diff --git a/src/viewDirective.js b/src/viewDirective.js
index 6661c078c..c2eaa3d56 100644
--- a/src/viewDirective.js
+++ b/src/viewDirective.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+var ngMajorVer = angular.version.major;
+var ngMinorVer = angular.version.minor;
 /**
  * @ngdoc directive
  * @name ui.router.state.directive:ui-view
@@ -22,6 +24,9 @@
  * service, {@link ui.router.state.$uiViewScroll}. This custom service let's you
  * scroll ui-view elements into view when they are populated during a state activation.
  *
+ * @param {string=} noanimation If truthy, the non-animated renderer will be selected (no animations
+ * will be applied to the ui-view)
+ *
  * *Note: To revert back to old [`$anchorScroll`](http://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng.$anchorScroll)
  * functionality, call `$uiViewScrollProvider.useAnchorScroll()`.*
  *
@@ -133,24 +138,35 @@ function $ViewDirective(   $state,   $injector,   $uiViewScroll,   $interpolate)
   // Returns a set of DOM manipulation functions based on which Angular version
   // it should use
   function getRenderer(attrs, scope) {
-    var statics = function() {
-      return {
-        enter: function (element, target, cb) { target.after(element); cb(); },
-        leave: function (element, cb) { element.remove(); cb(); }
-      };
+    var statics = {
+      enter: function (element, target, cb) { target.after(element); cb(); },
+      leave: function (element, cb) { element.remove(); cb(); }
     };
 
+    if (!!attrs.noanimation) return statics;
+
+    function animEnabled(element) {
+      if (ngMajorVer === 1 && ngMinorVer >= 4) return !!$animate.enabled(element);
+      if (ngMajorVer === 1 && ngMinorVer >= 2) return !!$animate.enabled();
+      return (!!$animator);
+    }
+
+    // ng 1.2+
     if ($animate) {
       return {
         enter: function(element, target, cb) {
-          if (angular.version.minor > 2) {
+          if (!animEnabled(element)) {
+            statics.enter(element, target, cb);
+          } else if (angular.version.minor > 2) {
             $animate.enter(element, null, target).then(cb);
           } else {
             $animate.enter(element, null, target, cb);
           }
         },
         leave: function(element, cb) {
-          if (angular.version.minor > 2) {
+          if (!animEnabled(element)) {
+            statics.leave(element, cb);
+          } else if (angular.version.minor > 2) {
             $animate.leave(element).then(cb);
           } else {
             $animate.leave(element, cb);
@@ -159,6 +175,7 @@ function $ViewDirective(   $state,   $injector,   $uiViewScroll,   $interpolate)
       };
     }
 
+    // ng 1.1.5
     if ($animator) {
       var animate = $animator && $animator(scope, attrs);
 
@@ -168,7 +185,7 @@ function $ViewDirective(   $state,   $injector,   $uiViewScroll,   $interpolate)
       };
     }
 
-    return statics();
+    return statics;
   }
 
   var directive = {
diff --git a/test/viewDirectiveSpec.js b/test/viewDirectiveSpec.js
index 0461d7391..fd9566326 100644
--- a/test/viewDirectiveSpec.js
+++ b/test/viewDirectiveSpec.js
@@ -123,16 +123,12 @@ describe('uiView', function () {
       .state('l', lState)
       .state('m', {
         controller: function($scope) {
-          log += 'm;';
-          $scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
-            log += '$destroy(m);';
-          });
-        },
+          log += 'ctrl(m);';
+          $scope.$on('$destroy', function() { log += '$destroy(m);'; });
+        }
       })
       .state('n', {
-        controller: function($scope) {
-          log += 'n;';
-        },
+        controller: function($scope) { log += 'ctrl(n);'; }
       });
   }));
 
@@ -144,23 +140,6 @@ describe('uiView', function () {
 
   describe('linking ui-directive', function () {
 
-    it('$destroy event is triggered after animation ends', inject(function($state, $q, $animate) {
-      elem.append($compile('<div><ui-view></ui-view></div>')(scope));
-
-      $state.transitionTo('m');
-      $q.flush();
-      expect(log).toBe('m;');
-      $state.transitionTo('n');
-      $q.flush();
-      if ($animate) {
-        expect(log).toBe('m;n;');
-        animateFlush($animate);
-        expect(log).toBe('m;n;$destroy(m);');
-      } else {
-        expect(log).toBe('m;$destroy(m);n;');
-      }
-    }));
-
     it('anonymous ui-view should be replaced with the template of the current $state', inject(function ($state, $q) {
       elem.append($compile('<div><ui-view></ui-view></div>')(scope));
 
@@ -594,5 +573,56 @@ describe('uiView', function () {
       // No more animations
       expect($animate.queue.length).toBe(0);
     }));
+
+    it ('should disable animations if noanimation="true" is present', inject(function($state, $q, $compile, $animate) {
+      var content = 'Initial Content', animation;
+      elem.append($compile('<div><ui-view noanimation="true">' + content + '</ui-view></div>')(scope));
+
+      animation = $animate.queue.shift();
+      expect(animation).toBeUndefined();
+
+      $state.transitionTo(aState);
+      $q.flush();
+      animation = $animate.queue.shift();
+      expect(animation).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(elem.text()).toBe(aState.template);
+
+      $state.transitionTo(bState);
+      $q.flush();
+      animation = $animate.queue.shift();
+      expect(animation).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(elem.text()).toBe(bState.template);
+    }));
+
+    it('$destroy event is triggered after animation ends', inject(function($state, $q, $animate, $rootScope) {
+      elem.append($compile('<div><ui-view></ui-view></div>')(scope));
+      $rootScope.$on('$stateChangeSuccess', function(evt, toState) { log += 'success(' + toState.name + ');'; });
+
+      $state.transitionTo('m');
+      $q.flush();
+      expect(log).toBe('success(m);ctrl(m);');
+      $state.transitionTo('n');
+      $q.flush();
+      if ($animate) {
+        expect(log).toBe('success(m);ctrl(m);success(n);ctrl(n);');
+        animateFlush($animate);
+        expect(log).toBe('success(m);ctrl(m);success(n);ctrl(n);$destroy(m);');
+      } else {
+        expect(log).toBe('success(m);ctrl(m);$destroy(m);success(n);ctrl(n);');
+      }
+    }));
+
+    it('$destroy event is triggered before $stateChangeSuccess if noanimation is present', inject(function($state, $q, $animate, $rootScope) {
+      elem.append($compile('<div><ui-view noanimation="true"></ui-view></div>')(scope));
+      $rootScope.$on('$stateChangeSuccess', function(evt, toState) { log += 'success(' + toState.name + ');'; });
+
+      $state.transitionTo('m');
+      $q.flush();
+      expect(log).toBe('success(m);ctrl(m);');
+      $state.transitionTo('n');
+      $q.flush();
+      expect(log).toBe('success(m);ctrl(m);success(n);$destroy(m);ctrl(n);');
+    }));
+
   });
 });