diff --git a/js/angular/controller/sideMenuController.js b/js/angular/controller/sideMenuController.js
index aa3bb31afbf..e147c6219d0 100644
--- a/js/angular/controller/sideMenuController.js
+++ b/js/angular/controller/sideMenuController.js
@@ -301,14 +301,16 @@ function($scope, $attrs, $ionicSideMenuDelegate, $ionicPlatform, $ionicBody, $io
     self.close();
 
     isAsideExposed = shouldExposeAside;
-    if (self.left && self.left.isEnabled) {
+    if((self.left && self.left.isEnabled) && (self.right && self.right.isEnabled)) {
+      console.log('Setting left and right');
+      self.content.setMarginLeftAndRight(isAsideExposed ? self.left.width : 0, isAsideExposed ? self.right.width : 0);
+    } else if (self.left && self.left.isEnabled) {
       // set the left marget width if it should be exposed
       // otherwise set false so there's no left margin
       self.content.setMarginLeft(isAsideExposed ? self.left.width : 0);
     } else if (self.right && self.right.isEnabled) {
       self.content.setMarginRight(isAsideExposed ? self.right.width : 0);
     }
-
     self.$scope.$emit('$ionicExposeAside', isAsideExposed);
   };
 
diff --git a/js/angular/directive/sideMenuContent.js b/js/angular/directive/sideMenuContent.js
index ec706879ffa..38f8bb06b1b 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/sideMenuContent.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/sideMenuContent.js
@@ -167,6 +167,24 @@ function($timeout, $ionicGesture, $window) {
             // reset incase left gets grabby
             $element[0].style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'translate3d(0,0,0)';
           }),
+          setMarginLeftAndRight: ionic.animationFrameThrottle(function(amountLeft, amountRight) {
+            amountLeft = amountLeft && parseInt(amountLeft, 10) || 0;
+            amountRight = amountRight && parseInt(amountRight, 10) || 0;
+
+            var amount = amountLeft + amountRight;
+
+            if(amount > 0) {
+              $element[0].style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'translate3d(' + amountLeft + 'px,0,0)';
+              $element[0].style.width = ($window.innerWidth - amount) + 'px';
+              content.offsetX = amountLeft;
+            } else {
+              $element[0].style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'translate3d(0,0,0)';
+              $element[0].style.width = '';
+              content.offsetX = 0;
+            }
+            // reset incase left gets grabby
+            //$element[0].style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'translate3d(0,0,0)';
+          }),
           enableAnimation: function() {
             $scope.animationEnabled = true;
             $element[0].classList.add('menu-animated');
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/controller/sideMenuController.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/controller/sideMenuController.unit.js
index 04f3941b8ef..7b0ab9799a7 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/controller/sideMenuController.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/controller/sideMenuController.unit.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ describe('$ionicSideMenus controller', function() {
       var content = new Controller({ el: document.createElement('div') });
       content.setMarginLeft = function(){};
       content.setMarginRight = function(){};
+      content.setMarginLeftAndRight = function(){};
       ctrl.setContent(content);
     });