diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab0128a1b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+import {Hammer} from 'ionic/gestures/hammer';
+import {DragGesture} from 'ionic/gestures/drag-gesture';
+import {List} from '../list/list';
+
+import * as util from 'ionic/util';
+import {CSS, raf, closest} from 'ionic/util/dom';
+
+
+export class ItemSlidingGesture extends DragGesture {
+  constructor(list: List, listEle) {
+    super(listEle, {
+      direction: 'x',
+      threshold: list.width()
+    });
+
+    this.data = {};
+    this.openItems = 0;
+
+    this.list = list;
+    this.listEle = listEle;
+    this.canDrag = true;
+    this.listen();
+
+    this.on('tap', ev => {
+      if (!isFromOptionButtons(ev.target)) {
+        let didClose = this.closeOpened();
+        if (didClose) {
+          ev.preventDefault();
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  onDragStart(ev) {
+    let itemContainerEle = getItemConatiner(ev.target);
+    if (!itemContainerEle) return;
+
+    this.closeOpened(ev, itemContainerEle);
+
+    let openAmout = this.getOpenAmount(itemContainerEle);
+    let itemData = this.getData(itemContainerEle);
+
+    if (openAmout) {
+      return ev.preventDefault();
+    }
+
+    itemContainerEle.classList.add('active-slide');
+
+    this.setData(itemContainerEle, 'offsetX', openAmout);
+    this.setData(itemContainerEle, 'startX', ev.center[this.direction]);
+  }
+
+  onDrag(ev) {
+    let itemContainerEle = getItemConatiner(ev.target);
+    if (!itemContainerEle || !isActive(itemContainerEle)) return;
+
+    let itemData = this.getData(itemContainerEle);
+
+    if (!itemData.optsWidth) {
+      itemData.optsWidth = getOptionsWidth(itemContainerEle);
+      if (!itemData.optsWidth) return;
+    }
+
+    let x = ev.center[this.direction];
+    let delta = x - itemData.startX;
+
+    let newX = Math.max(0, itemData.offsetX - delta);
+
+    if (newX > itemData.optsWidth) {
+      // Calculate the new X position, capped at the top of the buttons
+      newX = -Math.min(-itemData.optsWidth, -itemData.optsWidth + (((delta + itemData.optsWidth) * 0.4)));
+    }
+
+    this.open(itemContainerEle, newX, false);
+  }
+
+  onDragEnd(ev) {
+    let itemContainerEle = getItemConatiner(ev.target);
+    if (!itemContainerEle || !isActive(itemContainerEle)) return;
+
+    // If we are currently dragging, we want to snap back into place
+    // The final resting point X will be the width of the exposed buttons
+    let itemData = this.getData(itemContainerEle);
+
+    var restingPoint = itemData.optsWidth;
+
+    // Check if the drag didn't clear the buttons mid-point
+    // and we aren't moving fast enough to swipe open
+
+    if (this.getOpenAmount(itemContainerEle) < (restingPoint / 2)) {
+
+      // If we are going left but too slow, or going right, go back to resting
+      if (ev.direction & Hammer.DIRECTION_RIGHT) {
+        // Left
+        restingPoint = 0;
+
+      } else if (Math.abs(ev.velocityX) < 0.3) {
+        // Right
+        restingPoint = 0;
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.setData(itemContainerEle, 'opened', restingPoint > 0);
+
+    raf(() => {
+      this.open(itemContainerEle, restingPoint, true);
+    });
+  }
+
+  closeOpened(ev, doNotCloseEle) {
+    let didClose = false;
+    if (this.openItems) {
+      let openItemElements = this.listEle.querySelectorAll('.active-slide');
+      for (let i = 0; i < openItemElements.length; i++) {
+        if (openItemElements[i] !== doNotCloseEle) {
+          this.open(openItemElements[i], 0, true);
+          didClose = true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return didClose;
+  }
+
+  open(itemContainerEle, openAmount, animate) {
+    let slidingEle = itemContainerEle.querySelector('ion-item');
+    if (!slidingEle) return;
+
+    this.setData(itemContainerEle, 'openAmount', openAmount);
+
+    clearTimeout(this.getData(itemContainerEle).timerId);
+
+    if (openAmount > 0) {
+      this.openItems++;
+
+    } else {
+      let timerId = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (slidingEle.style[CSS.transform] === '') {
+          itemContainerEle.classList.remove('active-slide');
+          this.openItems--;
+        }
+      }, 400);
+      this.setData(itemContainerEle, 'timerId', timerId);
+    }
+
+    slidingEle.style[CSS.transform] = (openAmount === 0 ? '' : 'translate3d(' + -openAmount + 'px,0,0)');
+    slidingEle.style[CSS.transition] = (animate ? '' : 'none');
+  }
+
+  getOpenAmount(itemContainerEle) {
+    return this.getData(itemContainerEle).openAmount || 0;
+  }
+
+  getData(itemContainerEle) {
+    return this.data[itemContainerEle && itemContainerEle.$ionSlide] || {};
+  }
+
+  setData(itemContainerEle, key, value) {
+    if (!this.data[itemContainerEle.$ionSlide]) {
+      this.data[itemContainerEle.$ionSlide] = {};
+    }
+    this.data[itemContainerEle.$ionSlide][key] = value;
+  }
+
+  unlisten() {
+    super.unlisten();
+    this.listEle = null;
+  }
+}
+
+function getItemConatiner(ele) {
+  return closest(ele, 'ion-item-sliding', true);
+}
+
+function isFromOptionButtons(ele) {
+  return !!closest(ele, 'ion-item-options', true);
+}
+
+function getOptionsWidth(itemContainerEle) {
+  let optsEle = itemContainerEle.querySelector('ion-item-options');
+  if (optsEle) {
+    return optsEle.offsetWidth;
+  }
+}
+
+function isActive(itemContainerEle) {
+  return itemContainerEle.classList.contains('active-slide');
+}
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.scss b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f27705b017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+/**
+ * The hidden right-side buttons that can be exposed under a list item
+ * with dragging.
+ */
+
+ion-item-sliding {
+  display: block;
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+
+  .item {
+    position: static;
+  }
+}
+
+ion-item-options {
+  display: none;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  z-index: $z-index-item-options;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+ion-item-sliding.active-slide {
+
+  .item {
+    position: relative;
+    z-index: $z-index-item-options + 1;
+  }
+
+  ion-item-options {
+    display: flex;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.ts b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.ts
index ea04bacbfd..4e7fcdae43 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,7 @@
-import {Component, Directive, ElementRef, NgIf, Host, Optional, Renderer, NgZone} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, ElementRef, Optional} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
-import {Gesture} from 'ionic/gestures/gesture';
-import {DragGesture} from 'ionic/gestures/drag-gesture';
-import {Hammer} from 'ionic/gestures/hammer';
-import {List} from 'ionic/components/list/list';
+import {List} from '../list/list';
 
-import * as util from 'ionic/util';
-
-import {CSS, raf} from 'ionic/util/dom';
-
-
-
-@Directive({
-  selector: 'ion-item-options > button,ion-item-options > [button]',
-  host: {
-    '(click)': 'clicked($event)'
-  }
-})
-export class ItemSlidingOptionButton {
-  constructor(elementRef: ElementRef) {
-  }
-  clicked(event) {
-    // Don't allow the click to propagate
-    event.preventDefault();
-    event.stopPropagation();
-  }
-}
 
 /**
  * @name ionItem
@@ -36,238 +12,35 @@ export class ItemSlidingOptionButton {
  * @usage
  * ```html
  * <ion-list>
- *   <ion-item-sliding *ng-for="#item of items" (click)="itemTapped($event, item)">
- *     {{item.title}}
- *     <div class="item-note" item-right>
- *       {{item.note}}
- *     </div>
+ *   <ion-item-sliding *ng-for="#item of items">
+ *     <ion-item (click)="itemTapped(item)">
+ *       {{item.title}}
+ *     </ion-item>
+ *     <ion-item-options>
+ *       <button (click)="favorite(item)">Favorite</button>
+ *       <button (click)="share(item)">Share</button>
+ *     </ion-item-options>
  *   </ion-item>
  * </ion-list>
- *  ```
+ * ```
  */
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-item-sliding',
-  inputs: [
-    'sliding'
-  ],
   template:
-    '<ng-content select="ion-item-options"></ng-content>' +
-    '<ion-item-sliding-content>' +
-      '<ng-content select="[item-left]"></ng-content>' +
-      '<ng-content select="[item-right]"></ng-content>' +
-      '<ion-item-content>' +
-        '<ng-content></ng-content>'+
-      '</ion-item-content>' +
-    '</ion-item-sliding-content>'
+    '<ng-content select="ion-item"></ng-content>' +
+    '<ng-content select="ion-item-options"></ng-content>'
 })
 export class ItemSliding {
-  /**
-   * TODO
-   * @param {ElementRef} elementRef  A reference to the component's DOM element.
-   */
-  constructor(elementRef: ElementRef, renderer: Renderer, @Optional() @Host() list: List, zone: NgZone) {
-    this._zone = zone;
-    renderer.setElementClass(elementRef, 'item', true);
-    renderer.setElementAttribute(elementRef, 'tappable', '');
 
-    this._isOpen = false;
-    this._isSlideActive = false;
-    this._isTransitioning = false;
-    this._transform = '';
-
-    this.list = list;
-
-    this.elementRef = elementRef;
-    this.swipeButtons = {};
-    this.optionButtons = {};
+  constructor(@Optional() private list: List, elementRef: ElementRef) {
+    list.enableSlidingItems(true);
+    elementRef.nativeElement.$ionSlide = ++slideIds;
   }
 
-  onInit() {
-    let ele = this.elementRef.nativeElement;
-    this.itemSlidingContent = ele.querySelector('ion-item-sliding-content');
-    this.itemOptions = ele.querySelector('ion-item-options');
-    this.openAmount = 0;
-    this._zone.runOutsideAngular(() => {
-      this.gesture = new ItemSlideGesture(this, this.itemSlidingContent, this._zone);
-    });
+  close() {
+    this.list.closeSlidingItems();
   }
 
-  onDestroy() {
-    this.gesture && this.gesture.unlisten();
-    this.itemSlidingContent = this.itemOptionsContent = null;
-  }
-
-  close(andStopDrag) {
-    this.openAmount = 0;
-
-    // Enable it once, it'll get disabled on the next drag
-    raf(() => {
-      this.enableAnimation();
-      if (this.itemSlidingContent) {
-        this.itemSlidingContent.style[CSS.transform] = 'translateX(0)';
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
-  open(amt) {
-    let el = this.itemSlidingContent;
-    this.openAmount = amt || 0;
-
-    if (this.list) {
-      this.list.setOpenItem(this);
-    }
-
-    if (amt === '') {
-      el.style[CSS.transform] = '';
-    } else {
-      el.style[CSS.transform] = 'translateX(' + -amt + 'px)';
-    }
-  }
-
-  isOpen() {
-    return this.openAmount > 0;
-  }
-
-  getOpenAmt() {
-    return this.openAmount;
-  }
-
-  disableAnimation() {
-    this.itemSlidingContent.style[CSS.transition] = 'none';
-  }
-
-  enableAnimation() {
-    // Clear the explicit transition, allow for CSS one to take over
-    this.itemSlidingContent.style[CSS.transition] = '';
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * User did a touchstart
-   */
-  didTouch() {
-    if (this.isOpen()) {
-      this.close();
-      this.didClose = true;
-
-    } else {
-      let openItem = this.list.getOpenItem();
-      if (openItem && openItem !== this) {
-        this.didClose = true;
-      }
-      if (this.list) {
-        this.list.closeOpenItem();
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }
-class ItemSlideGesture extends DragGesture {
-  constructor(item: ItemSliding, el: Element, zone) {
-    super(el, {
-      direction: 'x',
-      threshold: el.offsetWidth
-    });
 
-    this.item = item;
-    this.canDrag = true;
-    this.listen();
-
-    zone.runOutsideAngular(() => {
-      let touchStart = (e) => {
-        this.item.didTouch();
-        raf(() => {
-          this.item.itemOptionsWidth = this.item.itemOptions && this.item.itemOptions.offsetWidth || 0;
-        })
-      };
-      el.addEventListener('touchstart', touchStart);
-      el.addEventListener('mousedown', touchStart);
-
-      let touchEnd = (e) => {
-        // If we have a touch end and the item is closing,
-        // prevent default to stop a click from triggering
-        if(this.item.didClose) {
-          e.preventDefault();
-        }
-        this.item.didClose = false;
-      };
-      el.addEventListener('touchend', touchEnd);
-      el.addEventListener('mouseup', touchEnd);
-      el.addEventListener('mouseout', touchEnd);
-      el.addEventListener('mouseleave', touchEnd);
-      el.addEventListener('touchcancel', touchEnd);
-    });
-  }
-
-  onDragStart(ev) {
-    if (this.item.didClose) { return; }
-
-    if (!this.item.itemOptionsWidth) { return; }
-
-    this.slide = {};
-
-    this.slide.offsetX = this.item.getOpenAmt();
-    this.slide.startX = ev.center[this.direction];
-    this.slide.started = true;
-
-    this.item.disableAnimation();
-  }
-
-  onDrag(ev) {
-    if (!this.slide || !this.slide.started) return;
-
-    this.slide.x = ev.center[this.direction];
-    this.slide.delta = this.slide.x - this.slide.startX;
-
-    let newX = Math.max(0, this.slide.offsetX - this.slide.delta);
-
-    let buttonsWidth = this.item.itemOptionsWidth;
-
-    if (newX > this.item.itemOptionsWidth) {
-      // Calculate the new X position, capped at the top of the buttons
-      newX = -Math.min(-buttonsWidth, -buttonsWidth + (((this.slide.delta + buttonsWidth) * 0.4)));
-    }
-
-    this.item.open(newX);
-  }
-
-  onDragEnd(ev) {
-    if (!this.slide || !this.slide.started) return;
-
-    let buttonsWidth = this.item.itemOptionsWidth;
-
-    // If we are currently dragging, we want to snap back into place
-    // The final resting point X will be the width of the exposed buttons
-    var restingPoint = this.item.itemOptionsWidth;
-
-    // Check if the drag didn't clear the buttons mid-point
-    // and we aren't moving fast enough to swipe open
-    if (this.item.openAmount < (buttonsWidth / 2)) {
-
-      // If we are going left but too slow, or going right, go back to resting
-      if (ev.direction & Hammer.DIRECTION_RIGHT) {
-        // Left
-        restingPoint = 0;
-      } else if (Math.abs(ev.velocityX) < 0.3) {
-        // Right
-        restingPoint = 0;
-      }
-    }
-
-    raf(() => {
-      if (restingPoint === 0) {
-        // Reset to zero
-        this.item.open('');
-        var buttons = this.item.itemOptions;
-        clearTimeout(this.hideButtonsTimeout);
-        this.hideButtonsTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-          buttons && buttons.classList.add('invisible');
-        }, 250);
-
-      } else {
-        this.item.open(restingPoint);
-      }
-      this.item.enableAnimation();
-
-      this.slide = null;
-    });
-  }
-}
+let slideIds = 0;
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item.scss b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
index a047c5bccd..61ffdc307f 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
@@ -134,24 +134,6 @@ ion-input.item {
   align-items: flex-start;
 }
 
-/**
- * The hidden right-side buttons that can be exposed under a list item
- * with dragging.
- */
-ion-item-sliding-content {
-  display: block;
-  z-index: $z-index-item-options + 1;
-  flex: 1;
-}
-ion-item-options {
-  display: flex;
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  right: 0;
-  z-index: $z-index-item-options;
-  height: 100%;
-}
-
 
 // TEMP hack for https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/4582
 [item-right] {
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss b/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss
index 1de425d967..6215e46607 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss
@@ -163,26 +163,6 @@ ion-note {
     }
   }
 
-
-  ion-item-sliding.item {
-    padding-left: 0;
-    padding-right: 0;
-  }
-
-  ion-item-sliding-content {
-    background-color: $item-ios-sliding-content-bg;
-    padding-right: ($item-ios-padding-right / 2);
-    padding-left: ($item-ios-padding-left / 2);
-    display: flex;
-    min-height: 42px;
-    justify-content: center;
-
-    transition: $item-ios-sliding-transition;
-
-    // To allow the hairlines through
-    margin-top: 1px;
-    margin-bottom: 1px;
-  }
   ion-item-options {
     button, [button] {
       min-height: calc(100% - 2px);
@@ -204,8 +184,7 @@ ion-note {
 
 .item.activated,
 a.item.activated,
-button.item.activated,
-.item.activated ion-item-sliding-content {
+button.item.activated {
   background-color: $item-ios-activated-background-color;
   transition-duration: 0ms;
 }
@@ -219,25 +198,13 @@ button.item {
 .list,
 ion-card {
   button[ion-item]:not([detail-none]),
-  a[ion-item]:not([detail-none]),
-  [detail-push]:not(ion-item-sliding) {
+  a[ion-item]:not([detail-none]) {
     @include ios-detail-push-icon($item-ios-detail-push-color);
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     background-position: right ($item-ios-padding-right - 2) center;
     background-size: 14px 14px;
     margin-right: 32px;
   }
-
-  ion-item-sliding[detail-push] {
-
-    ion-item-sliding-content {
-      @include ios-detail-push-icon($item-ios-detail-push-color);
-      background-repeat: no-repeat;
-      background-position: right ($item-ios-padding-right - 2) center;
-      background-size: 14px 14px;
-      margin-right: 32px;
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 // Hairlines for iOS need to be set at 0.55px to show on iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
@@ -252,11 +219,6 @@ ion-card {
     }
   }
 
-  ion-item-sliding-content {
-    margin-top: 0.55px;
-    margin-bottom: 0.55px;
-  }
-
   ion-header + .item {
     border-top-width: 0.55px;
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss b/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
index 4afc28a385..9f38858d62 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
@@ -207,24 +207,6 @@ ion-note {
     box-shadow: none;
   }
 
-  ion-item-sliding.item {
-    padding-left: 0;
-    padding-right: 0;
-  }
-  ion-item-sliding-content {
-    background-color: $item-md-sliding-content-bg;
-    padding-right: ($item-md-padding-right / 2);
-    padding-left: ($item-md-padding-left / 2);
-    display: flex;
-    min-height: 42px;
-    justify-content: center;
-
-    transition: $item-md-sliding-transition;
-
-    // To allow the hairlines through
-    margin-top: 1px;
-    margin-bottom: 1px;
-  }
   ion-item-options {
     button, [button] {
       height: calc(100% - 2px);
@@ -246,15 +228,13 @@ ion-note {
 
 .item,
 a.item,
-button.item,
-.item ion-item-sliding-content {
-  transition: background-color $button-md-transition-duration $button-md-animation-curve;
+button.item {
+  transition: background-color $button-md-transition-duration $button-md-animation-curve, transform 300ms;
 }
 
 .item.activated,
 a.item.activated,
-button.item.activated,
-.item.activated ion-item-sliding-content {
+button.item.activated {
   background-color: $item-md-activated-background-color;
   box-shadow: none;
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/index.ts b/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/index.ts
index edf8bf5718..96d33e8aca 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/index.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,35 @@
-import {App} from 'ionic/ionic';
+import {App, IonicApp} from 'ionic/ionic';
 
 
 @App({
   templateUrl: 'main.html'
 })
 class E2EApp {
-  constructor() {
+  constructor(private app: IonicApp) {
     setTimeout(() => {
       this.shouldShow = true;
     }, 10);
   }
 
+  closeOpened() {
+    this.app.getComponent('myList').closeSlidingItems();
+  }
+
   getItems() {
-    console.log('getItems');
     return [0,1];
   }
 
-  didClick(e) {
-    console.log('CLICK', e.defaultPrevented, e)
+  didClick(ev, item) {
+    console.log('CLICK', ev.defaultPrevented, ev)
   }
 
-  archive(e) {
-    console.log('Accept', e);
+  archive(ev, item) {
+    console.log('Archive', ev, item);
+    item.close();
   }
-  del(e) {
-    console.log('Delete', e);
+
+  del(ev, item) {
+    console.log('Delete', ev, item);
+    item.close();
   }
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/main.html b/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/main.html
index 5f13ed5840..7b3fd83541 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/main.html
@@ -1,77 +1,99 @@
 <ion-toolbar><ion-title>Sliding Items</ion-title></ion-toolbar>
 
-<ion-list>
+<ion-content>
+  
+  <ion-list id="myList">
 
-  <ion-item-sliding text-wrap detail-push (click)="didClick($event)">
-    <h3>Max Lynch</h3>
-    <p>
-      Hey do you want to go to the game tonight?
-    </p>
-    <ion-item-options>
-      <button primary (click)="archive($event)">Archive</button>
-      <button danger (click)="del($event)">Delete</button>
-    </ion-item-options>
-  </ion-item-sliding>
+    <ion-item-sliding #item>
+      <ion-item text-wrap detail-push (click)="didClick($event, item)">
+        <h3>Max Lynch</h3>
+        <p>
+          Hey do you want to go to the game tonight?
+        </p>
+      </ion-item>
+      <ion-item-options>
+        <button primary (click)="archive($event, item)">Archive</button>
+        <button danger (click)="del($event, item)">Delete</button>
+      </ion-item-options>
+    </ion-item-sliding>
 
-  <ion-item-sliding text-wrap detail-push class="activated">
-    <h3>Adam Bradley</h3>
-    <p>
-      I think I figured out how to get more Mountain Dew
-    </p>
-    <ion-item-options>
-      <button primary>Archive</button>
-      <button danger><icon trash></icon></button>
-    </ion-item-options>
-  </ion-item-sliding>
+    <ion-item-sliding #item>
+      <ion-item text-wrap detail-push class="activated">
+        <h3>Adam Bradley</h3>
+        <p>
+          I think I figured out how to get more Mountain Dew
+        </p>
+      </ion-item>
+      <ion-item-options>
+        <button primary (click)="archive($event, item)">Archive</button>
+        <button danger (click)="del($event, item)"><icon trash></icon></button>
+      </ion-item-options>
+    </ion-item-sliding>
 
-  <ion-item-sliding text-wrap detail-push *ng-if="shouldShow">
-    <h3>Ben Sperry</h3>
-    <p>
-      I like paper
-    </p>
-    <ion-item-options>
-      <button primary>Archive</button>
-      <button danger>Delete</button>
-    </ion-item-options>
-  </ion-item-sliding>
+    <ion-item-sliding text-wrap detail-push *ng-if="shouldShow" #item>
+      <ion-item>
+        <h3>Ben Sperry</h3>
+        <p>
+          I like paper
+        </p>
+      </ion-item>
+      <ion-item-options>
+        <button primary (click)="archive($event, item)">Archive</button>
+        <button danger (click)="del($event, item)">Delete</button>
+      </ion-item-options>
+    </ion-item-sliding>
 
-  <ion-item-sliding>
-    <icon mail item-left></icon>
-    One Line w/ Icon, div only text
-    <ion-item-options>
-      <button primary>Archive</button>
-    </ion-item-options>
-  </ion-item-sliding>
+    <ion-item-sliding #item>
+      <ion-item>
+        <icon mail item-left></icon>
+        One Line w/ Icon, div only text
+      </ion-item>
+      <ion-item-options>
+        <button primary (click)="archive($event, item)">Archive</button>
+      </ion-item-options>
+    </ion-item-sliding>
 
-  <ion-item-sliding>
-    <ion-avatar item-left>
-      <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==">
-    </ion-avatar>
-    One Line w/ Avatar, div only text
-    <ion-item-options>
-      <button primary>Archive</button>
-    </ion-item-options>
-  </ion-item-sliding>
+    <ion-item-sliding #item>
+      <ion-item>
+        <ion-avatar item-left>
+          <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==">
+        </ion-avatar>
+        One Line w/ Avatar, div only text
+      </ion-item>
+      <ion-item-options>
+        <button primary (click)="archive($event, item)">Archive</button>
+      </ion-item-options>
+    </ion-item-sliding>
 
-  <ion-item-sliding>
-    <ion-thumbnail item-left>
-      <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==">
-    </ion-thumbnail>
-    <h2>Two Lines w/ Thumbnail, H2 Header</h2>
-    <p>Paragraph text.</p>
-    <ion-item-options>
-      <button primary>Archive</button>
-    </ion-item-options>
-  </ion-item-sliding>
+    <ion-item-sliding #item>
+      <ion-item>
+        <ion-thumbnail item-left>
+          <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==">
+        </ion-thumbnail>
+        <h2>Two Lines w/ Thumbnail, H2 Header</h2>
+        <p>Paragraph text.</p>
+      </ion-item>
+      <ion-item-options>
+        <button primary (click)="archive($event, item)">Archive</button>
+      </ion-item-options>
+    </ion-item-sliding>
 
-  <ion-item-sliding text-wrap detail-push *ng-for="#item of getItems()">
-    <h3>ng-for {{item}}</h3>
-    <ion-item-options>
-      <button primary>Archive</button>
-    </ion-item-options>
-  </ion-item-sliding>
+    <ion-item-sliding *ng-for="#item of getItems()">
+      <ion-item text-wrap detail-push>
+        <h3>ng-for {{item}}</h3>
+      </ion-item>
+      <ion-item-options>
+        <button primary (click)="archive($event, item)">Archive</button>
+      </ion-item-options>
+    </ion-item-sliding>
 
-</ion-list>
+  </ion-list>
+
+  <p>
+    <button (click)="closeOpened()">Close opened items</button>
+  </p>
+
+</ion-content>
 
 <style>
   img {
diff --git a/ionic/components/list/list.ts b/ionic/components/list/list.ts
index 630f8a4246..f3bcebfb22 100644
--- a/ionic/components/list/list.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/list/list.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import {Directive, ElementRef, Renderer} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Directive, ElementRef, Renderer, NgZone} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
 import {Ion} from '../ion';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
 import {ListVirtualScroll} from './virtual';
+import {ItemSlidingGesture} from '../item/item-sliding-gesture';
 import * as util from 'ionic/util';
 
 /**
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export class List extends Ion {
    * @param {ElementRef} elementRef  TODO
    * @param {Config} config  TODO
    */
-  constructor(elementRef: ElementRef, config: Config, renderer: Renderer) {
+  constructor(elementRef: ElementRef, config: Config, renderer: Renderer, private zone: NgZone) {
     super(elementRef, config);
     renderer.setElementClass(elementRef, 'list', true);
     this.ele = elementRef.nativeElement;
@@ -48,6 +49,12 @@ export class List extends Ion {
       this._initVirtualScrolling();
     }
   }
+
+  onDestroy() {
+    this.ele = null;
+    this.slidingGesture && this.slidingGesture.unlisten();
+  }
+
   /**
    * @private
    * TODO
@@ -68,20 +75,32 @@ export class List extends Ion {
     this.itemTemplate = item;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Keeps track of any open item (a sliding item, for example), to close it later
-   */
-  setOpenItem(item) {
-    this.openItem = item;
-  }
-  closeOpenItem() {
-    if(this.openItem) {
-      this.openItem.close(true);
-      this.openItem = null;
+  enableSlidingItems(shouldEnable) {
+    this._enableSliding = shouldEnable;
+
+    if (this._init) {
+      if (shouldEnable) {
+        this.zone.runOutsideAngular(() => {
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            this.slidingGesture = new ItemSlidingGesture(this, this.ele);
+          });
+        });
+
+      } else {
+        this.slidingGesture && this.slidingGesture.unlisten();
+      }
     }
   }
-  getOpenItem() {
-    return this.openItem;
+
+  closeSlidingItems() {
+    this.slidingGesture && this.slidingGesture.closeOpened();
+  }
+
+  afterViewInit() {
+    this._init = true;
+    if (this._enableSliding) {
+      this.enableSlidingItems(true);
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -97,6 +116,4 @@ export class List extends Ion {
     '[attr.id]': 'id'
   }
 })
-export class ListHeader {
-
-}
+export class ListHeader {}
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/tabs/test/basic/index.ts
index 6119d239ec..828f0696d4 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,24 @@
     <ion-navbar *navbar>
       <ion-title>Heart</ion-title>
     </ion-navbar>
-    <ion-content padding>
-      <h2>Tab 1</h2>
+    <ion-content>
+      <ion-list>
+        <ion-header>
+          Tab 1
+        </ion-header>
+        <ion-item *ng-for="#i of items">Item {{i}} {{i}} {{i}} {{i}}</ion-item>
+      </ion-list>
     </ion-content>
     `
 })
 class Tab1 {
   constructor(nav: NavController) {
     this.nav = nav;
+
+    this.items = [];
+    for(var i = 1; i <= 250; i++) {
+      this.items.push(i);
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -25,16 +35,35 @@ class Tab1 {
 @Page({
   template: `
     <ion-navbar *navbar>
-      <ion-title>Star</ion-title>
+      <ion-title>Schedule</ion-title>
     </ion-navbar>
-    <ion-content padding>
-      <h2>Tab 2</h2>
+    <ion-content>
+      <ion-list>
+        <ion-item-sliding *ng-for="#session of sessions" #sliding-item>
+          <ion-item>
+            <h3>{{session.name}} {{session.name}} {{session.name}}</h3>
+            <p>{{session.location}} {{session.location}} {{session.location}}</p>
+          </ion-item>
+          <ion-item-options>
+            <button primary>Speaker<br>Info</button>
+            <button secondary>Add to<br>Favorites</button>
+          </ion-item-options>
+        </ion-item-sliding>
+      </ion-list>
     </ion-content>
-    `
+  `
 })
 class Tab2 {
   constructor(nav: NavController) {
     this.nav = nav;
+
+    this.sessions = [];
+    for(var i = 1; i <= 250; i++) {
+      this.sessions.push({
+        name: 'Name ' + i,
+        location: 'Location: ' + i
+      });
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -76,8 +105,8 @@ class Tab3 {
     </ion-menu>
 
     <ion-tabs #content>
-      <ion-tab tab-title="Heart" tab-icon="heart" [root]="root1"></ion-tab>
-      <ion-tab tab-title="Star" tab-icon="star" [root]="root2"></ion-tab>
+      <ion-tab tab-title="Plain List" tab-icon="star" [root]="root1"></ion-tab>
+      <ion-tab tab-title="Schedule" tab-icon="globe" [root]="root2"></ion-tab>
       <ion-tab tab-title="Stopwatch" tab-icon="stopwatch" [root]="root3"></ion-tab>
     </ion-tabs>
   `
diff --git a/ionic/components/tap-click/activator.ts b/ionic/components/tap-click/activator.ts
index 6fa768de38..3c6f2cf805 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tap-click/activator.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tap-click/activator.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ export class Activator {
   }
 
   disableActivated(ev) {
+    if (ev.defaultPrevented) return true;
+
     let targetEle = ev.target;
     for (let x = 0; x < 4; x++) {
       if (!targetEle) break;
diff --git a/ionic/components/tap-click/ripple.scss b/ionic/components/tap-click/ripple.scss
index 0399e6d2d1..2b6f7f33a4 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tap-click/ripple.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/tap-click/ripple.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,3 @@ md-ripple {
 
   transform: scale(0.001) translateZ(0);
 }
-
-ion-item-sliding md-ripple {
-  z-index: 2;
-}
diff --git a/ionic/components/tap-click/tap-click.ts b/ionic/components/tap-click/tap-click.ts
index 940d525658..98a84993a0 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tap-click/tap-click.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tap-click/tap-click.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ let startCoord = null;
 let pointerTolerance = 4;
 let lastTouch = 0;
 let lastActivated = 0;
-let disableNativeClickTime = 0;
-let disableNativeClickLimit = 1000;
+let disableNativeClickUntil = 0;
+let disableNativeClickAmount = 3000;
 let activator = null;
 let isEnabled = false;
 let app = null;
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ function touchStart(ev) {
 function touchEnd(ev) {
   touchAction();
 
-  if (isEnabled && startCoord && app.isEnabled()) {
+  if (isEnabled && startCoord && app.isEnabled() && !ev.defaultPrevented) {
     let endCoord = pointerCoord(ev);
 
     if (!hasPointerMoved(pointerTolerance, startCoord, endCoord)) {
       console.debug('create click from touch');
 
-      setDisableNativeClick();;
+      disableNativeClickUntil = Date.now() + disableNativeClickAmount;
 
       let clickEvent = doc.createEvent('MouseEvents');
       clickEvent.initMouseEvent('click', true, true, win, 1, 0, 0, endCoord.x, endCoord.y, false, false, false, false, 0, null);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function mouseDown(ev) {
     ev.preventDefault();
     ev.stopPropagation();
 
-  } else if (lastTouch + disableNativeClickLimit < Date.now()) {
+  } else if (lastTouch + disableNativeClickAmount < Date.now()) {
     pointerStart(ev);
   }
 }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function mouseUp(ev) {
     ev.stopPropagation();
   }
 
-  if (lastTouch + disableNativeClickLimit < Date.now()) {
+  if (lastTouch + disableNativeClickAmount < Date.now()) {
     pointerEnd(ev);
   }
 }
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ function pointerCancel(ev) {
   console.debug('pointerCancel from', ev.type);
   activator.clearState();
   moveListeners(false);
-  setDisableNativeClick();
 }
 
 function moveListeners(shouldAdd) {
@@ -139,12 +138,8 @@ function moveListeners(shouldAdd) {
   }
 }
 
-function setDisableNativeClick() {
-  disableNativeClickTime = Date.now() + disableNativeClickLimit;
-}
-
 function isDisabledNativeClick() {
-  return disableNativeClickTime > Date.now();
+  return disableNativeClickUntil > Date.now();
 }
 
 function click(ev) {
diff --git a/ionic/config/directives.ts b/ionic/config/directives.ts
index 968f2cb16f..cacddc5774 100644
--- a/ionic/config/directives.ts
+++ b/ionic/config/directives.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {Tab} from '../components/tabs/tab';
 import {List, ListHeader} from '../components/list/list';
 import {Item} from '../components/item/item';
 import {ItemGroup, ItemGroupTitle} from '../components/item/item-group';
-import {ItemSliding, ItemSlidingOptionButton} from '../components/item/item-sliding';
+import {ItemSliding} from '../components/item/item-sliding';
 import {Toolbar, ToolbarTitle, ToolbarItem} from '../components/toolbar/toolbar';
 import {Icon} from '../components/icon/icon';
 import {Checkbox} from '../components/checkbox/checkbox';
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ export const IONIC_DIRECTIVES = [
   ItemGroup,
   ItemGroupTitle,
   ItemSliding,
-  ItemSlidingOptionButton,
 
   // Slides
   Slides,
diff --git a/ionic/gestures/drag-gesture.ts b/ionic/gestures/drag-gesture.ts
index 71770a1038..170265d64f 100644
--- a/ionic/gestures/drag-gesture.ts
+++ b/ionic/gestures/drag-gesture.ts
@@ -10,24 +10,24 @@ export class DragGesture extends Gesture {
 
   listen() {
     super.listen();
+
     this.on('panstart', ev => {
       if (this.onDragStart(ev) !== false) {
         this.dragging = true;
       }
-      // ev.stopPropagation();
-    })
+    });
+
     this.on('panmove', ev => {
       if (!this.dragging) return;
       if (this.onDrag(ev) === false) {
         this.dragging = false;
       }
-      // ev.stopPropagation()
     });
+
     this.on('panend', ev => {
       if (!this.dragging) return;
       this.onDragEnd(ev);
       this.dragging = false;
-      // ev.stopPropagation()
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/ionic.core.scss b/ionic/ionic.core.scss
index a380b39f64..a73bbf2bec 100644
--- a/ionic/ionic.core.scss
+++ b/ionic/ionic.core.scss
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   "components/icon/icon",
   "components/item/item",
   "components/item/item-media",
+  "components/item/item-sliding",
   "components/grid/grid",
   "components/text-input/text-input",
   "components/text-input/label",
diff --git a/ionic/util/dom.ts b/ionic/util/dom.ts
index 868acf89fd..2e07cfcb91 100644
--- a/ionic/util/dom.ts
+++ b/ionic/util/dom.ts
@@ -199,25 +199,25 @@ export function hasFocusedTextInput() {
   return false;
 }
 
-export function closest(ele, selector) {
-  var matchesFn;
+let matchesFn;
+['matches','webkitMatchesSelector','mozMatchesSelector','msMatchesSelector'].some(fn => {
+  if (typeof document.documentElement[fn] == 'function') {
+    matchesFn = fn;
+  }
+});
 
-  // find vendor prefix
-  ['matches','webkitMatchesSelector','mozMatchesSelector','msMatchesSelector','oMatchesSelector'].some(function(fn) {
-    if (typeof document.body[fn] == 'function') {
-      matchesFn = fn;
-      return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-  })
+export function closest(ele, selector, checkSelf) {
+  if (ele && matchesFn) {
 
-  // traverse parents
-  while (ele !== null) {
-    parent = ele.parentElement;
-    if (parent!==null && parent[matchesFn](selector)) {
-      return parent;
+    // traverse parents
+    ele = (checkSelf ? ele : ele.parentElement);
+
+    while (ele !== null) {
+      if (ele[matchesFn](selector)) {
+        return ele;
+      }
+      ele = ele.parentElement;
     }
-    ele = parent;
   }
 
   return null;
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ export function removeElement(ele) {
  * to reduce DOM reads. Cache is cleared on a window resize.
  * @param {TODO} ele  TODO
  */
-export function getDimensions(ion) {
+export function getDimensions(ion, ele) {
   if (!ion._dimId) {
     ion._dimId = ++dimensionIds;
-    if (ion._dimId % 100 === 0) {
+    if (ion._dimId % 1000 === 0) {
       // periodically flush dimensions
       flushDimensionCache();
     }
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export function getDimensions(ion) {
 
   let dimensions = dimensionCache[ion._dimId];
   if (!dimensions) {
-    let ele = ion.getNativeElement();
+    ele = ele || ion.getNativeElement();
     dimensions = dimensionCache[ion._dimId] = {
       width: ele.offsetWidth,
       height: ele.offsetHeight,