diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item.scss b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
index db5a78e643..966a0684b7 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ button.item.item {
   width: 100%;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
+  overflow: hidden;
 }
 
 ion-item-content {
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss b/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
index 9f38858d62..6e1eabcc5f 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
@@ -44,50 +44,21 @@ ion-note {
 
 .list {
   .item-group {
-    // Make sure the first and last items don't have borders
-    > .item:first-of-type:before {
-      border-top: none !important;
-    }
-    > .item:last-of-type:after {
-      border-top: none !important;
-    }
+
   }
 
   .item {
     margin-top: -1px;
+    border-top: 1px solid $item-md-border-color;
     padding-right: ($item-md-padding-right / 2);
-    padding-left: ($item-md-padding-left / 2);
+    margin-left: $item-md-padding-left;
     font-size: $item-md-font-size;
     text-transform: none;
-
-    &:before {
-      position: absolute;
-      top: 0;
-      right: 0;
-      left: $item-md-padding-left;
-      border-top: 1px solid $item-md-border-color;
-      content: '';
-      pointer-events: none;
-    }
-
-    &:after {
-      position: absolute;
-      right: 0;
-      bottom: 0;
-      left: $item-md-padding-left;
-      border-top: 1px solid $item-md-border-color;
-      content: '';
-      pointer-events: none;
-    }
-
-    &:first-child:before,
-    &:last-child:after {
-      left: 0;
-    }
   }
 
-  ion-header + .item:before {
-    left: 0;
+  ion-header + .item {
+    margin-left: 0;
+    padding-left: $item-md-padding-left;
   }
 
   ion-item-content {
@@ -240,12 +211,5 @@ button.item.activated {
 }
 
 .item[no-lines] {
-  &:before,
-  &:after {
-    border-width: 0;
-  }
-
-  + .item:before {
-    border-width: 0;
-  }
+  border-width: 0;
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/radio/radio.ts b/ionic/components/radio/radio.ts
index f1f36b3e43..ee055f7550 100644
--- a/ionic/components/radio/radio.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/radio/radio.ts
@@ -182,12 +182,14 @@ export class RadioGroup extends Ion {
     '(click)': 'click($event)'
   },
   template:
-    '<ion-item-content id="{{labelId}}">' +
-      '<ng-content></ng-content>' +
-    '</ion-item-content>' +
-    '<media-radio>' +
-      '<radio-icon></radio-icon>' +
-    '</media-radio>'
+    '<div class="item-inner">' +
+      '<ion-item-content id="{{labelId}}">' +
+        '<ng-content></ng-content>' +
+      '</ion-item-content>' +
+      '<media-radio>' +
+        '<radio-icon></radio-icon>' +
+      '</media-radio>' +
+    '</div>'
 })
 export class RadioButton extends Ion {
   /**