diff --git a/angular/src/directives/navigation/stack-controller.ts b/angular/src/directives/navigation/stack-controller.ts
index 4bee19260b..ba647815c6 100644
--- a/angular/src/directives/navigation/stack-controller.ts
+++ b/angular/src/directives/navigation/stack-controller.ts
@@ -199,9 +199,11 @@ export class StackController {
     if (enteringView) {
       enteringView.ref.changeDetectorRef.reattach();
     }
-    if (leavingView) {
-      leavingView.ref.changeDetectorRef.detach();
-    }
+    // TODO: disconnect leaving page from change detection to
+    // reduce jank during the page transition
+    // if (leavingView) {
+    //   leavingView.ref.changeDetectorRef.detach();
+    // }
     const enteringEl = enteringView ? enteringView.element : undefined;
     const leavingEl = leavingView ? leavingView.element : undefined;
     const containerEl = this.containerEl;
diff --git a/angular/test/test-app/e2e/src/router-link.e2e-spec.ts b/angular/test/test-app/e2e/src/router-link.e2e-spec.ts
index 6c6a95a49e..ae67891c87 100644
--- a/angular/test/test-app/e2e/src/router-link.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/angular/test/test-app/e2e/src/router-link.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ async function testForward() {
   await testLifeCycle('app-router-link', {
     ionViewWillEnter: 1,
     ionViewDidEnter: 1,
-    ionViewWillLeave: 0, // missing change detection
-    ionViewDidLeave: 0, // missing change detection
+    ionViewWillLeave: 1,
+    ionViewDidLeave: 1,
   });
   await testLifeCycle('app-router-link-page', {
     ionViewWillEnter: 1,