diff --git a/playground/basic-example/main.html b/playground/basic-example/main.html
index b8cae8a69c..fc6a1528ac 100644
--- a/playground/basic-example/main.html
+++ b/playground/basic-example/main.html
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 <ion-tabbar view-title="Tabs 4"></ion-tabbar>
 
 <button (click)="showModal()">Show Modal</button>
+
+
+<ion-switch></ion-switch>
 <!--
 <ion-modal>
   <h2>I'm a modal!</h2>
diff --git a/playground/basic-example/main.js b/playground/basic-example/main.js
index 2995cdc929..d2ee150ae7 100644
--- a/playground/basic-example/main.js
+++ b/playground/basic-example/main.js
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ import {Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {Tabbar} from 'ionic/components/tabbar/tabbar';
 import {Modal} from 'ionic/components/modal/modal';
 import {SideMenu, SideMenuParent} from 'ionic/components/sidemenu/sidemenu';
+import {Switch} from 'ionic/components/switch/switch';
 
 import 'ionic/components/tabbar/mixins/android/android-tabbar';
 
 @Component({ selector: '[playground-main]' })
 @Template({
   url: 'main.html',
-  directives: [Tabbar, Modal, SideMenu, SideMenuParent]
+  directives: [Tabbar, Modal, SideMenu, SideMenuParent, Switch]
 })
 class PlaygroundMain {
   constructor() {
diff --git a/src/components/app/ionic.scss b/src/components/app/ionic.scss
index d03922ea4f..49fe7c3028 100644
--- a/src/components/app/ionic.scss
+++ b/src/components/app/ionic.scss
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 @import "../tabbar/tabbar";
 @import "../modal/modal";
 @import "../sidemenu/sidemenu";
-
+@import "../switch/switch";
diff --git a/src/components/switch/switch.js b/src/components/switch/switch.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d852934d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/switch/switch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import {NgElement, Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Ion} from '../ion';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ion-switch'
+})
+@Template({
+  inline: `
+<div class="item item-switch">
+  <div ng-transclude></div>
+  <label class="switch">
+    <input type="checkbox" (click)="onClick(input)" #input>
+    <div class="track">
+      <div class="handle"></div>
+    </div>
+  </label>
+</div>
+`
+})
+export class Switch extends Ion {
+  constructor(@NgElement() el : NgElement) {
+    this.element = el
+    console.log('element', el)
+  }
+  onClick(el) {
+    //el.checked = !el.checked;
+    console.log(el.checked);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/switch/switch.scss b/src/components/switch/switch.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1a9fb007f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/switch/switch.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+/**
+ * Switch
+ * --------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+.item-switch{
+
+}
+.switch{
+  input{
+    display:none;
+  }
+  .track{
+    width:50px;
+    height:50px;
+    background:black;
+  }
+  input:checked+.track{
+    background:blue;
+  }
+}
+
+//.item-toggle {
+//  pointer-events: none;
+//}
+//
+//.toggle {
+//  // set the color defaults
+//  @include toggle-style($toggle-on-default-border, $toggle-on-default-bg);
+//
+//  position: relative;
+//  display: inline-block;
+//  pointer-events: auto;
+//  margin: -$toggle-hit-area-expansion;
+//  padding: $toggle-hit-area-expansion;
+//
+//  &.dragging {
+//    .handle {
+//      background-color: $toggle-handle-dragging-bg-color !important;
+//    }
+//  }
+//
+//}
+//
+//.toggle {
+//  &.toggle-light  {
+//    @include toggle-style($toggle-on-light-border, $toggle-on-light-bg);
+//  }
+//  &.toggle-stable  {
+//    @include toggle-style($toggle-on-stable-border, $toggle-on-stable-bg);
+//  }
+//  &.toggle-positive  {
+//    @include toggle-style($toggle-on-positive-border, $toggle-on-positive-bg);
+//  }
+//  &.toggle-calm  {
+//    @include toggle-style($toggle-on-calm-border, $toggle-on-calm-bg);
+//  }
+//  &.toggle-assertive  {
+//    @include toggle-style($toggle-on-assertive-border, $toggle-on-assertive-bg);
+//  }
+//  &.toggle-balanced  {
+//    @include toggle-style($toggle-on-balanced-border, $toggle-on-balanced-bg);
+//  }
+//  &.toggle-energized  {
+//    @include toggle-style($toggle-on-energized-border, $toggle-on-energized-bg);
+//  }
+//  &.toggle-royal  {
+//    @include toggle-style($toggle-on-royal-border, $toggle-on-royal-bg);
+//  }
+//  &.toggle-dark  {
+//    @include toggle-style($toggle-on-dark-border, $toggle-on-dark-bg);
+//  }
+//}
+//
+//.toggle input {
+//  // hide the actual input checkbox
+//  display: none;
+//}
+//
+///* the track appearance when the toggle is "off" */
+//.toggle .track {
+//  @include transition-timing-function(ease-in-out);
+//  @include transition-duration($toggle-transition-duration);
+//  @include transition-property((background-color, border));
+//
+//  display: inline-block;
+//  box-sizing: border-box;
+//  width: $toggle-width;
+//  height: $toggle-height;
+//  border: solid $toggle-border-width $toggle-off-border-color;
+//  border-radius: $toggle-border-radius;
+//  background-color: $toggle-off-bg-color;
+//  content: ' ';
+//  cursor: pointer;
+//  pointer-events: none;
+//}
+//
+///* Fix to avoid background color bleeding */
+///* (occured on (at least) Android 4.2, Asus MeMO Pad HD7 ME173X) */
+//.platform-android4_2 .toggle .track {
+//  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
+//}
+//
+///* the handle (circle) thats inside the toggle's track area */
+///* also the handle's appearance when it is "off" */
+//.toggle .handle {
+//  @include transition($toggle-transition-duration cubic-bezier(0, 1.1, 1, 1.1));
+//  @include transition-property((background-color, transform));
+//  position: absolute;
+//  display: block;
+//  width: $toggle-handle-width;
+//  height: $toggle-handle-height;
+//  border-radius: $toggle-handle-radius;
+//  background-color: $toggle-handle-off-bg-color;
+//  top: $toggle-border-width + $toggle-hit-area-expansion;
+//  left: $toggle-border-width + $toggle-hit-area-expansion;
+//  box-shadow: 0 2px 7px rgba(0,0,0,.35), 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.15);
+//
+//  &:before {
+//    // used to create a larger (but hidden) hit area to slide the handle
+//    position: absolute;
+//    top: -4px;
+//    left: ( ($toggle-handle-width / 2) * -1) - 8;
+//    padding: ($toggle-handle-height / 2) + 5 ($toggle-handle-width + 7);
+//    content: " ";
+//  }
+//}
+//
+//.toggle input:checked + .track .handle {
+//  // the handle when the toggle is "on"
+//  @include translate3d($toggle-width - $toggle-handle-width - ($toggle-border-width * 2), 0, 0);
+//  background-color: $toggle-handle-on-bg-color;
+//}
+//
+//.item-toggle.active {
+//  box-shadow: none;
+//}
+//
+//.item-toggle,
+//.item-toggle.item-complex .item-content {
+//  // make sure list item content have enough padding on right to fit the toggle
+//  padding-right: ($item-padding * 3) + $toggle-width;
+//}
+//
+//.item-toggle.item-complex {
+//  padding-right: 0;
+//}
+//
+//.item-toggle .toggle {
+//  // position the toggle to the right within a list item
+//  position: absolute;
+//  top: ($item-padding / 2) + 2;
+//  right: $item-padding;
+//  z-index: $z-index-item-toggle;
+//}
+//
+//.toggle input:disabled + .track {
+//  opacity: .6;
+//}
+//
+//.toggle-small {
+//
+//  .track {
+//    border: 0;
+//    width: 34px;
+//    height: 15px;
+//    background: #9e9e9e;
+//  }
+//  input:checked + .track {
+//    background: rgba(0,150,137,.5);
+//  }
+//  .handle {
+//    top: 2px;
+//    left: 4px;
+//    width: 21px;
+//    height: 21px;
+//    box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
+//  }
+//  input:checked + .track .handle {
+//    @include translate3d(16px, 0, 0);
+//    background: rgb(0,150,137);
+//  }
+//  &.item-toggle .toggle {
+//    top: 19px;
+//  }
+//
+//  .toggle-light  {
+//    @include toggle-small-style($toggle-on-light-bg);
+//  }
+//  .toggle-stable  {
+//    @include toggle-small-style($toggle-on-stable-bg);
+//  }
+//  .toggle-positive  {
+//    @include toggle-small-style($toggle-on-positive-bg);
+//  }
+//  .toggle-calm  {
+//    @include toggle-small-style($toggle-on-calm-bg);
+//  }
+//  .toggle-assertive  {
+//    @include toggle-small-style($toggle-on-assertive-bg);
+//  }
+//  .toggle-balanced  {
+//    @include toggle-small-style($toggle-on-balanced-bg);
+//  }
+//  .toggle-energized  {
+//    @include toggle-small-style($toggle-on-energized-bg);
+//  }
+//  .toggle-royal  {
+//    @include toggle-small-style($toggle-on-royal-bg);
+//  }
+//  .toggle-dark  {
+//    @include toggle-small-style($toggle-on-dark-bg);
+//  }
+//}
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