diff --git a/src/components/components.module.ts b/src/components/components.module.ts
index 7d62c20f4..1cf8543a4 100644
--- a/src/components/components.module.ts
+++ b/src/components/components.module.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { CoreSitePickerComponent } from './site-picker/site-picker';
 import { CoreTabsComponent } from './tabs/tabs';
 import { CoreTabComponent } from './tabs/tab';
 import { CoreRichTextEditorComponent } from './rich-text-editor/rich-text-editor';
+import { CoreNavBarButtonsComponent } from './navbar-buttons/navbar-buttons';
 
 @NgModule({
     declarations: [
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ import { CoreRichTextEditorComponent } from './rich-text-editor/rich-text-editor
         CoreSitePickerComponent,
         CoreTabsComponent,
         CoreTabComponent,
-        CoreRichTextEditorComponent
+        CoreRichTextEditorComponent,
+        CoreNavBarButtonsComponent
     ],
     entryComponents: [
         CoreContextMenuPopoverComponent,
@@ -89,7 +91,8 @@ import { CoreRichTextEditorComponent } from './rich-text-editor/rich-text-editor
         CoreSitePickerComponent,
         CoreTabsComponent,
         CoreTabComponent,
-        CoreRichTextEditorComponent
+        CoreRichTextEditorComponent,
+        CoreNavBarButtonsComponent
     ]
 })
 export class CoreComponentsModule {}
diff --git a/src/components/navbar-buttons/navbar-buttons.scss b/src/components/navbar-buttons/navbar-buttons.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d800187c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/navbar-buttons/navbar-buttons.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+core-navbar-buttons, .core-navbar-button-hidden {
+    display: none !important;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/navbar-buttons/navbar-buttons.ts b/src/components/navbar-buttons/navbar-buttons.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28c1f9fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/navbar-buttons/navbar-buttons.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+// (C) Copyright 2015 Martin Dougiamas
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+import { Component, Input, OnInit, ContentChildren, ElementRef, QueryList } from '@angular/core';
+import { Button } from 'ionic-angular';
+import { CoreDomUtilsProvider } from '../../providers/utils/dom';
+
+/**
+ * Component to add buttons to the app's header without having to place them inside the header itself. This is meant for
+ * pages that are loaded inside a sub ion-nav, so they don't have a header.
+ *
+ * If this component indicates a position (start/end), the buttons will only be added if the header has some buttons in that
+ * position. If no start/end is specified, then the buttons will be added to the first <ion-buttons> found in the header.
+ *
+ * You can use the [hidden] input to hide all the inner buttons if a certain condition is met.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * <core-navbar-buttons end>
+ *     <button ion-button icon-only *ngIf="buttonShown" [attr.aria-label]="Do something" (click)="action()">
+ *         <ion-icon name="funnel"></ion-icon>
+ *     </button>
+ * </core-navbar-buttons>
+ */
+@Component({
+    selector: 'core-navbar-buttons',
+    template: '<ng-content></ng-content>'
+})
+export class CoreNavBarButtonsComponent implements OnInit {
+
+    protected BUTTON_HIDDEN_CLASS = 'core-navbar-button-hidden';
+
+    // If the hidden input is true, hide all buttons.
+    @Input('hidden') set hidden(value: boolean) {
+        this._hidden = value;
+        if (this._buttons) {
+            this._buttons.forEach((button: Button) => {
+                this.showHideButton(button);
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Get all the buttons inside this directive.
+    @ContentChildren(Button) set buttons(buttons: QueryList<Button>) {
+        this._buttons = buttons;
+        buttons.forEach((button: Button) => {
+            button.setRole('bar-button');
+            this.showHideButton(button);
+        });
+    }
+
+    protected element: HTMLElement;
+    protected _buttons: QueryList<Button>;
+    protected _hidden: boolean;
+
+    constructor(element: ElementRef, private domUtils: CoreDomUtilsProvider) {
+        this.element = element.nativeElement;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Component being initialized.
+     */
+    ngOnInit(): void {
+        const header = this.searchHeader();
+
+        if (header) {
+            // Search the right buttons container (start, end or any).
+            let selector = 'ion-buttons',
+                buttonsContainer: HTMLElement;
+
+            if (this.element.hasAttribute('start')) {
+                selector += '[start]';
+            } else if (this.element.hasAttribute('end')) {
+                selector += '[end]';
+            }
+
+            buttonsContainer = header.querySelector(selector);
+            if (buttonsContainer) {
+                this.domUtils.moveChildren(this.element, buttonsContainer);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Search the ion-header where the buttons should be added.
+     *
+     * @return {HTMLElement} Header element.
+     */
+    protected searchHeader(): HTMLElement {
+        let parentPage: HTMLElement = this.element;
+
+        while (parentPage) {
+            if (!parentPage.parentElement) {
+                // No parent, stop.
+                break;
+            }
+
+            // Get the next parent page.
+            parentPage = <HTMLElement> this.domUtils.closest(parentPage.parentElement, '.ion-page');
+            if (parentPage) {
+                // Check if the page has a header. If it doesn't, search the next parent page.
+                const header = this.searchHeaderInPage(parentPage);
+                if (header) {
+                    return header;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Search ion-header inside a page. The header should be a direct child.
+     *
+     * @param  {HTMLElement} page Page to search in.
+     * @return {HTMLElement} Header element. Undefined if not found.
+     */
+    protected searchHeaderInPage(page: HTMLElement): HTMLElement {
+        for (let i = 0; i < page.children.length; i++) {
+            const child = page.children[i];
+            if (child.tagName == 'ION-HEADER') {
+                return <HTMLElement> child;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show or hide a button.
+     *
+     * @param {Button} button Button to show or hide.
+     */
+    protected showHideButton(button: Button): void {
+        if (this._hidden) {
+            button.getNativeElement().classList.add(this.BUTTON_HIDDEN_CLASS);
+        } else {
+            button.getNativeElement().classList.remove(this.BUTTON_HIDDEN_CLASS);
+        }
+    }
+}