diff --git a/src/view.js b/src/view.js
index f19a3c569..94334d31b 100644
--- a/src/view.js
+++ b/src/view.js
@@ -36,32 +36,6 @@ function $ViewProvider() {
         if (options.view) {
           result = $templateFactory.fromConfig(options.view, options.params, options.locals);
         }
-        if (result && options.notify) {
-        /**
-         * @ngdoc event
-         * @name ui.router.state.$state#$viewContentLoading
-         * @eventOf ui.router.state.$view
-         * @eventType broadcast on root scope
-         * @description
-         *
-         * Fired once the view **begins loading**, *before* the DOM is rendered.
-         *
-         * @param {Object} event Event object.
-         * @param {Object} viewConfig The view config properties (template, controller, etc).
-         *
-         * @example
-         *
-         * <pre>
-         * $scope.$on('$viewContentLoading',
-         * function(event, viewConfig){
-         *     // Access to all the view config properties.
-         *     // and one special property 'targetView'
-         *     // viewConfig.targetView
-         * });
-         * </pre>
-         */
-          $rootScope.$broadcast('$viewContentLoading', options);
-        }
         return result;
       }
     };
diff --git a/src/viewDirective.js b/src/viewDirective.js
index b70220779..497a7be12 100644
--- a/src/viewDirective.js
+++ b/src/viewDirective.js
@@ -180,9 +180,6 @@ function $ViewDirective(   $state,   $injector,   $uiViewScroll,   $interpolate)
         scope.$on('$stateChangeSuccess', function() {
           updateView(false);
         });
-        scope.$on('$viewContentLoading', function() {
-          updateView(false);
-        });
 
         updateView(true);
 
@@ -216,6 +213,20 @@ function $ViewDirective(   $state,   $injector,   $uiViewScroll,   $interpolate)
           newScope = scope.$new();
           latestLocals = $state.$current.locals[name];
 
+          /**
+           * @ngdoc event
+           * @name ui.router.state.directive:ui-view#$viewContentLoading
+           * @eventOf ui.router.state.directive:ui-view
+           * @eventType emits on ui-view directive scope
+           * @description
+           *
+           * Fired once the view **begins loading**, *before* the DOM is rendered.
+           *
+           * @param {Object} event Event object.
+           * @param {string} viewName Name of the view.
+           */
+          newScope.$emit('$viewContentLoading', name);
+
           var clone = $transclude(newScope, function(clone) {
             renderer.enter(clone, $element, function onUiViewEnter() {
               if(currentScope) {
@@ -236,12 +247,13 @@ function $ViewDirective(   $state,   $injector,   $uiViewScroll,   $interpolate)
            * @name ui.router.state.directive:ui-view#$viewContentLoaded
            * @eventOf ui.router.state.directive:ui-view
            * @eventType emits on ui-view directive scope
-           * @description           *
+           * @description
            * Fired once the view is **loaded**, *after* the DOM is rendered.
            *
            * @param {Object} event Event object.
+           * @param {string} viewName Name of the view.
            */
-          currentScope.$emit('$viewContentLoaded');
+          currentScope.$emit('$viewContentLoaded', name);
           currentScope.$eval(onloadExp);
         }
       };