diff --git a/packages/drawer/example/App.js b/packages/drawer/example/App.js
index 5c7968aa..35bae0a4 100644
--- a/packages/drawer/example/App.js
+++ b/packages/drawer/example/App.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class Home extends React.Component {
   _renderItem = ({ item }) => (
     <List.Item
       title={item.title}
-      style={{ backgroundColor: '#fff' }}
       onPress={() => this.props.navigation.navigate(item.routeName)}
     />
   );
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ class Home extends React.Component {
         ItemSeparatorComponent={Divider}
         renderItem={this._renderItem}
         keyExtractor={this._keyExtractor}
+        style={{ backgroundColor: '#fff' }}
         data={data}
       />
     );
diff --git a/packages/drawer/example/src/SimpleDrawer.js b/packages/drawer/example/src/SimpleDrawer.js
index f20b102f..e2d5a227 100644
--- a/packages/drawer/example/src/SimpleDrawer.js
+++ b/packages/drawer/example/src/SimpleDrawer.js
@@ -15,12 +15,26 @@ const MyNavScreen = ({ navigation, banner }) => (
       </View>
       <Button onPress={() => navigation.openDrawer()} title="Open drawer" />
       <Button onPress={() => navigation.toggleDrawer()} title="Toggle drawer" />
+      <Button
+        onPress={() => {
+          navigation.openDrawer();
+          navigation.closeDrawer();
+        }}
+        title="Open and immediately close"
+      />
+      <Button
+        onPress={() => {
+          navigation.closeDrawer();
+          navigation.openDrawer();
+        }}
+        title="Close and immediately open"
+      />
       <Button
         onPress={() => {
           navigation.openDrawer();
           setTimeout(() => {
             navigation.closeDrawer();
-          }, 500);
+          }, 150);
         }}
         title="Open then close drawer shortly after"
       />
diff --git a/packages/drawer/src/routers/DrawerRouter.js b/packages/drawer/src/routers/DrawerRouter.js
index 01713658..77e3f4c7 100644
--- a/packages/drawer/src/routers/DrawerRouter.js
+++ b/packages/drawer/src/routers/DrawerRouter.js
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ export default (routeConfigs, config = {}) => {
 
   const switchRouter = SwitchRouter(routeConfigs, config);
 
+  let __id = -1;
+  const genId = () => {
+    __id++;
+    return __id;
+  };
+
   return {
     ...switchRouter,
 
@@ -42,9 +48,9 @@ export default (routeConfigs, config = {}) => {
         return {
           ...switchRouter.getStateForAction(action, undefined),
           isDrawerOpen: false,
-          openId: 0,
-          closeId: 0,
-          toggleId: 0,
+          openId: genId(),
+          closeId: genId(),
+          toggleId: genId(),
         };
       }
 
@@ -70,28 +76,28 @@ export default (routeConfigs, config = {}) => {
         if (action.type === DrawerActions.CLOSE_DRAWER) {
           return {
             ...state,
-            closeId: state.closeId + 1,
+            closeId: genId(),
           };
         }
 
         if (action.type === NavigationActions.BACK && state.isDrawerOpen) {
           return {
             ...state,
-            closeId: state.closeId + 1,
+            closeId: genId(),
           };
         }
 
         if (action.type === DrawerActions.OPEN_DRAWER) {
           return {
             ...state,
-            openId: state.openId + 1,
+            openId: genId(),
           };
         }
 
         if (action.type === DrawerActions.TOGGLE_DRAWER) {
           return {
             ...state,
-            toggleId: state.toggleId + 1,
+            toggleId: genId(),
           };
         }
       }
@@ -110,7 +116,7 @@ export default (routeConfigs, config = {}) => {
           // If any navigation has happened, make sure to close the drawer
           return {
             ...switchedState,
-            closeId: state.closeId + 1,
+            closeId: genId(),
           };
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/drawer/src/routers/__tests__/DrawerRouter-test.js b/packages/drawer/src/routers/__tests__/DrawerRouter-test.js
index e16edf62..d92ee824 100644
--- a/packages/drawer/src/routers/__tests__/DrawerRouter-test.js
+++ b/packages/drawer/src/routers/__tests__/DrawerRouter-test.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ describe('DrawerRouter', () => {
       ],
       isDrawerOpen: false,
       openId: 0,
-      closeId: 0,
-      toggleId: 0,
+      closeId: 1,
+      toggleId: 2,
     };
     expect(state).toEqual(expectedState);
     const state2 = router.getStateForAction(
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ describe('DrawerRouter', () => {
       ],
       isDrawerOpen: false,
       openId: 0,
-      closeId: 1,
-      toggleId: 0,
+      closeId: 3,
+      toggleId: 2,
     };
     expect(state2).toEqual(expectedState2);
     expect(router.getComponentForState(expectedState)).toEqual(ScreenA);
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ describe('DrawerRouter', () => {
       isDrawerOpen: false,
       isTransitioning: false,
       openId: 0,
-      closeId: 0,
-      toggleId: 0,
+      closeId: 1,
+      toggleId: 2,
       routes: [
         {
           key: 'Foo',
@@ -99,22 +99,22 @@ describe('DrawerRouter', () => {
       Bar: { screen: ScreenB },
     });
     const state = router.getStateForAction(INIT_ACTION);
-    expect(state.toggleId).toEqual(0);
+    expect(state.toggleId).toEqual(2);
     const state2 = router.getStateForAction(
       { type: DrawerActions.OPEN_DRAWER },
       state
     );
-    expect(state2.openId).toEqual(1);
+    expect(state2.openId).toEqual(3);
     const state3 = router.getStateForAction(
       { type: DrawerActions.CLOSE_DRAWER },
       state2
     );
-    expect(state3.closeId).toEqual(1);
+    expect(state3.closeId).toEqual(4);
     const state4 = router.getStateForAction(
       { type: DrawerActions.TOGGLE_DRAWER },
       state3
     );
-    expect(state4.toggleId).toEqual(1);
+    expect(state4.toggleId).toEqual(5);
   });
 
   test('Drawer opens closes with key targeted', () => {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ describe('DrawerRouter', () => {
       { type: DrawerActions.OPEN_DRAWER, key: state.key },
       state2
     );
-    expect(state3.openId).toEqual(1);
+    expect(state3.openId).toEqual(3);
   });
 });
 
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@ test('Drawer does not fire close when child routers return new state', () => {
   });
 
   const state = router.getStateForAction(INIT_ACTION);
-  expect(state.closeId).toEqual(0);
+  expect(state.closeId).toEqual(1);
 
-  const state2 = router.getStateForAction({ type: 'CHILD_ACTION' }, state2);
-  expect(state2.closeId).toEqual(0);
+  const state2 = router.getStateForAction({ type: 'CHILD_ACTION' }, state);
+  expect(state2.closeId).toEqual(1);
   expect(state2.routes[0].changed).toEqual(true);
 });
 
@@ -204,13 +204,13 @@ test('DrawerRouter will close drawer on child navigaton, not on child param chan
     DrawerActions.openDrawer(),
     emptyState
   );
-  expect(initState.openId).toBe(1);
+  expect(initState.openId).toBe(3);
 
   const state0 = router.getStateForAction(
     NavigationActions.navigate({ routeName: 'Quo' }),
     initState
   );
-  expect(state0.closeId).toBe(1);
+  expect(state0.closeId).toBe(4);
 
   const initSwitchState = initState.routes[initState.index];
   const initQuxState = initSwitchState.routes[initSwitchState.index];
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ test('DrawerRouter will close drawer on child navigaton, not on child param chan
   );
   const state1switchState = state1.routes[state1.index];
   const state1quxState = state1switchState.routes[state1switchState.index];
-  expect(state1.closeId).toBe(0); // don't fire close
+  expect(state1.closeId).toBe(1); // don't fire close
   expect(state1quxState.params.foo).toEqual('bar');
 });
 
@@ -253,10 +253,9 @@ test('goBack closes drawer when inside of stack', () => {
   );
   expect(state3.index).toEqual(1);
   expect(state3.routes[1].isDrawerOpen).toEqual(true);
-  expect(state3.routes[1].closeId).toEqual(0);
+  expect(state3.routes[1].closeId).toEqual(1); // changed
   const state4 = router.getStateForAction(NavigationActions.back(), state3);
-  expect(state4.index).toEqual(1);
-  expect(state4.routes[1].closeId).toEqual(1);
+  expect(state4.routes[1].closeId).toEqual(4);
   const state5 = router.getStateForAction(
     { type: DrawerActions.DRAWER_CLOSED },
     state4
diff --git a/packages/drawer/src/views/DrawerView.js b/packages/drawer/src/views/DrawerView.js
index dc97456a..6c592f80 100644
--- a/packages/drawer/src/views/DrawerView.js
+++ b/packages/drawer/src/views/DrawerView.js
@@ -33,17 +33,24 @@ export default class DrawerView extends React.PureComponent {
       toggleId: prevToggleId,
     } = prevProps.navigation.state;
 
-    if (openId !== prevOpenId) {
-      this._drawer.openDrawer();
-    } else if (closeId !== prevCloseId) {
-      this._drawer.closeDrawer();
-    } else if (toggleId !== prevToggleId) {
-      if (isDrawerOpen) {
-        this._drawer.closeDrawer();
-      } else {
+    let prevIds = [prevOpenId, prevCloseId, prevToggleId];
+    let changedIds = [openId, closeId, toggleId]
+      .filter(id => !prevIds.includes(id))
+      .sort((a, b) => a > b);
+
+    changedIds.forEach(id => {
+      if (id === openId) {
         this._drawer.openDrawer();
+      } else if (id === closeId) {
+        this._drawer.closeDrawer();
+      } else if (id === toggleId) {
+        if (isDrawerOpen) {
+          this._drawer.closeDrawer();
+        } else {
+          this._drawer.openDrawer();
+        }
       }
-    }
+    });
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {