diff --git a/js/angular/directive/modal.js b/js/angular/directive/modal.js
index 5915f692019..6eb92b525cd 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/modal.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/modal.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ IonicModule
     restrict: 'E',
     transclude: true,
     replace: true,
+    controller: [function(){}],
     template: '<div class="modal-backdrop">' +
                 '<div class="modal-wrapper" ng-transclude></div>' +
                 '</div>'
diff --git a/js/angular/directive/view.js b/js/angular/directive/view.js
index 1f2f8ae0d58..b0fd77bc475 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/view.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/view.js
@@ -35,13 +35,17 @@ IonicModule
   return {
     restrict: 'EA',
     priority: 1000,
-    require: '^?ionNavBar',
+    require: ['^?ionNavBar', '^?ionModal'],
     compile: function(tElement, tAttrs, transclude) {
       tElement.addClass('pane');
       tElement[0].removeAttribute('title');
 
-      return function link($scope, $element, $attr, navBarCtrl) {
-        if (!navBarCtrl) {
+      return function link($scope, $element, $attr, ctrls) {
+        var navBarCtrl = ctrls[0];
+        var modalCtrl = ctrls[1];
+
+        //Don't use the ionView if we're inside a modal or there's no navbar
+        if (!navBarCtrl || modalCtrl) {
           return;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/directive/view.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/directive/view.unit.js
index ba5228fb035..b9955046791 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/directive/view.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/directive/view.unit.js
@@ -21,13 +21,21 @@ describe('ionView directive', function() {
     return el;
   }
 
-  it('should remove title & add pane, even with no navbar', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+  it('should only remove title & add pane with no navbar', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
     var el = $compile('<ion-view title="1">')($rootScope.$new());
     $rootScope.$apply();
     expect(el.hasClass('pane')).toBe(true);
     expect(el[0].getAttribute('title')).toBe(null);
   }));
 
+  it('should only remove title & add pane in a modal',inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+    var el = $compile('<ion-modal><ion-view title="1"></ion-modal>')($rootScope.$new());
+    var view = jqLite(el[0].querySelector('.pane'));
+    $rootScope.$apply();
+    expect(view.hasClass('pane')).toBe(true);
+    expect(view[0].getAttribute('title')).toBe(null);
+  }));
+
   it('should have content inside', function() {
     var el = setup(null, null, '<b>some</b> html');
     expect(el.html()).toBe('<b>some</b> html');