         if (!actionBar)
             return;
  
-        if (forceUpdate)
+        // If there is no view, update the actionBar should display the 
+        // navigator defaults
+        if (view == null)
+        {
+            actionBar.actionContent = actionContent;
+            actionBar.actionGroupLayout = actionGroupLayout;
+            actionBar.navigationContent = navigationContent;
+            actionBar.navigationGroupLayout = navigationGroupLayout;
+            actionBar.title = title;
+            actionBar.titleContent = titleContent;
+            actionBar.titleGroupLayout = titleGroupLayout;
+        }
+        else if (forceUpdate)
         {
             actionBar.actionContent = view && view.actionContent ? view.actionContent : actionContent;
             actionBar.actionGroupLayout = view && view.actionGroupLayout ? view.actionGroupLayout : actionGroupLayout;

    
    override protected function commitProperties():void
    {
        if (currentViewChanged)
            executeViewChange();
        else

        if (currentSection)
            pendingViewData = currentSection.top;
        
        if (pendingViewData && pendingViewData.factory != null)
        {
            var view:View;
            
