diff --git a/js/angular/service/backdrop.js b/js/angular/service/backdrop.js
index 6a971a0fb58..6d8db873e9d 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/backdrop.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/backdrop.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ function($document) {
 
   var el = jqLite('<div class="backdrop">');
   var backdropHolds = 0;
-  var backdropExtraClasses = null;
 
   $document[0].body.appendChild(el[0]);
 
@@ -57,23 +56,20 @@ function($document) {
      * Releases the backdrop.
      */
     release: release,
+
+    getElement: getElement,
+
     // exposed for testing
     _element: el
   };
 
-  function retain(extraClasses) {
-    backdropExtraClasses = extraClasses;
-
+  function retain() {
     if ( (++backdropHolds) === 1 ) {
       el.addClass('visible');
       ionic.requestAnimationFrame(function() {
         backdropHolds && el.addClass('active');
       });
     }
-    if(extraClasses) {
-      console.log('Adding', extraClasses);
-      el.addClass(extraClasses);
-    }
   }
   function release() {
     if ( (--backdropHolds) === 0 ) {
@@ -82,7 +78,10 @@ function($document) {
         !backdropHolds && el.removeClass('visible');
       }, 100);
     }
-    el.removeClass(backdropExtraClasses);
-    backdropExtraClasses = null;
   }
+
+  function getElement() {
+    return el;
+  }
+
 }]);
diff --git a/js/angular/service/loading.js b/js/angular/service/loading.js
index fd58c3155ed..e13ee5e44f8 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/loading.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/loading.js
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ function($document, $ionicTemplateLoader, $ionicBackdrop, $timeout, $q, $log, $c
             //options.showBackdrop: deprecated
             this.hasBackdrop = !options.noBackdrop && options.showBackdrop !== false;
             if (this.hasBackdrop) {
-              $ionicBackdrop.retain('backdrop-loading');
+              $ionicBackdrop.retain();
+              $ionicBackdrop.getElement().addClass('backdrop-loading');
             }
           }
 
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ function($document, $ionicTemplateLoader, $ionicBackdrop, $timeout, $q, $log, $c
           if (this.isShown) {
             if (this.hasBackdrop) {
               $ionicBackdrop.release();
+              $ionicBackdrop.getElement().removeClass('backdrop-loading');
             }
             self.element.removeClass('active');
             setTimeout(function() {