diff --git a/js/angular/service/viewService.js b/js/angular/service/viewService.js
index cc25cc917c..92e5c114a3 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/viewService.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/viewService.js
@@ -9,10 +9,36 @@ IonicModule
     $log.warn('$ionicViewService' + oldMethod + ' is deprecated, please use $ionicHistory' + newMethod + ' instead: http://ionicframework.com/docs/nightly/api/service/$ionicHistory/');
   }
 
-    //Windows: no hide method available
+  // always reset the keyboard state when change stage
+  $rootScope.$on('$stateChangeStart', function(){
+      //Windows: no hide method available
       if (ionic.keyboard.hide) {
           ionic.keyboard.hide();
       }
+  });
+
+  $rootScope.$on('viewState.changeHistory', function(e, data) {
+    if(!data) return;
+
+    var hist = (data.historyId ? $rootScope.$viewHistory.histories[ data.historyId ] : null );
+    if(hist && hist.cursor > -1 && hist.cursor < hist.stack.length) {
+      // the history they're going to already exists
+      // go to it's last view in its stack
+      var view = hist.stack[ hist.cursor ];
+      return view.go(data);
+    }
+
+    // this history does not have a URL, but it does have a uiSref
+    // figure out its URL from the uiSref
+    if(!data.url && data.uiSref) {
+      data.url = $state.href(data.uiSref);
+    }
+
+    if(data.url) {
+      // don't let it start with a #, messes with $location.url()
+      if(data.url.indexOf('#') === 0) {
+        data.url = data.url.replace('#', '');
+      }
   warn('', '');
 
   var methodsMap = {