diff --git a/packages/angular/demo/src/app/alert/alert-page.component.ts b/packages/angular/demo/src/app/alert/alert-page.component.ts
index d54a12f001..53d4f275e9 100644
--- a/packages/angular/demo/src/app/alert/alert-page.component.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/demo/src/app/alert/alert-page.component.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { AlertController } from '@ionic/angular';
       </ion-toolbar>
     </ion-header>
     <ion-content padding>
-      <ion-button (click)="clickMe()">Blah</ion-button>
+      <ion-button (click)="clickMe()">Open Basic Alert</ion-button>
     </ion-content>
   </ion-page>
 </ion-app>
@@ -34,20 +34,25 @@ export class AlertPageComponent {
           text: 'Cancel',
           role: 'Cancel',
           handler: () => {
-            console.log('cancel');
+            // console.log('cancel');
           }
         },
         {
           text: 'Okay',
           role: 'Okay',
           handler: () => {
-            console.log('okay');
+            // console.log('okay');
           }
         }
       ]
 
     });
-    alert.present();
+    alert.present().then(() => {
+      return alert.dismiss();
+
+    }).then(() => {
+      console.log('dismissed');
+    });
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/package-lock.json b/packages/angular/package-lock.json
index f92f199e06..0b02f527f8 100644
--- a/packages/angular/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/angular/package-lock.json
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "@stencil/core": {
-      "version": "0.0.8-6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stencil/core/-/core-0.0.8-6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-6lgZvuPuQbcRsqwi01Xu1HQ1XKK8dwJwO5WVcGKXVdpJ5YFvmT2W/Ocw+NwIRoJyblDlJrC1qs58yHU/Z4hgbw==",
+      "version": "0.0.8-7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stencil/core/-/core-0.0.8-7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-amU64qvwEhyXoZ4ZXJz8H4tngRT3lcPwlk7jIDZ6dxyS9VL/AePPGtnKAzXQCwQy08/NmKjEfd3W3c2OP4goUQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "chokidar": "1.7.0",
@@ -97,15 +97,15 @@
         "rollup": "0.50.0",
         "rollup-plugin-commonjs": "8.2.5",
         "rollup-plugin-node-resolve": "3.0.0",
-        "typescript": "2.6.1",
+        "typescript": "2.6.2",
         "uglify-es": "3.1.6",
         "workbox-build": "2.1.1"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "typescript": {
-          "version": "2.6.1",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-2.6.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-7znN6ierrAtQAkLWcmq5DgyEZjE=",
+          "version": "2.6.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-2.6.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-PFtv1/beCRQmkCfwPAlGdY92c6Q=",
           "dev": true
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/providers/alert-controller.ts b/packages/angular/src/providers/alert-controller.ts
index b74bc7d986..86eb20b256 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/providers/alert-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/providers/alert-controller.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { AlertOptions } from '@ionic/core';
+import { AlertDismissEvent, AlertOptions } from '@ionic/core';
 
 import { ensureElementInBody, hydrateElement } from '../util/util';
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ let alertId = 0;
 
 @Injectable()
 export class AlertController {
-  create(opts?: AlertOptions): any {
+  create(opts?: AlertOptions): AlertProxy {
     return getAlertProxy(opts);
   }
 }
@@ -18,24 +18,55 @@ export function getAlertProxy(opts: AlertOptions){
     state: PRESENTING,
     opts: opts,
     present: function() { return present(this)},
-    dismiss: function() { return dismiss(this)}
+    dismiss: function() { return dismiss(this)},
+    onDidDismiss: function(callback: (data: any, role: string) => void) {
+      (this as AlertProxyInternal).onDidDismissHandler = callback;
+    },
+    onWillDismiss: function(callback: (data: any, role: string) => void) {
+      (this as AlertProxyInternal).onWillDismissHandler = callback;
+    },
   }
 }
 
-export function present(alertProxy: AlertProxyInternal): Promise<void> {
+export function present(alertProxy: AlertProxyInternal): Promise<any> {
+  alertProxy.state = PRESENTING;
   return loadOverlay(alertProxy.opts).then((alertElement: HTMLIonAlertElement) => {
+    alertProxy.element = alertElement;
+
+    const onDidDismissHandler = (event: AlertDismissEvent) => {
+      alertElement.removeEventListener(ION_ALERT_DID_DISMISS_EVENT, onDidDismissHandler);
+      if (alertProxy.onDidDismissHandler) {
+        alertProxy.onDidDismissHandler(event.detail.data, event.detail.role);
+      }
+    };
+
+    const onWillDismissHandler = (event: AlertDismissEvent) => {
+      alertElement.removeEventListener(ION_ALERT_WILL_DISMISS_EVENT, onWillDismissHandler);
+      if (alertProxy.onWillDismissHandler) {
+        alertProxy.onWillDismissHandler(event.detail.data, event.detail.role);
+      }
+    };
+
+    alertElement.addEventListener(ION_ALERT_DID_DISMISS_EVENT, onDidDismissHandler);
+    alertElement.addEventListener(ION_ALERT_WILL_DISMISS_EVENT, onWillDismissHandler);
+
     if (alertProxy.state === PRESENTING) {
       return alertElement.present();
     }
   });
 }
 
-export function dismiss(alertProxy: AlertProxyInternal): Promise<void> {
-  return loadOverlay(alertProxy.opts).then((alertElement: HTMLIonAlertElement) => {
+export function dismiss(alertProxy: AlertProxyInternal): Promise<any> {
+  alertProxy.state = DISMISSING;
+  if (alertProxy.element) {
     if (alertProxy.state === DISMISSING) {
-      return alertElement.dismiss();
+      return alertProxy.element.dismiss();
     }
-  });
+  }
+  // either we're not in the dismissing state
+  // or we're calling this before the element is created
+  // so just return a resolved promise
+  return Promise.resolve();
 }
 
 export function loadOverlay(opts: AlertOptions) {
@@ -48,13 +79,21 @@ export function loadOverlay(opts: AlertOptions) {
 export interface AlertProxy {
   present(): Promise<void>
   dismiss(): Promise<void>
+  onDidDismiss(callback: (data: any, role: string) => void): void;
+  onWillDismiss(callback: (data: any, role: string) => void): void;
 }
 
 export interface AlertProxyInternal extends AlertProxy {
   id: number;
   opts: AlertOptions;
   state: number;
+  element: HTMLIonAlertElement;
+  onDidDismissHandler?: (data: any, role: string) => void;
+  onWillDismissHandler?: (data: any, role: string) => void;
 }
 
 export const PRESENTING = 1;
-export const DISMISSING = 2;
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+export const DISMISSING = 2;
+
+const ION_ALERT_DID_DISMISS_EVENT = 'ionAlertDidDismiss';
+const ION_ALERT_WILL_DISMISS_EVENT = 'ionAlertWillDismiss';
\ No newline at end of file