@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ export const deepLinkConfig: DeepLinkConfig = {
     { component: FirstPage, name: 'first-page' },
     { component: AnotherPage, name: 'another-page' },
     { component: MyCmpTest, name: 'tab1-page1' },
-    { component: FullPage, name: 'full-page' },
-    { component: PrimaryHeaderPage, name: 'primary-header-page' },
+    { component: FullPage, name: 'full-page', defaultHistory: ['first-page', 'another-page'] },
+    { component: PrimaryHeaderPage, name: 'primary-header-page', defaultHistory: ['first-page', 'full-page'] },
   ]
 };
 
 
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Renderer, TypeDecorator } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { DeepLinker } from './deep-linker';
-import { isPresent } from '../util/util';
+import { isArray, isPresent } from '../util/util';
 import { isViewController, ViewController } from './view-controller';
 import { NavControllerBase } from './nav-controller-base';
 import { Transition } from '../transitions/transition';
@@ -32,15 +32,18 @@ export function convertToView(linker: DeepLinker, nameOrPageOrView: any, params:
 
 export function convertToViews(linker: DeepLinker, pages: any[]): ViewController[] {
   const views: ViewController[] = [];
-  if (pages) {
+  if (isArray(pages)) {
     for (var i = 0; i < pages.length; i++) {
       var page = pages[i];
       if (page) {
         if (isViewController(page)) {
           views.push(page);
 
-        } else {
+        } else if (page.page) {
           views.push(convertToView(linker, page.page, page.params));
+
+        } else {
+          views.push(convertToView(linker, page, null));
         }
       }
     }
 
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ describe('NavUtil', () => {
     });
 
     it('should convert all string names', () => {
+      let linker = mockDeepLinker({
+        links: [{ component: MockView, name: 'someName' }]
+      });
+      let pages = ['someName', 'someName', 'someName'];
+      let views = convertToViews(linker, pages);
+      expect(views.length).toEqual(3);
+      expect(views[0].component).toEqual(MockView);
+      expect(views[1].component).toEqual(MockView);
+      expect(views[2].component).toEqual(MockView);
+    });
+
+    it('should convert all page string names', () => {
       let linker = mockDeepLinker({
         links: [{ component: MockView, name: 'someName' }]
       });
 
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ export class UrlSerializer {
       id: configLink.name,
       name: configLink.name,
       component: configLink.component,
-      data: null
+      data: null,
+      defaultHistory: configLink.defaultHistory
     } : null;
   }
 
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ export const fillMatchedUrlParts = (segments: NavSegment[], urlParts: string[],
         id: matchedUrlParts.join('/'),
         name: configLink.name,
         component: configLink.component,
-        data: createMatchedData(matchedUrlParts, configLink)
+        data: createMatchedData(matchedUrlParts, configLink),
+        defaultHistory: configLink.defaultHistory
       };
     }
   }
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ export class UrlSerializer {`
`42`	`42`	`id: configLink.name,`
`43`	`43`	`name: configLink.name,`
`44`	`44`	`component: configLink.component,`
`45`		`- data: null`
	`45`	`+ data: null,`
	`46`	`+ defaultHistory: configLink.defaultHistory`
`46`	`47`	`} : null;`
`47`	`48`	`}`
`48`	`49`
`@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ export const fillMatchedUrlParts = (segments: NavSegment[], urlParts: string[],`
`174`	`175`	`id: matchedUrlParts.join('/'),`
`175`	`176`	`name: configLink.name,`
`176`	`177`	`component: configLink.component,`
`177`		`- data: createMatchedData(matchedUrlParts, configLink)`
	`178`	`+ data: createMatchedData(matchedUrlParts, configLink),`
	`179`	`+ defaultHistory: configLink.defaultHistory`
`178`	`180`	`};`
`179`	`181`	`}`
`180`	`182`	`}`