnimate) {
-        animation.duration(0);
-      }
-      return playAnimationAsync(animation);
-    }).then(animation => {
-      animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    })
+  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder): Promise<void> {
+    return overlayAnimation(this, animationBuilder, this.willAnimate, this.el, this.ev);
   }
 
   hostData() {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx
index 1afa318639..372070a7d4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, AnimationController, Config, CssClassMap, DomController, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
+import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, Config, CssClassMap, DomController, OverlayDismissEvent, OverlayDismissEventDetail } from '../../index';
 
-import { domControllerAsync, playAnimationAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
+import { domControllerAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
 import { createThemedClasses, getClassMap } from '../../utils/theme';
-import { OverlayInterface } from '../../utils/overlays';
+import { OverlayInterface, overlayAnimation } from '../../utils/overlays';
 
 import iosEnterAnimation from './animations/ios.enter';
 import iosLeaveAnimation from './animations/ios.leave';
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ import mdLeaveAnimation from './animations/md.leave';
 export class Toast implements OverlayInterface {
 
   private presented = false;
-  private animation: Animation | null;
 
   @Element() private el: HTMLElement;
 
   mode: string;
   color: string;
+  animation: Animation | null;
 
-  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: AnimationController;
+  @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: HTMLIonAnimationControllerElement;
   @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
   @Prop({ context: 'dom' }) dom: DomController;
   @Prop() overlayId: number;
@@ -123,6 +123,22 @@ export class Toast implements OverlayInterface {
    */
   @Event() ionToastDidUnload: EventEmitter<ToastEventDetail>;
 
+  componentDidLoad() {
+    this.ionToastDidLoad.emit();
+  }
+
+  componentDidUnload() {
+    this.ionToastDidUnload.emit();
+  }
+
+  @Listen('ionDismiss')
+  protected onDismiss(ev: UIEvent) {
+    ev.stopPropagation();
+    ev.preventDefault();
+
+    this.dismiss();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Present the toast overlay after it has been created.
    */
@@ -169,38 +185,8 @@ export class Toast implements OverlayInterface {
     });
   }
 
-  playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder) {
-    if (this.animation) {
-      this.animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    }
-
-    return this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el, this.position).then(animation => {
-      this.animation = animation;
-      if (!this.willAnimate) {
-        animation.duration(0);
-      }
-      return playAnimationAsync(animation);
-    }).then((animation) => {
-      animation.destroy();
-      this.animation = null;
-    });
-  }
-
-  componentDidLoad() {
-    this.ionToastDidLoad.emit();
-  }
-
-  componentDidUnload() {
-    this.ionToastDidUnload.emit();
-  }
-
-  @Listen('ionDismiss')
-  protected onDismiss(ev: UIEvent) {
-    ev.stopPropagation();
-    ev.preventDefault();
-
-    this.dismiss();
+  private playAnimation(animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder): Promise<void> {
+    return overlayAnimation(this, animationBuilder, this.willAnimate, this.el, this.position);
   }
 
   private wrapperClass(): CssClassMap {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/overlays.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/overlays.ts
index 89265443a6..634df43eb1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/overlays.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/overlays.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { AnimationBuilder, Animation } from "..";
+import { playAnimationAsync } from "./helpers";
 
 let lastId = 1;
 
@@ -56,8 +58,33 @@ export function removeLastOverlay(overlays: OverlayMap) {
   return toRemove ? toRemove.dismiss() : Promise.resolve();
 }
 
+export function overlayAnimation(
+  overlay: OverlayInterface,
+  animationBuilder: AnimationBuilder,
+  animate: boolean,
+  baseEl: HTMLElement,
+  opts: any
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (overlay.animation) {
+    overlay.animation.destroy();
+    overlay.animation = null;
+  }
+  return overlay.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, baseEl, opts).then(animation => {
+    overlay.animation = animation;
+    if (!animate) {
+      animation.duration(0);
+    }
+    return playAnimationAsync(animation);
+  }).then((animation) => {
+    animation.destroy();
+    overlay.animation = null;
+  });
+}
+
 export interface OverlayInterface {
   overlayId: number;
+  animation: Animation;
+  animationCtrl: HTMLIonAnimationControllerElement;
 
   present(): Promise<void>;
   dismiss(data?: any, role?: string): Promise<void>;