diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu-toggle.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu-toggle.ts
index 0213cb4306..ce2000455f 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu-toggle.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu-toggle.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-import {Directive} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Directive, Optional} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
 import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
+import {ViewItem} from '../view/view-item';
+import {Navbar} from '../nav-bar/nav-bar';
+
 
 /**
 * TODO
@@ -11,12 +14,17 @@ import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
     'menuToggle'
   ],
   host: {
-    '(click)': 'toggle($event)'
+    '(click)': 'toggle($event)',
+    '[hidden]': 'isHidden'
   }
 })
 export class MenuToggle {
 
-  constructor(private app: IonicApp) {}
+  constructor(app: IonicApp, @Optional() item: ViewItem, @Optional() navbar: Navbar) {
+    this.app = app;
+    this.item = item;
+    this.withinNavbar = !!navbar;
+  }
 
   /**
   * TODO
@@ -28,4 +36,12 @@ export class MenuToggle {
     ev.preventDefault();
     ev.stopPropagation();
   }
+
+  get isHidden() {
+    if (this.withinNavbar && this.item) {
+      return !this.item.isRoot();
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/index.ts
index 9229b217de..698cec4a47 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
-import {App, IonicApp, IonicView} from 'ionic/ionic';
+import {App, IonicApp, IonicView, NavController} from 'ionic/ionic';
 
 
 @IonicView({templateUrl: 'page1.html'})
 class Page1 {}
 
 
+@IonicView({templateUrl: 'page3.html'})
+class Page3 {}
+
+
 @IonicView({templateUrl: 'page2.html'})
-class Page2 {}
+class Page2 {
+  constructor(nav: NavController) {
+    this.nav = nav;
+  }
+  page3() {
+    this.nav.push(Page3);
+  }
+}
 
 
 @App({
@@ -21,6 +32,7 @@ class E2EApp {
     this.pages = [
       { title: 'Page 1', component: Page1 },
       { title: 'Page 2', component: Page2 },
+      { title: 'Page 3', component: Page3 },
     ];
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/page2.html b/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/page2.html
index 4a7e564244..ab2e7ad7b3 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/page2.html
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/page2.html
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@
     <button menu-toggle id="e2eContentToggleMenu">Toggle Menu</button>
   </p>
 
+  <p>
+    <button (click)="page3()">Go to page 3</button>
+  </p>
+
 </ion-content>
diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/page3.html b/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/page3.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2d65e2ad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/test/basic/page3.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+<ion-navbar *navbar>
+
+  <a menu-toggle>
+    <icon menu></icon>
+  </a>
+
+  <ion-title>
+    Menu
+  </ion-title>
+
+</ion-navbar>
+
+
+<ion-content #content padding>
+
+  <h3>Page 3</h3>
+
+  <p>
+    <button menu-toggle>Toggle Menu</button>
+  </p>
+
+  <f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f><f></f>
+
+</ion-content>
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/index.ts
index c525b27b28..196198ba88 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import {NavParams, NavController} from 'ionic/ionic';
   template: '' +
     '<ion-navbar *navbar primary>' +
       '<ion-title>{{title}}</ion-title>' +
+      '<ion-nav-items primary>' +
+        '<button><icon star></icon></button>' +
+      '</ion-nav-items>' +
       '<ion-nav-items secondary>' +
         '<button>S1</button>' +
       '</ion-nav-items>' +
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/test/routing/view1.html b/ionic/components/nav/test/routing/view1.html
index 449c1db122..b1f74fd928 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/test/routing/view1.html
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/test/routing/view1.html
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 
-<ion-navbar *navbar primary>
+<ion-navbar *navbar>
+  <a menu-toggle>
+    <icon menu></icon>
+  </a>
   <ion-title>First View</ion-title>
 </ion-navbar>
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/test/routing/view2.html b/ionic/components/nav/test/routing/view2.html
index 9838895cab..f7cdad7add 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/test/routing/view2.html
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/test/routing/view2.html
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 
 <ion-navbar *navbar primary>
   <ion-title>Second View</ion-title>
+  <ion-nav-items secondary>
+    <button>
+      <icon help></icon>
+    </button>
+  </ion-nav-item>
 </ion-navbar>
 
 <ion-content class="padding">
diff --git a/ionic/components/view/view-item.ts b/ionic/components/view/view-item.ts
index 7b3501ae73..b0c18fec83 100644
--- a/ionic/components/view/view-item.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/view/view-item.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ export class ViewItem {
     return (this.viewCtrl ? this.viewCtrl.indexOf(this) : -1);
   }
 
+  isRoot() {
+    return this.index === 0;
+  }
+
   /**
    * TODO
    */