diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
index 6661fda4..81c711ed 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@
 		//kill the keyboard
 		$( window.document.activeElement ).add(':focus').blur();
 
+		function defaultTransition(){
+			if(transition === undefined){
+				transition = $.mobile.defaultTransition;
+			}
+		}
+
 		// if the new href is the same as the previous one
 		if ( back ) {
 			var pop = urlStack.pop();
@@ -181,9 +187,12 @@
 			if( pop && !transition ){
 				transition = pop.transition;
 			}
+
+			// ensure a transition has been set where pop is undefined
+			defaultTransition();
 		} else {
-			// if no transition passed set the default
-			transition = transition || $.mobile.defaultTransition;
+			// If no transition has been passed
+			defaultTransition();
 
 			// push the url and transition onto the stack
 			urlStack.push({ url: url, transition: transition });
@@ -247,8 +256,6 @@
 					addContainerClass('ui-mobile-viewport-perspective');
 				}
 
-				console.log(transition);
-
 				addContainerClass('ui-mobile-viewport-transitioning');
 
 				// animate in / out
diff --git a/tests/unit/navigation/index.html b/tests/unit/navigation/index.html
index ae4b0243..d2910d52 100644
--- a/tests/unit/navigation/index.html
+++ b/tests/unit/navigation/index.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../js/jquery.mobile.event.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../js/jquery.mobile.hashchange.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../js/jquery.mobile.core.js"></script>
-	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js"></script>
+n 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../js/jquery.mobile.page.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../js/jquery.ui.position.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../js/jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.js"></script>
@@ -84,5 +84,9 @@
 <div id="pop-trans" data-role="page">
 	<a href="#no-trans" data-transition="pop"></a>
 </div>
+
+<div id="default-trans" data-role="page">
+	<a href="#no-trans"></a>
+</div>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/tests/unit/navigation/navigation_core.js b/tests/unit/navigation/navigation_core.js
index 34dc120f..b1af8fb8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/navigation/navigation_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/navigation/navigation_core.js
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 // TODO move tests to navigation_transitions.js
 var perspective = "ui-mobile-viewport-perspective",
 		transitioning = "ui-mobile-viewport-transitioning",
-	  animationCompleteFn = $.fn.animationComplete,
+		animationCompleteFn = $.fn.animationComplete,
 
 		removeBodyClasses = function(){
 			$("body").removeClass([perspective, transitioning].join(" "));
 		},
 
 		removePageTransClasses = function(){
-			$("[data-role='page']").removeClass("in out fade slide flip reverse");
+			$("[data-role='page']").removeClass("in out fade slide flip reverse pop");
 		};
 
 module('jquery.mobile.navigation.js', {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module('jquery.mobile.navigation.js', {
 
 		// required cleanup from animation complete mocking
 		removeBodyClasses();
-  }
+	}
 });
 
 test( "changePage applys perspective class to mobile viewport for flip", function(){
@@ -94,3 +94,17 @@ test( "previous transition used when not set and going back through url stack",
 		start();
 	}, 900);
 });
+
+test( "default transition is slide", function(){
+	stop();
+	setTimeout(function(){
+		//guarantee that we check only the newest changes
+		removePageTransClasses();
+
+		$("#default-trans > a").click();
+
+		ok($("#no-trans").hasClass("slide"), "has slide class");
+
+		start();
+	}, 900);
+});