diff --git a/src/components/app/_scaffolding.scss b/src/components/app/_scaffolding.scss
index b0f3f12cb8..b831a460e3 100644
--- a/src/components/app/_scaffolding.scss
+++ b/src/components/app/_scaffolding.scss
@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@ html {
 
   .nav-viewport {
     position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+  }
+
+  .nav-viewport.tab {
+    position: relative;
+  }
+
+  .nav-view {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
   }
@@ -29,6 +45,14 @@ html {
     @include flex(1);
   }
 
+  .view-cover {
+    height: 100vh !important;
+
+    .tab-bar {
+      z-index: 1
+    }
+  }
+
   .pane > .pane-container {
     position: relative;
     overflow: hidden;
diff --git a/src/components/nav-view/nav-view.scss b/src/components/nav-view/nav-view.scss
index 2c4344ba97..0cf4492168 100644
--- a/src/components/nav-view/nav-view.scss
+++ b/src/components/nav-view/nav-view.scss
@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@ $transition-duration: 1000ms;
 
 
 .nav-view {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  left: 0;
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-
   display: none;
+
   &.shown {
     display: block;
   }
diff --git a/src/components/tabs/tabs.js b/src/components/tabs/tabs.js
index 53af21df4d..29f35ffa00 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/tabs.js
+++ b/src/components/tabs/tabs.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {NgElement, Component, Template, Parent, For} from 'angular2/angular2'
+import {NgElement, Component, Template, For} from 'angular2/angular2'
 import {IonicComponent} from 'ionic2/config/component'
 
 @Component({
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@ import {IonicComponent} from 'ionic2/config/component'
           class="tab-bar-item"
           [class.tab-active]="tab.isSelected"
           (^click)="onClickTabItem($event, tab)">
-            <icon class="tab-bar-item-icon ion-home" [hidden]="tabBarIcons=='none'"></icon>
+            <icon class="tab-bar-item-icon ion-home"
+              [hidden]="tabBarIcons=='none'"
+              [class.tab-bar-icon-bottom]="tabBarIcons=='bottom'"
+              [class.tab-bar-icon-top]="tabBarIcons=='top'"></icon>
             <span class="tab-bar-item-text" [hidden]="tabBarText=='none'">{{tab.title}}</span>
         </a>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="pane-container tabs-container">
-      <content></content>
-    </div>
+    <content></content>
   `,
   directives: [For]
 })
diff --git a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/pages/tabs.js b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/pages/tabs.js
index d6840c9fa8..58ea96a980 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/pages/tabs.js
+++ b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/pages/tabs.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Tab2Page1 {
     <ion-aside side="left" [content]="view">
       Left aside for Tab 2 Page 2
     </ion-aside>
-    <ion-tabs #view>
+    <ion-tabs #view class="view-cover">
       <ion-tab tab-title="Nested Tab 1">
         <ion-view nav-title="Nested Tab 1">
           <ion-content class="padding">