diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js
index 45c5690d69b..f3585990159 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicViewState.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.viewState', ['ionic.service.view', 'ionic.service.gestu
       if(tAttrs.type) tElement.addClass(tAttrs.type);
 
       return function link($scope, $element, $attr) {
-        var canHaveBackButton = !(!tAttrs.backButtonType && !tAttrs.backButtonLabel);
+        var canHaveBackButton = !(!tAttrs.backButtonType && !tAttrs.backButtonLabel && !tAttrs.backButtonIcon);
         $scope.enableBackButton = canHaveBackButton;
 
         $rootScope.$on('viewState.showNavBar', function(e, showNavBar) {
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js
index 089ddde7bc7..62a09d6bfbf 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js
@@ -83,13 +83,41 @@ describe('Ionic View', function() {
     expect(element.hasClass('bar-positive')).toEqual(true);
   });
 
-  it('should not show the back button if no back button attributes set', function() {
+  it('should not have the back button if no back button attributes set', function() {
     var element = compile('<nav-bar></nav-bar>')(scope);
     scope.$digest();
     var backButton = element.find('div').find('button');
     expect(backButton.length).toEqual(0);
   });
 
+  it('should have the back button if back-button-type attributes set', function() {
+    var element = compile('<nav-bar back-button-type="button-icon"></nav-bar>')(scope);
+    scope.$digest();
+    var backButton = element.find('div').find('button');
+    expect(backButton.length).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should have the back button if back-button-icon attributes set', function() {
+    var element = compile('<nav-bar back-button-icon="ion-back"></nav-bar>')(scope);
+    scope.$digest();
+    var backButton = element.find('div').find('button');
+    expect(backButton.length).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should have the back button if back-button-label attributes set', function() {
+    var element = compile('<nav-bar back-button-label="Button"></nav-bar>')(scope);
+    scope.$digest();
+    var backButton = element.find('div').find('button');
+    expect(backButton.length).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should have the back button if all back button attributes set', function() {
+    var element = compile('<nav-bar back-button-type="button-icon" back-button-icon="ion-back" back-button-label="Button"></nav-bar>')(scope);
+    scope.$digest();
+    var backButton = element.find('div').find('button');
+    expect(backButton.length).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
   it('should set just a back button icon, no text', function() {
     var element = compile('<nav-bar back-button-icon="ion-back" back-button-type="button-icon"></nav-bar>')(scope);
     scope.$digest();
@@ -111,7 +139,7 @@ describe('Ionic View', function() {
     expect(backButton.html()).toEqual('Back');
   });
 
-  it('should set a back button with an icon and text, button-clear', function() {
+  it('should set a back button with an icon and text, button-icon', function() {
     var element = compile('<nav-bar back-button-icon="ion-back" back-button-label="Back" back-button-type="button-icon"></nav-bar>')(scope);
     scope.$digest();
     var backButton = element.find('div').find('button');