diff --git a/packages/stack/example/App.js b/packages/stack/example/App.js
index e7c62057..d776cf4b 100644
--- a/packages/stack/example/App.js
+++ b/packages/stack/example/App.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import ModalStack from './src/ModalStack';
 import LifecycleInteraction from './src/LifecycleInteraction';
 import GestureInteraction from './src/GestureInteraction';
 import SwitchWithStacks from './src/SwitchWithStacks';
+import StackWithDrawer from './src/StackWithDrawer';
 
 // Comment the following two lines to stop using react-native-screens
 import { useScreens } from 'react-native-screens';
@@ -48,6 +49,11 @@ const data = [
     title: 'Switch with Stacks',
     routeName: 'SwitchWithStacks',
   },
+  {
+    component: StackWithDrawer,
+    title: 'Stack with drawer inside',
+    routeName: 'StackWithDrawer',
+  },
 ];
 
 // Cache images
diff --git a/packages/stack/example/package.json b/packages/stack/example/package.json
index e7bb1e28..56b7b09e 100644
--- a/packages/stack/example/package.json
+++ b/packages/stack/example/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
     "react": "16.3.1",
     "react-native": "~0.55.4",
     "react-native-paper": "2.0.0-alpha.4",
-    "react-native-screens": "^1.0.0-alpha.9"
+    "react-native-screens": "^1.0.0-alpha.9",
+    "react-navigation-drawer": "^1.0.0-alpha",
+    "react-navigation-tabs": "^1.0.0-alpha"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-plugin-module-resolver": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/stack/example/src/StackWithDrawer.js b/packages/stack/example/src/StackWithDrawer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26998086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/stack/example/src/StackWithDrawer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Button, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+import { createStackNavigator } from 'react-navigation-stack';
+import { createDrawerNavigator } from 'react-navigation-drawer';
+import { createBottomTabNavigator } from 'react-navigation-tabs';
+
+function Menu({ navigation }) {
+  return (
+    <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+      <Button title="Open on top" onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Top')} />
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+class Fake extends React.Component {
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <View style={{ flex: 1, alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
+        <Text style={{ fontSize: 20 }}>
+          {this.props.navigation.getParam('title')}
+        </Text>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+const Tab = createBottomTabNavigator({
+  Home: { screen: Fake, params: { title: 'Home' } },
+  Other: { screen: Fake, params: { title: 'Other' } },
+});
+
+const Drawer = createDrawerNavigator(
+  {
+    TabScreen: {
+      screen: Tab,
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    contentComponent: props => <Menu {...props} />,
+  }
+);
+
+const App = createStackNavigator({
+  Drawer: { screen: Drawer },
+  Top: { screen: Fake, params: { title: 'Top' } },
+});
+
+export default App;
diff --git a/packages/stack/example/yarn.lock b/packages/stack/example/yarn.lock
index 4fc31c04..3629bb67 100644
--- a/packages/stack/example/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/stack/example/yarn.lock
@@ -4353,6 +4353,13 @@ react-native-svg@6.2.2:
     lodash "^4.16.6"
     pegjs "^0.10.0"
 
+react-native-tab-view@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-tab-view/-/react-native-tab-view-1.2.0.tgz#0cc26a1c8e49b6c0d58a30363dbbe43954907c31"
+  integrity sha512-lpiWi3dog86Fu/W60DU12RKrFv3XuTv0lHMC56t2jlDqxLfVzG9ufV7li6Afl2S2ZicNU1Bob8WPgxVZc8egAA==
+  dependencies:
+    prop-types "^15.6.1"
+
 react-native-vector-icons@4.5.0:
   version "4.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-vector-icons/-/react-native-vector-icons-4.5.0.tgz#6b95619e64f62f05f579f74a01fe5640df95158b"
@@ -4427,6 +4434,21 @@ react-native@~0.55.4:
     xmldoc "^0.4.0"
     yargs "^9.0.0"
 
+react-navigation-drawer@^1.0.0-alpha:
+  version "1.0.0-alpha.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-navigation-drawer/-/react-navigation-drawer-1.0.0-alpha.5.tgz#1ef75b5e9c7ae9c3011427a493bcc2714ea2c072"
+  integrity sha512-AD1AyqGpUb4coUw3KpJ7i/2RfTiE5RJfTDHVeBkpqc2wsXJ4PaWYGoxfvfWP910hJy8txYTnWWUinWmiD7aBgA==
+
+react-navigation-tabs@^1.0.0-alpha:
+  version "1.0.0-alpha.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-navigation-tabs/-/react-navigation-tabs-1.0.0-alpha.4.tgz#321c8cc19d14268d343a830689c741bb94c6ba80"
+  integrity sha512-ng8sCJmcQj1ciWaj0eJudQvYng/oL24konNPNudSrMyVKAfKr4+HcRPLY/rol+efLJ8UGjXGv2qdRNkBNeaLew==
+  dependencies:
+    hoist-non-react-statics "^2.5.0"
+    prop-types "^15.6.1"
+    react-lifecycles-compat "^3.0.4"
+    react-native-tab-view "^1.0.0"
+
 react-proxy@^1.1.7:
   version "1.1.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-proxy/-/react-proxy-1.1.8.tgz#9dbfd9d927528c3aa9f444e4558c37830ab8c26a"
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/ScenesReducer.js b/packages/stack/src/views/ScenesReducer.js
index 95f6f0cd..f5b45a08 100644
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/ScenesReducer.js
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/ScenesReducer.js
@@ -94,7 +94,15 @@ export default function ScenesReducer(
   });
 
   const nextKeys = new Set();
-  nextState.routes.forEach((route, index) => {
+  let nextRoutes = nextState.routes;
+  if (nextRoutes.length > nextState.index + 1) {
+    console.warn(
+      'StackRouter provided invalid state, index should always be the top route'
+    );
+    nextRoutes = nextState.routes.slice(0, nextState.index + 1);
+  }
+
+  nextRoutes.forEach((route, index) => {
     const key = SCENE_KEY_PREFIX + route.key;
 
     let descriptor = descriptors && descriptors[route.key];
@@ -123,8 +131,15 @@ export default function ScenesReducer(
   });
 
   if (prevState) {
+    let prevRoutes = prevState.routes;
+    if (prevRoutes.length > prevState.index + 1) {
+      console.warn(
+        'Stack provided invalid state, index should always be the top route'
+      );
+      prevRoutes = prevRoutes.slice(0, prevState.index + 1);
+    }
     // Look at the previous routes and classify any removed scenes as `stale`.
-    prevState.routes.forEach((route, index) => {
+    prevRoutes.forEach((route, index) => {
       const key = SCENE_KEY_PREFIX + route.key;
       if (freshScenes.has(key)) {
         return;
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Transitioner.js b/packages/stack/src/views/Transitioner.js
index 2479d926..acb8e93b 100644
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Transitioner.js
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Transitioner.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ const DefaultTransitionSpec = {
   timing: Animated.timing,
 };
 
-const DEBUG = false;
-
 class Transitioner extends React.Component {
   constructor(props, context) {
     super(props, context);
@@ -69,19 +67,14 @@ class Transitioner extends React.Component {
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-deprecated
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
-    if (this._isTransitionRunning && !this._queuedTransition) {
-      this._queuedTransition = { prevProps: this.props };
+    if (this._isTransitionRunning) {
+      if (!this._queuedTransition) {
+        this._queuedTransition = { prevProps: this.props };
+      }
       return;
     }
 
-    let nextScenes = this._computeScenes(this.props, nextProps);
-
-    const indexHasChanged =
-      nextProps.navigation.state.index !== this.props.navigation.state.index;
-
-    if (nextScenes) {
-      this._startTransition(nextProps, nextScenes, indexHasChanged);
-    }
+    this._startTransition(this.props, nextProps);
   }
 
   _computeScenes = (props, nextProps) => {
@@ -106,26 +99,27 @@ class Transitioner extends React.Component {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (__DEV__ && DEBUG) {
-      console.log({ nextScenes: nextScenes.map(s => s.descriptor.key) });
-    }
-
     return nextScenes;
   };
 
-  _startTransition(nextProps, nextScenes, indexHasChanged) {
+  _startTransition(props, nextProps) {
+    const indexHasChanged =
+      props.navigation.state.index !== nextProps.navigation.state.index;
+    let nextScenes = this._computeScenes(props, nextProps);
+
+    if (!nextScenes) {
+      // prevTransitionProps are the same as transitionProps in this case
+      // because nothing changed
+      this._prevTransitionProps = this._transitionProps;
+      this._onTransitionEnd();
+      return;
+    }
+
     const nextState = {
       ...this.state,
       scenes: nextScenes,
     };
 
-    if (__DEV__ && DEBUG) {
-      console.log({
-        startTransition: true,
-        nextScenes: nextScenes.map(s => s.descriptor.key),
-      });
-    }
-
     // grab the position animated value
     const { position } = nextState;
 
@@ -135,7 +129,6 @@ class Transitioner extends React.Component {
     // compute transitionProps
     this._prevTransitionProps = this._transitionProps;
     this._transitionProps = buildTransitionProps(nextProps, nextState);
-
     let { isTransitioning } = this._transitionProps.navigation.state;
 
     // if the state isn't transitioning that is meant to signal that we should
@@ -205,17 +198,6 @@ class Transitioner extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    if (__DEV__ && DEBUG) {
-      let key = this.props.navigation.state.key;
-      let routeName = this.props.navigation.state.routeName;
-
-      console.log({
-        render: true,
-        [key]: this.state.scenes.map(d => d.key),
-        route: routeName,
-      });
-    }
-
     return (
       <View onLayout={this._onLayout} style={styles.main}>
         {this.props.render(this._transitionProps, this._prevTransitionProps)}
@@ -264,10 +246,6 @@ class Transitioner extends React.Component {
       scenes,
     };
 
-    if (__DEV__ && DEBUG) {
-      console.log({ onTransitionEnd: true, scenes: scenes.map(s => s.key) });
-    }
-
     this._transitionProps = buildTransitionProps(this.props, nextState);
 
     this.setState(nextState, async () => {
@@ -283,20 +261,9 @@ class Transitioner extends React.Component {
       }
 
       if (this._queuedTransition) {
-        const indexHasChanged =
-          this.props.navigation.state.index !==
-          this._queuedTransition.prevProps.navigation.state.index;
-        let nextScenes = this._computeScenes(
-          this._queuedTransition.prevProps,
-          this.props
-        );
-
-        if (nextScenes) {
-          this._startTransition(this.props, nextScenes, indexHasChanged);
-        } else {
-          this._isTransitionRunning = false;
-        }
+        let { prevProps } = this._queuedTransition;
         this._queuedTransition = null;
+        this._startTransition(prevProps, this.props);
       } else {
         this._isTransitionRunning = false;
       }