diff --git a/js/angular/controller/navViewController.js b/js/angular/controller/navViewController.js
index bb7af55ab5..9a8ce5704f 100644
--- a/js/angular/controller/navViewController.js
+++ b/js/angular/controller/navViewController.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ IonicModule
 function($scope, $element, $attrs, $compile, $controller, $ionicNavBarDelegate, $ionicNavViewDelegate, $ionicHistory, $ionicViewSwitcher) {
 
   var DATA_ELE_IDENTIFIER = '$eleId';
+  var DATA_DESTROY_ELE = '$destroyEle';
   var VIEW_STATUS_ACTIVE = 'active';
   var VIEW_STATUS_CACHED = 'cached';
   var HISTORY_AFTER_ROOT = 'after-root';
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ function($scope, $element, $attrs, $compile, $controller, $ionicNavBarDelegate,
     var deregisterInstance = $ionicNavViewDelegate._registerInstance(self, $attrs.delegateHandle);
     $scope.$on('$destroy', deregisterInstance);
 
+    $scope.$on('$ionicHistory.deselect', self.cacheCleanup);
+
     return viewData;
   };
 
@@ -159,6 +162,16 @@ function($scope, $element, $attrs, $compile, $controller, $ionicNavBarDelegate,
   };
 
 
+  self.cacheCleanup = function() {
+    var viewElements = $element.children();
+    for (var x = 0, l = viewElements.length; x < l; x++) {
+      if (viewElements.eq(x).data(DATA_DESTROY_ELE)) {
+        $ionicViewSwitcher.destroyViewEle(viewElements.eq(x));
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+
   self.clearCache = function() {
     var viewElements = $element.children();
     var viewElement, viewScope;
diff --git a/js/angular/controller/tabsController.js b/js/angular/controller/tabsController.js
index f6d0a4a275..f98c0af98b 100644
--- a/js/angular/controller/tabsController.js
+++ b/js/angular/controller/tabsController.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ function($scope, $ionicHistory, $element) {
       _selectedTab = null;
       tab.$tabSelected = false;
       (tab.onDeselect || angular.noop)();
+      tab.$broadcast && tab.$broadcast('$ionicHistory.deselect');
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/directive/navView.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/directive/navView.unit.js
index 27945e2e48..721baf1887 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/directive/navView.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/directive/navView.unit.js
@@ -102,8 +102,49 @@ describe('Ionic nav-view', function() {
   ionViewCacheFalsePropertyState = {
     template: '<ion-view>ionViewCacheFalsePropertyState</ion-view>',
     cache: false
-  };
-
+  },
+  tabAbstractState = {
+    abstract: true,
+    views: {
+      'root': {
+        template: '<ion-tabs>' +
+                    '<ion-tab><ion-nav-view name="tab1"></ion-nav-view></ion-tab>' +
+                    '<ion-tab><ion-nav-view name="tab2"></ion-nav-view></ion-tab>' +
+                    '<ion-tab><ion-nav-view name="tab3"></ion-nav-view></ion-tab>' +
+                    '<ion-tab><ion-view><h2>Inline Tab</h2></ion-view></ion-tab>' +
+                   '</ion-tabs>'
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  tab1page1State = {
+    views: {
+      'tab1': {
+        template: 'tab1page1'
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  tab2page1State = {
+    views: {
+      'tab2': {
+        template: 'tab2page1'
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  tab3page1State = {
+    views: {
+      'tab3': {
+        template: 'tab3page1'
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  tab3page2NoCacheState = {
+    cache: false,
+    views: {
+      'tab3': {
+        template: 'tab3page2NoCache'
+      }
+    }
+  }
   beforeEach(module(function ($stateProvider) {
     $stateProvider
       .state('a', aState)
@@ -128,7 +169,12 @@ describe('Ionic nav-view', function() {
       .state('ionView1', ionView1State)
       .state('ionView2', ionView2State)
       .state('ionViewCacheFalseAttr', ionViewCacheFalseAttrState)
-      .state('ionViewCacheFalseProperty', ionViewCacheFalsePropertyState);
+      .state('ionViewCacheFalseProperty', ionViewCacheFalsePropertyState)
+      .state('tabAbstract', tabAbstractState)
+      .state('tabAbstract.tab1page1', tab1page1State)
+      .state('tabAbstract.tab2page1', tab2page1State)
+      .state('tabAbstract.tab3page1', tab3page1State)
+      .state('tabAbstract.tab3page2', tab3page2NoCacheState);
   }));
 
   beforeEach(inject(function(_$compile_, $ionicConfig, $rootScope) {
@@ -901,6 +947,70 @@ describe('Ionic nav-view', function() {
     expect(divs.eq(0).text()).toBe('page2');
   }));
 
+  it('should create and cache tabs', inject(function ($state, $q, $timeout, $compile, $ionicConfig) {
+    elem.append($compile('<ion-nav-view name="root"></ion-nav-view>')(scope));
+
+    $state.go(tab1page1State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+
+    var tab1Ele = elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="tab1"]');
+    expect(tab1Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('active');
+
+    $state.go(tab2page1State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+
+    var tab2Ele = elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="tab2"]');
+    expect(tab1Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('cached');
+    expect(tab2Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('active');
+
+    $state.go(tab3page1State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+
+    var tab3Ele = elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="tab3"]');
+    expect(tab1Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('cached');
+    expect(tab2Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('cached');
+    expect(tab3Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('active');
+
+    $state.go(tab1page1State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+
+    expect(tab1Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('active');
+    expect(tab2Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('cached');
+    expect(tab3Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('cached');
+  }));
+
+  it('should not cache a tab with cache false state property', inject(function ($state, $q, $timeout, $compile, $ionicConfig) {
+    elem.append($compile('<ion-nav-view name="root"></ion-nav-view>')(scope));
+
+    $state.go(tab3page2NoCacheState);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+
+    var tab3NoCacheEle = elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="tab3"]');
+    expect(tab3NoCacheEle.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('active');
+
+    var tab3InnerEle = tab3NoCacheEle.querySelector('[nav-view="active"]');
+    expect(tab3InnerEle.innerText).toEqual('tab3page2NoCache');
+
+    $state.go(tab1page1State);
+    $q.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+    $timeout.flush();
+
+    var tab1Ele = elem[0].querySelector('ion-nav-view[name="tab1"]');
+    expect(tab3NoCacheEle.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('cached');
+    expect(tab1Ele.getAttribute('nav-view')).toBe('active');
+    expect(tab1Ele.innerText).toEqual('tab1page1');
+
+    tab3InnerEle = tab3NoCacheEle.querySelector('[nav-view="active"]');
+    expect(tab3InnerEle).toBe(null);
+  }));
+
 });
 
 angular.module('ngMock').config(function ($provide) {