diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/animation/animations.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/animation/animations.dart
index 12921f435c..3756654fe5 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/animation/animations.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/animation/animations.dart
@@ -533,3 +533,75 @@ class TrainHoppingAnimation extends Animation<double>
     return '$currentTrain\u27A9$runtimeType(no next)';
   }
 }
+
+/// An interface for combining multiple Animations. Subclasses need only
+/// implement the `value` getter to control how the child animations are
+/// combined. Can be chained to combine more than 2 animations.
+///
+/// For example, to create an animation that is the sum of two others, subclass
+/// this class and define `T get value = first.value + second.value;`
+abstract class CompoundAnimation<T> extends Animation<T>
+  with AnimationLazyListenerMixin, AnimationLocalListenersMixin, AnimationLocalStatusListenersMixin {
+  /// Creates a CompoundAnimation. Both arguments must be non-null. Either can
+  /// be a CompoundAnimation itself to combine multiple animations.
+  CompoundAnimation({
+    this.first,
+    this.next,
+  }) {
+    assert(first != null);
+    assert(next != null);
+  }
+
+  /// The first sub-animation. Its status takes precedence if neither are
+  /// animating.
+  final Animation<T> first;
+
+  /// The second sub-animation.
+  final Animation<T> next;
+
+  @override
+  void didStartListening() {
+    first.addListener(_maybeNotifyListeners);
+    first.addStatusListener(_maybeNotifyStatusListeners);
+    next.addListener(_maybeNotifyListeners);
+    next.addStatusListener(_maybeNotifyStatusListeners);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void didStopListening() {
+    first.removeListener(_maybeNotifyListeners);
+    first.removeStatusListener(_maybeNotifyStatusListeners);
+    next.removeListener(_maybeNotifyListeners);
+    next.removeStatusListener(_maybeNotifyStatusListeners);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  AnimationStatus get status {
+    // If one of the sub-animations is moving, use that status. Otherwise,
+    // default to `first`.
+    if (next.status == AnimationStatus.forward || next.status == AnimationStatus.reverse)
+      return next.status;
+    return first.status;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  String toString() {
+    return '$runtimeType($first, $next)';
+  }
+
+  AnimationStatus _lastStatus;
+  void _maybeNotifyStatusListeners(AnimationStatus _) {
+    if (this.status != _lastStatus) {
+      _lastStatus = this.status;
+      notifyStatusListeners(this.status);
+    }
+  }
+
+  T _lastValue;
+  void _maybeNotifyListeners() {
+    if (this.value != _lastValue) {
+      _lastValue = this.value;
+      notifyListeners();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/page.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/page.dart
index f77711bc72..4f02ed1a46 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/page.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/page.dart
@@ -5,20 +5,23 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+import 'material.dart';
+import 'theme.dart';
 
-final FractionalOffsetTween _kMaterialPageTransitionTween = new FractionalOffsetTween(
-  begin: FractionalOffset.bottomLeft,
-  end: FractionalOffset.topLeft
-);
+// Used for Android and Fuchsia.
+class _MountainViewPageTransition extends AnimatedWidget {
+  static final FractionalOffsetTween _kTween = new FractionalOffsetTween(
+    begin: FractionalOffset.bottomLeft,
+    end: FractionalOffset.topLeft
+  );
 
-class _MaterialPageTransition extends AnimatedWidget {
-  _MaterialPageTransition({
+  _MountainViewPageTransition({
     Key key,
     Animation<double> animation,
     this.child
   }) : super(
     key: key,
-    animation: _kMaterialPageTransitionTween.animate(new CurvedAnimation(
+    animation: _kTween.animate(new CurvedAnimation(
       parent: animation, // The route's linear 0.0 - 1.0 animation.
       curve: Curves.fastOutSlowIn
     )
@@ -36,6 +39,108 @@ class _MaterialPageTransition extends AnimatedWidget {
   }
 }
 
+// Used for iOS.
+class _CupertinoPageTransition extends AnimatedWidget {
+  static final FractionalOffsetTween _kTween = new FractionalOffsetTween(
+    begin: FractionalOffset.topRight,
+    end: -FractionalOffset.topRight
+  );
+
+  _CupertinoPageTransition({
+    Key key,
+    Animation<double> animation,
+    this.child
+  }) : super(
+    key: key,
+    animation: _kTween.animate(new CurvedAnimation(
+      parent: animation,
+      curve: new _CupertinoTransitionCurve()
+    )
+  ));
+
+  final Widget child;
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    // TODO(ianh): tell the transform to be un-transformed for hit testing
+    // but not while being controlled by a gesture.
+    return new SlideTransition(
+      position: animation,
+      child: new Material(
+        elevation: 6,
+        child: child
+      )
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class AnimationMean extends CompoundAnimation<double> {
+  AnimationMean({
+    Animation<double> left,
+    Animation<double> right,
+  }) : super(first: left, next: right);
+
+  @override
+  double get value => (first.value + next.value) / 2.0;
+}
+
+// Custom curve for iOS page transitions. The halfway point is when the page
+// is fully on-screen. 0.0 is fully off-screen to the right. 1.0 is off-screen
+// to the left.
+class _CupertinoTransitionCurve extends Curve {
+  _CupertinoTransitionCurve();
+
+  @override
+  double transform(double t) {
+    if (t > 0.5)
+      return (t - 0.5) / 3.0 + 0.5;
+    return t;
+  }
+}
+
+// This class responds to drag gestures to control the route's transition
+// animation progress. Used for iOS back gesture.
+class _CupertinoBackGestureController extends NavigationGestureController {
+  _CupertinoBackGestureController({
+    NavigatorState navigator,
+    this.controller,
+    this.onDisposed,
+  }) : super(navigator);
+
+  AnimationController controller;
+  VoidCallback onDisposed;
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    super.dispose();
+    onDisposed();
+    controller.removeStatusListener(handleStatusChanged);
+    controller = null;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dragUpdate(double delta) {
+    controller.value -= delta;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dragEnd() {
+    if (controller.value <= 0.5) {
+      navigator.pop();
+    } else {
+      controller.forward();
+    }
+    // Don't end the gesture until the transition completes.
+    handleStatusChanged(controller.status);
+    controller?.addStatusListener(handleStatusChanged);
+  }
+
+  void handleStatusChanged(AnimationStatus status) {
+    if (status == AnimationStatus.dismissed || status == AnimationStatus.completed)
+      dispose();
+  }
+}
+
 /// A modal route that replaces the entire screen with a material design transition.
 ///
 /// The entrance transition for the page slides the page upwards and fades it
@@ -64,7 +169,28 @@ class MaterialPageRoute<T> extends PageRoute<T> {
   Color get barrierColor => null;
 
   @override
-  bool canTransitionFrom(TransitionRoute<dynamic> nextRoute) => false;
+  bool canTransitionFrom(TransitionRoute<dynamic> nextRoute) {
+    return nextRoute is MaterialPageRoute<dynamic>;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    super.dispose();
+    backGestureController?.dispose();
+  }
+
+  _CupertinoBackGestureController backGestureController;
+
+  @override
+  NavigationGestureController startPopGesture(NavigatorState navigator) {
+    assert(backGestureController == null);
+    backGestureController = new _CupertinoBackGestureController(
+      navigator: navigator,
+      controller: controller,
+      onDisposed: () { backGestureController = null; }
+    );
+    return backGestureController;
+  }
 
   @override
   Widget buildPage(BuildContext context, Animation<double> animation, Animation<double> forwardAnimation) {
@@ -83,10 +209,28 @@ class MaterialPageRoute<T> extends PageRoute<T> {
 
   @override
   Widget buildTransitions(BuildContext context, Animation<double> animation, Animation<double> forwardAnimation, Widget child) {
-    return new _MaterialPageTransition(
-      animation: animation,
-      child: child
-    );
+    // TODO(mpcomplete): This hack prevents the previousRoute from animating
+    // when we pop(). Remove once we fix this bug:
+    // https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/5577
+    if (!Navigator.of(context).userGestureInProgress)
+      forwardAnimation = kAlwaysDismissedAnimation;
+
+    ThemeData theme = Theme.of(context);
+    switch (theme.platform) {
+      case TargetPlatform.fuchsia:
+      case TargetPlatform.android:
+        return new _MountainViewPageTransition(
+          animation: animation,
+          child: child
+        );
+      case TargetPlatform.iOS:
+        return new _CupertinoPageTransition(
+          animation: new AnimationMean(left: animation, right: forwardAnimation),
+          child: child
+        );
+    }
+
+    return null;
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/scaffold.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/scaffold.dart
index 4aa437d2c6..603c87d739 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/scaffold.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/scaffold.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const double _kFloatingActionButtonMargin = 16.0; // TODO(hmuller): should be de
 const Duration _kFloatingActionButtonSegue = const Duration(milliseconds: 200);
 final Tween<double> _kFloatingActionButtonTurnTween = new Tween<double>(begin: -0.125, end: 0.0);
 
+const double _kBackGestureWidth = 20.0;
+
 /// The Scaffold's appbar is the toolbar, bottom, and the "flexible space"
 /// that's stacked behind them. The Scaffold's appBarBehavior defines how
 /// its layout responds to scrolling the application's body.
@@ -689,6 +691,34 @@ class ScaffoldState extends State<Scaffold> {
     );
   }
 
+  // IOS-specific back gesture.
+
+  final GlobalKey _backGestureKey = new GlobalKey();
+  NavigationGestureController _backGestureController;
+
+  bool _shouldHandleBackGesture() {
+    return Theme.of(context).platform == TargetPlatform.iOS && Navigator.canPop(context);
+  }
+
+  void _handleDragStart(DragStartDetails details) {
+    _backGestureController = Navigator.of(context).startPopGesture();
+  }
+
+  void _handleDragUpdate(DragUpdateDetails details) {
+    final RenderBox box = context.findRenderObject();
+    _backGestureController?.dragUpdate(details.primaryDelta / box.size.width);
+  }
+
+  void _handleDragEnd(DragEndDetails details) {
+    _backGestureController?.dragEnd();
+    _backGestureController = null;
+  }
+
+  void _handleDragCancel() {
+    _backGestureController?.dragEnd();
+    _backGestureController = null;
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     EdgeInsets padding = MediaQuery.of(context).padding;
@@ -772,6 +802,24 @@ class ScaffoldState extends State<Scaffold> {
           child: config.drawer
         )
       ));
+    } else if (_shouldHandleBackGesture()) {
+      // Add a gesture for navigating back.
+      children.add(new LayoutId(
+        id: _ScaffoldSlot.drawer,
+        child: new Align(
+          alignment: FractionalOffset.centerLeft,
+          child: new GestureDetector(
+            key: _backGestureKey,
+            onHorizontalDragStart: _handleDragStart,
+            onHorizontalDragUpdate: _handleDragUpdate,
+            onHorizontalDragEnd: _handleDragEnd,
+            onHorizontalDragCancel: _handleDragCancel,
+            behavior: HitTestBehavior.translucent,
+            excludeFromSemantics: true,
+            child: new Container(width: _kBackGestureWidth)
+          )
+        )
+      ));
     }
 
     EdgeInsets appPadding = (config.appBarBehavior != AppBarBehavior.anchor) ? EdgeInsets.zero : padding;
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/heroes.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/heroes.dart
index 6820b34971..ced275d76f 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/heroes.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/heroes.dart
@@ -467,8 +467,21 @@ class HeroController extends NavigatorObserver {
     }
   }
 
+  // Disable Hero animations while a user gesture is controlling the navigation.
+  bool _questsEnabled = true;
+
+  @override
+  void didStartUserGesture() {
+    _questsEnabled = false;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void didStopUserGesture() {
+    _questsEnabled = true;
+  }
+
   void _checkForHeroQuest() {
-    if (_from != null && _to != null && _from != _to) {
+    if (_from != null && _to != null && _from != _to && _questsEnabled) {
       _to.offstage = _to.animation.status != AnimationStatus.completed;
       WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback(_updateQuest);
     }
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/navigator.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/navigator.dart
index ba530512ac..a88b67af56 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/navigator.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/navigator.dart
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ abstract class Route<T> {
   /// is replaced, or if the navigator itself is disposed).
   void dispose() { }
 
+  // If the route's transition can be popped via a user gesture (e.g. the iOS
+  // back gesture), this should return a controller object that can be used
+  // to control the transition animation's progress.
+  NavigationGestureController startPopGesture(NavigatorState navigator) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   /// Whether this route is the top-most route on the navigator.
   ///
   /// If this is true, then [isActive] is also true.
@@ -142,6 +149,39 @@ class NavigatorObserver {
 
   /// The [Navigator] popped the given route.
   void didPop(Route<dynamic> route, Route<dynamic> previousRoute) { }
+
+  /// The [Navigator] is being controlled by a user gesture. Used for the
+  /// iOS back gesture.
+  void didStartUserGesture() { }
+
+  /// User gesture is no longer controlling the [Navigator].
+  void didStopUserGesture() { }
+}
+
+// An interface to be implemented by the Route, allowing its transition
+// animation to be controlled by a drag.
+abstract class NavigationGestureController {
+  NavigationGestureController(this._navigator) {
+    // Disable Hero transitions until the gesture is complete.
+    _navigator.didStartUserGesture();
+  }
+
+  // Must be called when the gesture is done.
+  void dispose() {
+    _navigator.didStopUserGesture();
+    _navigator = null;
+  }
+
+  // The drag gesture has changed by [fractionalDelta]. The total range of the
+  // drag should be 0.0 to 1.0.
+  void dragUpdate(double fractionalDelta);
+
+  // The drag gesture has ended.
+  void dragEnd();
+
+  @protected
+  NavigatorState get navigator => _navigator;
+  NavigatorState _navigator;
 }
 
 /// Signature for the [Navigator.popUntil] predicate argument.
@@ -460,6 +500,27 @@ class NavigatorState extends State<Navigator> {
     return _history.length > 1 || _history[0].willHandlePopInternally;
   }
 
+  NavigationGestureController startPopGesture() {
+    if (canPop())
+      return _history.last.startPopGesture(this);
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // TODO(mpcomplete): remove this bool when we fix
+  // https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/5577
+  bool _userGestureInProgress = false;
+  bool get userGestureInProgress => _userGestureInProgress;
+
+  void didStartUserGesture() {
+    _userGestureInProgress = true;
+    config.observer?.didStartUserGesture();
+  }
+
+  void didStopUserGesture() {
+    _userGestureInProgress = false;
+    config.observer?.didStopUserGesture();
+  }
+
   final Set<int> _activePointers = new Set<int>();
 
   void _handlePointerDown(PointerDownEvent event) {
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart
index bdb12abcb5..3494a0c320 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ abstract class TransitionRoute<T> extends OverlayRoute<T> {
   /// forward transition.
   Animation<double> get animation => _animation;
   Animation<double> _animation;
+
+  @protected
+  AnimationController get controller => _controller;
   AnimationController _controller;
 
   /// Called to create the animation controller that will drive the transitions to