diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/service/ionicLoading.js b/js/ext/angular/src/service/ionicLoading.js
index a393de6f51..6e4ebae476 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/service/ionicLoading.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/service/ionicLoading.js
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ angular.module('ionic.service.loading', [])
 function($animate, $document, $ionicTemplateLoader, $ionicBackdrop, $timeout, $q, $log) {
 
   var loaderInstance;
+  //default value
+  var loadingShowDelay = $q.when();
 
   return {
     /**
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ function($animate, $document, $ionicTemplateLoader, $ionicBackdrop, $timeout, $q
     deprecated.field(SHOW_DELAY_LOADING_DEPRECATED, $log.warn, options, 'showDelay', options.showDelay);
     deprecated.field(SHOW_BACKDROP_LOADING_DEPRECATED, $log.warn, options, 'showBackdrop', options.showBackdrop);
 
-    $timeout(getLoader, options.delay || options.showDelay || 0)
+    loadingShowDelay = $timeout(getLoader, options.delay || options.showDelay || 0)
     .then(function(loader) {
       return loader.show(options);
     });
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ function($animate, $document, $ionicTemplateLoader, $ionicBackdrop, $timeout, $q
   }
 
   function hideLoader() {
-    getLoader().then(function(loader) {
+    loadingShowDelay.then(getLoader).then(function(loader) {
       loader.hide();
     });
   }
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/service/ionicLoading.unit.js b/js/ext/angular/test/service/ionicLoading.unit.js
index f3de66b807..3d5f450212 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/service/ionicLoading.unit.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/service/ionicLoading.unit.js
@@ -103,5 +103,21 @@ describe('$ionicLoading service', function() {
       expect(loader.hide).toHaveBeenCalled();
     }));
 
+    it('hide should happen after show', inject(function($ionicLoading, $timeout) {
+      ionic.requestAnimationFrame = function(cb) { cb(); };
+      var loader = TestUtil.unwrapPromise($ionicLoading._getLoader());
+      spyOn(loader, 'hide').andCallThrough();
+      spyOn(loader, 'show').andCallThrough();
+      $ionicLoading.show({ delay: 1000 });
+      $ionicLoading.hide();
+      expect(loader.show).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(loader.hide).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      $timeout.flush();
+      expect(loader.show).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(loader.hide).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(loader.isShown).toBe(false);
+      expect(loader.element.hasClass('ng-hide')).toBe(true);
+    }));
+
   });
 });