diff --git a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
index f49ebce951b..6c2961d1004 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
@@ -1311,6 +1311,13 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.navRouter', ['ionic.service.gesture'])
         }
       });
 
+      // If a nav page changes the left or right buttons, update our scope vars
+      $scope.$parent.$on('navRouter.leftButtonsChanged', function(e, data) {
+        $scope.leftButtons = data;
+      });
+      $scope.$parent.$on('navRouter.rightButtonsChanged', function(e, data) {
+        $scope.rightButtons = data;
+      });
 
       /*
       $scope.$parent.$on('navigation.push', function() {
@@ -1361,7 +1368,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.navRouter', ['ionic.service.gesture'])
       $scope.$watch(leftButtonsGet, function(value) {
         $scope.leftButtons = value;
         if($scope.doesUpdateNavRouter) {
-          $scope.$emit('navRouter.leftButtonsChanged', $scope.rightButtons);
+          $scope.$emit('navRouter.leftButtonsChanged', $scope.leftButtons);
         }
       });
 
@@ -1369,6 +1376,9 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.navRouter', ['ionic.service.gesture'])
       var rightButtonsGet = $parse($attr.rightButtons);
       $scope.$watch(rightButtonsGet, function(value) {
         $scope.rightButtons = value;
+        if($scope.doesUpdateNavRouter) {
+          $scope.$emit('navRouter.rightButtonsChanged', $scope.rightButtons);
+        }
       });
 
       // watch for changes in the title
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicNavRouter.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicNavRouter.js
index d460aa4bc89..e28da6622b6 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicNavRouter.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicNavRouter.js
@@ -283,6 +283,13 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.navRouter', ['ionic.service.gesture'])
         }
       });
 
+      // If a nav page changes the left or right buttons, update our scope vars
+      $scope.$parent.$on('navRouter.leftButtonsChanged', function(e, data) {
+        $scope.leftButtons = data;
+      });
+      $scope.$parent.$on('navRouter.rightButtonsChanged', function(e, data) {
+        $scope.rightButtons = data;
+      });
 
       /*
       $scope.$parent.$on('navigation.push', function() {
@@ -333,7 +340,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.navRouter', ['ionic.service.gesture'])
       $scope.$watch(leftButtonsGet, function(value) {
         $scope.leftButtons = value;
         if($scope.doesUpdateNavRouter) {
-          $scope.$emit('navRouter.leftButtonsChanged', $scope.rightButtons);
+          $scope.$emit('navRouter.leftButtonsChanged', $scope.leftButtons);
         }
       });
 
@@ -341,6 +348,9 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.navRouter', ['ionic.service.gesture'])
       var rightButtonsGet = $parse($attr.rightButtons);
       $scope.$watch(rightButtonsGet, function(value) {
         $scope.rightButtons = value;
+        if($scope.doesUpdateNavRouter) {
+          $scope.$emit('navRouter.rightButtonsChanged', $scope.rightButtons);
+        }
       });
 
       // watch for changes in the title
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/header.html b/js/ext/angular/test/header.html
index 823ba5bf476..defed036565 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/header.html
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/header.html
@@ -31,7 +31,15 @@
         $scope.headerTitle = 'A really really really really really long title here';
         $scope.leftButtons = [
           { 
-            text: 'Hello',
+            content: 'Hello',
+            click: function(e) {
+              console.log('Click button');
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+        $scope.rightButtons = [
+          { 
+            content: 'Hello',
             click: function(e) {
               console.log('Click button');
             }
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/navAndTabs.html b/js/ext/angular/test/navAndTabs.html
index eb6dd89c032..45ef7d06e55 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/navAndTabs.html
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/navAndTabs.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ <h3>{{pet.title}}</h3>
           </tab>
 
           <!-- Adoption tab -->
-          <tab title="Adopt" icon="icon ion-heart" ng-controller="AdoptCtrl" right-buttons="buttons">
+          <tab title="Adopt" icon="icon ion-heart" ng-controller="AdoptCtrl" left-buttons="leftButtons" right-buttons="buttons">
             <content has-header="true" has-tabs="true">
               <div class="padding">
                 <h2>Adopt a pet today.</h2>
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/navRouter.html b/js/ext/angular/test/navRouter.html
index 2f277ac609a..9fc05c3c3d6 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/navRouter.html
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/navRouter.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     </pane>
 
     <script id="page1.html" type="text/ng-template">
-      <nav-page title="'Bears'" hide-back-button="true">
+      <nav-page title="'Bears'" hide-back-button="true" right-buttons="rightButtons">
         <content has-header="true">
           <h1>Page 1</h1>
           <span>{{num}}</span>
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@ <h1>Page 3</h1>
 
       .controller('Page1Ctrl', function($scope) {
         $scope.num = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100);
+
+        $scope.rightButtons = [
+          { 
+            text: 'Hello',
+            click: function(e) {
+              console.log('Click button');
+            }
+          }
+        ]
       });