diff --git a/ionic/ionic-tests.ts b/ionic/ionic-tests.ts
index c68846715..9c5cfdad0 100644
--- a/ionic/ionic-tests.ts
+++ b/ionic/ionic-tests.ts
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ class IonicTestController {
         this.$ionicTabsDelegate.select(1);
         var selectedIndex: number = this.$ionicTabsDelegate.selectedIndex();
         var ionicTabsDelegate: ionic.tabs.IonicTabsDelegate = this.$ionicTabsDelegate.$getByHandle("handle");
+        this.$ionicTabsDelegate.showBar(true);
+        var isBarShown: boolean = this.$ionicTabsDelegate.showBar();
     }
     private testUtility(): void {
         var {top: number, left: number, width: number, height: number} = this.$ionicPositionService.position(angular.element("body"));
diff --git a/ionic/ionic.d.ts b/ionic/ionic.d.ts
index bb009df51..ce097a226 100644
--- a/ionic/ionic.d.ts
+++ b/ionic/ionic.d.ts
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ declare module ionic {
             select(index: number): void;
             selectedIndex(): number;
             $getByHandle(handle: string): IonicTabsDelegate;
+            showBar(show?: boolean): boolean;
         }
     }
     module utility {