diff --git a/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts b/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts
index 894394add04..72f1e7f07c6 100644
--- a/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts
+++ b/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
   canSwipeBack(): boolean {
     return (this._sbEnabled &&
             !this._isPortal &&
-            !this._children.length &&
+            this._children.length <= 1 &&
             !this.isTransitioning() &&
             this._app.isEnabled() &&
             this.canGoBack());