diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/toast-controller/toast-controller.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/toast-controller/toast-controller.tsx
index aaa94be9f1..172ad0c3d4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/toast-controller/toast-controller.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/toast-controller/toast-controller.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, Listen, Method } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Toast, ToastEvent, ToastOptions } from '../../index';
+import { ToastEvent, ToastOptions } from '../../index';
 
 @Component({
   tag: 'ion-toast-controller'
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import { Toast, ToastEvent, ToastOptions } from '../../index';
 export class ToastController {
   private ids = 0;
   private toastResolves: { [toastId: string]: Function } = {};
-  private toasts: Toast[] = [];
+  private toasts: HTMLIonToastElement[] = [];
 
   @Method()
-  create(opts?: ToastOptions) {
+  create(opts?: ToastOptions): Promise<HTMLIonToastElement> {
     // create ionic's wrapping ion-toast component
     const toast = document.createElement('ion-toast');
     const id = this.ids++;
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ export class ToastController {
     appRoot.appendChild(toast as any);
 
     // store the resolve function to be called later up when the toast loads
-    return new Promise<Toast>(resolve => {
+    return new Promise<HTMLIonToastElement>(resolve => {
       this.toastResolves[toast.toastId] = resolve;
     });
   }
 
   @Listen('body:ionToastDidLoad')
   protected didLoad(ev: ToastEvent) {
-    const toast = ev.detail.toast;
+    const toast = ev.target as HTMLIonToastElement;
     const toastResolve = this.toastResolves[toast.toastId];
     if (toastResolve) {
       toastResolve(toast);
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ export class ToastController {
 
   @Listen('body:ionToastWillPresent')
   protected willPresent(ev: ToastEvent) {
-    this.toasts.push(ev.detail.toast);
+    this.toasts.push(ev.target as HTMLIonToastElement);
   }
 
   @Listen('body:ionToastWillDismiss, body:ionToastDidUnload')
   protected willDismiss(ev: ToastEvent) {
-    const index = this.toasts.indexOf(ev.detail.toast);
+    const index = this.toasts.indexOf(ev.target as HTMLIonToastElement);
     if (index > -1) {
       this.toasts.splice(index, 1);
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/toast/test/basic/index.html b/packages/core/src/components/toast/test/basic/index.html
index 5c62259005..d7b5672c8a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/toast/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/toast/test/basic/index.html
@@ -59,22 +59,22 @@
     </ion-page>
   </ion-app>
   <script>
-    function presentToast(position) {
-      var toastController = document.querySelector('ion-toast-controller');
-      toastController.create({
+    async function presentToast(position) {
+      const toastController = document.querySelector('ion-toast-controller');
+      await toastController.componentOnReady();
+      const toastElement = await toastController.create({
         message: 'Hellooo',
         position,
         duration: 2000
-      }).then(toast => {
-        toast.present();
       });
+      return await toastElement.present();
     }
 
-    function presentToastWithOptions(opts) {
-      var toastController = document.querySelector('ion-toast-controller');
-      toastController.create(opts).then(toast => {
-        toast.present();
-      });
+    async function presentToastWithOptions(opts) {
+      const toastController = document.querySelector('ion-toast-controller');
+      await toastController.componentOnReady();
+      const toastElement = await toastController.create(opts);
+      return await toastElement.present();
     }
   </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx
index 86eca58643..b008b56074 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, AnimationController, Config, CssClassMap } from '../../index';
+import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
+import {
+  Animation,
+  AnimationBuilder,
+  AnimationController,
+  Config,
+  CssClassMap,
+  OverlayDismissEvent,
+  OverlayDismissEventDetail
+} from '../../index';
+import { domControllerAsync, playAnimationAsync } from '../../utils/helpers';
 
 import { createThemedClasses } from '../../utils/theme';
 
@@ -30,32 +39,32 @@ export class Toast {
   /**
    * @output {ToastEvent} Emitted after the toast has loaded.
    */
-  @Event() ionToastDidLoad: EventEmitter;
+  @Event() ionToastDidLoad: EventEmitter<ToastEventDetail>;
 
   /**
    * @output {ToastEvent} Emitted after the toast has presented.
    */
-  @Event() ionToastDidPresent: EventEmitter;
+  @Event() ionToastDidPresent: EventEmitter<ToastEventDetail>;
 
   /**
    * @output {ToastEvent} Emitted before the toast has presented.
    */
-  @Event() ionToastWillPresent: EventEmitter;
+  @Event() ionToastWillPresent: EventEmitter<ToastEventDetail>;
 
   /**
    * @output {ToastEvent} Emitted before the toast has dismissed.
    */
-  @Event() ionToastWillDismiss: EventEmitter;
+  @Event() ionToastWillDismiss: EventEmitter<ToastDismissEventDetail>;
 
   /**
    * @output {ToastEvent} Emitted after the toast has dismissed.
    */
-  @Event() ionToastDidDismiss: EventEmitter;
+  @Event() ionToastDidDismiss: EventEmitter<ToastDismissEventDetail>;
 
   /**
    * @output {ToastEvent} Emitted after the toast has unloaded.
    */
-  @Event() ionToastDidUnload: EventEmitter;
+  @Event() ionToastDidUnload: EventEmitter<ToastEventDetail>;
 
   @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: AnimationController;
   @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
@@ -69,73 +78,73 @@ export class Toast {
   @Prop() position: string;
   @Prop() translucent: boolean = false;
   @Prop() toastId: string;
+  @Prop() animate: boolean;
 
   @Prop() enterAnimation: AnimationBuilder;
   @Prop() leaveAnimation: AnimationBuilder;
 
+  @Method()
   present() {
-    return new Promise<void>(resolve => {
-      this._present(resolve);
-    });
-  }
-
-  private _present(resolve: Function) {
     if (this.animation) {
       this.animation.destroy();
       this.animation = null;
     }
-    this.ionToastWillPresent.emit({ toast: this });
+    this.ionToastWillPresent.emit();
 
     // get the user's animation fn if one was provided
     const animationBuilder = this.enterAnimation || this.config.get('toastEnter', this.mode === 'ios' ? iosEnterAnimation : mdEnterAnimation);
 
     // build the animation and kick it off
-    this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el, this.position).then(animation => {
+    return this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el).then(animation => {
       this.animation = animation;
-
-      animation.onFinish((a: any) => {
-        a.destroy();
-        this.componentDidEnter();
-        resolve();
-      }).play();
+      if (!this.animate) {
+        // if the duration is 0, it won't actually animate I don't think
+        // TODO - validate this
+        this.animation = animation.duration(0);
+      }
+      return playAnimationAsync(animation);
+    }).then((animation) => {
+      animation.destroy();
+      this.componentDidEnter();
     });
   }
 
-  dismiss() {
+  @Method()
+  dismiss(data?: any, role?: string) {
     if (this.animation) {
       this.animation.destroy();
       this.animation = null;
     }
-    return new Promise(resolve => {
-      this.ionToastWillDismiss.emit({ toast: this });
 
-      // get the user's animation fn if one was provided
-      const animationBuilder = this.leaveAnimation || this.config.get('toastLeave', this.mode === 'ios' ? iosLeaveAnimation : mdLeaveAnimation);
+    this.ionToastWillDismiss.emit({
+      data,
+      role
+    });
 
-      // build the animation and kick it off
-      this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el, this.position).then(animation => {
-        this.animation = animation;
+    const animationBuilder = this.leaveAnimation || this.config.get('toastLeave', this.mode === 'ios' ? iosLeaveAnimation : mdLeaveAnimation);
 
-        animation.onFinish((a: any) => {
-          a.destroy();
-          this.ionToastDidDismiss.emit({ toast: this });
-
-          Context.dom.write(() => {
-            this.el.parentNode.removeChild(this.el);
-          });
-
-          resolve();
-        }).play();
+    return this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el).then(animation => {
+      this.animation = animation;
+      return playAnimationAsync(animation);
+    }).then((animation) => {
+      animation.destroy();
+      return domControllerAsync(Context.dom.write, () => {
+        this.el.parentNode.removeChild(this.el);
+      });
+    }).then(() => {
+      this.ionToastDidDismiss.emit({
+        data,
+        role
       });
     });
   }
 
   componentDidLoad() {
-    this.ionToastDidLoad.emit({ toast: this });
+    this.ionToastDidLoad.emit();
   }
 
   componentDidEnter() {
-    this.ionToastDidPresent.emit({ toast: this });
+    this.ionToastDidPresent.emit();
     if (this.duration) {
       setTimeout(() => {
         this.dismiss();
@@ -144,7 +153,7 @@ export class Toast {
   }
 
   componentDidUnload() {
-    this.ionToastDidUnload.emit({ toast: this });
+    this.ionToastDidUnload.emit();
   }
 
   @Listen('ionDismiss')
@@ -190,7 +199,7 @@ export class Toast {
             ? <div class='toast-message'>{this.message}</div>
             : null}
           {this.showCloseButton
-            ? <ion-button fill="clear" color='light' class='toast-button' onClick={() => this.dismiss()}>
+            ? <ion-button fill='clear' color='light' class='toast-button' onClick={() => this.dismiss()}>
                 {this.closeButtonText || 'Close'}
               </ion-button>
             : null}
@@ -214,10 +223,20 @@ export interface ToastOptions {
   exitAnimation?: AnimationBuilder;
 }
 
-export interface ToastEvent {
-  detail: {
-    toast: Toast;
-  };
+export interface ToastEvent extends CustomEvent {
+  detail: ToastEventDetail;
+}
+
+export interface ToastEventDetail {
+
+}
+
+export interface ToastDismissEventDetail extends OverlayDismissEventDetail {
+  // keep this just for the sake of static types and potential future extensions
+}
+
+export interface ToastDismissEvent extends OverlayDismissEvent {
+  // keep this just for the sake of static types and potential future extensions
 }
 
 export {