diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
index ff6ffeb869..d911b2ed9a 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -129,13 +129,14 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
   setProgess(value) {
     // user actively dragging the menu
     this._disable();
-    this.app.setEnabled(false);
+    this.app.setEnabled(false, 4000);
     this._type.setProgess(value);
   }
 
   setProgressFinish(shouldComplete) {
     // user has finished dragging the menu
     this._disable();
+    this.app.setEnabled(false);
     this._type.setProgressFinish(shouldComplete).then(isOpen => {
       this._after(isOpen);
     });
@@ -148,10 +149,16 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
     this.getBackdropElement().classList.add('show-backdrop');
 
     this._disable();
+    this.app.setEnabled(false);
   }
 
   _after(isOpen) {
+    // keep opening/closing the menu disabled for a touch more yet
     this._disable();
+
+    // but the app itself can be used again
+    this.app.setEnabled(true);
+
     this.isOpen = isOpen;
 
     this.contentElement.classList[isOpen ? 'add' : 'remove']('menu-content-open');
diff --git a/ionic/components/view/view-controller.ts b/ionic/components/view/view-controller.ts
index 1c10f197a6..639e46099a 100644
--- a/ionic/components/view/view-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/view/view-controller.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class ViewController extends Ion {
    * @returns {Promise} TODO
    */
   push(componentType, params = {}, opts = {}) {
-    if (!componentType || !this.app.isEnabled()) {
+    if (!componentType) {
       return Promise.reject();
     }
     if (typeof componentType !== 'function') {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class ViewController extends Ion {
    * @returns {Promise} TODO
    */
   pop(opts = {}) {
-    if (!this.app.isEnabled() || !this.canGoBack()) {
+    if (!this.canGoBack()) {
       return Promise.reject();
     }