diff --git a/packages/core/src/components.d.ts b/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
index fae3e689dd..0753a141cc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -923,36 +923,6 @@ declare global {
 }
 
 
-import {
-  GestureController as IonGestureController
-} from './components/gesture-controller/gesture-controller';
-
-declare global {
-  interface HTMLIonGestureControllerElement extends IonGestureController, HTMLElement {
-  }
-  var HTMLIonGestureControllerElement: {
-    prototype: HTMLIonGestureControllerElement;
-    new (): HTMLIonGestureControllerElement;
-  };
-  interface HTMLElementTagNameMap {
-    "ion-gesture-controller": HTMLIonGestureControllerElement;
-  }
-  interface ElementTagNameMap {
-    "ion-gesture-controller": HTMLIonGestureControllerElement;
-  }
-  namespace JSX {
-    interface IntrinsicElements {
-      "ion-gesture-controller": JSXElements.IonGestureControllerAttributes;
-    }
-  }
-  namespace JSXElements {
-    export interface IonGestureControllerAttributes extends HTMLAttributes {
-      
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-
 import {
   Gesture as IonGesture
 } from './components/gesture/gesture';
@@ -2295,7 +2265,7 @@ declare global {
   }
   namespace JSXElements {
     export interface IonRippleEffectAttributes extends HTMLAttributes {
-      
+      useTapClick?: boolean;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -2449,7 +2419,6 @@ declare global {
   namespace JSXElements {
     export interface IonScrollAttributes extends HTMLAttributes {
       enabled?: boolean;
-      jsScroll?: boolean;
       onionScroll?: ScrollCallback;
       onionScrollEnd?: ScrollCallback;
       onionScrollStart?: ScrollCallback;
@@ -2970,6 +2939,36 @@ declare global {
 }
 
 
+import {
+  TapClick as IonTapClick
+} from './components/tap-click/tap-click';
+
+declare global {
+  interface HTMLIonTapClickElement extends IonTapClick, HTMLElement {
+  }
+  var HTMLIonTapClickElement: {
+    prototype: HTMLIonTapClickElement;
+    new (): HTMLIonTapClickElement;
+  };
+  interface HTMLElementTagNameMap {
+    "ion-tap-click": HTMLIonTapClickElement;
+  }
+  interface ElementTagNameMap {
+    "ion-tap-click": HTMLIonTapClickElement;
+  }
+  namespace JSX {
+    interface IntrinsicElements {
+      "ion-tap-click": JSXElements.IonTapClickAttributes;
+    }
+  }
+  namespace JSXElements {
+    export interface IonTapClickAttributes extends HTMLAttributes {
+      
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
 import {
   Text as IonText
 } from './components/text/text';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/app/app.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
index 8b3a4e7e98..8f52b488e9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Config, Nav, NavContainer } from '../../index';
 import { isReady } from '../../utils/helpers';
 
 const rootNavs = new Map<number, NavContainer>();
+const ACTIVE_SCROLLING_TIME = 100;
 
 @Component({
   tag: 'ion-app',
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ const rootNavs = new Map<number, NavContainer>();
 })
 export class App {
 
+  private didScroll = false;
+  private scrollTime = 0;
+
   @Element() element: HTMLElement;
 
   @State() modeCode: string;
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ export class App {
   componentWillLoad() {
     this.modeCode = this.config.get('mode');
     this.useRouter = this.config.getBoolean('useRouter', false);
-    this.hoverCSS = this.config.getBoolean('hoverCSS', true);
+    this.hoverCSS = this.config.getBoolean('hoverCSS', false);
   }
 
   @Listen('body:navInit')
@@ -35,7 +39,6 @@ export class App {
     rootNavs.set((event.detail as Nav).navId, (event.detail as Nav));
   }
 
-
   /**
    * Returns an array of top level Navs
    */
@@ -48,16 +51,36 @@ export class App {
     return navs;
   }
 
-
-  /**
-   * Check if the app is currently scrolling
-   */
-  @Method() isScrolling(): boolean {
-    // TODO - sync with Manu
-    return false;
+  @Method()
+  isEnabled(): boolean {
+    return true;
   }
 
-  @Method() getActiveNavs(rootNavId?: number): NavContainer[] {
+  /**
+   * Boolean if the app is actively scrolling or not.
+   * @return {boolean} returns true or false
+   */
+  @Method()
+  isScrolling(): boolean {
+    const scrollTime = this.scrollTime;
+    if (scrollTime === 0) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (scrollTime < Date.now()) {
+      this.scrollTime = 0;
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  @Method()
+  setScrolling() {
+    this.scrollTime = Date.now() + ACTIVE_SCROLLING_TIME;
+    this.didScroll = true;
+  }
+
+  @Method()
+  getActiveNavs(rootNavId?: number): NavContainer[] {
     /*const portal = portals.get(PORTAL_MODAL);
     if (portal && portal.views && portal.views.length) {
       return findTopNavs(portal);
@@ -81,7 +104,8 @@ export class App {
     return activeNavs;
   }
 
-  @Method() getNavByIdOrName(nameOrId: number | string) {
+  @Method()
+  getNavByIdOrName(nameOrId: number | string) {
     const navs = Array.from(rootNavs.values());
     for (const navContainer of navs) {
       const match = getNavByIdOrNameImpl(navContainer, nameOrId);
@@ -102,8 +126,9 @@ export class App {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const dom = [<slot></slot>];
+    const dom = [<ion-tap-click />, <slot></slot>];
     if (this.useRouter) {
+
       // dom.push(<ion-router-controller></ion-router-controller>);
     }
     return dom;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/app/readme.md b/packages/core/src/components/app/readme.md
index b439e4c533..866b9dfbf6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/app/readme.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/app/readme.md
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@
 Returns an array of top level Navs
 
 
+#### isEnabled()
+
+
 #### isScrolling()
 
-Check if the app is currently scrolling
+Boolean if the app is actively scrolling or not.
+
+
+#### setScrolling()
 
 
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/button/button.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/components/button/button.ios.scss
index 5c4b91ccc5..4ba5404abe 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/button/button.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/button/button.ios.scss
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   background-color: $button-ios-background-color-focused;
 }
 
-.button-ios:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
+.enable-hover .button-ios:hover {
   opacity: $button-ios-opacity-hover;
 }
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
   background-color: $button-ios-clear-background-color-focused;
 }
 
-.button-clear-ios:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
+.enable-hover .button-clear-ios:hover {
   color: $button-ios-clear-text-color-hover;
   opacity: $button-ios-clear-opacity-hover;
 }
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
     background-color: $bg-color-focused;
   }
 
-  .button-clear-ios-#{$color-name}:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
+  .enable-hover .button-clear-ios-#{$color-name}:hover {
     color: $fg-color;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/button/button.md.scss b/packages/core/src/components/button/button.md.scss
index 04bc54f7bb..87f8839e4c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/button/button.md.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/button/button.md.scss
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
               color $button-md-transition-duration $button-md-transition-timing-function;
 }
 
-.button-md:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
+.enable-hover .button-md:hover {
   background-color: $button-md-background-color-hover;
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     background-color: $bg-color;
   }
 
-  .button-md-#{$color-name}:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
+  .enable-hover  .button-md-#{$color-name}:hover {
     background-color: $bg-color;
   }
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
   box-shadow: $button-md-outline-box-shadow;
 }
 
-.button-outline-md:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
+.enable-hover .button-outline-md:hover {
   background-color: $button-md-outline-background-color-hover;
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
     background-color: $button-md-outline-background-color;
   }
 
-  .button-outline-md-#{$color-name}:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
+  .enable-hover .button-outline-md-#{$color-name}:hover {
     background-color: $button-md-outline-background-color-hover;
   }
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
   background-color: $button-md-clear-background-color-focused;
 }
 
-.button-clear-md:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
+.enable-hover .button-clear-md:hover {
   background-color: $button-md-clear-background-color-hover;
 }
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
     background-color: $bg-color-focused;
   }
 
-  .button-clear-md-#{$color-name}:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
+  .enable-hover .button-clear-md-#{$color-name}:hover {
     color: $fg-color;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/button/button.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/button/button.tsx
index 61b51c98f6..9d339e2e17 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/button/button.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/button/button.tsx
@@ -111,18 +111,16 @@ export class Button {
       strong
     } = this;
 
-    const elementClasses: string[] = []
-      .concat(
-        getButtonClassList(buttonType, mode),
-        getClassList(buttonType, expand, mode),
-        getClassList(buttonType, size, mode),
-        getClassList(buttonType, round ? 'round' : null, mode),
-        getClassList(buttonType, strong ? 'strong' : null, mode),
-        getColorClassList(buttonType, color, fill, mode),
-      );
+    const elementClasses = [
+      ...getButtonClassList(buttonType, mode),
+      ...getClassList(buttonType, expand, mode),
+      ...getClassList(buttonType, size, mode),
+      ...getClassList(buttonType, round ? 'round' : null, mode),
+      ...getClassList(buttonType, strong ? 'strong' : null, mode),
+      ...getColorClassList(buttonType, color, fill, mode),
+    ];
 
     const TagType = this.href ? 'a' : 'button';
-
     const buttonClasses = {
       ...getElementClassObject(this.el.classList),
       ...getElementClassObject(elementClasses),
@@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ export class Button {
             <slot></slot>
             <slot name='end'></slot>
           </span>
-          { this.mode === 'md' && <ion-ripple-effect /> }
+          { this.mode === 'md' && <ion-ripple-effect useTapClick={true} /> }
       </TagType>
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/chip-button/chip-button.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/chip-button/chip-button.tsx
index 22b18259cd..78ffb23adc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/chip-button/chip-button.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/chip-button/chip-button.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class ChipButton {
         <span class='button-inner'>
           <slot></slot>
         </span>
-        { this.mode === 'md' && <ion-ripple-effect /> }
+        { this.mode === 'md' && <ion-ripple-effect useTapClick={true} /> }
       </TagType>
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/content/content.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/content/content.tsx
index 91e0cb3646..443353f809 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/content/content.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/content/content.tsx
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ export class Content {
     };
   }
 
-  @Method()
-  enableJsScroll() {
-    this.scrollEl.jsScroll = true;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Scroll to the top of the content component.
    *
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/content/readme.md b/packages/core/src/components/content/readme.md
index dac76ace04..374ad9ed6b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/content/readme.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/content/readme.md
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ Emitted when the scrolling first starts.
 
 ## Methods
 
-#### enableJsScroll()
-
-
 #### scrollToBottom()
 
 Scroll to the bottom of the content component.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/fab-button/fab-button.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/fab-button/fab-button.tsx
index e4806d16b1..3b3fb6e352 100755
--- a/packages/core/src/components/fab-button/fab-button.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/fab-button/fab-button.tsx
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export class FabButton {
         <span class='button-inner'>
           <slot></slot>
         </span>
-        { this.mode === 'md' && <ion-ripple-effect /> }
+        { this.mode === 'md' && <ion-ripple-effect useTapClick={true} /> }
       </TagType>
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/gesture-controller/gesture-controller.ts b/packages/core/src/components/gesture-controller/gesture-controller.ts
index 2ed7185807..ea120e1904 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/gesture-controller/gesture-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/gesture-controller/gesture-controller.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
-import { Component } from '@stencil/core';
 
-
-@Component({
-  tag: 'ion-gesture-controller'
-})
 export class GestureController {
-  private gestureId = 0;
-  private requestedStart: { [eventId: number]: number } = {};
-  private disabledGestures: { [eventName: string]: Set<number> } = {};
-  private disabledScroll: Set<number> = new Set<number>();
-  private capturedId: number = null;
 
+  private gestureId = 0;
+  private requestedStart = new Map<number, number>();
+  private disabledGestures = new Map<string, Set<number>>();
+  private disabledScroll = new Set<number>();
+  private capturedId: number = null;
 
   createGesture(gestureName: string, gesturePriority: number, disableScroll: boolean): GestureDelegate {
     return new GestureDelegate(this, this.newID(), gestureName, gesturePriority, disableScroll);
@@ -29,11 +24,10 @@ export class GestureController {
 
   start(gestureName: string, id: number, priority: number): boolean {
     if (!this.canStart(gestureName)) {
-      delete this.requestedStart[id];
+      this.requestedStart.delete(id);
       return false;
     }
-
-    this.requestedStart[id] = priority;
+    this.requestedStart.set(id, priority);
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -43,22 +37,22 @@ export class GestureController {
     }
     const requestedStart = this.requestedStart;
     let maxPriority = -10000;
-    for (const gestureID in requestedStart) {
-      maxPriority = Math.max(maxPriority, requestedStart[gestureID]);
+    for (const value of requestedStart.values()) {
+      maxPriority = Math.max(maxPriority, value);
     }
 
     if (maxPriority === priority) {
       this.capturedId = id;
-      this.requestedStart = {};
+      this.requestedStart.clear();
       return true;
     }
-    delete requestedStart[id];
+    requestedStart.delete(id);
 
     return false;
   }
 
   release(id: number) {
-    delete this.requestedStart[id];
+    this.requestedStart.delete(id);
 
     if (this.capturedId && id === this.capturedId) {
       this.capturedId = null;
@@ -66,16 +60,16 @@ export class GestureController {
   }
 
   disableGesture(gestureName: string, id: number) {
-    let set = this.disabledGestures[gestureName];
+    let set = this.disabledGestures.get(gestureName);
     if (!set) {
       set = new Set<number>();
-      this.disabledGestures[gestureName] = set;
+      this.disabledGestures.set(gestureName, set);
     }
     set.add(id);
   }
 
   enableGesture(gestureName: string, id: number) {
-    const set = this.disabledGestures[gestureName];
+    const set = this.disabledGestures.get(gestureName);
     if (set) {
       set.delete(id);
     }
@@ -121,7 +115,7 @@ export class GestureController {
   }
 
   isDisabled(gestureName: string): boolean {
-    const disabled = this.disabledGestures[gestureName];
+    const disabled = this.disabledGestures.get(gestureName);
     if (disabled && disabled.size > 0) {
       return true;
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/item/item.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/item/item.tsx
index e90c1b8f7a..8fac195f71 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/item/item.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/item/item.tsx
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export class Item {
           </div>
           <slot name='end'></slot>
         </div>
-        { this.href && this.mode === 'md' && <ion-ripple-effect /> }
+        { this.href && this.mode === 'md' && <ion-ripple-effect useTapClick={true} /> }
       </TagType>
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/ripple-effect/readme.md b/packages/core/src/components/ripple-effect/readme.md
index 90d7c7a12f..b49718d6dc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/ripple-effect/readme.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/ripple-effect/readme.md
@@ -5,6 +5,25 @@
 <!-- Auto Generated Below -->
 
 
+## Properties
+
+#### useTapClick
+
+boolean
+
+
+## Attributes
+
+#### useTapClick
+
+boolean
+
+
+## Methods
+
+#### addRipple()
+
+
 
 ----------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/ripple-effect/ripple-effect.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/ripple-effect/ripple-effect.tsx
index 86fd7d5f75..0a6c77ab91 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/ripple-effect/ripple-effect.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/ripple-effect/ripple-effect.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, Element, Listen, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
+import { Component, Element, EventListenerEnable, Listen, Method, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
 import { now } from '../../utils/helpers';
 import { DomController } from '../../global/dom-controller';
 
@@ -12,15 +12,23 @@ export class RippleEffect {
   @Element() el: HTMLElement;
 
   @Prop({context: 'dom'}) dom: DomController;
+  @Prop({context: 'enableListener'}) enableListener: EventListenerEnable;
 
-  @Listen('touchstart')
+  @Prop() useTapClick = false;
+
+  @Listen('parent:ionActivated', {enabled: false})
+  ionActivated(ev: CustomEvent) {
+    this.addRipple(ev.detail.x, ev.detail.y);
+  }
+
+  @Listen('touchstart', {passive: true, enabled: false})
   touchStart(ev: TouchEvent) {
     this.lastClick = now(ev);
     const touches = ev.touches[0];
     this.addRipple(touches.clientX, touches.clientY);
   }
 
-  @Listen('mousedown')
+  @Listen('mousedown', {passive: true, enabled: false})
   mouseDown(ev: MouseEvent) {
     const timeStamp = now(ev);
     if (this.lastClick < (timeStamp - 1000)) {
@@ -28,7 +36,17 @@ export class RippleEffect {
     }
   }
 
-  private addRipple(pageX: number, pageY: number) {
+  componentDidLoad() {
+    if (this.useTapClick) {
+      this.enableListener(this, 'parent:ionActivated', true);
+    } else {
+      this.enableListener(this, 'touchstart', true);
+      this.enableListener(this, 'mousedown', true);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Method()
+  addRipple(pageX: number, pageY: number) {
     let x: number, y: number, size: number;
 
     this.dom.read(() => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/scroll/readme.md b/packages/core/src/components/scroll/readme.md
index be2de69604..9e8377a9db 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/scroll/readme.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/scroll/readme.md
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
 boolean
 
 
-#### jsScroll
-
-boolean
-
-
 #### onionScroll
 
 any
@@ -39,11 +34,6 @@ any
 boolean
 
 
-#### jsScroll
-
-boolean
-
-
 #### onionScroll
 
 any
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/scroll/scroll.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/scroll/scroll.tsx
index f57df582db..b54e63e917 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/scroll/scroll.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/scroll/scroll.tsx
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ export class Scroll {
 
   private gesture: GestureDelegate;
   private positions: number[] = [];
-  private _l: number;
-  private _t: number;
   private tmr: any;
   private queued = false;
+  private app: HTMLIonAppElement;
 
   isScrolling = false;
   detail: ScrollDetail = {};
@@ -27,14 +26,6 @@ export class Scroll {
   @Prop({ context: 'isServer' }) isServer: boolean;
 
   @Prop() enabled = true;
-  @Prop() jsScroll = false;
-
-  @Watch('jsScroll')
-  jsScrollChanged(js: boolean) {
-    if (js) {
-      throw new Error('jsScroll: TODO!');
-    }
-  }
 
   @Prop() onionScrollStart: ScrollCallback;
   @Prop() onionScroll: ScrollCallback;
@@ -48,7 +39,7 @@ export class Scroll {
   /**
    * @output {ScrollEvent} Emitted while scrolling.
    */
-  @Event() ionScroll: EventEmitter;
+  @Event({bubbles: false}) ionScroll: EventEmitter;
 
   /**
    * @output {ScrollEvent} Emitted when the scroll has ended.
@@ -62,6 +53,7 @@ export class Scroll {
 
     const gestureCtrl = Ionic.gesture = Ionic.gesture || new GestureController();
     this.gesture = gestureCtrl.createGesture('scroll', 100, false);
+    this.app = this.el.closest('ion-app') as HTMLIonAppElement;
   }
 
   componentDidUnload() {
@@ -69,6 +61,20 @@ export class Scroll {
     this.gesture = this.detail = this.detail.event = null;
   }
 
+  // Native Scroll *************************
+
+  @Listen('scroll', { passive: true })
+  onNativeScroll() {
+    if (!this.queued) {
+      this.queued = true;
+
+      this.dom.read(timeStamp => {
+        this.queued = false;
+        this.onScroll(timeStamp);
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   @Method()
   scrollToTop(duration: number): Promise<void> {
     return this.scrollToPoint(0, 0, duration);
@@ -106,8 +112,8 @@ export class Scroll {
     }
 
     if (duration < 32) {
-      self.setTop(y);
-      self.setLeft(x);
+      el.scrollTop = y;
+      el.scrollLeft = x;
       done();
       return promise;
     }
@@ -139,11 +145,11 @@ export class Scroll {
       const easedT = (--time) * time * time + 1;
 
       if (fromY !== y) {
-        self.setTop((easedT * (y - fromY)) + fromY);
+        el.scrollTop = (easedT * (y - fromY)) + fromY;
       }
 
       if (fromX !== x) {
-        self.setLeft(Math.floor((easedT * (x - fromX)) + fromX));
+        el.scrollLeft = Math.floor((easedT * (x - fromX)) + fromX);
       }
 
       if (easedT < 1) {
@@ -173,33 +179,23 @@ export class Scroll {
     return promise;
   }
 
-  // Native Scroll *************************
-
-  @Listen('scroll', { passive: true })
-  protected onNativeScroll() {
-    if (!this.queued) {
-      this.queued = true;
-
-      this.dom.read(timeStamp => {
-        this.queued = false;
-        this.onScroll(timeStamp);
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
   private onScroll(timeStamp: number) {
     const detail = this.detail;
     const positions = this.positions;
+    const el = this.el;
+    if (this.app) {
+      this.app.setScrolling();
+    }
 
     detail.timeStamp = timeStamp;
 
     // get the current scrollTop
     // ******** DOM READ ****************
-    detail.scrollTop = this.getTop();
+    detail.scrollTop = el.scrollTop;
 
     // get the current scrollLeft
     // ******** DOM READ ****************
-    detail.scrollLeft = this.getLeft();
+    detail.scrollLeft = el.scrollLeft;
 
     if (!this.isScrolling) {
       // currently not scrolling, so this is a scroll start
@@ -215,9 +211,8 @@ export class Scroll {
       // emit only on the first scroll event
       if (this.onionScrollStart) {
         this.onionScrollStart(detail);
-      } else {
-        this.ionScrollStart.emit(detail);
       }
+      this.ionScrollStart.emit(detail);
     }
 
     // actively scrolling
@@ -270,7 +265,6 @@ export class Scroll {
     }
   }
 
-
   private onEnd(timeStamp: number) {
     const detail = this.detail;
 
@@ -279,49 +273,8 @@ export class Scroll {
     // emit that the scroll has ended
     if (this.onionScrollEnd) {
       this.onionScrollEnd(detail);
-    } else {
-      this.ionScrollEnd.emit(detail);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /** DOM READ */
-  private getTop() {
-    if (this.jsScroll) {
-      return this._t;
-    }
-    return this._t = this.el.scrollTop;
-  }
-
-  /** DOM READ */
-  private getLeft() {
-    if (this.jsScroll) {
-      return 0;
-    }
-    return this._l = this.el.scrollLeft;
-  }
-
-  /** DOM WRITE */
-  private setTop(top: number) {
-    this._t = top;
-
-    if (this.jsScroll) {
-      this.el.style.transform = this.el.style.webkitTransform = `translate3d(${this._l * -1}px,${top * -1}px,0px)`;
-
-    } else {
-      this.el.scrollTop = top;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /** DOM WRITE */
-  private setLeft(left: number) {
-    this._l = left;
-
-    if (this.jsScroll) {
-      this.el.style.transform = this.el.style.webkitTransform = `translate3d(${left * -1}px,${this._t * -1}px,0px)`;
-
-    } else {
-      this.el.scrollLeft = left;
     }
+    this.ionScrollEnd.emit(detail);
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ios.scss
index f11cc4aad5..cf2935eaa5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ios.scss
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     color: $color-base;
   }
 
-  .searchbar-ios-#{$color-name} .searchbar-ios-cancel:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
+  .enable-hover .searchbar-ios-#{$color-name} .searchbar-ios-cancel:hover {
     color: color-shade($color-base);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.ios.scss
index 78d62cfc26..3c0c8714a5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.ios.scss
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   fill: $tabs-ios-tab-icon-color;
 }
 
-.tabbar-ios ion-tab-button:hover:not(.disable-hover),
+.enable-hover .tabbar-ios ion-tab-button:hover,
 .tabbar-ios .tab-selected {
   color: $tabs-ios-tab-text-color-active;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.md.scss b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.md.scss
index 8ed5ef6e27..f2edbbc653 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.md.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.md.scss
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     fill: rgba($color-contrast, $tabs-md-tab-opacity);
   }
 
-  .tabbar-md-#{$color-name} ion-tab-button:hover:not(.disable-hover),
+  .enable-hover .tabbar-md-#{$color-name} ion-tab-button:hover,
   .tabbar-md-#{$color-name} ion-tab-button.tab-selected {
     color: $color-contrast;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tap-click/readme.md b/packages/core/src/components/tap-click/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..301a630f07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tap-click/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# ion-tap-click
+
+
+
+<!-- Auto Generated Below -->
+
+
+
+----------------------------------------------
+
+*Built by [StencilJS](https://stenciljs.com/)*
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tap-click/tap-click.scss b/packages/core/src/components/tap-click/tap-click.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e21c162d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tap-click/tap-click.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@import "../../themes/ionic.globals";
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tap-click/tap-click.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/tap-click/tap-click.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a021be622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tap-click/tap-click.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+import { Component, Element, EventListenerEnable, Listen, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
+import { now, pointerCoordX, pointerCoordY } from '../../utils/helpers';
+import { GestureController } from '../gesture-controller/gesture-controller';
+
+declare const Ionic: { gesture: GestureController };
+
+
+@Component({
+  tag: 'ion-tap-click',
+  styleUrl: 'tap-click.scss'
+})
+export class TapClick {
+
+  private app: HTMLIonAppElement;
+  private lastTouch = 0;
+  private lastActivated = 0;
+
+  private gestureCtrl: GestureController;
+
+  private activatableEle: HTMLElement;
+  private activeDefer: any;
+
+  private clearDefers = new WeakMap<HTMLElement, any>();
+
+  passive = true;
+  attachTo = 'document';
+
+  @Prop({context: 'enableListener'}) enableListener: EventListenerEnable;
+
+  @Element() el: HTMLElement;
+
+  componentDidLoad() {
+    this.gestureCtrl = Ionic.gesture = Ionic.gesture || new GestureController();
+
+    this.app = this.el.closest('ion-app') as HTMLIonAppElement;
+  }
+
+  @Listen('document:click', {passive: false, capture: true})
+  onBodyClick(ev: any) {
+    if (this.shouldCancel()) {
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      ev.stopPropagation();
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Touch Events
+  @Listen('document:touchstart', { passive: true })
+  onTouchStart(ev: TouchEvent) {
+    this.lastTouch = now(ev);
+    this.pointerDown(ev);
+  }
+
+  @Listen('document:touchcancel', { passive: true })
+  onTouchCancel(ev: TouchEvent) {
+    this.lastTouch = now(ev);
+    this.pointerUp(ev);
+  }
+
+  @Listen('document:touchend', { passive: true })
+  onTouchEnd(ev: TouchEvent) {
+    this.lastTouch = now(ev);
+    this.pointerUp(ev);
+  }
+
+  @Listen('document:mousedown', { passive: true })
+  onMouseDown(ev: MouseEvent) {
+    const t = now(ev);
+    if (this.lastTouch < t - MOUSE_WAIT) {
+      this.pointerDown(ev);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Listen('document:mouseup', { passive: true })
+  onMouseUp(ev: TouchEvent) {
+    const t = now(ev);
+    if (this.lastTouch < t - MOUSE_WAIT) {
+      this.pointerUp(ev);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Listen('body:ionScrollStart')
+  scrollStarted() {
+    clearTimeout(this.activeDefer);
+    if (this.activatableEle) {
+      this.removeActivated(false);
+      this.activatableEle = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private pointerDown(ev: any) {
+    if (this.activatableEle) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!this.shouldCancel()) {
+      this.setActivatedElement(getActivatableTarget(ev.target), ev);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private pointerUp(ev: UIEvent) {
+    this.setActivatedElement(null, ev);
+  }
+
+  private setActivatedElement(el: HTMLElement, ev: UIEvent) {
+    // do nothing
+    const activatableEle = this.activatableEle;
+    if (el && el === activatableEle) {
+      return;
+    }
+    clearTimeout(this.activeDefer);
+    this.activeDefer = null;
+
+    const eventX = pointerCoordX(ev);
+    const eventY = pointerCoordY(ev);
+
+    // unactivate selected
+    if (activatableEle) {
+      if (this.clearDefers.has(activatableEle)) {
+        throw new Error('internal error');
+      }
+      if (!activatableEle.classList.contains(ACTIVATED)) {
+        this.addActivated(activatableEle, eventX, eventY);
+      }
+      this.removeActivated(true);
+    }
+
+    // activate
+    if (el) {
+      const deferId = this.clearDefers.get(el);
+      if (deferId) {
+        clearTimeout(deferId);
+        this.clearDefers.delete(el);
+      }
+
+      el.classList.remove(ACTIVATED);
+      this.activeDefer = setTimeout(() => {
+        this.addActivated(el, eventX, eventY);
+        this.activeDefer = null;
+      }, ADD_ACTIVATED_DEFERS);
+    }
+    this.activatableEle = el;
+  }
+
+  private addActivated(el: HTMLElement, x: number, y: number) {
+    this.lastActivated = Date.now();
+    el.classList.add(ACTIVATED);
+
+    const event = new CustomEvent('ionActivated', {
+      bubbles: false,
+      detail: {x, y}
+    });
+    el.dispatchEvent(event);
+  }
+
+  private removeActivated(smooth: boolean) {
+    const activatableEle = this.activatableEle;
+
+    const time = CLEAR_STATE_DEFERS - Date.now() + this.lastActivated;
+    if (smooth && time > 0) {
+      const deferId = setTimeout(() => {
+        activatableEle.classList.remove(ACTIVATED);
+        this.clearDefers.delete(activatableEle);
+      }, CLEAR_STATE_DEFERS);
+      this.clearDefers.set(activatableEle, deferId);
+    } else {
+      activatableEle.classList.remove(ACTIVATED);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  private shouldCancel(): boolean {
+    if (!this.app.isEnabled()) {
+      console.debug('click prevent: appDisabled');
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (this.gestureCtrl.isCaptured()) {
+      console.debug('click prevent: tap-click (gesture is captured)');
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+function getActivatableTarget(el: HTMLElement): any {
+  return el.closest('a,button,[tappable]');
+}
+
+const ACTIVATED = 'activated';
+const ADD_ACTIVATED_DEFERS = 200;
+const CLEAR_STATE_DEFERS = 200;
+const MOUSE_WAIT = 2500;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tap-click/test/basic/index.html b/packages/core/src/components/tap-click/test/basic/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b9988a0a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tap-click/test/basic/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html dir="ltr">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Button Effect - Basic</title>
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
+  <script src="/dist/ionic.js"></script>
+
+  <style>
+    .my-block {
+      position: relative;
+      background: blue;
+      color: white;
+      width: 300px;
+      height: 100px;
+      margin: 1rem;
+    }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <ion-app>
+    <ion-page>
+        <ion-header>
+          <ion-toolbar>
+            <ion-title>Button Effect - Basic</ion-title>
+          </ion-toolbar>
+        </ion-header>
+
+        <ion-content padding no-bounce>
+          <p>
+            <ion-button size="small">Small</ion-button>
+          </p>
+          <p>
+            <ion-button size="large">Large</ion-button>
+          </p>
+          <p>
+            <ion-button size="large" fill="outline">Large</ion-button>
+          </p>
+          <p>
+            <ion-button size="large" fill="clear">Large</ion-button>
+          </p>
+          <div class="my-block">
+            <ion-ripple-effect></ion-ripple-effect>
+            This is just a div + effect behind
+            <ion-button onclick="buttonClicked()">Nested button</ion-button>
+          </div>
+          <div class="my-block">
+            This is just a div + effect on top
+            <ion-button onclick="buttonClicked()">Nested button</ion-button>
+            <ion-ripple-effect></ion-ripple-effect>
+          </div>
+
+          <div class="my-block">
+            This is just a div + effect
+            <ion-ripple-effect></ion-ripple-effect>
+          </div>
+        </ion-content>
+    </ion-page>
+  </ion-app>
+  <script>
+    function blockClicked() {
+      console.log('block clicked');
+      return true;
+    }
+    function buttonClicked() {
+      console.log('button clicked');
+    }
+  </script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.ios.scss
index 61764d923a..0bb2bc49d5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.ios.scss
@@ -159,15 +159,17 @@
     color: $color-base;
     background-color: transparent;
 
-    &:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
-      color: $color-base;
-    }
-
     &.activated {
       opacity: .4;
     }
   }
 
+  .enable-hover .bar-button-#{$color-name}-ios:hover,
+  .enable-hover .bar-button-clear-ios-#{$color-name}:hover,
+  .enable-hover .bar-button-ios-#{$color-name}:hover {
+    color: $color-base;
+  }
+
 }
 
 // iOS Toolbar Button Icon
@@ -188,16 +190,16 @@
   color: $toolbar-ios-button-color;
   background-color: transparent;
 
-  &:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
-    opacity: .4;
-  }
-
   &.activated {
     color: color-contrast($colors-ios, $toolbar-ios-button-color);
     background-color: $toolbar-ios-button-color;
   }
 }
 
+.enable-hover .bar-button-outline-ios:hover {
+  opacity: .4;
+}
+
 @mixin ios-bar-button-outline($color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast) {
 
   .bar-button-outline-ios-#{$color-name} {
@@ -222,11 +224,6 @@
   color: color-contrast($colors-ios, $toolbar-ios-button-color);
   background-color: $toolbar-ios-button-color;
 
-  &:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
-    color: color-contrast($colors-ios, $toolbar-ios-button-color);
-    opacity: .4;
-  }
-
   &.activated {
     color: color-contrast($colors-ios, $toolbar-ios-button-color);
     background-color: color-shade($toolbar-ios-button-color);
@@ -234,6 +231,11 @@
   }
 }
 
+.enable-hover .bar-button-solid-ios:hover {
+  color: color-contrast($colors-ios, $toolbar-ios-button-color);
+  opacity: .4;
+}
+
 @mixin ios-bar-button-solid($color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast) {
 
   .bar-button-solid-ios-#{$color-name} {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.md.scss b/packages/core/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.md.scss
index 537a65c42d..7a6e4f3438 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.md.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.md.scss
@@ -167,10 +167,12 @@
   .bar-button-md-#{$color-name} {
     color: $color-base;
     background-color: transparent;
+  }
 
-    &:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
-      color: $color-base;
-    }
+  .enable-hover .bar-button-#{$color-name}-md:hover,
+  .enable-hover .bar-button-clear-md-#{$color-name}:hover,
+  .enable-hover .bar-button-md-#{$color-name}:hover {
+    color: $color-base;
   }
 
 }
@@ -194,10 +196,6 @@
   color: $toolbar-md-button-color;
   background-color: transparent;
 
-  &:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
-    opacity: .4;
-  }
-
   &.activated {
     background-color: transparent;
   }
@@ -207,6 +205,10 @@
   }
 }
 
+.enable-hover .bar-button-outline-md:hover {
+  opacity: .4;
+}
+
 @mixin md-bar-button-outline($color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast) {
 
   .bar-button-outline-md-#{$color-name} {
@@ -234,16 +236,18 @@
   color: color-contrast($colors-md, $toolbar-md-button-color, md);
   background-color: $toolbar-md-button-color;
 
-  &:hover:not(.disable-hover) {
-    color: color-contrast($colors-md, $toolbar-md-button-color, md);
-  }
-
   &.activated {
     color: color-contrast($colors-md, $toolbar-md-button-color, md);
     background-color: color-shade($toolbar-md-button-color);
   }
 }
 
+.enable-hover .bar-button-solid-md:hover {
+  color: color-contrast($colors-md, $toolbar-md-button-color, md);
+}
+
+
+
 @mixin md-bar-button-solid($color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast) {
 
   .bar-button-solid-md-#{$color-name} {