diff --git a/example/www/js/controllers.js b/example/www/js/controllers.js
index aaea13c..3f3d5cb 100644
--- a/example/www/js/controllers.js
+++ b/example/www/js/controllers.js
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ angular.module('starter.controllers', [])
         return angular.isDefined($scope.step3.something);
     };
 
+    $scope.showMessage = function() {
+        alert('Thanks!');
+    };
+
 }])
 
 .controller('DashCtrl', function($scope) {})
diff --git a/example/www/templates/intro.html b/example/www/templates/intro.html
index de7a65a..aef9cfb 100644
--- a/example/www/templates/intro.html
+++ b/example/www/templates/intro.html
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ <h2 class="positive">This slide is scrollable</h2>
             </div>
             </ion-wizard-content>
         </ion-slide>
-        <ion-slide ion-wizard-step class="has-header">
+        <ion-slide ion-wizard-step class="has-header" step-action="showMessage()">
             <div class="row">
                 <div class="col col-center">
                     <h3 class="positive">Thanks for running the wizard!</h3>
diff --git a/src/ion-wizard.js b/src/ion-wizard.js
index 6b41de4..c96379d 100644
--- a/src/ion-wizard.js
+++ b/src/ion-wizard.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ angular.module('ionic.wizard', [])
         return{
             restrict: 'EA',
             controller: [function() {
-                var conditions = [];
+                var conditions = [],
+                    actions = [];
 
                 this.addCondition = function(condition) {
                     conditions.push(condition);
@@ -28,6 +29,14 @@ angular.module('ionic.wizard', [])
                         : conditions[index].prev();
                 };
 
+                this.addStepAction = function(action) {
+                    actions.push(action);
+                };
+
+                this.performStepAction = function(index) {
+                    angular.isDefined(actions[index]) ? actions[index]() : undefined;
+                };
+
             }],
             link: function (scope, element, attrs, controller) {
                 var currentIndex = 0;
@@ -37,9 +46,11 @@ angular.module('ionic.wizard', [])
                 element.css('height', '100%');
 
                 scope.$on("wizard:Previous", function() {
+                    controller.performStepAction(currentIndex - 1);
                     $ionicSlideBoxDelegate.previous();
                 });
                 scope.$on("wizard:Next", function() {
+                    controller.performStepAction(currentIndex + 1);
                     $ionicSlideBoxDelegate.next();
                 });
 
@@ -54,6 +65,8 @@ angular.module('ionic.wizard', [])
                 scope.$on("slideBox.slideChanged", function(e, index) {
                     currentIndex = index;
                 });
+
+                controller.performStepAction(0);
             }
         }
 
@@ -63,7 +76,8 @@ angular.module('ionic.wizard', [])
             restrict: 'EA',
             scope: {
                 nextConditionFn: '&nextCondition',
-                prevConditionFn: "&prevCondition"
+                prevConditionFn: "&prevCondition",
+                actionFn: '&stepAction'
             },
             require: '^^ionWizard',
             link: function(scope, element, attrs, controller) {
@@ -86,6 +100,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.wizard', [])
                 };
 
                 controller.addCondition(conditions);
+                controller.addStepAction(attrs.stepAction ? scope.actionFn : undefined);
             }
         }
     }])
diff --git a/tests/ion-wizard_test.js b/tests/ion-wizard_test.js
index f82390e..64d3e92 100644
--- a/tests/ion-wizard_test.js
+++ b/tests/ion-wizard_test.js
@@ -243,6 +243,49 @@ describe('Unit testing wizard directives', function() {
             });
 
         });
+        describe("step-action", function() {
+            var firstStepActionPeformed,
+                secondStepActionPerformed;
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                secondStepActionPerformed = false;
+                firstStepActionPeformed = false;
+                inject(function(_$ionicSlideBoxDelegate_) {
+                    scope.secondStepActionFn = function () {
+                        secondStepActionPerformed = true;
+                    };
+                    scope.firstStepActionFn = function () {
+                        firstStepActionPeformed = true;
+                    };
+                    element = angular.element("<div ion-wizard><div ion-wizard-step step-action='firstStepActionFn()' >Move next</div> \
+                        <div ion-wizard-step step-action='secondStepActionFn()' >Move next</div> \
+                        <div ion-wizard-step >Move Next</div> \
+                        </div>");
+
+                    $compile(element)(scope);
+                    scope.$digest();
+                    controller = element.controller('ionWizard');
+                });
+            });
+
+            it("should perform a step action on the first step when first loading", function () {
+                expect(firstStepActionPeformed).toBe(true);
+            });
+
+
+            it("should perform a step action when moving forward to that step", function () {
+                expect(secondStepActionPerformed).toBe(false);
+                $rootScope.$broadcast("wizard:Next");
+                expect(secondStepActionPerformed).toBe(true);
+            });
+
+            it("should perform a step action when moving back to that step", function () {
+                expect(secondStepActionPerformed).toBe(false);
+                $rootScope.$broadcast("slideBox.slideChanged", 2);
+                $rootScope.$broadcast("wizard:Previous");
+                expect(secondStepActionPerformed).toBe(true);
+            });
+
+        });
     });
 
     describe('Test wizard start button', function() {