diff --git a/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet-component.ts b/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet-component.ts
index d523dfa9f5c..1e04bc9bc26 100644
--- a/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet-component.ts
+++ b/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet-component.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import { Form } from '../../util/form';
 import { Key } from '../../util/key';
 import { NavParams } from '../../navigation/nav-params';
 import { ViewController } from '../../navigation/view-controller';
-
+import { BlockerDelegate, GestureController, BLOCK_ALL } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
+import { assert } from '../../util/util';
 
 /**
  * @private
@@ -53,15 +54,18 @@ export class ActionSheetCmp {
   hdrId: string;
   id: number;
   mode: string;
+  gestureBlocker: BlockerDelegate;
 
   constructor(
     private _viewCtrl: ViewController,
     private _config: Config,
     private _elementRef: ElementRef,
     private _form: Form,
+    gestureCtrl: GestureController,
     params: NavParams,
     renderer: Renderer
   ) {
+    this.gestureBlocker = gestureCtrl.createBlocker(BLOCK_ALL);
     this.d = params.data;
     this.mode = _config.get('mode');
     renderer.setElementClass(_elementRef.nativeElement, `action-sheet-${this.mode}`, true);
@@ -110,6 +114,14 @@ export class ActionSheetCmp {
     this.d.buttons = buttons;
   }
 
+  ionViewWillEnter() {
+    this.gestureBlocker.block();
+  }
+
+  ionViewDidLeave() {
+    this.gestureBlocker.unblock();
+  }
+
   ionViewDidEnter() {
     this._form.focusOut();
 
@@ -166,6 +178,11 @@ export class ActionSheetCmp {
   dismiss(role: any): Promise<any> {
     return this._viewCtrl.dismiss(null, role);
   }
+
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    assert(this.gestureBlocker.blocked === false, 'gesture blocker must be already unblocked');
+    this.gestureBlocker.destroy();
+  }
 }
 
 let actionSheetIds = -1;
diff --git a/src/components/alert/alert-component.ts b/src/components/alert/alert-component.ts
index 3a83fb9141c..59f14da03ed 100644
--- a/src/components/alert/alert-component.ts
+++ b/src/components/alert/alert-component.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Component, ElementRef, HostListener, Renderer, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { Config } from '../../config/config';
-import { isPresent } from '../../util/util';
+import { isPresent, assert } from '../../util/util';
 import { Key } from '../../util/key';
 import { NavParams } from '../../navigation/nav-params';
 import { ViewController } from '../../navigation/view-controller';
-
+import { GestureController, BlockerDelegate, BLOCK_ALL } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
 
 /**
  * @private
@@ -86,14 +86,18 @@ export class AlertCmp {
   msgId: string;
   subHdrId: string;
   mode: string;
+  gestureBlocker: BlockerDelegate;
 
   constructor(
     public _viewCtrl: ViewController,
     public _elementRef: ElementRef,
     public _config: Config,
+    gestureCtrl: GestureController,
     params: NavParams,
     renderer: Renderer
   ) {
+    // gesture blocker is used to disable gestures dynamically
+    this.gestureBlocker = gestureCtrl.createBlocker(BLOCK_ALL);
     this.d = params.data;
     this.mode = _config.get('mode');
     renderer.setElementClass(_elementRef.nativeElement, `alert-${this.mode}`, true);
@@ -172,6 +176,27 @@ export class AlertCmp {
     }
   }
 
+  ionViewWillEnter() {
+    this.gestureBlocker.block();
+  }
+
+  ionViewDidLeave() {
+    this.gestureBlocker.unblock();
+  }
+
+  ionViewDidEnter() {
+    let activeElement: any = document.activeElement;
+    if (document.activeElement) {
+      activeElement.blur();
+    }
+
+    let focusableEle = this._elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector('input,button');
+    if (focusableEle) {
+      focusableEle.focus();
+    }
+    this.enabled = true;
+  }
+
   @HostListener('body:keyup', ['$event'])
   keyUp(ev: KeyboardEvent) {
     if (this.enabled && this._viewCtrl.isLast()) {
@@ -193,19 +218,6 @@ export class AlertCmp {
     }
   }
 
-  ionViewDidEnter() {
-    let activeElement: any = document.activeElement;
-    if (document.activeElement) {
-      activeElement.blur();
-    }
-
-    let focusableEle = this._elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector('input,button');
-    if (focusableEle) {
-      focusableEle.focus();
-    }
-    this.enabled = true;
-  }
-
   btnClick(button: any, dismissDelay?: number) {
     if (!this.enabled) {
       return;
@@ -293,6 +305,11 @@ export class AlertCmp {
     });
     return values;
   }
+
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    assert(this.gestureBlocker.blocked === false, 'gesture blocker must be already unblocked');
+    this.gestureBlocker.destroy();
+  }
 }
 
 let alertIds = -1;
diff --git a/src/components/app/app-root.ts b/src/components/app/app-root.ts
index 29dc797d837..210fccdd999 100644
--- a/src/components/app/app-root.ts
+++ b/src/components/app/app-root.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Config } from '../../config/config';
 import { Ion } from '../ion';
 import { OverlayPortal } from '../nav/overlay-portal';
 import { Platform } from '../../platform/platform';
+import { nativeTimeout } from '../../util/dom';
 
 export const AppRootToken = new OpaqueToken('USERROOT');
 
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ export const AppRootToken = new OpaqueToken('USERROOT');
 })
 export class IonicApp extends Ion implements OnInit {
 
+  private _stopScrollPlugin: any;
+  private _rafId: number;
   @ViewChild('viewport', {read: ViewContainerRef}) _viewport: ViewContainerRef;
 
   @ViewChild('modalPortal', { read: OverlayPortal }) _modalPortal: OverlayPortal;
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ export class IonicApp extends Ion implements OnInit {
     super(config, elementRef, renderer);
     // register with App that this is Ionic's appRoot component. tada!
     app._appRoot = this;
+    this._stopScrollPlugin = window['IonicStopScroll'];
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
@@ -109,7 +113,26 @@ export class IonicApp extends Ion implements OnInit {
    * @private
    */
   _disableScroll(shouldDisableScroll: boolean) {
-    this.setElementClass('disable-scroll', shouldDisableScroll);
+    console.log('App Root: Scroll Disable Assist', shouldDisableScroll);
+
+    if (shouldDisableScroll) {
+      this.stopScroll().then(() => {
+        this._rafId = nativeTimeout(() => this.setElementClass('disable-scroll', true), 16 * 2);
+      });
+    } else {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(this._rafId);
+      this.setElementClass('disable-scroll', false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  stopScroll(): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (this._stopScrollPlugin) {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        this._stopScrollPlugin.stop(() => resolve(true));
+      });
+    } else {
+      return Promise.resolve(false);
+    }
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/components/app/app.ts b/src/components/app/app.ts
index 4719271b7f8..e317521c927 100644
--- a/src/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/src/components/app/app.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class App {
   private _title: string = '';
   private _titleSrv: Title = new Title();
   private _rootNav: NavController = null;
-  private _canDisableScroll: boolean;
+  private _disableScrollAssist: boolean;
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class App {
     // listen for hardware back button events
     // register this back button action with a default priority
     _platform.registerBackButtonAction(this.navPop.bind(this));
-    this._canDisableScroll = _config.get('canDisableScroll', false);
+    this._disableScrollAssist = _config.getBoolean('disableScrollAssist', false);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class App {
    * scrolling is enabled. When set to `true`, scrolling is disabled.
    */
   setScrollDisabled(disableScroll: boolean) {
-    if (this._canDisableScroll) {
+    if (this._disableScrollAssist) {
       this._appRoot._disableScroll(disableScroll);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.scss b/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.scss
index 76a7d2ae294..0799e69204b 100644
--- a/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.scss
+++ b/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.scss
@@ -19,7 +19,3 @@ ion-backdrop {
   opacity: .01;
   transform: translateZ(0);
 }
-
-ion-backdrop.hide-backdrop {
-  display: none;
-}
diff --git a/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.ts b/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.ts
index 28ee9fcb42d..1f8d5c7ea7c 100644
--- a/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.ts
+++ b/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-import { Directive, ElementRef, Input, Renderer } from '@angular/core';
-
-import { GestureController } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
-import { isTrueProperty } from '../../util/util';
-
+import { Directive, ElementRef, Renderer } from '@angular/core';
 
 /**
  * @private
@@ -16,26 +12,11 @@ import { isTrueProperty } from '../../util/util';
   },
 })
 export class Backdrop {
-  private _gestureID: number = null;
-  @Input() disableScroll = true;
 
   constructor(
-    private _gestureCtrl: GestureController,
     private _elementRef: ElementRef,
-    private _renderer: Renderer) { }
-
-  ngOnInit() {
-    if (isTrueProperty(this.disableScroll)) {
-      this._gestureID = this._gestureCtrl.newID();
-      this._gestureCtrl.disableScroll(this._gestureID);
-    }
-  }
-
-  ngOnDestroy() {
-    if (this._gestureID) {
-      this._gestureCtrl.enableScroll(this._gestureID);
-    }
-  }
+    private _renderer: Renderer
+  ) { }
 
   getNativeElement(): HTMLElement {
     return this._elementRef.nativeElement;
diff --git a/src/components/content/content.scss b/src/components/content/content.scss
index 7acd661b7ed..79a20b4ad07 100644
--- a/src/components/content/content.scss
+++ b/src/components/content/content.scss
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ion-content.js-scroll > .scroll-content {
   will-change: initial;
 }
 
-.disable-scroll .ion-page .scroll-content {
+.disable-scroll .ion-page {
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts b/src/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
index 1e0f66d6479..64e506fe91c 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
+++ b/src/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import { ItemSliding } from './item-sliding';
 import { List } from '../list/list';
 
-import { GesturePriority } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
+import { GestureController, GesturePriority, GESTURE_ITEM_SWIPE } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
 import { PanGesture } from '../../gestures/drag-gesture';
 import { pointerCoord } from '../../util/dom';
 import { NativeRafDebouncer } from '../../util/debouncer';
 
-const DRAG_THRESHOLD = 10;
-const MAX_ATTACK_ANGLE = 20;
-
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
 export class ItemSlidingGesture extends PanGesture {
 
   private preSelectedContainer: ItemSliding = null;
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ export class ItemSlidingGesture extends PanGesture {
   private firstCoordX: number;
   private firstTimestamp: number;
 
-  constructor(public list: List) {
+  constructor(public list: List, gestureCtrl: GestureController) {
     super(list.getNativeElement(), {
-      maxAngle: MAX_ATTACK_ANGLE,
-      threshold: DRAG_THRESHOLD,
+      maxAngle: 20,
+      threshold: 10,
       zone: false,
       debouncer: new NativeRafDebouncer(),
-      gesture: list._gestureCtrl.create('item-sliding', {
+      gesture: gestureCtrl.createGesture({
+        name: GESTURE_ITEM_SWIPE,
         priority: GesturePriority.SlidingItem,
+        disableScroll: false // TODO: set true
       })
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/components/list/list.ts b/src/components/list/list.ts
index 6d8d1fc7963..136ba56eece 100644
--- a/src/components/list/list.ts
+++ b/src/components/list/list.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class List extends Ion {
 
     } else if (!this._slidingGesture) {
       console.debug('enableSlidingItems');
-      this._slidingGesture = new ItemSlidingGesture(this);
+      this._slidingGesture = new ItemSlidingGesture(this, this._gestureCtrl);
       this._slidingGesture.listen();
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/components/loading/loading-component.ts b/src/components/loading/loading-component.ts
index 347c767b311..a86ed891532 100644
--- a/src/components/loading/loading-component.ts
+++ b/src/components/loading/loading-component.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { Component, ElementRef, Renderer, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { Config } from '../../config/config';
-import { isDefined, isUndefined } from '../../util/util';
+import { isDefined, isUndefined, assert } from '../../util/util';
 import { NavParams } from '../../navigation/nav-params';
 import { ViewController } from '../../navigation/view-controller';
 import { LoadingOptions } from './loading-options';
+import { BlockerDelegate, GestureController, BLOCK_ALL } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
 
 /**
 * @private
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import { LoadingOptions } from './loading-options';
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-loading',
   template:
-    '<ion-backdrop [class.hide-backdrop]="!d.showBackdrop"></ion-backdrop>' +
+    '<ion-backdrop [hidden]="!d.showBackdrop"></ion-backdrop>' +
     '<div class="loading-wrapper">' +
       '<div *ngIf="showSpinner" class="loading-spinner">' +
         '<ion-spinner [name]="d.spinner"></ion-spinner>' +
@@ -29,14 +30,17 @@ export class LoadingCmp {
   id: number;
   showSpinner: boolean;
   durationTimeout: number;
+  gestureBlocker: BlockerDelegate;
 
   constructor(
     private _viewCtrl: ViewController,
     private _config: Config,
     private _elementRef: ElementRef,
+    gestureCtrl: GestureController,
     params: NavParams,
     renderer: Renderer
   ) {
+    this.gestureBlocker = gestureCtrl.createBlocker(BLOCK_ALL);
     this.d = params.data;
 
     renderer.setElementClass(_elementRef.nativeElement, `loading-${_config.get('mode')}`, true);
@@ -62,17 +66,21 @@ export class LoadingCmp {
     this.showSpinner = isDefined(this.d.spinner) && this.d.spinner !== 'hide';
   }
 
+  ionViewWillEnter() {
+    this.gestureBlocker.block();
+  }
+
+  ionViewDidLeave() {
+    this.gestureBlocker.unblock();
+  }
+
   ionViewDidEnter() {
     let activeElement: any = document.activeElement;
-    if (document.activeElement) {
-      activeElement.blur();
-    }
+    activeElement && activeElement.blur();
 
     // If there is a duration, dismiss after that amount of time
     if ( this.d && this.d.duration ) {
-      this.durationTimeout = (<any> setTimeout( () => {
-        this.dismiss('backdrop');
-      }, this.d.duration));
+      this.durationTimeout = setTimeout(() => this.dismiss('backdrop'), this.d.duration);
     }
 
   }
@@ -83,6 +91,11 @@ export class LoadingCmp {
     }
     return this._viewCtrl.dismiss(null, role);
   }
+
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    assert(this.gestureBlocker.blocked === false, 'gesture blocker must be already unblocked');
+    this.gestureBlocker.destroy();
+  }
 }
 
 let loadingIds = -1;
diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts b/src/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
index 21d6e02c2d3..7a3ae1c41fd 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Menu } from './menu';
 import { SlideEdgeGesture } from '../../gestures/slide-edge-gesture';
 import { SlideData } from '../../gestures/slide-gesture';
 import { assign } from '../../util/util';
-import { GestureController, GesturePriority } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
+import { GestureController, GesturePriority, GESTURE_MENU_SWIPE } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
 import { NativeRafDebouncer } from '../../util/debouncer';
 
 /**
@@ -14,17 +14,19 @@ export class MenuContentGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
     public menu: Menu,
     contentEle: HTMLElement,
     gestureCtrl: GestureController,
-    options: any = {}) {
+    options: any = {}
+  ) {
     super(contentEle, assign({
       direction: 'x',
       edge: menu.side,
       threshold: 0,
       maxEdgeStart: menu.maxEdgeStart || 50,
-      maxAngle: 40,
       zone: false,
       debouncer: new NativeRafDebouncer(),
-      gesture: gestureCtrl.create('menu-swipe', {
+      gesture: gestureCtrl.createGesture({
+        name: GESTURE_MENU_SWIPE,
         priority: GesturePriority.MenuSwipe,
+        disableScroll: true
       })
     }, options));
   }
@@ -52,13 +54,6 @@ export class MenuContentGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
     let z = (this.menu.side === 'right' ? slide.min : slide.max);
     let stepValue = (slide.distance / z);
 
-    console.debug('menu gesture, onSlide', this.menu.side,
-      'distance', slide.distance,
-      'min', slide.min,
-      'max', slide.max,
-      'z', z,
-      'stepValue', stepValue);
-
     this.menu.swipeProgress(stepValue);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu.ts b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
index 215956dbcf1..12e3afe2cb4 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { MenuContentGesture } from  './menu-gestures';
 import { MenuController } from './menu-controller';
 import { MenuType } from './menu-types';
 import { Platform } from '../../platform/platform';
-import { GestureController } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
+import { BlockerDelegate, GestureController, GESTURE_GO_BACK_SWIPE } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
 import { UIEventManager } from '../../util/ui-event-manager';
 import { Content } from '../content/content';
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ import { Content } from '../content/content';
   selector: 'ion-menu',
   template:
     '<div class="menu-inner"><ng-content></ng-content></div>' +
-    '<ion-backdrop disableScroll="false"></ion-backdrop>',
+    '<ion-backdrop></ion-backdrop>',
   host: {
     'role': 'navigation'
   },
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export class Menu {
   private _isPers: boolean = false;
   private _init: boolean = false;
   private _events: UIEventManager = new UIEventManager();
-  private _gestureID: number = 0;
+  private _gestureBlocker: BlockerDelegate;
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ export class Menu {
     private _zone: NgZone,
     private _gestureCtrl: GestureController
   ) {
-    if (_gestureCtrl) {
-      this._gestureID = _gestureCtrl.newID();
-    }
+    this._gestureBlocker = _gestureCtrl.createBlocker({
+      disable: [GESTURE_GO_BACK_SWIPE]
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ export class Menu {
     this._events.unlistenAll();
     if (isOpen) {
       // Disable swipe to go back gesture
-      this._gestureCtrl.disableGesture('goback-swipe', this._gestureID);
+      this._gestureBlocker.block();
 
       this._cntEle.classList.add('menu-content-open');
       let callback = this.onBackdropClick.bind(this);
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ export class Menu {
 
     } else {
       // Enable swipe to go back gesture
-      this._gestureCtrl.enableGesture('goback-swipe', this._gestureID);
+      this._gestureBlocker.unblock();
 
       this._cntEle.classList.remove('menu-content-open');
       this.setElementClass('show-menu', false);
diff --git a/src/components/menu/test/basic/app-module.ts b/src/components/menu/test/basic/app-module.ts
index f71fc9be597..5757bae7f87 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/test/basic/app-module.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/test/basic/app-module.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import { Component, ViewChild, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
-import { IonicApp, IonicModule, MenuController, NavController, AlertController, Nav } from '../../../..';
+import { AlertController, IonicApp, IonicModule, MenuController, ModalController, NavController, Nav, ViewController } from '../../../..';
 
 
 @Component({
   templateUrl: 'page1.html'
 })
 export class Page1 {
-  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public alertCtrl: AlertController) {}
+  constructor(
+    public navCtrl: NavController,
+    public alertCtrl: AlertController,
+    public modalCtrl: ModalController
+  ) { }
 
   presentAlert() {
     let alert = this.alertCtrl.create({
@@ -18,11 +22,24 @@ export class Page1 {
     alert.present();
   }
 
+  presentModal() {
+    let modal = this.modalCtrl.create(Modal);
+    modal.present();
+  }
+
   goToPage2() {
     this.navCtrl.push(Page2);
   }
 }
 
+@Component({templateUrl: 'modal.html'})
+export class Modal {
+  constructor(public viewController: ViewController) {}
+  close() {
+    this.viewController.dismiss();
+  }
+}
+
 
 @Component({templateUrl: 'page3.html'})
 export class Page3 {}
@@ -106,7 +123,8 @@ export class E2EApp {
     E2EPage,
     Page1,
     Page2,
-    Page3
+    Page3,
+    Modal
   ],
   imports: [
     IonicModule.forRoot(E2EApp)
@@ -117,7 +135,8 @@ export class E2EApp {
     E2EPage,
     Page1,
     Page2,
-    Page3
+    Page3,
+    Modal
   ]
 })
 export class AppModule {}
diff --git a/src/components/menu/test/basic/modal.html b/src/components/menu/test/basic/modal.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bfa5f352b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/menu/test/basic/modal.html
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<ion-header>
+
+  <ion-navbar>
+    <ion-title>
+      MODAL
+    </ion-title>
+  </ion-navbar>
+
+</ion-header>
+
+
+<ion-content padding>
+
+  <p>
+    <button ion-button (click)="close()">Close</button>
+  </p>
+
+  <div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div>
+
+</ion-content>
diff --git a/src/components/menu/test/basic/page1.html b/src/components/menu/test/basic/page1.html
index c340af5241a..80fcac47149 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/test/basic/page1.html
+++ b/src/components/menu/test/basic/page1.html
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ <h3>Page 1</h3>
     <button ion-button (click)="presentAlert()">Open alert</button>
   </p>
 
+  <p>
+    <button ion-button (click)="presentModal()">Open modal</button>
+  </p>
+
   <p>
     <button ion-button (click)="goToPage2()">Go to Page 2</button>
   </p>
diff --git a/src/components/modal/modal-component.ts b/src/components/modal/modal-component.ts
index 642646a83e9..a034ba6d8cb 100644
--- a/src/components/modal/modal-component.ts
+++ b/src/components/modal/modal-component.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { Component, ComponentFactoryResolver, HostListener, Renderer, ViewChild,
 import { Key } from '../../util/key';
 import { NavParams } from '../../navigation/nav-params';
 import { ViewController } from '../../navigation/view-controller';
-
+import { GestureController, BlockerDelegate, GESTURE_MENU_SWIPE, GESTURE_GO_BACK_SWIPE } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
+import { assert } from '../../util/util';
 
 /**
  * @private
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ import { ViewController } from '../../navigation/view-controller';
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-modal',
   template:
-    '<ion-backdrop disableScroll="false" (click)="_bdClick()"></ion-backdrop>' +
+    '<ion-backdrop (click)="_bdClick()"></ion-backdrop>' +
     '<div class="modal-wrapper">' +
       '<div #viewport nav-viewport></div>' +
     '</div>'
@@ -20,13 +21,20 @@ export class ModalCmp {
 
   @ViewChild('viewport', { read: ViewContainerRef }) _viewport: ViewContainerRef;
 
-  /** @private  */
   _bdDismiss: boolean;
-
-  /** @private */
   _enabled: boolean;
+  _gestureBlocker: BlockerDelegate;
 
-  constructor(public _cfr: ComponentFactoryResolver, public _renderer: Renderer, public _navParams: NavParams, public _viewCtrl: ViewController) {
+  constructor(
+    public _cfr: ComponentFactoryResolver,
+    public _renderer: Renderer,
+    public _navParams: NavParams,
+    public _viewCtrl: ViewController,
+    gestureCtrl: GestureController
+  ) {
+    this._gestureBlocker = gestureCtrl.createBlocker({
+      disable: [GESTURE_MENU_SWIPE, GESTURE_GO_BACK_SWIPE]
+    });
     this._bdDismiss = _navParams.data.opts.enableBackdropDismiss;
   }
 
@@ -46,9 +54,20 @@ export class ModalCmp {
       this._setCssClass(componentRef, 'ion-page');
       this._setCssClass(componentRef, 'show-page');
       this._enabled = true;
+
+      this._viewCtrl.willEnter.subscribe(this._viewWillEnter.bind(this));
+      this._viewCtrl.didLeave.subscribe(this._viewDidLeave.bind(this));
     }
   }
 
+  _viewWillEnter() {
+    this._gestureBlocker.block();
+  }
+
+  _viewDidLeave() {
+    this._gestureBlocker.unblock();
+  }
+
   /** @private */
   _setCssClass(componentRef: any, className: string) {
     this._renderer.setElementClass(componentRef.location.nativeElement, className, true);
@@ -66,4 +85,9 @@ export class ModalCmp {
       this._bdClick();
     }
   }
+
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    assert(this._gestureBlocker.blocked === false, 'gesture blocker must be already unblocked');
+    this._gestureBlocker.destroy();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/nav/test/basic/app-module.ts b/src/components/nav/test/basic/app-module.ts
index 5aea111e4ae..3f94ffd1156 100644
--- a/src/components/nav/test/basic/app-module.ts
+++ b/src/components/nav/test/basic/app-module.ts
@@ -834,7 +834,9 @@ export const deepLinkConfig: DeepLinkConfig = {
     TabItemPage
   ],
   imports: [
-    IonicModule.forRoot(E2EApp, null, deepLinkConfig)
+    IonicModule.forRoot(E2EApp, {
+      swipeBackEnabled: true
+    }, deepLinkConfig)
   ],
   bootstrap: [IonicApp],
   entryComponents: [
diff --git a/src/components/picker/picker-component.ts b/src/components/picker/picker-component.ts
index 0dd8899631d..11db09db7a5 100644
--- a/src/components/picker/picker-component.ts
+++ b/src/components/picker/picker-component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Component, ElementRef, EventEmitter, Input, HostListener, NgZone, Outpu
 import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import { CSS, cancelRaf, pointerCoord, nativeRaf } from '../../util/dom';
-import { clamp, isNumber, isPresent, isString } from '../../util/util';
+import { clamp, isNumber, isPresent, isString, assert } from '../../util/util';
 import { Config } from '../../config/config';
 import { Key } from '../../util/key';
 import { NavParams } from '../../navigation/nav-params';
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { Haptic } from '../../util/haptic';
 import { UIEventManager } from '../../util/ui-event-manager';
 import { ViewController } from '../../navigation/view-controller';
 import { Debouncer, NativeRafDebouncer } from '../../util/debouncer';
+import { GestureController, BlockerDelegate, BLOCK_ALL } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
 
 /**
  * @private
@@ -454,14 +455,17 @@ export class PickerCmp {
   lastClick: number;
   id: number;
   mode: string;
+  _gestureBlocker: BlockerDelegate;
 
   constructor(
     private _viewCtrl: ViewController,
     private _elementRef: ElementRef,
     private _config: Config,
+    gestureCtrl: GestureController,
     params: NavParams,
     renderer: Renderer
   ) {
+    this._gestureBlocker = gestureCtrl.createBlocker(BLOCK_ALL);
     this.d = params.data;
     this.mode = _config.get('mode');
     renderer.setElementClass(_elementRef.nativeElement, `picker-${this.mode}`, true);
@@ -523,6 +527,14 @@ export class PickerCmp {
     });
   }
 
+  ionViewWillEnter() {
+    this._gestureBlocker.block();
+  }
+
+  ionViewDidLeave() {
+    this._gestureBlocker.unblock();
+  }
+
   refresh() {
     this._cols.forEach(column => {
       column.refresh();
@@ -617,6 +629,12 @@ export class PickerCmp {
     });
     return selected;
   }
+
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    assert(this._gestureBlocker.blocked === false, 'gesture blocker must be already unblocked');
+    this._gestureBlocker.destroy();
+
+  }
 }
 
 let pickerIds = -1;
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover-component.ts b/src/components/popover/popover-component.ts
index 47cb678b9dc..49102cdd187 100644
--- a/src/components/popover/popover-component.ts
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover-component.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { Config } from '../../config/config';
 import { Key } from '../../util/key';
 import { NavParams } from '../../navigation/nav-params';
 import { ViewController } from '../../navigation/view-controller';
-
+import { GestureController, BlockerDelegate, BLOCK_ALL } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
+import { assert } from '../../util/util';
 
 /**
  * @private
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import { ViewController } from '../../navigation/view-controller';
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-popover',
   template:
-    '<ion-backdrop (click)="_bdClick()" [class.hide-backdrop]="!d.showBackdrop"></ion-backdrop>' +
+    '<ion-backdrop (click)="_bdClick()" [hidden]="!d.showBackdrop"></ion-backdrop>' +
     '<div class="popover-wrapper">' +
       '<div class="popover-arrow"></div>' +
       '<div class="popover-content">' +
@@ -32,10 +33,9 @@ export class PopoverCmp {
     enableBackdropDismiss?: boolean;
   };
 
-  /** @private */
   _enabled: boolean;
+  _gestureBlocker: BlockerDelegate;
 
-  /** @private */
   id: number;
 
   constructor(
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ export class PopoverCmp {
     public _renderer: Renderer,
     public _config: Config,
     public _navParams: NavParams,
-    public _viewCtrl: ViewController
+    public _viewCtrl: ViewController,
+    gestureCtrl: GestureController,
   ) {
+    this._gestureBlocker = gestureCtrl.createBlocker(BLOCK_ALL);
     this.d = _navParams.data.opts;
 
     _renderer.setElementClass(_elementRef.nativeElement, `popover-${_config.get('mode')}`, true);
@@ -62,13 +64,11 @@ export class PopoverCmp {
 
   ionViewPreLoad() {
     let activeElement: any = document.activeElement;
-    if (document.activeElement) {
-      activeElement.blur();
-    }
+    activeElement && activeElement.blur();
+
     this._load(this._navParams.data.component);
   }
 
-  /** @private */
   _load(component: any) {
     if (component) {
       const componentFactory = this._cfr.resolveComponentFactory(component);
@@ -76,12 +76,23 @@ export class PopoverCmp {
       // ******** DOM WRITE ****************
       const componentRef = this._viewport.createComponent(componentFactory, this._viewport.length, this._viewport.parentInjector, []);
       this._viewCtrl._setInstance(componentRef.instance);
-
       this._enabled = true;
+
+      // Subscribe to events in order to block gestures
+      // TODO, should we unsubscribe? memory leak?
+      this._viewCtrl.willEnter.subscribe(this._viewWillEnter.bind(this));
+      this._viewCtrl.didLeave.subscribe(this._viewDidLeave.bind(this));
     }
   }
 
-  /** @private */
+  _viewWillEnter() {
+    this._gestureBlocker.block();
+  }
+
+  _viewDidLeave() {
+    this._gestureBlocker.unblock();
+  }
+
   _setCssClass(componentRef: any, className: string) {
     this._renderer.setElementClass(componentRef.location.nativeElement, className, true);
   }
@@ -98,6 +109,11 @@ export class PopoverCmp {
       this._bdClick();
     }
   }
+
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    assert(this._gestureBlocker.blocked === false, 'gesture blocker must be already unblocked');
+    this._gestureBlocker.destroy();
+  }
 }
 
 let popoverIds = -1;
diff --git a/src/components/refresher/refresher.ts b/src/components/refresher/refresher.ts
index bfc465b833a..f9464c0ebc8 100644
--- a/src/components/refresher/refresher.ts
+++ b/src/components/refresher/refresher.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Directive, EventEmitter, Host, Input, Output, NgZone } from '@angular/c
 
 import { Content } from '../content/content';
 import { CSS, pointerCoord } from '../../util/dom';
-import { GestureController, GestureDelegate, GesturePriority } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
+import { GestureController, GestureDelegate, GesturePriority, GESTURE_REFRESHER } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
 import { isTrueProperty } from '../../util/util';
 import { PointerEvents, UIEventManager } from '../../util/ui-event-manager';
 
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ export class Refresher {
 
   constructor(@Host() private _content: Content, private _zone: NgZone, gestureCtrl: GestureController) {
     _content.setElementClass('has-refresher', true);
-    this._gesture = gestureCtrl.create('refresher', {
+    this._gesture = gestureCtrl.createGesture({
+      name: GESTURE_REFRESHER,
       priority: GesturePriority.Refresher,
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/components/toolbar/toolbar-button.scss b/src/components/toolbar/toolbar-button.scss
index e7549abce8d..bb9dca7f309 100644
--- a/src/components/toolbar/toolbar-button.scss
+++ b/src/components/toolbar/toolbar-button.scss
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
 
 .back-button {
   display: none;
+}
 
-  &.show-back-button {
-    display: inline-block;
-  }
+.back-button.show-back-button {
+  display: inline-block;
 }
 
 .back-button-text {
diff --git a/src/gestures/gesture-controller.ts b/src/gestures/gesture-controller.ts
index 13287b6b65c..647b4639f53 100644
--- a/src/gestures/gesture-controller.ts
+++ b/src/gestures/gesture-controller.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 import { forwardRef, Inject, Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { App } from '../components/app/app';
+import { assert } from '../util/util';
 
+/** @private */
+export const GESTURE_GO_BACK_SWIPE = 'goback-swipe';
+
+/** @private */
+export const GESTURE_MENU_SWIPE = 'menu-swipe';
+
+/** @private */
+export const GESTURE_ITEM_SWIPE = 'item-swipe';
+
+/** @private */
+export const GESTURE_REFRESHER = 'refresher';
+
+/**
+* @private
+*/
 export const enum GesturePriority {
   Minimun = -10000,
   VeryLow = -20,
@@ -15,23 +31,37 @@ export const enum GesturePriority {
   Refresher = Normal,
 }
 
-export const enum DisableScroll {
-  Never,
-  DuringCapture,
-  Always,
+/**
+* @private
+*/
+export interface GestureOptions {
+  name: string;
+  disableScroll?: boolean;
+  priority?: number;
 }
 
-export interface GestureOptions {
+/**
+* @private
+*/
+export interface BlockerOptions {
+  disableScroll?: boolean;
   disable?: string[];
-  disableScroll?: DisableScroll;
-  priority?: number;
 }
 
+/**
+* @private
+*/
+export const BLOCK_ALL: BlockerOptions = {
+  disable: [GESTURE_MENU_SWIPE, GESTURE_GO_BACK_SWIPE],
+  disableScroll: true
+};
+
 /**
 * @private
 */
 @Injectable()
 export class GestureController {
+
   private id: number = 1;
   private requestedStart: { [eventId: number]: number } = {};
   private disabledGestures: { [eventName: string]: Set<number> } = {};
@@ -40,8 +70,21 @@ export class GestureController {
 
   constructor(@Inject(forwardRef(() => App)) private _app: App) { }
 
-  create(name: string, opts: GestureOptions = {}): GestureDelegate {
-    return new GestureDelegate(name, this.newID(), this, opts);
+  createGesture(opts: GestureOptions): GestureDelegate {
+    if (!opts.name) {
+      throw new Error('name is undefined');
+    }
+    return new GestureDelegate(opts.name, this.newID(), this,
+      opts.priority || 0,
+      !!opts.disableScroll
+    );
+  }
+
+  createBlocker(opts: BlockerOptions = {}): BlockerDelegate {
+    return new BlockerDelegate(this.newID(), this,
+      opts.disable,
+      !!opts.disableScroll
+    );
   }
 
   newID(): number {
@@ -127,6 +170,7 @@ export class GestureController {
     }
 
     if (this.isDisabled(gestureName)) {
+      console.debug('GestureController: Disabled', gestureName);
       return false;
     }
     return true;
@@ -154,33 +198,18 @@ export class GestureController {
 * @private
 */
 export class GestureDelegate {
-  private disable: string[];
-  private disableScroll: DisableScroll;
-  public priority: number = 0;
 
   constructor(
     private name: string,
     private id: number,
     private controller: GestureController,
-    opts: GestureOptions
-  ) {
-    this.disable = opts.disable || [];
-    this.disableScroll = opts.disableScroll || DisableScroll.Never;
-    this.priority = opts.priority || 0;
-
-    // Disable gestures
-    for (let gestureName of this.disable) {
-      controller.disableGesture(gestureName, id);
-    }
-
-    // Disable scrolling (always)
-    if (this.disableScroll === DisableScroll.Always) {
-      controller.disableScroll(id);
-    }
-  }
+    private priority: number,
+    private disableScroll: boolean
+  ) { }
 
   canStart(): boolean {
     if (!this.controller) {
+      assert(false, 'delegate was destroyed');
       return false;
     }
     return this.controller.canStart(this.name);
@@ -188,6 +217,7 @@ export class GestureDelegate {
 
   start(): boolean {
     if (!this.controller) {
+      assert(false, 'delegate was destroyed');
       return false;
     }
     return this.controller.start(this.name, this.id, this.priority);
@@ -195,10 +225,11 @@ export class GestureDelegate {
 
   capture(): boolean {
     if (!this.controller) {
+      assert(false, 'delegate was destroyed');
       return false;
     }
     let captured = this.controller.capture(this.name, this.id, this.priority);
-    if (captured && this.disableScroll === DisableScroll.DuringCapture) {
+    if (captured && this.disableScroll) {
       this.controller.disableScroll(this.id);
     }
     return captured;
@@ -206,26 +237,70 @@ export class GestureDelegate {
 
   release() {
     if (!this.controller) {
+      assert(false, 'delegate was destroyed');
       return;
     }
     this.controller.release(this.id);
-    if (this.disableScroll === DisableScroll.DuringCapture) {
+    if (this.disableScroll) {
       this.controller.enableScroll(this.id);
     }
   }
 
   destroy() {
+    this.release();
+    this.controller = null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+* @private
+*/
+export class BlockerDelegate {
+
+  blocked: boolean = false;
+
+  constructor(
+    private id: number,
+    private controller: GestureController,
+    private disable: string[],
+    private disableScroll: boolean
+  ) { }
+
+  block() {
     if (!this.controller) {
+      assert(false, 'delegate was destroyed');
       return;
     }
-    this.release();
+    if (this.disable) {
+      this.disable.forEach(gesture => {
+        this.controller.disableGesture(gesture, this.id);
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (this.disableScroll) {
+      this.controller.disableScroll(this.id);
+    }
+    this.blocked = true;
+  }
 
-    for (let disabled of this.disable) {
-      this.controller.enableGesture(disabled, this.id);
+  unblock() {
+    if (!this.controller) {
+      assert(false, 'delegate was destroyed');
+      return;
+    }
+    if (this.disable) {
+      this.disable.forEach(gesture => {
+        this.controller.enableGesture(gesture, this.id);
+      });
     }
-    if (this.disableScroll === DisableScroll.Always) {
+    if (this.disableScroll) {
       this.controller.enableScroll(this.id);
     }
+    this.blocked = false;
+  }
+
+  destroy() {
+    this.unblock();
     this.controller = null;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/gestures/test/gesture-controller.spec.ts b/src/gestures/test/gesture-controller.spec.ts
index d19962b150e..792e2a1a79c 100644
--- a/src/gestures/test/gesture-controller.spec.ts
+++ b/src/gestures/test/gesture-controller.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { GestureController, DisableScroll } from '../gesture-controller';
+import { GestureController, GestureOptions } from '../gesture-controller';
 
 describe('gesture controller', () => {
   it('should create an instance of GestureController', () => {
@@ -80,41 +80,51 @@ describe('gesture controller', () => {
 
 
 
-  it('should initialize a delegate without options', () => {
+  it('should throw error if initializing without a name a gesture delegate without options', () => {
     let c = new GestureController(null);
-    let g = c.create('event');
+    expect(() => {
+      let a = {};
+      c.createGesture(<GestureOptions>a);
+    }).toThrowError();
+  });
+
+
+  it('should initialize without options', () => {
+    let c = new GestureController(null);
+
+    let g = c.createGesture({
+      name: 'event',
+    });
     expect(g['name']).toEqual('event');
-    expect(g.priority).toEqual(0);
-    expect(g['disable']).toEqual([]);
-    expect(g['disableScroll']).toEqual(DisableScroll.Never);
+    expect(g['priority']).toEqual(0);
+    expect(g['disableScroll']).toEqual(false);
     expect(g['controller']).toEqual(c);
     expect(g['id']).toEqual(1);
 
-    let g2 = c.create('event2');
+    let g2 = c.createGesture({ name: 'event2' });
     expect(g2['id']).toEqual(2);
   });
 
 
   it('should initialize a delegate with options', () => {
     let c = new GestureController(null);
-    let g = c.create('swipe', {
+    let g = c.createGesture({
+      name: 'swipe',
       priority: -123,
-      disableScroll: DisableScroll.DuringCapture,
-      disable: ['event2']
+      disableScroll: true,
     });
     expect(g['name']).toEqual('swipe');
-    expect(g.priority).toEqual(-123);
-    expect(g['disable']).toEqual(['event2']);
-    expect(g['disableScroll']).toEqual(DisableScroll.DuringCapture);
+    expect(g['priority']).toEqual(-123);
+    expect(g['disableScroll']).toEqual(true);
     expect(g['controller']).toEqual(c);
     expect(g['id']).toEqual(1);
   });
 
   it('should test if several gestures can be started', () => {
     let c = new GestureController(null);
-    let g1 = c.create('swipe');
-    let g2 = c.create('swipe1', {priority: 3});
-    let g3 = c.create('swipe2', {priority: 4});
+    let g1 = c.createGesture({ name: 'swipe' });
+    let g2 = c.createGesture({name: 'swipe1', priority: 3});
+    let g3 = c.createGesture({name: 'swipe2', priority: 4});
 
     for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
       expect(g1.start()).toEqual(true);
@@ -137,6 +147,7 @@ describe('gesture controller', () => {
     expect(g1.start()).toEqual(true);
     expect(g2.start()).toEqual(true);
     g3.destroy();
+    expect(g3['controller']).toBeNull();
 
     expect(c['requestedStart']).toEqual({
       1: 0,
@@ -147,11 +158,11 @@ describe('gesture controller', () => {
 
   it('should test if several gestures try to capture at the same time', () => {
     let c = new GestureController(null);
-    let g1 = c.create('swipe1');
-    let g2 = c.create('swipe2', { priority: 2 });
-    let g3 = c.create('swipe3', { priority: 3 });
-    let g4 = c.create('swipe4', { priority: 4 });
-    let g5 = c.create('swipe5', { priority: 5 });
+    let g1 = c.createGesture({name: 'swipe1'});
+    let g2 = c.createGesture({name: 'swipe2', priority: 2 });
+    let g3 = c.createGesture({name: 'swipe3', priority: 3 });
+    let g4 = c.createGesture({name: 'swipe4', priority: 4 });
+    let g5 = c.createGesture({name: 'swipe5', priority: 5 });
 
     // Low priority capture() returns false
     expect(g2.start()).toEqual(true);
@@ -196,90 +207,13 @@ describe('gesture controller', () => {
     expect(g1.capture()).toEqual(true);
   });
 
-
-  it('should destroy correctly', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController(null);
-    let g = c.create('swipe', {
-      priority: 123,
-      disableScroll: DisableScroll.Always,
-      disable: ['event2']
-    });
-    expect(c.isScrollDisabled()).toEqual(true);
-
-    // Capturing
-    expect(g.capture()).toEqual(true);
-    expect(c.isCaptured()).toEqual(true);
-    expect(g.capture()).toEqual(false);
-    expect(c.isScrollDisabled()).toEqual(true);
-
-    // Releasing
-    g.release();
-    expect(c.isCaptured()).toEqual(false);
-    expect(c.isScrollDisabled()).toEqual(true);
-    expect(g.capture()).toEqual(true);
-    expect(c.isCaptured()).toEqual(true);
-
-    // Destroying
-    g.destroy();
-    expect(c.isCaptured()).toEqual(false);
-    expect(g['controller']).toBeNull();
-
-    // it should return false and not crash
-    expect(g.start()).toEqual(false);
-    expect(g.capture()).toEqual(false);
-    g.release();
-  });
-
-
-  it('should disable some events', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController(null);
-
-    let goback = c.create('goback');
-    expect(goback.canStart()).toEqual(true);
-
-    let g2 = c.create('goback2');
-    expect(g2.canStart()).toEqual(true);
-
-    let g3 = c.create('swipe', {
-      disable: ['range', 'goback', 'something']
-    });
-
-    let g4 = c.create('swipe2', {
-      disable: ['range']
-    });
-
-    // it should be noop
-    g3.release();
-
-    // goback is disabled
-    expect(c.isDisabled('range')).toEqual(true);
-    expect(c.isDisabled('goback')).toEqual(true);
-    expect(c.isDisabled('something')).toEqual(true);
-    expect(c.isDisabled('goback2')).toEqual(false);
-    expect(goback.canStart()).toEqual(false);
-    expect(goback.start()).toEqual(false);
-    expect(goback.capture()).toEqual(false);
-    expect(g3.canStart()).toEqual(true);
-
-    // Once g3 is destroyed, goback and something should be enabled
-    g3.destroy();
-    expect(c.isDisabled('range')).toEqual(true);
-    expect(c.isDisabled('goback')).toEqual(false);
-    expect(c.isDisabled('something')).toEqual(false);
-    expect(g3.canStart()).toEqual(false);
-
-    // Once g4 is destroyed, range is also enabled
-    g4.destroy();
-    expect(c.isDisabled('range')).toEqual(false);
-    expect(g4.canStart()).toEqual(false);
-  });
-
   it('should disable scrolling on capture', () => {
     let c = new GestureController(null);
-    let g = c.create('goback', {
-      disableScroll: DisableScroll.DuringCapture,
+    let g = c.createGesture({
+      name: 'goback',
+      disableScroll: true,
     });
-    let g1 = c.create('swipe');
+    let g1 = c.createGesture({ name: 'swipe' });
 
     g.start();
     expect(c.isScrollDisabled()).toEqual(false);
@@ -294,19 +228,116 @@ describe('gesture controller', () => {
     g.capture();
     expect(c.isScrollDisabled()).toEqual(true);
 
-    let g2 = c.create('swipe2', {
-      disableScroll: DisableScroll.Always,
+    g.destroy();
+    expect(c.isScrollDisabled()).toEqual(false);
+  });
+
+  describe('BlockerDelegate', () => {
+    it('create one', () => {
+      let c = new GestureController(null);
+      let b = c.createBlocker({
+        disableScroll: true,
+        disable: ['event1', 'event2', 'event3', 'event4']
+      });
+
+      expect(b['disable']).toEqual(['event1', 'event2', 'event3', 'event4']);
+      expect(b['disableScroll']).toEqual(true);
+      expect(b['controller']).toEqual(c);
+      expect(b['id']).toEqual(1);
+
+      let b2 = c.createBlocker({
+        disable: ['event2', 'event3', 'event4', 'event5']
+      });
+
+      expect(b2['disable']).toEqual(['event2', 'event3', 'event4', 'event5']);
+      expect(b2['disableScroll']).toEqual(false);
+      expect(b2['controller']).toEqual(c);
+      expect(b2['id']).toEqual(2);
+
+
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event1')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event2')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event3')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event4')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event5')).toBeFalsy();
+
+      b.block();
+      b.block();
+
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event1')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event2')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event3')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event4')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event5')).toBeFalsy();
+
+      b2.block();
+      b2.block();
+      b2.block();
+
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event1')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event2')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event3')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event4')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event5')).toBeTruthy();
+
+      b.unblock();
+
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event1')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event2')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event3')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event4')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event5')).toBeTruthy();
+
+      b2.destroy();
+      expect(b2['controller']).toBeNull();
+
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event1')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event2')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event3')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event4')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('event5')).toBeFalsy();
     });
-    g.release();
-    expect(c.isScrollDisabled()).toEqual(true);
 
-    g2.destroy();
-    expect(c.isScrollDisabled()).toEqual(false);
 
-    g.capture();
-    expect(c.isScrollDisabled()).toEqual(true);
+    it('should disable some events', () => {
+      let c = new GestureController(null);
 
-    g.destroy();
-    expect(c.isScrollDisabled()).toEqual(false);
+      let goback = c.createGesture({ name: 'goback' });
+      expect(goback.canStart()).toEqual(true);
+
+      let g2 = c.createGesture({ name: 'goback2' });
+      expect(g2.canStart()).toEqual(true);
+
+      let g3 = c.createBlocker({
+        disable: ['range', 'goback', 'something']
+      });
+
+      let g4 = c.createBlocker({
+        disable: ['range']
+      });
+
+      g3.block();
+      g4.block();
+
+      // goback is disabled
+      expect(c.isDisabled('range')).toEqual(true);
+      expect(c.isDisabled('goback')).toEqual(true);
+      expect(c.isDisabled('something')).toEqual(true);
+      expect(c.isDisabled('goback2')).toEqual(false);
+      expect(goback.canStart()).toEqual(false);
+      expect(goback.start()).toEqual(false);
+      expect(goback.capture()).toEqual(false);
+
+      // Once g3 is destroyed, goback and something should be enabled
+      g3.destroy();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('range')).toEqual(true);
+      expect(c.isDisabled('goback')).toEqual(false);
+      expect(c.isDisabled('something')).toEqual(false);
+
+      // Once g4 is destroyed, range is also enabled
+      g4.unblock();
+      expect(c.isDisabled('range')).toEqual(false);
+    });
   });
 });
+
diff --git a/src/navigation/swipe-back.ts b/src/navigation/swipe-back.ts
index d511035d083..44674c1205c 100644
--- a/src/navigation/swipe-back.ts
+++ b/src/navigation/swipe-back.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import { assign, swipeShouldReset } from '../util/util';
-import { GestureController, GesturePriority, DisableScroll } from '../gestures/gesture-controller';
+import { GestureController, GesturePriority, GESTURE_GO_BACK_SWIPE } from '../gestures/gesture-controller';
 import { NavControllerBase } from './nav-controller-base';
 import { SlideData } from '../gestures/slide-gesture';
 import { SlideEdgeGesture } from '../gestures/slide-edge-gesture';
 import { NativeRafDebouncer } from '../util/debouncer';
 
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
 export class SwipeBackGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
+
   constructor(
     private _nav: NavControllerBase,
     element: HTMLElement,
@@ -17,11 +21,11 @@ export class SwipeBackGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
       maxEdgeStart: 75,
       zone: false,
       threshold: 0,
-      maxAngle: 40,
       debouncer: new NativeRafDebouncer(),
-      gesture: gestureCtlr.create('goback-swipe', {
+      gesture: gestureCtlr.createGesture({
+        name: GESTURE_GO_BACK_SWIPE,
         priority: GesturePriority.GoBackSwipe,
-        disableScroll: DisableScroll.DuringCapture
+        disableScroll: true
       })
     }, options));
   }
diff --git a/src/platform/platform-registry.ts b/src/platform/platform-registry.ts
index f87edad9bb5..b2761c8bd68 100644
--- a/src/platform/platform-registry.ts
+++ b/src/platform/platform-registry.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export const PLATFORM_CONFIGS: {[key: string]: PlatformConfig} = {
       swipeBackThreshold: 40,
       tapPolyfill: isIOSDevice,
       virtualScrollEventAssist: !(window.indexedDB),
+      disableScrollAssist: isIOSDevice,
     },
     isMatch(p: Platform) {
       return p.isPlatformMatch('ios', ['iphone', 'ipad', 'ipod'], ['windows phone']);
diff --git a/src/util/mock-providers.ts b/src/util/mock-providers.ts
index 43578b91086..d08177bc38b 100644
--- a/src/util/mock-providers.ts
+++ b/src/util/mock-providers.ts
@@ -374,8 +374,11 @@ export const mockTabs = function(app?: App): Tabs {
   return new Tabs(null, null, app, config, elementRef, platform, renderer, linker);
 };
 
-export const mockMenu = function(): Menu {
-  return new Menu(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);
+
+export const mockMenu = function (): Menu {
+  let app = mockApp();
+  let gestureCtrl = new GestureController(app);
+  return new Menu(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, gestureCtrl);
 };
 
 export const mockDeepLinkConfig = function(links?: any[]): DeepLinkConfig {