diff --git a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
index ce25ffaa09..45e4754644 100644
--- a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
+++ b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
     </TypeScriptCompile>
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\animations\opacity.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\custom-root-view\app.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\navigation-events-demo\app.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\navigation-events-demo\page2.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\navigation-events-demo\page1.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\perf-tests\NavigationTest\list-picker-page.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\perf-tests\custom-transition.android.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\perf-tests\custom-transition.ios.ts" />
@@ -146,6 +149,8 @@
     <Content Include="apps\custom-root-view\main-page.xml">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </Content>
+    <Content Include="apps\navigation-events-demo\page2.xml" />
+    <Content Include="apps\navigation-events-demo\page1.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\perf-tests\NavigationTest\list-picker-page.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\tests\ui\action-bar\ActionBar_BetweenTags.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\tests\ui\action-bar\ActionBar_NumberAsText.xml" />
@@ -2096,6 +2101,9 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
     <Content Include="apps\tests\file-system-access-tests\folder\file.expected" />
+    <Content Include="apps\navigation-events-demo\package.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
     <None Include="js-libs\esprima\LICENSE.BSD" />
     <Content Include="source-control.md" />
     <Content Include="ui\segmented-bar\package.json">
diff --git a/apps/navigation-events-demo/app.ts b/apps/navigation-events-demo/app.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb9b7b219e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/navigation-events-demo/app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import application = require("application");
+application.start({ moduleName: "page1" });
diff --git a/apps/navigation-events-demo/package.json b/apps/navigation-events-demo/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8e8323976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/navigation-events-demo/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "navigation-events-demo",
+  "main": "app.js"
+}
diff --git a/apps/navigation-events-demo/page1.ts b/apps/navigation-events-demo/page1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2a15f9137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/navigation-events-demo/page1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import {Frame, topmost} from "ui/frame";
+
+export function loaded(args) {
+    console.log("+++Page 1 - LOADED");
+    console.log(`backStack.length=${topmost().backStack.length}`);
+}
+
+export function unloaded(args) {
+    console.log("+++Page 1 - UNLOADED");
+    console.log(`backStack.length=${topmost().backStack.length}`);
+}
+
+export function navigatingTo(args) {
+    console.log(`+++Page 1 - navigatingTo(isBack: ${args.isBackNavigation})`);
+    console.log(`backStack.length=${topmost().backStack.length}`);
+}
+
+export function navigatedTo(args) {
+    console.log(`+++Page 1 - navigatedTo(isBack: ${args.isBackNavigation})`);
+    console.log(`backStack.length=${topmost().backStack.length}`);
+}
+
+export function navigatingFrom(args) {
+    console.log(`+++Page 1 - navigatingFrom(isBack: ${args.isBackNavigation})`);
+    console.log(`backStack.length=${topmost().backStack.length}`);
+}
+
+export function navigatedFrom(args) {
+    console.log(`+++Page 1 - navigatedFrom(isBack: ${args.isBackNavigation})`);
+    console.log(`backStack.length=${topmost().backStack.length}`);
+}
+
+export function onTap(args) {
+    let frame: Frame = args.object.page.frame;
+    frame.navigate({
+        moduleName: "page2"
+    });
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/navigation-events-demo/page1.xml b/apps/navigation-events-demo/page1.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07e42c2f82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/navigation-events-demo/page1.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
+<Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" 
+      loaded="loaded"
+      unloaded="unloaded"
+      navigatingFrom="navigatingFrom"
+      navigatingTo="navigatingTo"
+      navigatedFrom="navigatedFrom"
+      navigatedTo="navigatedTo">
+      <Button text="Navigate forward" tap="onTap" />
+</Page>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/navigation-events-demo/page2.ts b/apps/navigation-events-demo/page2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ce08bb28b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/navigation-events-demo/page2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import {Frame, topmost} from "ui/frame";
+
+export function loaded(args) {
+    console.log("+++Page 2 - LOADED");
+    console.log(`backStack.length=${topmost().backStack.length}`);
+}
+
+export function unloaded(args) {
+    console.log("+++Page 2 - UNLOADED");
+    console.log(`backStack.length=${topmost().backStack.length}`);
+}
+
+export function navigatingTo(args) {
+    console.log(`+++Page 2 - navigatingTo(isBack: ${args.isBackNavigation})`);
+    console.log(`backStack.length=${topmost().backStack.length}`);
+}
+
+export function navigatedTo(args) {
+    console.log(`+++Page 2 - navigatedTo(isBack: ${args.isBackNavigation})`);
+    console.log(`backStack.length=${topmost().backStack.length}`);
+}
+
+export function navigatingFrom(args) {
+    console.log(`+++Page 2 - navigatingFrom(isBack: ${args.isBackNavigation})`);
+    console.log(`backStack.length=${topmost().backStack.length}`);
+}
+
+export function navigatedFrom(args) {
+    console.log(`+++Page 2 - navigatedFrom(isBack: ${args.isBackNavigation})`);
+    console.log(`backStack.length=${topmost().backStack.length}`);
+}
+
+export function onTap(args) {
+    let frame: Frame = args.object.page.frame;
+    frame.goBack();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/navigation-events-demo/page2.xml b/apps/navigation-events-demo/page2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5383ab823d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/navigation-events-demo/page2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
+<Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" 
+      loaded="loaded"
+      unloaded="unloaded"
+      navigatingFrom="navigatingFrom"
+      navigatingTo="navigatingTo"
+      navigatedFrom="navigatedFrom"
+      navigatedTo="navigatedTo">
+      <Button text="Navigate back" tap="onTap" />
+</Page>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/page/modal-page.ts b/apps/tests/ui/page/modal-page.ts
index 12a8652515..c39d75f18c 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/page/modal-page.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/page/modal-page.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-import {ShownModallyData} from "ui/page";
+import {topmost} from "ui/frame";
 import TKUnit = require("../../TKUnit");
-import frame = require("ui/frame");
-import page = require("ui/page");
-
-var modalPage: page.Page;
+import {Page, ShownModallyData} from "ui/page";
 
+export var modalPage: Page;
 export function onShowingModally(args) {
-    modalPage = <page.Page>args.object;
+    modalPage = <Page>args.object;
+    args.object.showingModally = true;
 }
 
 export function onShownModally(args: ShownModallyData) {
-    TKUnit.assertNotNull(modalPage);
-    TKUnit.wait(0.100);
+    let page = <Page>args.object;
+    TKUnit.assertNotNull(page);
     if (args.context) {
         args.context.shownModally = true;
     }
-    TKUnit.assert(frame.topmost().currentPage.modal = modalPage, "frame.topmost().currentPage.modal should be equal to the page instance on page.shownModally event handler.");
+
+    TKUnit.assertEqual(topmost().currentPage.modal, page, "frame.topmost().currentPage.modal should be equal to the page instance on page.shownModally event handler.");
     args.closeCallback("return value");
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests-common.ts b/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests-common.ts
index ce34f33fe6..6e2b621ab4 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests-common.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests-common.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ function _test_PageNavigation_EventSequence(withTransition: boolean) {
     if (withTransition) {
         var navigationTransition: FrameModule.NavigationTransition = {
             name: "slide",
-            duration: 1000,
+            duration: 100,
         };
         var navigationEntry: FrameModule.NavigationEntry = {
             create: pageFactory,
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function _test_PageNavigation_EventSequence(withTransition: boolean) {
 
     helper.goBack();
 
-    var expectedEventSequence = ["navigatingTo", "loaded", "navigatedTo", "navigatingFrom", "navigatedFrom", "unloaded"];
+    var expectedEventSequence = ["navigatingTo", "loaded", "navigatedTo", "navigatingFrom", "unloaded", "navigatedFrom"];
     TKUnit.arrayAssert(eventSequence, expectedEventSequence, "Actual event sequence is not equal to expected. Actual: " + eventSequence + "; Expected: " + expectedEventSequence);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests.ios.ts b/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests.ios.ts
index acd1dc23bd..22e09744a0 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests.ios.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests.ios.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import PageTestCommon = require("./page-tests-common");
-import PageModule = require("ui/page");
+import {Page, ShownModallyData} from "ui/page";
 import TKUnit = require("../../TKUnit");
-import LabelModule = require("ui/label");
+import {Label} from "ui/label";
 import helper = require("../helper");
-import view = require("ui/core/view");
-import frame = require("ui/frame");
+import {View} from "ui/core/view";
+import {EventData} from "data/observable";
 import uiUtils = require("ui/utils");
 
 global.moduleMerge(PageTestCommon, exports);
 
 export function test_NavigateToNewPage_InnerControl() {
-    var testPage: PageModule.Page;
-    var pageFactory = function (): PageModule.Page {
-        testPage = new PageModule.Page();
+    var testPage: Page;
+    var pageFactory = function (): Page {
+        testPage = new Page();
         PageTestCommon.addLabelToPage(testPage);
         return testPage;
     };
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ export function test_NavigateToNewPage_InnerControl() {
     helper.navigate(pageFactory);
     helper.goBack();
 
-    var label = <LabelModule.Label>testPage.content;
+    var label = <Label>testPage.content;
 
-    TKUnit.assert(label._context === undefined, "InnerControl._context should be undefined after navigate back.");
-    TKUnit.assert(label.android === undefined, "InnerControl.android should be undefined after navigate back.");
-    TKUnit.assert(label.isLoaded === false, "InnerControl.isLoaded should become false after navigating back");
+    TKUnit.assertEqual(label._context, undefined, "label._context should be undefined after navigate back.");
+    TKUnit.assertEqual(label.android, undefined, "label.android should be undefined after navigate back.");
+    TKUnit.assertFalse(label.isLoaded, "label.isLoaded should become false after navigating back");
 }
 
 export function test_WhenPageIsNavigatedToItCanShowAnotherPageAsModal() {
@@ -35,24 +35,48 @@ export function test_WhenPageIsNavigatedToItCanShowAnotherPageAsModal() {
 
     var modalClosed = false;
     var modalCloseCallback = function (returnValue: any) {
-        TKUnit.assert(ctx.shownModally, "Modal-page must be shown!");
-        TKUnit.assert(returnValue === "return value", "Modal-page must return value!");
-        TKUnit.assert(!frame.topmost().currentPage.modal, "frame.topmost().currentPage.modal should be undefined when no modal page is shown!");
-        TKUnit.wait(0.100);
+        TKUnit.assertTrue(ctx.shownModally, "Modal-page must be shown!");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(returnValue, "return value", "Modal-page must return value!");
         modalClosed = true;
     }
+    
+    let modalPage: Page;
+
+    let shownModally = 0;
+    var onShownModal = function (args: ShownModallyData) {
+        shownModally++;
+        modalPage.off(Page.shownModallyEvent, onShownModal);
+    }
+
+    let modalLoaded = 0;
+    var onModalLoaded = function (args: EventData) {
+        modalLoaded++;
+        modalPage.off(Page.loadedEvent, onModalLoaded);
+    }
+
+    let modalUnloaded = 0;
+    var onModalUnloaded = function (args: EventData) {
+        modalUnloaded++;
+        modalPage.off(Page.unloadedEvent, onModalUnloaded);
+        TKUnit.assertNull(masterPage.modal, "currentPage.modal should be undefined when no modal page is shown!");
+    }
 
     var navigatedToEventHandler = function (args) {
-        TKUnit.assert(!frame.topmost().currentPage.modal, "frame.topmost().currentPage.modal should be undefined when no modal page is shown!");
-        var basePath = "ui/page/";
-        args.object.showModal(basePath + "modal-page", ctx, modalCloseCallback, false);
+        let page = <Page>args.object;
+        TKUnit.assertNull(page.modal, "currentPage.modal should be undefined when no modal page is shown!");
+        let basePath = "ui/page/";
+        modalPage = page.showModal(basePath + "modal-page", ctx, modalCloseCallback, false);
+        TKUnit.assertTrue((<any>modalPage).showingModally, "showingModally");
+        modalPage.on(Page.shownModallyEvent, onShownModal);
+        modalPage.on(Page.loadedEvent, onModalLoaded);
+        modalPage.on(Page.unloadedEvent, onModalUnloaded);
     };
 
-    var masterPageFactory = function (): PageModule.Page {
-        masterPage = new PageModule.Page();
+    var masterPageFactory = function (): Page {
+        masterPage = new Page();
         masterPage.id = "newPage";
-        masterPage.on(PageModule.Page.navigatedToEvent, navigatedToEventHandler);
-        var label = new LabelModule.Label();
+        masterPage.on(Page.navigatedToEvent, navigatedToEventHandler);
+        var label = new Label();
         label.text = "Text";
         masterPage.content = label;
         return masterPage;
@@ -60,8 +84,13 @@ export function test_WhenPageIsNavigatedToItCanShowAnotherPageAsModal() {
 
     try {
         helper.navigate(masterPageFactory);
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return modalClosed; });
-        masterPage.off(view.View.loadedEvent, navigatedToEventHandler);
+
+        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return modalUnloaded > 0; });
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(shownModally, 1, "shownModally");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(modalLoaded, 1,"modalLoaded");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(modalUnloaded,1 , "modalUnloaded");
+
+        masterPage.off(Page.navigatedToEvent, navigatedToEventHandler);
     }
     finally {
         helper.goBack();
@@ -69,29 +98,33 @@ export function test_WhenPageIsNavigatedToItCanShowAnotherPageAsModal() {
 }
 
 export function test_WhenShowingModalPageUnloadedIsNotFiredForTheMasterPage() {
-    var masterPage;
-    var masterPageUnloaded = false;
-    var modalClosed = false;
-    var modalCloseCallback = function (returnValue: any) {
-        TKUnit.wait(0.100);
-        modalClosed = true;
+    let masterPage: Page;
+    let masterPageUnloaded = false;
+    let modalPage: Page;
+
+    let modalUnloaded = 0;
+    let onModalUnloaded = function (args: EventData) {
+        modalUnloaded++;
+        modalPage.off(Page.unloadedEvent, onModalUnloaded);
+        TKUnit.assertNull(masterPage.modal, "currentPage.modal should be undefined when no modal page is shown!");
     }
 
     var navigatedToEventHandler = function (args) {
         var basePath = "ui/page/";
-        args.object.showModal(basePath + "modal-page", null, modalCloseCallback, false);
+        modalPage = masterPage.showModal(basePath + "modal-page", null, null, false);
+        modalPage.on(Page.unloadedEvent, onModalUnloaded);
     };
 
     var unloadedEventHandler = function (args) {
         masterPageUnloaded = true;
     };
 
-    var masterPageFactory = function (): PageModule.Page {
-        masterPage = new PageModule.Page();
+    var masterPageFactory = function (): Page {
+        masterPage = new Page();
         masterPage.id = "master-page";
-        masterPage.on(PageModule.Page.navigatedToEvent, navigatedToEventHandler);
-        masterPage.on(view.View.unloadedEvent, unloadedEventHandler);
-        var label = new LabelModule.Label();
+        masterPage.on(Page.navigatedToEvent, navigatedToEventHandler);
+        masterPage.on(View.unloadedEvent, unloadedEventHandler);
+        var label = new Label();
         label.text = "Modal Page";
         masterPage.content = label;
         return masterPage;
@@ -99,10 +132,10 @@ export function test_WhenShowingModalPageUnloadedIsNotFiredForTheMasterPage() {
 
     try {
         helper.navigate(masterPageFactory);
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return modalClosed; });
+        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return modalUnloaded > 0; });
         TKUnit.assert(!masterPageUnloaded, "Master page should not raise 'unloaded' when showing modal!");
-        masterPage.off(view.View.loadedEvent, navigatedToEventHandler);
-        masterPage.off(view.View.unloadedEvent, unloadedEventHandler);
+        masterPage.off(View.loadedEvent, navigatedToEventHandler);
+        masterPage.off(View.unloadedEvent, unloadedEventHandler);
     }
     finally {
         helper.goBack();
@@ -110,10 +143,10 @@ export function test_WhenShowingModalPageUnloadedIsNotFiredForTheMasterPage() {
 }
 
 export function test_page_no_anctionBar_measure_no_spanUnderBackground_measure_layout_size_isCorrect() {
-    let page = new PageModule.Page();
+    let page = new Page();
     page.backgroundSpanUnderStatusBar = true;
     page.actionBarHidden = true;
-    let lbl = new LabelModule.Label();
+    let lbl = new Label();
     page.content = lbl;
 
     try {
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index ef362af3d3..c18e8e2b64 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
         "apps/modal-views-demo/app.ts",
         "apps/modal-views-demo/login-page.ts",
         "apps/modal-views-demo/main-page.ts",
+    "apps/navigation-events-demo/app.ts",
+    "apps/navigation-events-demo/page1.ts",
+    "apps/navigation-events-demo/page2.ts",
         "apps/notifications-demo/app.ts",
         "apps/notifications-demo/main-page.ts",
         "apps/orientation-demo/app.ts",
diff --git a/ui/core/view.d.ts b/ui/core/view.d.ts
index 5193c7efe1..c7da2cc7eb 100644
--- a/ui/core/view.d.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view.d.ts
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
          * @param callback An optional parameter pointing to a specific listener. If not defined, all listeners for the event names will be removed.
          * @param thisArg An optional parameter which when set will be used to refine search of the correct callback which will be removed as event listener.
          */
-        off(eventNames: string | gestures.GestureTypes, callback?: any, thisArg?: any);
+        off(eventNames: string | gestures.GestureTypes, callback?: (data: observable.EventData) => void, thisArg?: any);
 
         /**
          * Raised when a loaded event occurs.
diff --git a/ui/frame/frame-common.ts b/ui/frame/frame-common.ts
index ca6297067d..fcf0adeb03 100644
--- a/ui/frame/frame-common.ts
+++ b/ui/frame/frame-common.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export class Frame extends CustomLayoutView implements definition.Frame {
         var entry = this._navigationQueue[0].entry;
         var currentNavigationPage = entry.resolvedPage;
         if (page !== currentNavigationPage) {
-            throw new Error(`Corrupted navigation stack; page: ${page.id}; currentNavigationPage: ${currentNavigationPage.id}`);
+            throw new Error(`Corrupted navigation stack; page: ${page}; currentNavigationPage: ${currentNavigationPage}`);
         }
 
         // remove completed operation.
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ export class Frame extends CustomLayoutView implements definition.Frame {
 
     private performNavigation(navigationContext: NavigationContext) {
         var navContext = navigationContext.entry;
-        this._onNavigatingTo(navContext, navigationContext.isBackNavigation);
 
         // TODO: This should happen once navigation is completed.
         if (navigationContext.entry.entry.clearHistory) {
@@ -285,15 +284,15 @@ export class Frame extends CustomLayoutView implements definition.Frame {
             this._backStack.push(this._currentEntry);
         }
 
+        this._onNavigatingTo(navContext, navigationContext.isBackNavigation);
+
         this._navigateCore(navContext);
-        this._onNavigatedTo(navContext, false);
     }
 
     private performGoBack(navigationContext: NavigationContext) {
         var navContext = navigationContext.entry;
         this._onNavigatingTo(navContext, navigationContext.isBackNavigation);
         this._goBackCore(navContext);
-        this._onNavigatedTo(navContext, true);
     }
 
     public _goBackCore(backstackEntry: definition.BackstackEntry) {
@@ -312,12 +311,6 @@ export class Frame extends CustomLayoutView implements definition.Frame {
         backstackEntry.resolvedPage.onNavigatingTo(backstackEntry.entry.context, isBack);
     }
 
-    public _onNavigatedTo(backstackEntry: definition.BackstackEntry, isBack: boolean) {
-        if (this.currentPage) {
-            this.currentPage.onNavigatedFrom(isBack);
-        }
-    }
-
     public get animated(): boolean {
         return this._animated;
     }
diff --git a/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts b/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
index 45d5fee0bb..70629796d2 100644
--- a/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
@@ -31,13 +31,16 @@ export class Frame extends frameCommon.Frame {
     constructor() {
         super();
         this._ios = new iOSFrame(this);
-        
+
         // When there is a 40px high "in-call" status bar, nobody moves the navigationBar top from 20 to 40 and it remains underneath the status bar.
-        var that = this;
+        let frameRef = new WeakRef(this);
         application.ios.addNotificationObserver(UIApplicationDidChangeStatusBarFrameNotification, (notification: NSNotification) => {
-            that._handleHigherInCallStatusBarIfNeeded();
-            if (this._ios.controller.owner.currentPage) {
-                this._ios.controller.owner.currentPage.requestLayout();
+            let frame = frameRef.get();
+            if (frame) {
+                frame._handleHigherInCallStatusBarIfNeeded();
+                if (frame.currentPage) {
+                    frame.currentPage.requestLayout();
+                }
             }
         });
     }
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ export class Frame extends frameCommon.Frame {
     }
 
     public _navigateCore(backstackEntry: definition.BackstackEntry) {
-        trace.write(`${this}._navigateCore(pageId: ${backstackEntry.resolvedPage.id}, backstackVisible: ${this._isEntryBackstackVisible(backstackEntry) }, clearHistory: ${backstackEntry.entry.clearHistory}), navDepth: ${navDepth}`, trace.categories.Navigation);
+        trace.write(`${this}._navigateCore(page: ${backstackEntry.resolvedPage}, backstackVisible: ${this._isEntryBackstackVisible(backstackEntry)}, clearHistory: ${backstackEntry.entry.clearHistory}), navDepth: ${navDepth}`, trace.categories.Navigation);
         var viewController: UIViewController = backstackEntry.resolvedPage.ios;
         if (!viewController) {
             throw new Error("Required page does not have a viewController created.");
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ export class Frame extends frameCommon.Frame {
 
     public _goBackCore(backstackEntry: definition.BackstackEntry) {
         navDepth = backstackEntry[NAV_DEPTH];
-        trace.write(`${this}._goBackCore(pageId: ${backstackEntry.resolvedPage.id}, backstackVisible: ${this._isEntryBackstackVisible(backstackEntry) }, clearHistory: ${backstackEntry.entry.clearHistory}), navDepth: ${navDepth}`, trace.categories.Navigation);
+        trace.write(`${this}._goBackCore(page: ${backstackEntry.resolvedPage}, backstackVisible: ${this._isEntryBackstackVisible(backstackEntry)}, clearHistory: ${backstackEntry.entry.clearHistory}), navDepth: ${navDepth}`, trace.categories.Navigation);
 
         if (!this._shouldSkipNativePop) {
             var controller = backstackEntry.resolvedPage.ios;
@@ -292,6 +295,10 @@ export class Frame extends frameCommon.Frame {
         }
     }
 
+    public _onNavigatingTo(backstackEntry: definition.BackstackEntry, isBack: boolean) {
+        //
+    }
+
     _handleHigherInCallStatusBarIfNeeded() {
         let statusBarHeight = uiUtils.ios.getStatusBarHeight();
         if (!this._ios ||
@@ -391,100 +398,6 @@ class UINavigationControllerImpl extends UINavigationController implements UINav
         }
     }
 
-    public navigationControllerWillShowViewControllerAnimated(navigationController: UINavigationController, viewController: UIViewController, animated: boolean): void {
-        trace.write(`UINavigationControllerImpl.navigationControllerWillShowViewControllerAnimated(${navigationController}, ${viewController}, ${animated})`, trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
-        // In this method we need to layout the new page otherwise page will be shown empty and update after that which is bad UX.
-        let frame = this._owner.get();
-        if (!frame) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        let newEntry: definition.BackstackEntry = viewController[ENTRY];
-        let newPage = newEntry.resolvedPage;
-        if (!newPage.parent) {
-            if (!frame._currentEntry) {
-                // First navigation
-                frame._currentEntry = newEntry;
-            }
-            else {
-                frame._navigateToEntry = newEntry;
-            }
-
-            frame._addView(newPage);
-            frame.remeasureFrame();
-        }
-        else if (newPage.parent !== frame) {
-            throw new Error("Page is already shown on another frame.");
-        }
-
-        newPage.actionBar.update();
-        
-        //HACK: https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/1021
-        viewController["willShowCalled"] = true;
-    }
-
-    public navigationControllerDidShowViewControllerAnimated(navigationController: UINavigationController, viewController: UIViewController, animated: boolean): void {
-        trace.write(`UINavigationControllerImpl.navigationControllerDidShowViewControllerAnimated(${navigationController}, ${viewController}, ${animated})`, trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
-
-        //HACK: https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/1021
-        if (viewController["willShowCalled"] === undefined) {
-            return;
-        }
-        else {
-            viewController["willShowCalled"] = undefined;
-        }
-
-        let frame = this._owner.get();
-        if (!frame) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        let newEntry: definition.BackstackEntry = viewController[ENTRY];
-        let newPage = newEntry.resolvedPage;
-
-        let backStack = frame.backStack;
-        let currentEntry = backStack.length > 0 ? backStack[backStack.length - 1] : null;
-
-        // This code check if navigation happened through UI (e.g. back button or swipe gesture).
-        // When calling goBack on frame isBack will be false.
-        let isBack: boolean = currentEntry && newEntry === currentEntry;
-
-        let currentNavigationContext;
-        let navigationQueue = (<any>frame)._navigationQueue;
-        for (let i = 0; i < navigationQueue.length; i++) {
-            if (navigationQueue[i].entry === newEntry) {
-                currentNavigationContext = navigationQueue[i];
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        let isBackNavigation = currentNavigationContext ? currentNavigationContext.isBackNavigation : false;
-
-        if (isBack) {
-            try {
-                frame._shouldSkipNativePop = true;
-                frame.goBack();
-            }
-            finally {
-                frame._shouldSkipNativePop = false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        let page = frame.currentPage;
-        if (page && !navigationController.viewControllers.containsObject(page.ios)) {
-            frame._removeView(page);
-        }
-
-        frame._navigateToEntry = null;
-        frame._currentEntry = newEntry;
-        frame.remeasureFrame();
-        frame._updateActionBar(newPage);
-
-        // notify the page
-        newPage.onNavigatedTo(isBack || isBackNavigation);
-        frame._processNavigationQueue(newPage);
-    }
-
     public supportedInterfaceOrientation(): number {
         return UIInterfaceOrientationMask.UIInterfaceOrientationMaskAll;
     }
@@ -672,25 +585,25 @@ function _getNativeTransition(navigationTransition: definition.NavigationTransit
     return null;
 }
 
-export function _getNativeCurve(transition: definition.NavigationTransition) : UIViewAnimationCurve{
+export function _getNativeCurve(transition: definition.NavigationTransition): UIViewAnimationCurve {
     if (transition.curve) {
-      switch (transition.curve) {
-          case enums.AnimationCurve.easeIn:
-              trace.write("Transition curve resolved to UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseIn.", trace.categories.Transition);
-              return UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseIn;
-          case enums.AnimationCurve.easeOut:
-              trace.write("Transition curve resolved to UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseOut.", trace.categories.Transition);
-              return UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseOut;
-          case enums.AnimationCurve.easeInOut:
-              trace.write("Transition curve resolved to UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseInOut.", trace.categories.Transition);
-              return UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseInOut;
-          case enums.AnimationCurve.linear:
-              trace.write("Transition curve resolved to UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveLinear.", trace.categories.Transition);
-              return UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveLinear;
-          default:
-              trace.write("Transition curve resolved to original: " + transition.curve, trace.categories.Transition);
-              return transition.curve;
-      }
+        switch (transition.curve) {
+            case enums.AnimationCurve.easeIn:
+                trace.write("Transition curve resolved to UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseIn.", trace.categories.Transition);
+                return UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseIn;
+            case enums.AnimationCurve.easeOut:
+                trace.write("Transition curve resolved to UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseOut.", trace.categories.Transition);
+                return UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseOut;
+            case enums.AnimationCurve.easeInOut:
+                trace.write("Transition curve resolved to UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseInOut.", trace.categories.Transition);
+                return UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseInOut;
+            case enums.AnimationCurve.linear:
+                trace.write("Transition curve resolved to UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveLinear.", trace.categories.Transition);
+                return UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveLinear;
+            default:
+                trace.write("Transition curve resolved to original: " + transition.curve, trace.categories.Transition);
+                return transition.curve;
+        }
     }
 
     return UIViewAnimationCurve.UIViewAnimationCurveEaseInOut;
diff --git a/ui/page/page-common.ts b/ui/page/page-common.ts
index 677a920a18..ca0decce23 100644
--- a/ui/page/page-common.ts
+++ b/ui/page/page-common.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class Page extends ContentView implements dts.Page {
     private _styleScope: styleScope.StyleScope = new styleScope.StyleScope();
     private _actionBar: ActionBar;
 
-    private _modal: Page;
+    public _modal: Page;
 
     constructor(options?: dts.Options) {
         super(options);
@@ -206,18 +206,20 @@ export class Page extends ContentView implements dts.Page {
         this._navigationContext = undefined;
     }
 
-    public showModal() {
+    public showModal(): Page {
         ensureFrame();
         if (arguments.length === 0) {
             this._showNativeModalView(<any>frame.topmost().currentPage, undefined, undefined, true);
+            return this;
         } else {
             var moduleName: string = arguments[0];
             var context: any = arguments[1];
             var closeCallback: Function = arguments[2];
             var fullscreen: boolean = arguments[3];
 
-            var page = frame.resolvePageFromEntry({ moduleName: moduleName });
-            (<Page>page)._showNativeModalView(this, context, closeCallback, fullscreen);
+            var page = <Page>frame.resolvePageFromEntry({ moduleName: moduleName });
+            page._showNativeModalView(this, context, closeCallback, fullscreen);
+            return page;
         }
     }
 
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ export class Page extends ContentView implements dts.Page {
     }
 
     protected _hideNativeModalView(parent: Page) {
-        parent._modal = undefined;
+        //
     }
 
     protected _raiseShownModallyEvent(parent: Page, context: any, closeCallback: Function) {
diff --git a/ui/page/page.android.ts b/ui/page/page.android.ts
index 09b5ca2d58..f3d185a74d 100644
--- a/ui/page/page.android.ts
+++ b/ui/page/page.android.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export class Page extends pageCommon.Page {
         this.onUnloaded();
         this._isAddedToNativeVisualTree = false;
         this._onDetached(true);
+        parent._modal = undefined;
 
         super._hideNativeModalView(parent);
     }
diff --git a/ui/page/page.d.ts b/ui/page/page.d.ts
index bcc6040faa..762bb0896e 100644
--- a/ui/page/page.d.ts
+++ b/ui/page/page.d.ts
@@ -141,32 +141,32 @@ declare module "ui/page" {
          * @param callback - Callback function which will be executed when event is raised.
          * @param thisArg - An optional parameter which will be used as `this` context for callback execution.
          */
-        on(eventNames: string, callback: (data: observable.EventData) => void, thisArg?: any);
+        on(eventNames: string, callback: (data: observable.EventData) => void, thisArg?: any): void;
 
         /**
          * Raised when navigation to the page has started.
          */
-        on(event: "navigatingTo", callback: (args: NavigatedData) => void, thisArg?: any);
+        on(event: "navigatingTo", callback: (args: NavigatedData) => void, thisArg?: any): void;
 
         /**
          * Raised when navigation to the page has finished.
          */
-        on(event: "navigatedTo", callback: (args: NavigatedData) => void, thisArg?: any);
+        on(event: "navigatedTo", callback: (args: NavigatedData) => void, thisArg?: any): void;
 
         /**
          * Raised when navigation from the page has started.
          */
-        on(event: "navigatingFrom", callback: (args: NavigatedData) => void, thisArg?: any);
+        on(event: "navigatingFrom", callback: (args: NavigatedData) => void, thisArg?: any): void;
 
         /**
          * Raised when navigation from the page has finished.
          */
-        on(event: "navigatedFrom", callback: (args: NavigatedData) => void, thisArg?: any);
+        on(event: "navigatedFrom", callback: (args: NavigatedData) => void, thisArg?: any): void;
         
         /**
          * Raised before the page is shown as a modal dialog.
          */
-        on(event: "showingModally", callback: (args: observable.EventData) => void, thisArg?: any);
+        on(event: "showingModally", callback: (args: observable.EventData) => void, thisArg?: any): void;
 
         /**
          * Raised after the page is shown as a modal dialog.
@@ -180,17 +180,17 @@ declare module "ui/page" {
          * @param closeCallback - A function that will be called when the page is closed. Any arguments provided when calling ShownModallyData.closeCallback will be available here.
          * @param fullscreen - An optional parameter specifying whether to show the modal page in full-screen mode.
          */
-        showModal(moduleName: string, context: any, closeCallback: Function, fullscreen?: boolean);
+        showModal(moduleName: string, context: any, closeCallback: Function, fullscreen?: boolean): Page;
 
         /**
          * Shows the page as a modal view.
          */
-        showModal();
+        showModal(): Page;
 
         /**
          * Closes the current modal view that this page is showing.
          */
-        closeModal();
+        closeModal(): void;
 
         /**
          * Returns the current modal view that this page is showing (is parent of), if any.
diff --git a/ui/page/page.ios.ts b/ui/page/page.ios.ts
index a5037ca969..63a79f1643 100644
--- a/ui/page/page.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/page/page.ios.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,27 @@ import {device} from "platform";
 import {DeviceType} from "ui/enums";
 
 global.moduleMerge(pageCommon, exports);
+var ENTRY = "_entry";
+
+function isBackNavigation(frame: any, entry): boolean {
+    if (!frame) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (frame._navigationQueue.length === 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    else {
+        var navigationQueue = frame._navigationQueue;
+        for (var i = 0; i < navigationQueue.length; i++) {
+            if (navigationQueue[i].entry === entry) {
+                return navigationQueue[i].isBackNavigation;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
 
 class UIViewControllerImpl extends UIViewController {
 
@@ -31,7 +52,7 @@ class UIViewControllerImpl extends UIViewController {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (owner._isModal) {
+        if (owner._modalParent) {
             let isTablet = device.deviceType === DeviceType.Tablet;
             let isFullScreen = !owner._UIModalPresentationFormSheet || !isTablet;
             let frame = isFullScreen ? UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds : this.view.frame;
@@ -85,54 +106,151 @@ class UIViewControllerImpl extends UIViewController {
         }
     }
 
-    public viewWillAppear() {
-        let owner = this._owner.get();
-        if (!owner) {
+    public viewWillAppear(animated: boolean): void {
+        let page = this._owner.get();
+        trace.write(page + " viewWillAppear", trace.categories.Navigation);
+        if (!page) {
             return;
         }
 
-        trace.write(owner + " viewWillAppear", trace.categories.Navigation);
-        owner._enableLoadedEvents = true;
+        let frame = this.navigationController ? (<any>this.navigationController).owner : null;
+        let newEntry = this[ENTRY];
+
+        // Don't raise event if currentPage was showing modal page.
+        if (!page.modal && newEntry && (!frame || frame.currentPage !== page)) {
+            let isBack = isBackNavigation(frame, newEntry)
+            page.onNavigatingTo(newEntry.entry.context, isBack);
+        }
+
+        if (frame) {
+            if (!page.parent) {
+                if (!frame._currentEntry) {
+                    frame._currentEntry = newEntry;
+                } else {
+                    frame._navigateToEntry = newEntry;
+                }
+
+                frame._addView(page);
+                frame.remeasureFrame();
+            } else if (page.parent !== frame) {
+                throw new Error("Page is already shown on another frame.");
+            }
+
+            page.actionBar.update();
+        }
 
         //https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/1201
-        owner._viewWillDisappear = false;
-        owner.onLoaded();
-        owner._enableLoadedEvents = false;
+        page._viewWillDisappear = false;
+
+        page._enableLoadedEvents = true;
+        // If page was in backstack or showing modal page it will have parent but it will be in unloaded state so raise loaded here.
+        if (!page.isLoaded) {
+            page.onLoaded();
+        }
+
+        page._enableLoadedEvents = false;
     }
 
-    public viewWillDisappear() {
-        let owner = this._owner.get();
-        if (!owner) {
+    public viewDidAppear(animated: boolean): void {
+        let page = this._owner.get();
+        trace.write(page + " viewDidAppear", trace.categories.Navigation);
+        if (!page) {
             return;
         }
 
-        trace.write(owner + " viewWillDisappear", trace.categories.Navigation);
-        
         //https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/1201
-        owner._viewWillDisappear = true;
-    }
+        page._viewWillDisappear = false;
+
+        let frame = this.navigationController ? (<any>this.navigationController).owner : null;
+        // Skip navigation events if modal page is shown.
+        if (!page.modal && frame) {
+            let newEntry = this[ENTRY];
+            let isBack = isBackNavigation(frame, newEntry);
+            // We are on the current page which happens when navigation is canceled so isBack should be false.
+            if (frame.currentPage === page && frame._navigationQueue.length === 0) {
+                isBack = false;
+            }
 
-    public viewDidDisappear() {
-        let owner = this._owner.get();
-        if (!owner) {
+            frame._navigateToEntry = null;
+            frame._currentEntry = newEntry;
+            frame.remeasureFrame();
+            frame._updateActionBar(page);
+
+            page.onNavigatedTo(isBack);
+            frame._processNavigationQueue(page);
+        }
+    };
+
+    public viewWillDisappear(animated: boolean): void {
+        let page = this._owner.get();
+        trace.write(page + " viewWillDisappear", trace.categories.Navigation);
+        if (!page) {
             return;
         }
 
-        trace.write(owner + " viewDidDisappear", trace.categories.Navigation);
-        if (owner.modal) {
-            // Don't emit unloaded if this page is disappearing because of a modal view being shown.
+        var frame = page.frame;
+        // Skip navigation events if we are hiding because we are about to show modal page.
+        if (!page.modal && frame && frame.currentPage === page) {
+            var isBack = page.frame && (!this.navigationController || !this.navigationController.viewControllers.containsObject(this));
+            page.onNavigatingFrom(isBack);
+        }
+
+        //https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/1201
+        page._viewWillDisappear = true;
+    }
+
+    public viewDidDisappear(animated: boolean): void {
+        let page = this._owner.get();
+        trace.write(page + " viewDidDisappear", trace.categories.Navigation);
+        // Exit if no page or page is hiding because it shows another page modally.
+        if (!page || page.modal) {
             return;
         }
-        owner._enableLoadedEvents = true;
-        owner.onUnloaded();
-        owner._enableLoadedEvents = false;
+
+        let modalParent = page._modalParent;
+        page._modalParent = undefined;
+        page._UIModalPresentationFormSheet = false;
+
+        // Clear modal flag on parent page.
+        if (modalParent) {
+            modalParent._modal = undefined;
+        }
+
+        // Manually pop backStack when Back button is pressed or navigating back with edge swipe.
+        // Don't pop if we are hiding modally shown page.
+        let frame = page.frame;
+        if (!modalParent && frame && frame.backStack.length > 0 && (<any>frame)._navigationQueue.length === 0 && frame.currentPage === page) {
+            (<any>frame)._backStack.pop();
+        }
+
+        page._enableLoadedEvents = true;
+
+        // Remove from parent if page was in frame and we navigated back.
+        // Showing page modally will not pass isBack check so currentPage won't be removed from Frame.
+        let isBack = frame && (!this.navigationController || !this.navigationController.viewControllers.containsObject(this));
+        if (isBack) {
+            // Remove parent when navigating back.
+            frame._removeView(page);
+        }
+
+        // Forward navigation does not remove page from frame so we raise unloaded manually.
+        if (page.isLoaded) {
+            page.onUnloaded();
+        }
+
+        page._enableLoadedEvents = false;
+
+        if (!modalParent) {
+            // Last raise onNavigatedFrom event if we are not modally shown.
+            page.onNavigatedFrom(isBack);
+        }
     }
 }
 
 export class Page extends pageCommon.Page {
     private _ios: UIViewController;
     public _enableLoadedEvents: boolean;
-    public _isModal: boolean;
+    public _modalParent: Page;
     public _UIModalPresentationFormSheet: boolean;
     public _viewWillDisappear: boolean;
 
@@ -203,7 +321,7 @@ export class Page extends pageCommon.Page {
 
     protected _showNativeModalView(parent: Page, context: any, closeCallback: Function, fullscreen?: boolean) {
         super._showNativeModalView(parent, context, closeCallback, fullscreen);
-        this._isModal = true;
+        this._modalParent = parent;
 
         if (!parent.ios.view.window) {
             throw new Error("Parent page is not part of the window hierarchy. Close the current modal page before showing another one!");
@@ -218,17 +336,17 @@ export class Page extends pageCommon.Page {
         }
 
         super._raiseShowingModallyEvent();
+
         var that = this;
-        parent.ios.presentViewControllerAnimatedCompletion(this._ios, utils.ios.MajorVersion >= 9, function completion() {
+        parent.ios.presentViewControllerAnimatedCompletion(this._ios, utils.ios.MajorVersion >= 8, null);
+        UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinator.prototype.animateAlongsideTransitionCompletion.call(parent.ios.transitionCoordinator(), null, function () {
             that._raiseShownModallyEvent(parent, context, closeCallback);
         });
     }
 
     protected _hideNativeModalView(parent: Page) {
-        this._isModal = false;
-        this._UIModalPresentationFormSheet = false;
         parent.requestLayout();
-        parent._ios.dismissModalViewControllerAnimated(utils.ios.MajorVersion >= 9);
+        parent._ios.dismissModalViewControllerAnimated(utils.ios.MajorVersion >= 8);
 
         super._hideNativeModalView(parent);
     }
@@ -241,7 +359,6 @@ export class Page extends pageCommon.Page {
     }
 
     public onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec: number, heightMeasureSpec: number) {
-
         let width = utils.layout.getMeasureSpecSize(widthMeasureSpec);
         let widthMode = utils.layout.getMeasureSpecMode(widthMeasureSpec);
 
@@ -258,12 +375,12 @@ export class Page extends pageCommon.Page {
         if (this.frame && this.frame.parent) {
             statusBarHeight = 0;
         }
-        
+
         // Phones does not support fullScreen=false for modal pages so we reduce statusbar only when on tablet and not in fullscreen
-        if (this._isModal && this._UIModalPresentationFormSheet && device.deviceType === DeviceType.Tablet) {
+        if (this._modalParent && this._UIModalPresentationFormSheet && device.deviceType === DeviceType.Tablet) {
             statusBarHeight = 0;
         }
-        
+
         if (this.frame && this.frame._getNavBarVisible(this)) {
             // Measure ActionBar with the full height. 
             let actionBarSize = View.measureChild(this, this.actionBar, widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
@@ -294,14 +411,14 @@ export class Page extends pageCommon.Page {
         }
 
         let statusBarHeight = this.backgroundSpanUnderStatusBar ? uiUtils.ios.getStatusBarHeight() : 0;
-        
+
         // If this page is inside nested frame - don't substract statusBarHeight again.
         if (this.frame && this.frame.parent) {
             statusBarHeight = 0;
         }
 
         // Phones does not support fullScreen=false for modal pages so we reduce statusbar only when on tablet and not in fullscreen
-        if (this._isModal && this._UIModalPresentationFormSheet && device.deviceType === DeviceType.Tablet) {
+        if (this._modalParent && this._UIModalPresentationFormSheet && device.deviceType === DeviceType.Tablet) {
             statusBarHeight = 0;
         }
 
@@ -316,4 +433,4 @@ export class Page extends pageCommon.Page {
 
         return super._addViewToNativeVisualTree(view);
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/transition/transition.android.ts b/ui/transition/transition.android.ts
index e9d7f589c5..044c3dd871 100644
--- a/ui/transition/transition.android.ts
+++ b/ui/transition/transition.android.ts
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export function _onFragmentHidden(fragment: android.app.Fragment, isBack: boolea
 
     if (fragment[COMPLETE_PAGE_REMOVAL_WHEN_TRANSITION_ENDS] === undefined) {
         // This might be a second call if the fragment is hidden and then destroyed.
-        _completePageRemoval(fragment, true);
+        _completePageRemoval(fragment, true, isBack);
     }
 }
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ function _completePageAddition(fragment: android.app.Fragment, isBack: boolean,
     }
 }
 
-function _completePageRemoval(fragment: android.app.Fragment, force?: boolean) {
+function _completePageRemoval(fragment: android.app.Fragment, force: boolean = false, isBack: boolean = false) {
     if (fragment[COMPLETE_PAGE_REMOVAL_WHEN_TRANSITION_ENDS] || force) {
         fragment[COMPLETE_PAGE_REMOVAL_WHEN_TRANSITION_ENDS] = undefined;
         var frame = (<any>fragment).frame;
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ function _completePageRemoval(fragment: android.app.Fragment, force?: boolean) {
         var page: pageModule.Page = entry.resolvedPage;
         if (page.frame) {
             frame._removeView(page);
+            page.onNavigatedFrom(isBack);
         }
+        
         trace.write(`REMOVAL of ${page} completed`, trace.categories.Transition);
     }
 }