diff --git a/src/modal/modal.js b/src/modal/modal.js
index 12ddfa8ee4..a78db01194 100644
--- a/src/modal/modal.js
+++ b/src/modal/modal.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-angular.module('ui.bootstrap.modal', [])
+angular.module('ui.bootstrap.modal', ['ui.bootstrap.transition'])
 
 /**
  * A helper, internal data structure that acts as a map but also allows getting / removing
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.modal', [])
     };
   }])
 
-  .factory('$modalStack', ['$document', '$compile', '$rootScope', '$$stackedMap',
-    function ($document, $compile, $rootScope, $$stackedMap) {
+  .factory('$modalStack', ['$transition', '$timeout', '$document', '$compile', '$rootScope', '$$stackedMap',
+    function ($transition, $timeout, $document, $compile, $rootScope, $$stackedMap) {
 
       var OPENED_MODAL_CLASS = 'modal-open';
 
@@ -140,17 +140,36 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.modal', [])
         openedWindows.remove(modalInstance);
 
         //remove window DOM element
-        modalWindow.modalDomEl.remove();
+        removeAfterAnimating(modalWindow.modalDomEl, modalWindow.modalScope);
         body.toggleClass(OPENED_MODAL_CLASS, openedWindows.length() > 0);
 
         //remove backdrop if no longer needed
         if (backdropDomEl && backdropIndex() == -1) {
-          backdropDomEl.remove();
+          removeAfterAnimating(backdropDomEl, backdropScope);
           backdropDomEl = undefined;
         }
+      }
 
-        //destroy scope
-        modalWindow.modalScope.$destroy();
+      function removeAfterAnimating(domEl, scope) {
+        // Closing animation
+        $timeout(function () {
+          scope.animate = false;
+        });
+
+        var transitionEndEventName = $transition.transitionEndEventName;
+        if (transitionEndEventName) {
+          // transition out
+          var timeout = $timeout(function () {
+            domEl.remove();
+          }, 500);
+
+          domEl.bind(transitionEndEventName, function () {
+            $timeout.cancel(timeout);
+            domEl.remove();
+          });
+        } else {
+          domEl.remove();
+        }
       }
 
       $document.bind('keydown', function (evt) {
diff --git a/src/modal/test/modal.spec.js b/src/modal/test/modal.spec.js
index 697eec6861..a75126df33 100644
--- a/src/modal/test/modal.spec.js
+++ b/src/modal/test/modal.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-describe('$modal', function () {
+ddescribe('$modal', function () {
   var $rootScope, $document, $compile, $templateCache, $timeout, $q;
   var $modal, $modalProvider;
 
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ describe('$modal', function () {
 
   function dismiss(modal, reason) {
     modal.dismiss(reason);
+    $timeout.flush();
     $rootScope.$digest();
   }
 
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ describe('$modal', function () {
       expect($document).toHaveModalsOpen(1);
 
       triggerKeyDown($document, 27);
+      $timeout.flush();
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
       expect($document).toHaveModalsOpen(0);
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ describe('$modal', function () {
       expect($document).toHaveModalsOpen(1);
 
       $document.find('body > div.modal-backdrop').click();
+      $timeout.flush();
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
       expect($document).toHaveModalsOpen(0);