diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/nav-item.js b/ionic/components/nav/nav-item.js
index 8bcefe0d94..cf71232b06 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/nav-item.js
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/nav-item.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {bind} from 'angular2/di';
 
 import * as util from 'ionic/util';
 import {NavController} from './nav-controller';
+import {Lifecycle} from 'ionic/components/view/lifecycle';
 
 
 export class NavItem {
@@ -48,7 +49,10 @@ export class NavItem {
     ]);
 
     this.nav.loader.loadNextToExistingLocation(this.Component, this.nav.contentElementRef, injector).then((componentRef) => {
-      console.log('nav-item loadNextToExistingLocation', this.nav.contentElementRef)
+
+      Lifecycle.viewLoaded(componentRef.instance);
+
+      console.log('nav-item loadNextToExistingLocation', this.nav.contentElementRef);
       let navbarContainer = this.nav.navbarContainerRef;
 
       if (componentRef && componentRef.dispose && navbarContainer) {
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/first-page.js b/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/first-page.js
index e4da5db14b..68b2c7581d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/first-page.js
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/first-page.js
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ export class FirstPage {
     this.val = Math.round(Math.random() * 8999) + 1000;
   }
 
+  viewLoaded() {
+    console.log('VIEW LOADED');
+  }
+
+  viewWillShow() {
+    console.log('VIEW WILL SHOW');
+  }
+
   push() {
     this.nav.push(SecondPage, { id: 8675309, myData: [1,2,3,4] }, { animation: 'ios' });
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/view/lifecycle.js b/ionic/components/view/lifecycle.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..990f599e0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/components/view/lifecycle.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export class Lifecycle {
+  static viewLoaded(component) {
+    component.viewLoaded && component.viewLoaded();
+  }
+  static viewWillShow(component) {
+    component.viewWillShow && component.viewWillShow();
+  }
+}