diff --git a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.html b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.html
index a5ee31e55a..62cb972457 100644
--- a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.html
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <ion-nav>
-  <ion-view>
-  </ion-view>
+  <my-page>
+    <button class="button button-stable">Push</button>
+    <button class="button button-stable">Pop</button>
+  </my-page>
 </ion-nav>
diff --git a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.js b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.js
index 1a1d275b65..50afa8263d 100644
--- a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.js
+++ b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.js
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
 import {bootstrap} from 'angular2/core';
-import {Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, Template, NgElement, Parent} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {NavView} from 'ionic2/components/nav-view/nav-view';
 import {View} from 'ionic2/components/view/view';
+import {Log} from 'ionic2/util';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'my-page',
+})
+@Template({
+  inline: "<div><h2>I'm a page!</h2><content></content></div>"
+})
+export class MyPage extends View {
+  constructor(@NgElement() ele:NgElement, @Parent() nav: NavView) {
+    Log.log('Page constructed!', ele, nav)
+    super(ele, nav)
+  }
+}
+
 
 @Component({ selector: '[ion-app]' })
 @Template({
-  directives: [NavView, View],
+  directives: [NavView, View, MyPage],
   url: 'main.html'
 })
 class IonicApp {