diff --git a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
index 71eab01cb5..7a5c249786 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
@@ -23095,6 +23095,9 @@ angular.module('ionic.service.gesture', [])
   return {
     on: function(eventType, cb, $element) {
       return window.ionic.onGesture(eventType, cb, $element[0]);
+    },
+    off: function(gesture, eventType, cb) {
+      return window.ionic.offGesture(gesture, eventType, cb);
     }
   };
 }]);
diff --git a/dist/js/ionic.js b/dist/js/ionic.js
index 60660d0b7f..4c35542184 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic.js
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ window.ionic = {
   ionic.on = function() { ionic.EventController.on.apply(ionic.EventController, arguments); };
   ionic.off = function() { ionic.EventController.off.apply(ionic.EventController, arguments); };
   ionic.trigger = function() { ionic.EventController.trigger.apply(ionic.EventController.trigger, arguments); };
-  ionic.onGesture = function() { ionic.EventController.onGesture.apply(ionic.EventController.onGesture, arguments); };
-  ionic.offGesture = function() { ionic.EventController.offGesture.apply(ionic.EventController.offGesture, arguments); };
+  ionic.onGesture = function() { return ionic.EventController.onGesture.apply(ionic.EventController.onGesture, arguments); };
+  ionic.offGesture = function() { return ionic.EventController.offGesture.apply(ionic.EventController.offGesture, arguments); };
 
   // DISABLING FOR NOW. THE TAP CODE AT THE EXT LEVEL SHOULD BE DOING THIS
   // Set up various listeners
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/service/ionicGesture.js b/js/ext/angular/src/service/ionicGesture.js
index ba2126afe9..a3d7d9650c 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/service/ionicGesture.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/service/ionicGesture.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ angular.module('ionic.service.gesture', [])
   return {
     on: function(eventType, cb, $element) {
       return window.ionic.onGesture(eventType, cb, $element[0]);
+    },
+    off: function(gesture, eventType, cb) {
+      return window.ionic.offGesture(gesture, eventType, cb);
     }
   };
 }]);
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/service/ionicGesture.unit.js b/js/ext/angular/test/service/ionicGesture.unit.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0155e59628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/service/ionicGesture.unit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+describe('Ionic Gesture Service', function() {
+  var gesture;
+
+  beforeEach(module('ionic.service.gesture'));
+
+  beforeEach(inject(function(Gesture) {
+    gesture = Gesture;
+  }));
+
+  iit('Should bind', function() {
+    var el = document.createElement('div');
+
+    var handlers = {
+      dragHandle: function(e) {
+      }
+    };
+    spyOn(handlers, 'dragHandle');
+    gesture.on('drag', handlers.dragHandle, angular.element(el));
+
+    var event = new CustomEvent('drag', { target: el });
+    el.dispatchEvent(event);
+
+    expect(handlers.dragHandle).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+  iit('Should unbind', function() {
+    var el = document.createElement('div');
+
+    var handlers = {
+      dragHandle: function(e) {
+      }
+    };
+    spyOn(handlers, 'dragHandle');
+
+    var g = gesture.on('drag', handlers.dragHandle, angular.element(el));
+
+    var event = new CustomEvent('drag', { target: el });
+    el.dispatchEvent(event);
+
+    expect(handlers.dragHandle).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    gesture.off(g, 'drag', handlers.dragHandle);
+
+    var event = new CustomEvent('drag', { target: el });
+    el.dispatchEvent(event);
+
+    expect(handlers.dragHandle).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+})
diff --git a/js/utils/events.js b/js/utils/events.js
index f80a237985..d7d9d6a878 100644
--- a/js/utils/events.js
+++ b/js/utils/events.js
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
   ionic.on = function() { ionic.EventController.on.apply(ionic.EventController, arguments); };
   ionic.off = function() { ionic.EventController.off.apply(ionic.EventController, arguments); };
   ionic.trigger = function() { ionic.EventController.trigger.apply(ionic.EventController.trigger, arguments); };
-  ionic.onGesture = function() { ionic.EventController.onGesture.apply(ionic.EventController.onGesture, arguments); };
-  ionic.offGesture = function() { ionic.EventController.offGesture.apply(ionic.EventController.offGesture, arguments); };
+  ionic.onGesture = function() { return ionic.EventController.onGesture.apply(ionic.EventController.onGesture, arguments); };
+  ionic.offGesture = function() { return ionic.EventController.offGesture.apply(ionic.EventController.offGesture, arguments); };
 
   // DISABLING FOR NOW. THE TAP CODE AT THE EXT LEVEL SHOULD BE DOING THIS
   // Set up various listeners