diff --git a/vue/rollup.config.js b/vue/rollup.config.js
index 392cac5ff49..2aca83ffe50 100644
--- a/vue/rollup.config.js
+++ b/vue/rollup.config.js
@@ -41,7 +41,14 @@ function baseConfig() {
       '@ionic/core/dist/ionic/svg',
       'ionicons/dist/collection/icon/icon.css',
     ],
-    plugins: [vue(), typescript({ useTsconfigDeclarationDir: true })],
+    plugins: [
+      vue(),
+      typescript({
+        useTsconfigDeclarationDir: true,
+        objectHashIgnoreUnknownHack: true,
+        clean: true
+      })
+    ],
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/vue/src/components/ion-vue-router-transitionless.vue b/vue/src/components/ion-vue-router-transitionless.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 1695a63801a..00000000000
--- a/vue/src/components/ion-vue-router-transitionless.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div @click="catchIonicGoBack">
-    <router-view :name="name"/>
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts">
-import { Prop } from 'vue-property-decorator';
-import Component, { mixins } from 'vue-class-component';
-import CatchIonicGoBack from '../mixins/catch-ionic-go-back';
-
-@Component
-export default class IonVueRouter extends mixins(CatchIonicGoBack) {
-  @Prop({ default: 'default'}) name!: string;
-}
-</script>
diff --git a/vue/src/components/ion-vue-router.ts b/vue/src/components/ion-vue-router.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41f4f6881ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vue/src/components/ion-vue-router.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import Vue, { CreateElement, RenderContext, VNodeData } from 'vue';
+
+type TransitionDone = () => void;
+interface Props {
+  name: string;
+  animated: boolean;
+}
+
+// Component entering the view
+let enteringEl: HTMLElement;
+
+export default {
+  name: 'IonVueRouter',
+  functional: true,
+
+  props: {
+    // Router view name
+    name: { default: 'default', type: String },
+    // Disable transitions
+    animated: { default: true, type: Boolean },
+  },
+
+  render(h: CreateElement, { parent, props, data, children }: RenderContext) {
+    if (!parent.$router) {
+      throw new Error('IonTabs requires an instance of either VueRouter or IonicVueRouter');
+    }
+
+    const ionRouterOutletData: VNodeData = {
+      ...data,
+      ref: 'ionRouterOutlet',
+      on: { click: (event: Event) => catchIonicGoBack(parent, event) },
+    };
+    const routerViewData: VNodeData = { props: { name: props.name } };
+    const transitionData: VNodeData = {
+      props: { css: false, mode: 'in-out' },
+      on: {
+        leave: (el: HTMLElement, done: TransitionDone) => {
+          leave(parent, props as Props, el, done);
+        },
+        beforeEnter,
+        enter,
+        afterEnter,
+        beforeLeave,
+        afterLeave,
+        enterCancelled,
+        leaveCancelled,
+      }
+    };
+
+    return h('ion-router-outlet', ionRouterOutletData, [
+      h('transition', transitionData, [
+        h('router-view', routerViewData, children)
+      ])
+    ]);
+  }
+};
+
+function catchIonicGoBack(parent: Vue, event: Event): void {
+  if (!event.target) return;
+
+  // We only care for the event coming from Ionic's back button
+  const backButton = (event.target as HTMLElement).closest('ion-back-button') as HTMLIonBackButtonElement;
+  if (!backButton) return;
+
+  const $router = parent.$router;
+  let defaultHref: string;
+
+  // Explicitly override router direction to always trigger a back transition
+  $router.directionOverride = -1;
+
+  // If we can go back - do so
+  if ($router.canGoBack()) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    $router.back();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // If there's a default fallback - use it
+  defaultHref = backButton.defaultHref as string;
+  if (undefined !== defaultHref) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    $router.push(defaultHref);
+  }
+}
+
+// Transition when we leave the route
+function leave(parent: Vue, props: Props, el: HTMLElement, done: TransitionDone) {
+  const promise = transition(parent, props, el);
+
+  // Skip any transition if we don't get back a Promise
+  if (!promise) {
+    done();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Perform navigation once the transition was finished
+  parent.$router.transition = new Promise(resolve => {
+    promise.then(() => {
+      resolve();
+      done();
+    }).catch(console.error);
+  });
+}
+
+// Trigger the ionic/core transitions
+function transition(parent: Vue, props: Props, leavingEl: HTMLElement) {
+  const ionRouterOutlet = parent.$refs.ionRouterOutlet as HTMLIonRouterOutletElement;
+
+  // The Ionic framework didn't load - skip animations
+  if (typeof ionRouterOutlet.componentOnReady === 'undefined') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Skip animations if there's no component to navigate to
+  // or the current and the "to-be-rendered" components are the same
+  if (!enteringEl || enteringEl === leavingEl) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Add the proper Ionic classes, important for smooth transitions
+  enteringEl.classList.add('ion-page', 'ion-page-invisible');
+
+  // Commit to the transition as soon as the Ionic Router Outlet is ready
+  return ionRouterOutlet.componentOnReady().then((el: HTMLIonRouterOutletElement) => {
+    return el.commit(enteringEl, leavingEl, {
+      deepWait: true,
+      duration: !props.animated ? 0 : undefined,
+      direction: parent.$router.direction === 1 ? 'forward' : 'back',
+      showGoBack: parent.$router.canGoBack(),
+    });
+  }).catch(console.error);
+}
+
+// Set the component to be rendered before we render the new route
+function beforeEnter(el: HTMLElement) {
+  enteringEl = el;
+}
+
+// Enter the new route
+function enter(_el: HTMLElement, done: TransitionDone) {
+  done();
+}
+
+// Vue transition stub functions
+function afterEnter(_el: HTMLElement) { /* */ }
+function afterLeave(_el: HTMLElement) { /* */ }
+function beforeLeave(_el: HTMLElement) { /* */ }
+function enterCancelled(_el: HTMLElement) { /* */ }
+function leaveCancelled(_el: HTMLElement) { /* */ }
diff --git a/vue/src/components/ion-vue-router.vue b/vue/src/components/ion-vue-router.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 97028607bef..00000000000
--- a/vue/src/components/ion-vue-router.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <ion-router-outlet
-    ref="ionRouterOutlet"
-    @click="catchIonicGoBack">
-    <router-view
-      v-if="customTransition"
-      :name="name"/>
-    <transition
-      v-else
-      :css="bindCSS"
-      mode="in-out"
-      @before-enter="beforeEnter"
-      @enter="enter"
-      @after-enter="afterEnter"
-      @enter-cancelled="enterCancelled"
-      @before-leave="beforeLeave"
-      @leave="leave"
-      @after-leave="afterLeave"
-      @leave-cancelled="leaveCancelled"
-    >
-      <router-view :name="name"/>
-    </transition>
-  </ion-router-outlet>
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts">
-import { Prop } from 'vue-property-decorator';
-import Component, { mixins } from 'vue-class-component';
-import CatchIonicGoBack from '../mixins/catch-ionic-go-back';
-import { IonRouterOutlet } from '../interfaces';
-
-@Component
-export default class IonVueRouter extends mixins(CatchIonicGoBack) {
-  @Prop({ default: 'default'}) name!: string;
-  @Prop({ default: false }) bindCSS!: boolean;
-  @Prop({ default: true }) animated!: boolean;
-
-  // Currently visible component
-  leavingEl: HTMLElement;
-  // Component to be rendered
-  enteringEl: HTMLElement;
-  // Flag to see if we're still in a transition
-  inTransition = false;
-  customTransition = false;
-
-  created() {
-    // Cancel navigation if there's a running transition
-    this.$router.beforeEach((to, _from, next) => {
-      this.customTransition = to.meta.customTransition || false
-      return this.$nextTick(() => {
-        return next(!this.inTransition as false);
-      })
-    })
-  }
-
-  transition(enteringEl: HTMLElement, leavingEl: HTMLElement) {
-    // Get the reference to the Ionic component handling the transitions
-    const ionRouterOutlet = this.$refs.ionRouterOutlet as IonRouterOutlet;
-
-    // The Ionic framework didn't load - skip animations
-    if (typeof ionRouterOutlet.componentOnReady === 'undefined') {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Skip animations if there's no component to navigate to
-    // or the current and the "to-be-rendered" components are the same
-    if (!enteringEl || enteringEl === leavingEl) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Add the proper Ionic classes, important for smooth transitions
-    enteringEl.classList.add('ion-page', 'ion-page-invisible')
-
-    // Commit to the transition as soon as the Ionic Router Outlet is ready
-    return ionRouterOutlet.componentOnReady().then(el => {
-      return el.commit(enteringEl, leavingEl, {
-        deepWait: true,
-        duration: this.getDuration(),
-        direction: this.getDirection(),
-        showGoBack: this.$router.canGoBack(),
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  // Instant transition if we don't want to animate
-  getDuration() {
-    return !this.animated ? 0 : undefined;
-  }
-
-  // Get the navigation direction from the router
-  getDirection() {
-    return this.$router.direction === 1 ? 'forward' : 'back';
-  }
-
-  // Set the component to be rendered before we render the new route
-  beforeEnter(el: HTMLElement) {
-    this.enteringEl = el;
-  }
-
-  // Remember the current component before we leave the route
-  beforeLeave(el: HTMLElement) {
-    this.leavingEl = el;
-  }
-
-  // Transition when we leave the route
-  leave(el: HTMLElement, done: (opts?: boolean) => void): void {
-    const promise = this.transition(this.enteringEl, el);
-
-    this.inTransition = true;
-
-    // Skip any transition if we don't get back a Promise
-    if (!promise) {
-      this.inTransition = false;
-      return done();
-    }
-
-    // Perform navigation once the transition was finished
-    promise.then(() => {
-      this.inTransition = false;
-      return done(true);
-    });
-  }
-
-  // Enter the new route
-  enter(_el: HTMLElement, done: () => void): void {
-    done();
-  }
-
-  afterEnter(/* el */) {}
-  enterCancelled(/* el */) {}
-  afterLeave(/* el */) {}
-  leaveCancelled(/* el */) {}
-}
-</script>
diff --git a/vue/src/interfaces.ts b/vue/src/interfaces.ts
index 5c2b0e35619..35ea96b3971 100644
--- a/vue/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/vue/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ declare module 'vue-router/types/router' {
   interface VueRouter {
     direction: number;
     directionOverride: number | null;
+    transition: Promise<void>;
     canGoBack(): boolean;
   }
 }
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@ export interface ApiCache {
 }
 
 export interface RouterArgs extends RouterOptions {
-  direction: number;
-  viewCount: number;
+  direction?: number;
+  viewCount?: number;
 }
 
 export interface ProxyControllerInterface {
diff --git a/vue/src/ionic.ts b/vue/src/ionic.ts
index 51ec3383b28..a5fa1d3e718 100644
--- a/vue/src/ionic.ts
+++ b/vue/src/ionic.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 import { IonicConfig } from '@ionic/core';
 import { appInitialize } from './app-initialize';
 import { VueDelegate } from './controllers/vue-delegate';
-import IonTabs from './components/navigation/IonTabs';
+import IonTabs from './components/navigation/ion-tabs';
 
 export interface Controllers {
   actionSheetController: ActionSheetController;
diff --git a/vue/src/mixins/catch-ionic-go-back.ts b/vue/src/mixins/catch-ionic-go-back.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f7957a33861..00000000000
--- a/vue/src/mixins/catch-ionic-go-back.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-import Vue from 'vue';
-import Router from '../router';
-import Component from 'vue-class-component';
-
-@Component
-export default class CatchIonicGoBack extends Vue {
-  // Catch the bubbled-up event from the Ionic's back button
-  catchIonicGoBack(event: Event): void {
-    if (!event.target) return;
-
-    // We only care for the event coming from Ionic's back button
-    const backButton = (event.target as HTMLElement).closest('ion-back-button') as HTMLIonBackButtonElement;
-    if (!backButton) return;
-
-    const $router = this.$router as Router;
-    let defaultHref: string;
-
-    // Explicitly override router direction to always trigger a back transition
-    $router.directionOverride = -1;
-
-    // If we can go back - do so
-    if ($router.canGoBack()) {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      $router.back();
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // If there's a default fallback - use it
-    defaultHref = backButton.defaultHref as string;
-    if (undefined !== defaultHref) {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      $router.push(defaultHref);
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/vue/src/router.ts b/vue/src/router.ts
index e6a7c3436f5..1f4ea038ffc 100644
--- a/vue/src/router.ts
+++ b/vue/src/router.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 import VueRouter, { Route } from 'vue-router';
 import { PluginFunction } from 'vue';
-import { RouterArgs, VueWindow } from './interfaces';
-import IonVueRouter from './components/ion-vue-router.vue';
-import IonVueRouterTransitionless from './components/ion-vue-router-transitionless.vue';
+import { RouterArgs } from './interfaces';
+import IonVueRouter from './components/ion-vue-router';
 import { BackButtonEvent } from '@ionic/core';
 
-const vueWindow = window as VueWindow;
-const inBrowser: boolean = typeof window !== 'undefined';
-
-// Detect environment (browser, module, etc.)
-const _VueRouter: typeof VueRouter = inBrowser && vueWindow.VueRouter ? vueWindow.VueRouter : VueRouter;
-
 // Extend the official VueRouter
-export default class Router extends _VueRouter {
+export default class Router extends VueRouter {
   direction: number;
   directionOverride: number | null;
   viewCount: number;
@@ -39,15 +32,26 @@ export default class Router extends _VueRouter {
     // Extend the existing history object
     this.extendHistory();
 
+    // Wait for transition to finish before confirming navigation
+    this.extendTransitionConfirmation();
+
     // Listen to Ionic's back button event
     document.addEventListener('ionBackButton', (e: Event) => {
-      (e as BackButtonEvent).detail.register(0, () => {
-        this.back();
-      });
+      (e as BackButtonEvent).detail.register(0, () => this.back());
     });
   }
 
-  extendHistory(): void {
+  extendTransitionConfirmation() {
+    this.history._confirmTransition = this.history.confirmTransition;
+    this.history.confirmTransition = async (...opts: any) => {
+      if (undefined !== this.transition) {
+        await this.transition;
+      }
+      this.history._confirmTransition(...opts);
+    };
+  }
+
+  extendHistory() {
     // Save a reference to the original method
     this.history._updateRoute = this.history.updateRoute;
 
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ export default class Router extends _VueRouter {
   }
 }
 
-Router.install = (Vue, { disableIonicTransitions = false }: { disableIonicTransitions?: boolean } = {}): void => {
+Router.install = (Vue) => {
   // If already installed - skip
   if (Router.installed) {
     return;
@@ -110,14 +114,8 @@ Router.install = (Vue, { disableIonicTransitions = false }: { disableIonicTransi
   Router.installed = true;
 
   // Install the official VueRouter
-  _VueRouter.install(Vue);
+  VueRouter.install(Vue);
 
   // Register the IonVueRouter component globally
-  // either with default Ionic transitions turned on or off
-  Vue.component('IonVueRouter', disableIonicTransitions ? IonVueRouterTransitionless : IonVueRouter);
+  Vue.component('IonVueRouter', IonVueRouter);
 };
-
-// Auto-install when Vue is found (i.e. in browser via <script> tag)
-if (inBrowser && vueWindow.Vue) {
-  vueWindow.Vue.use(Router, { disableIonicTransitions: vueWindow.disableIonicTransitions });
-}