diff --git a/ionic/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts b/ionic/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
index 730afe146f..8cbd08aba6 100644
--- a/ionic/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, Renderer, ElementRef} from 'angular2/core';
+import {Component, Renderer, ElementRef, HostListener} from 'angular2/core';
 import {NgFor, NgIf} from 'angular2/common';
 
 import {Animation} from '../../animations/animation';
@@ -188,19 +188,18 @@ export class ActionSheet extends ViewController {
 })
 class ActionSheetCmp {
   private d: any;
-  private keyUp: EventListener;
 
   constructor(
     private _viewCtrl: ViewController,
     private _config: Config,
-    elementRef: ElementRef,
+    private _elementRef: ElementRef,
     params: NavParams,
     renderer: Renderer
   ) {
     this.d = params.data;
 
     if (this.d.cssClass) {
-      renderer.setElementClass(elementRef.nativeElement, this.d.cssClass, true);
+      renderer.setElementClass(_elementRef.nativeElement, this.d.cssClass, true);
     }
   }
 
@@ -234,16 +233,28 @@ class ActionSheetCmp {
     });
 
     this.d.buttons = buttons;
+  }
 
-    let self = this;
-    self.keyUp = function(ev: KeyboardEvent) {
+  onPageDidEnter() {
+    let activeElement: any = document.activeElement;
+    if (document.activeElement) {
+      activeElement.blur();
+    }
+
+    let focusableEle = this._elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
+    if (focusableEle) {
+      focusableEle.focus();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @HostListener('body:keyup', ['$event'])
+  private _keyUp(ev: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (this._viewCtrl.isLast()) {
       if (ev.keyCode === 27) {
         console.debug('actionsheet escape');
-        self.bdClick();
+        this.bdClick();
       }
-    };
-
-    document.addEventListener('keyup', this.keyUp);
+    }
   }
 
   click(button, dismissDelay?) {
@@ -278,14 +289,6 @@ class ActionSheetCmp {
   dismiss(role): Promise<any> {
     return this._viewCtrl.dismiss(null, role);
   }
-
-  onPageWillLeave() {
-    document.removeEventListener('keyup', this.keyUp);
-  }
-
-  ngOnDestroy() {
-    document.removeEventListener('keyup', this.keyUp);
-  }
 }
 
 export interface ActionSheetOptions {
diff --git a/ionic/components/alert/alert.ts b/ionic/components/alert/alert.ts
index 40ffff9f0a..9fbe686183 100644
--- a/ionic/components/alert/alert.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/alert/alert.ts
@@ -345,14 +345,16 @@ class AlertCmp {
 
   @HostListener('body:keyup', ['$event'])
   private _keyUp(ev: KeyboardEvent) {
-    if (ev.keyCode === 13) {
-      console.debug('alert, enter button');
-      let button = this.d.buttons[this.d.buttons.length - 1];
-      this.btnClick(button);
+    if (this._viewCtrl.isLast()) {
+      if (ev.keyCode === 13) {
+        console.debug('alert, enter button');
+        let button = this.d.buttons[this.d.buttons.length - 1];
+        this.btnClick(button);
 
-    } else if (ev.keyCode === 27) {
-      console.debug('alert, escape button');
-      this.bdClick();
+      } else if (ev.keyCode === 27) {
+        console.debug('alert, escape button');
+        this.bdClick();
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -362,11 +364,9 @@ class AlertCmp {
       activeElement.blur();
     }
 
-    if (this.d.inputs.length) {
-      let firstInput = this._elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector('input');
-      if (firstInput) {
-        firstInput.focus();
-      }
+    let focusableEle = this._elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector('input,button');
+    if (focusableEle) {
+      focusableEle.focus();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu-toggle.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu-toggle.ts
index 6826f0d9b6..be9b1321f0 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu-toggle.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu-toggle.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ export class MenuToggle {
   */
   get isHidden() {
     if (this._inNavbar && this._viewCtrl) {
-      if (this._viewCtrl.isRoot()) {
-        // this is the root view, so it should always show
+      if (this._viewCtrl.isFirst()) {
+        // this is the first view, so it should always show
         return false;
       }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/test/nav-controller.spec.ts b/ionic/components/nav/test/nav-controller.spec.ts
index f494107085..c36559661f 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/test/nav-controller.spec.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/test/nav-controller.spec.ts
@@ -1077,21 +1077,35 @@ export function run() {
     it('should get first()', () => {
       expect(nav.first()).toBe(null);
       let view1 = new ViewController(Page1);
+      view1.setNav(nav);
       let view2 = new ViewController(Page2);
+      view2.setNav(nav);
       nav._views = [view1];
+
       expect(nav.first()).toBe(view1);
+      expect(view1.isFirst()).toBe(true);
+
       nav._views = [view1, view2];
       expect(nav.first()).toBe(view1);
+      expect(view1.isFirst()).toBe(true);
+      expect(view2.isFirst()).toBe(false);
     });
 
     it('should get last()', () => {
       expect(nav.last()).toBe(null);
       let view1 = new ViewController(Page1);
+      view1.setNav(nav);
       let view2 = new ViewController(Page2);
+      view2.setNav(nav);
       nav._views = [view1];
+
       expect(nav.last()).toBe(view1);
+      expect(view1.isLast()).toBe(true);
+
       nav._views = [view1, view2];
       expect(nav.last()).toBe(view2);
+      expect(view1.isLast()).toBe(false);
+      expect(view2.isLast()).toBe(true);
     });
 
     it('should get indexOf()', () => {
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts b/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts
index 86f887edca..ee61dae290 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts
@@ -189,10 +189,26 @@ export class ViewController {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @returns {boolean} Returns if this Page is the root page of the NavController.
+   * @private
    */
-  isRoot(): boolean {
-    return (this.index === 0);
+  private isRoot(): boolean {
+    // deprecated warning
+    console.warn('ViewController isRoot() has been renamed to isFirst()');
+    return this.isFirst();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @returns {boolean} Returns if this Page is the first in the stack of pages within its NavController.
+   */
+  isFirst(): boolean {
+    return (this._nav ? this._nav.first() === this : false);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @returns {boolean} Returns if this Page is the last in the stack of pages within its NavController.
+   */
+  isLast(): boolean {
+    return (this._nav ? this._nav.last() === this : false);
   }
 
   /**