diff --git a/ionic/components/toast/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/toast/test/basic/index.ts
index 27d12585af..51934592fe 100644
--- a/ionic/components/toast/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/toast/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
-import {App, Page, Toast, NavController, Platform} from 'ionic-angular';
+import {App, Page, Toast, NavController} from 'ionic-angular';
 
 @Page({
   templateUrl: 'main.html'
 })
 class E2EPage {
-  constructor(
-    private nav: NavController,
-    private platform: Platform)
-  {}
+
+  private dismissMessage: string;
+
+
+  constructor(private nav: NavController) { }
 
   showToast() {
     const toast = Toast.create({
       message: 'User was created successfully',
     });
 
+    toast.onDismiss(this.dismissHandler);
     this.nav.present(toast);
   }
 
@@ -22,16 +24,17 @@ class E2EPage {
       message: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ea voluptatibus quibusdam eum nihil optio, ullam accusamus magni, nobis suscipit reprehenderit, sequi quam amet impedit. Accusamus dolorem voluptates laborum dolor obcaecati.',
     });
 
+    toast.onDismiss(this.dismissHandler);
     this.nav.present(toast);
   }
 
   showDismissDurationToast() {
-     const toast = Toast.create({
-       message: 'I am dismissed after 1.5 seconds',
-       duration: 1500
-     });
-
-     this.nav.present(toast);
+    const toast = Toast.create({
+      message: 'I am dismissed after 1.5 seconds',
+      duration: 1500
+    });
+    toast.onDismiss(this.dismissHandler);
+    this.nav.present(toast);
   }
 
   showToastWithCloseButton() {
@@ -40,9 +43,15 @@ class E2EPage {
       showCloseButton: true,
       closeButtonText: 'Ok'
     });
-
+    toast.onDismiss(this.dismissHandler);
     this.nav.present(toast);
   }
+
+  private dismissHandler(toast: Toast) {
+    console.info('Toast onDismiss()');
+
+  }
+
 }
 
 @App({
diff --git a/ionic/components/toast/test/basic/main.html b/ionic/components/toast/test/basic/main.html
index f6407aa6d2..e3d4c63eb9 100644
--- a/ionic/components/toast/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/toast/test/basic/main.html
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@
   <br />
   <button block (click)="showDismissDurationToast()">Custom (1.5s) Duration</button>
   <button block (click)="showToastWithCloseButton()">With closeButtonText</button>
+
+  {{ dismissMessage }}
 </ion-content>
diff --git a/ionic/components/toast/toast.ts b/ionic/components/toast/toast.ts
index 5d177c882b..3bd0285712 100644
--- a/ionic/components/toast/toast.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/toast/toast.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, ElementRef, Renderer} from 'angular2/core';
+import {Component, ElementRef, Renderer, Output, EventEmitter} from 'angular2/core';
 import {NgClass, NgIf, NgFor} from 'angular2/common';
 
 import {Button} from '../button/button';
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
  * @description
  * An Toast is a small message that appears in the lower part of the screen.
  * It's useful for displaying success messages, error messages, etc.
- * `title`, `subTitle` and `message`.
  *
  * @usage
  * ```ts
@@ -40,11 +39,10 @@ import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
 export class Toast extends ViewController {
 
   constructor(opts: ToastOptions = {}) {
-    console.log('Toast Constructor');
     opts.enableBackdropDismiss = isPresent(opts.enableBackdropDismiss) ? !!opts.enableBackdropDismiss : true;
-
     super(ToastCmp, opts);
 
+
     this.viewType = 'toast';
     this.isOverlay = false;
 
@@ -54,6 +52,8 @@ export class Toast extends ViewController {
     this.fireOtherLifecycles = false;
   }
 
+
+
   /**
   * @private
   */
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ export class Toast extends ViewController {
    *
    *  | Property              | Type      | Description                                                                   |
    *  |-----------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------    |
-   *  | message               | `string`  | The message for the toast                                                     |
-   *  | duration              | `number`  | The amount of time in milliseconds the toast should appear (optional)         |
-   *  | cssClass              | `string`  | Any additional class for the toast (optional)                                 |
-   *  | showCloseButton       | `boolean` | Whether or not to show an optional button to close the toast. (optional)      |
-   *  | closeButtonText       | `string`  | Text to display in the close button. (optional)                               |
-   *  | enableBackdropDismiss | `boolean` | Whether the the toast should be dismissed by tapping the backdrop (optional)  |
+   *  | message               | `string`  | The message for the toast. Long strings will wrap and the toast container will expand. **(required)**                                                     |
+   *  | duration              | `number`  | The amount of time in milliseconds the toast should appear *(optional)*         |
+   *  | cssClass              | `string`  | Any additional class for the toast *(optional)*                                 |
+   *  | showCloseButton       | `boolean` | Whether or not to show an optional button to close the toast. *(optional)*      |
+   *  | closeButtonText       | `string`  | Text to display in the close button. *(optional)*                               |
+   *  | enableBackdropDismiss | `boolean` | Whether the the toast should be dismissed by tapping the backdrop *(optional)*  |
    *
-   * @param {object} opts Toast. See the tabel above
+   * @param {object} ToastOptions Toast. See the above table for available options.
    */
   static create(opts: ToastOptions = {}) {
     return new Toast(opts);
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ class ToastCmp {
   private d: any;
   private descId: string;
   private hdrId: string;
-  private id: number;
   private created: number;
   private dismissTimeout: number = undefined;
 
@@ -139,16 +138,14 @@ class ToastCmp {
       renderer.setElementClass(_elementRef.nativeElement, this.d.cssClass, true);
     }
 
-    this.id = (++toastIds);
-
     if (this.d.message) {
       this.hdrId = 'acst-hdr-' + this.id;
     }
   }
 
   onPageDidEnter() {
-    let activeElement: any = document.activeElement;
-    if (document.activeElement) {
+    const { activeElement }: any = document;
+    if (activeElement) {
       activeElement.blur();
     }
 
@@ -267,11 +264,7 @@ class ToastWpPopIn extends Transition {
     wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '0.01', '1').fromTo('scale', '1.3', '1');
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0, 0);
 
-    this
-      .easing('cubic-bezier(0,0 0.05,1)')
-      .duration(200)
-      .add(backdrop)
-      .add(wrapper);
+    this.easing('cubic-bezier(0,0 0.05,1)').duration(200).add(backdrop).add(wrapper);
   }
 }
 
@@ -286,11 +279,7 @@ class ToastWpPopOut extends Transition {
     wrapper.fromTo('opacity', '1', '0').fromTo('scale', '1', '1.3');
     backdrop.fromTo('opacity', 0, 0);
 
-    this
-      .easing('ease-out')
-      .duration(150)
-      .add(backdrop)
-      .add(wrapper);
+    this.easing('ease-out').duration(150).add(backdrop).add(wrapper);
   }
 }
 
@@ -301,6 +290,3 @@ Transition.register('toast-md-slide-in', ToastMdSlideIn);
 Transition.register('toast-md-slide-out', ToastMdSlideOut);
 Transition.register('toast-wp-slide-out', ToastWpPopOut);
 Transition.register('toast-wp-slide-in', ToastWpPopIn);
-
-
-let toastIds = -1;