diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json b/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
index 1e41b57c7a..6852c3e8e6 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
             },
             {
                 "key": "back-arrow",
+                "uses": [ "type", "action" ],
                 "templateUrl": "templates/back-arrow.html"
             }
         ],
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/back-arrow.html b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/back-arrow.html
index 5e54b06185..ceb3df0ef2 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/back-arrow.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/back-arrow.html
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
 
 <!-- Back Arrow Icon used on mobile-->
 <span ng-controller="BrowseController"
-      ng-click="backArrow()">
+      ng-click='backArrow()'>
     <a class='icon ui-symbol mobile-back-arrow'>&lt;</a>
 </span>
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse/object-header.html b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse/object-header.html
index 8687646271..884f4fa888 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse/object-header.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse/object-header.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 -->
 <div class='object-header object-header-mobile'>
     <span class="label s-label">
-        <mct-representation key="'back-arrow'" mct-object='domainObject'></mct-representation>
+        <mct-representation key="'back-arrow'"></mct-representation>
         <span class='type-icon icon ui-symbol'>{{type.getGlyph()}}</span>
         <span ng-if="parameters.mode" class='action'>{{parameters.mode}}</span>
         <span class='type-name'>{{type.getName()}}</span>
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js
index b7e8e796ff..cc4f06b243 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js
@@ -126,8 +126,16 @@ define(
                 }
             }
             
-            function updateRouteBackArrow() {
-//                console.log("Back Arrow");
+            // Uses the current navigation to get the 
+            // current ContextCapability, then the
+            // parent is gotten from that. If the parent
+            // is not the root, then user is navigated to
+            // parent
+            function navigateToParent() {
+                var parent = navigationService.getNavigation().getCapability('context').getParent();
+                if (parent.getId() !== ROOT_ID) {
+                    navigateTo(parent);
+                }
             }
 
             // Load the root object, put it in the scope.
@@ -144,10 +152,12 @@ define(
                 selectedObject: navigationService.getNavigation()
             };
             
+            // SlideMenu boolean used to hide and show
+            // tree menu
             $scope.treeSlide = function () {
                 $scope.treeClass = !$scope.treeClass;
             };
-
+            
             // Listen for changes in navigation state.
             navigationService.addListener(setNavigation);
 
@@ -159,7 +169,7 @@ define(
                 navigationService.removeListener(setNavigation);
             });
             
-            $scope.backArrow = updateRouteBackArrow;
+            $scope.backArrow = navigateToParent;
 
         }
 
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css b/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css
index 4cb2a1336b..f0109afbbf 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css
@@ -900,13 +900,18 @@ mct-container {
   .mobile-hide {
     display: none; } }
 
-@media screen and (orientation: portrait) and (max-width: 514px) and (max-height: 740px) and (max-device-width: 799px) and (max-device-height: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) and (max-height: 514px) and (max-width: 740px) and (max-device-width: 799px) and (max-device-height: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) and (max-height: 514px) and (max-width: 740px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) and (max-device-height: 799px) {
+@media screen and (orientation: portrait) and (max-width: 514px) and (max-height: 740px) and (max-device-width: 799px) and (max-device-height: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) and (max-height: 514px) and (max-width: 740px) and (max-device-width: 799px) and (max-device-height: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) and (max-height: 514px) and (max-width: 740px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) and (max-device-height: 799px), screen and (orientation: portrait) and (min-width: 515px) and (max-width: 799px) and (min-height: 741px) and (max-height: 1024px) and (max-device-width: 799px) and (max-device-height: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) and (min-height: 515px) and (max-height: 799px) and (min-width: 741px) and (max-width: 1024px) and (max-device-width: 799px) and (max-device-height: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) and (min-height: 515px) and (max-height: 799px) and (min-width: 741px) and (max-width: 1024px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) and (max-device-height: 799px) {
   /* line 190, ../sass/mobile/_layout.scss */
+  .mobile-unhide {
+    display: inline-block; } }
+
+@media screen and (orientation: portrait) and (max-width: 514px) and (max-height: 740px) and (max-device-width: 799px) and (max-device-height: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) and (max-height: 514px) and (max-width: 740px) and (max-device-width: 799px) and (max-device-height: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) and (max-height: 514px) and (max-width: 740px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) and (max-device-height: 799px) {
+  /* line 197, ../sass/mobile/_layout.scss */
   .phone-hide {
     display: none; } }
 
 @media screen and (orientation: portrait) and (max-width: 514px) and (max-height: 740px) and (max-device-width: 799px) and (max-device-height: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) and (max-height: 514px) and (max-width: 740px) and (max-device-width: 799px) and (max-device-height: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) and (max-height: 514px) and (max-width: 740px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) and (max-device-height: 799px), screen and (orientation: portrait) and (min-width: 515px) and (max-width: 799px) and (min-height: 741px) and (max-height: 1024px) and (max-device-width: 799px) and (max-device-height: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) and (min-height: 515px) and (max-height: 799px) and (min-width: 741px) and (max-width: 1024px) and (max-device-width: 799px) and (max-device-height: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) and (min-height: 515px) and (max-height: 799px) and (min-width: 741px) and (max-width: 1024px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) and (max-device-height: 799px) {
-  /* line 196, ../sass/mobile/_layout.scss */
+  /* line 203, ../sass/mobile/_layout.scss */
   .tree-holder {
     overflow-x: hidden !important; } }
 
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/mobile/_layout.scss b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/mobile/_layout.scss
index b7704681e7..c36d513671 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/mobile/_layout.scss
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/mobile/_layout.scss
@@ -186,6 +186,13 @@
     }
 }
 
+// Hides objects on phone and tablet
+.mobile-unhide {
+    @include phoneandtablet {
+        display: inline-block;
+    }
+}
+
 // Hides objects only on the phone
 .phone-hide {
     @include phone {
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/src/services/UrlService.js b/platform/commonUI/general/src/services/UrlService.js
index 3363dc1d49..edb5f6235b 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/src/services/UrlService.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/src/services/UrlService.js
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@ define(
                 return path;
             }
             
-//            function idForLevelArrow(domainObject) {
-//                var context = domainObject &&
-//                        domainObject.getCapability('context'),
-//                    objectPath = context ? context.getPath() : [],
-//                    id = objectPath[objectPath.length - 2];
-//                return id;
-//            }
-            
             // Uses the Url for the current location
             // from the urlForLocation function and
             // includes the view and the index path
@@ -93,8 +85,6 @@ define(
                  *        to get the path of
                  */
                 urlForLocation: urlForLocation
-                
-//                idForLevelArrow: idForLevelArrow
             };
         }