diff --git a/js/angular/directive/slideBox.js b/js/angular/directive/slideBox.js
index c9b7587875..4c42e54f3d 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/slideBox.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/slideBox.js
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ IonicModule
   '$timeout',
   '$compile',
   '$ionicSlideBoxDelegate',
-function($timeout, $compile, $ionicSlideBoxDelegate) {
+  '$ionicHistory',
+function($timeout, $compile, $ionicSlideBoxDelegate, $ionicHistory) {
   return {
     restrict: 'E',
     replace: true,
@@ -106,7 +107,11 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $ionicSlideBoxDelegate) {
       //Exposed for testing
       this.__slider = slider;
 
-      var deregisterInstance = $ionicSlideBoxDelegate._registerInstance(slider, $attrs.delegateHandle);
+      var deregisterInstance = $ionicSlideBoxDelegate._registerInstance(
+        slider, $attrs.delegateHandle, function() {
+          return $ionicHistory.isActiveScope($scope);
+        }
+      );
       $scope.$on('$destroy', deregisterInstance);
 
       this.slidesCount = function() {
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/directive/slideBox.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/directive/slideBox.unit.js
index bff2f990a7..8eb8473129 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/directive/slideBox.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/directive/slideBox.unit.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('Ionic Angular Slide Box', function() {
     $rootScope.$apply();
 
     expect($ionicSlideBoxDelegate._registerInstance)
-      .toHaveBeenCalledWith(el.controller('ionSlideBox').__slider, 'superHandle');
+      .toHaveBeenCalledWith(el.controller('ionSlideBox').__slider, 'superHandle', jasmine.any(Function));
 
     expect(deregisterSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     el.scope().$destroy();