diff --git a/src/components/toolbar/extensions/ios.scss b/src/components/toolbar/extensions/ios.scss
index 099a1d57e8..a5d3b502ce 100644
--- a/src/components/toolbar/extensions/ios.scss
+++ b/src/components/toolbar/extensions/ios.scss
@@ -64,4 +64,9 @@ $toolbar-ios-button-background-color:       transparent !default;
     background: $toolbar-ios-button-background-color;
   }
 
+  .back-button-icon {
+    margin-right: 5px;
+    min-width: 12px;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.js b/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.js
index e6c0b34f32..ea7993fbf0 100644
--- a/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.js
+++ b/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export let ToolbarConfig = new ComponentConfig('toolbar')
   inline: `
     <div class="bar-items">
       <button class="button back-button bar-item">
-        <div class="back-button-icon">&lt;</div>
+        <icon class="back-button-icon ion-ios-arrow-back"></icon>
         <div class="back-button-text">
           <div class="back-default">Back</div>
           <div class="back-title"></div>