diff --git a/lib/ProMotion/screen/screen_navigation.rb b/lib/ProMotion/screen/screen_navigation.rb
index 533cd2c..823615b 100644
--- a/lib/ProMotion/screen/screen_navigation.rb
+++ b/lib/ProMotion/screen/screen_navigation.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module ProMotion
         self.split_screen.detail_screen = screen
 
       elsif args[:in_master] && self.split_screen
-        self.split_screen.master_screen = screen 
+        self.split_screen.master_screen = screen
 
       elsif args[:close_all]
         open_root_screen screen
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ module ProMotion
 
       # Instantiate screen if given a class
       screen = screen.new if screen.respond_to?(:new)
-      
+
       # Set parent
       screen.parent_screen = self if screen.respond_to?(:parent_screen=)
 
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ module ProMotion
 
     def close_nav_screen(args={})
       args[:animated] = true unless args.has_key?(:animated)
-      if args[:to_screen] && args[:to_screen].is_a?(UIViewController)
+      if args[:to_screen] == :root
+        self.navigation_controller.popToRootViewControllerAnimated args[:animated]
+      elsif args[:to_screen] && args[:to_screen].is_a?(UIViewController)
         self.parent_screen = args[:to_screen]
         self.navigation_controller.popToViewController(args[:to_screen], animated: args[:animated])
       else
diff --git a/lib/ProMotion/table/data/table_data.rb b/lib/ProMotion/table/data/table_data.rb
index 24b6bc1..63df2f7 100644
--- a/lib/ProMotion/table/data/table_data.rb
+++ b/lib/ProMotion/table/data/table_data.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ module ProMotion
       data_cell[:cell_style] ||= UITableViewCellStyleDefault
       data_cell[:cell_class] ||= PM::TableViewCell
       data_cell[:cell_identifier] ||= build_cell_identifier(data_cell)
-      
+
       data_cell[:accessory] = {
         view: data_cell[:accessory],
         value: data_cell[:accessory_value],
diff --git a/lib/ProMotion/table/table.rb b/lib/ProMotion/table/table.rb
index f281fe5..77e075b 100644
--- a/lib/ProMotion/table/table.rb
+++ b/lib/ProMotion/table/table.rb
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ module ProMotion
 
       table_cell
     end
-      
+
     def create_table_cell(data_cell)
       table_cell = table_view.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier(data_cell[:cell_identifier])
-      
+
       unless table_cell
         data_cell[:cell_style] ||= UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle
         table_cell = data_cell[:cell_class].alloc.initWithStyle(data_cell[:cell_style], reuseIdentifier:data_cell[:cell_identifier])
diff --git a/spec/functional/func_screen_spec.rb b/spec/functional/func_screen_spec.rb
index 9170857..593e8b9 100644
--- a/spec/functional/func_screen_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/func_screen_spec.rb
@@ -90,4 +90,24 @@ describe "ProMotion::Screen functional" do
     end
   end
 
+  it "should pop to the root view controller" do
+    @root_vc = @controller.navigation_controller.visibleViewController
+    @controller.navigation_controller.viewControllers.count.should == 1
+    @controller.open BasicScreen.new
+    wait 0.6 do
+      @controller.open BasicScreen.new
+      wait 0.6 do
+        @controller.open BasicScreen.new
+        wait 0.6 do
+          @controller.navigation_controller.viewControllers.count.should == 4
+          @controller.close to_screen: :root
+          wait 0.6 do
+            @controller.navigation_controller.viewControllers.count.should == 1
+            @controller.navigation_controller.topViewController.should == @root_vc
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/tables/table_view_cell_spec.rb b/spec/unit/tables/table_view_cell_spec.rb
index 2f0cca7..930c768 100644
--- a/spec/unit/tables/table_view_cell_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/tables/table_view_cell_spec.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ describe "PM::TableViewCellModule" do
   it "should have the right custom re-use identifier" do
     @subject.reuseIdentifier.should == "Custom Cell"
   end
+
   it "should have the right generated re-use identifier" do
     ip = NSIndexPath.indexPathForRow(2, inSection: 1)
     subject = @screen.tableView(@screen.table_view, cellForRowAtIndexPath: ip)