diff --git a/goldens/cdk/menu/index.api.md b/goldens/cdk/menu/index.api.md
index 27be93023ab9..318e551c75c2 100644
--- a/goldens/cdk/menu/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/cdk/menu/index.api.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class CdkContextMenuTrigger extends CdkMenuTriggerBase implements OnDestr
     open(coordinates: ContextMenuCoordinates): void;
     _openOnContextMenu(event: MouseEvent): void;
     // (undocumented)
-    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDeclaration<CdkContextMenuTrigger, "[cdkContextMenuTriggerFor]", ["cdkContextMenuTriggerFor"], { "menuTemplateRef": { "alias": "cdkContextMenuTriggerFor"; "required": false; }; "menuPosition": { "alias": "cdkContextMenuPosition"; "required": false; }; "menuData": { "alias": "cdkContextMenuTriggerData"; "required": false; }; "disabled": { "alias": "cdkContextMenuDisabled"; "required": false; }; }, { "opened": "cdkContextMenuOpened"; "closed": "cdkContextMenuClosed"; }, never, never, true, never>;
+    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDeclaration<CdkContextMenuTrigger, "[cdkContextMenuTriggerFor]", ["cdkContextMenuTriggerFor"], { "menuTemplateRef": { "alias": "cdkContextMenuTriggerFor"; "required": false; }; "menuPosition": { "alias": "cdkContextMenuPosition"; "required": false; }; "menuData": { "alias": "cdkContextMenuTriggerData"; "required": false; }; "transformOriginSelector": { "alias": "cdkContextMenuTriggerTransformOriginOn"; "required": false; }; "disabled": { "alias": "cdkContextMenuDisabled"; "required": false; }; }, { "opened": "cdkContextMenuOpened"; "closed": "cdkContextMenuClosed"; }, never, never, true, never>;
     // (undocumented)
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<CdkContextMenuTrigger, never>;
 }
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export class CdkMenuTrigger extends CdkMenuTriggerBase implements OnChanges, OnD
     toggle(): void;
     _toggleOnKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void;
     // (undocumented)
-    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDeclaration<CdkMenuTrigger, "[cdkMenuTriggerFor]", ["cdkMenuTriggerFor"], { "menuTemplateRef": { "alias": "cdkMenuTriggerFor"; "required": false; }; "menuPosition": { "alias": "cdkMenuPosition"; "required": false; }; "menuData": { "alias": "cdkMenuTriggerData"; "required": false; }; }, { "opened": "cdkMenuOpened"; "closed": "cdkMenuClosed"; }, never, never, true, never>;
+    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDeclaration<CdkMenuTrigger, "[cdkMenuTriggerFor]", ["cdkMenuTriggerFor"], { "menuTemplateRef": { "alias": "cdkMenuTriggerFor"; "required": false; }; "menuPosition": { "alias": "cdkMenuPosition"; "required": false; }; "menuData": { "alias": "cdkMenuTriggerData"; "required": false; }; "transformOriginSelector": { "alias": "cdkMenuTriggerTransformOriginOn"; "required": false; }; }, { "opened": "cdkMenuOpened"; "closed": "cdkMenuClosed"; }, never, never, true, never>;
     // (undocumented)
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<CdkMenuTrigger, never>;
 }
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ export abstract class CdkMenuTriggerBase implements OnDestroy {
     protected overlayRef: OverlayRef | null;
     registerChildMenu(child: Menu): void;
     protected readonly stopOutsideClicksListener: rxjs.Observable<void>;
+    transformOriginSelector: string | null;
     protected readonly viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef;
     // (undocumented)
     static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDeclaration<CdkMenuTriggerBase, never, never, {}, {}, never, never, true, never>;
diff --git a/src/cdk/menu/context-menu-trigger.ts b/src/cdk/menu/context-menu-trigger.ts
index bf1b5a86ea67..bc6cac4f2798 100644
--- a/src/cdk/menu/context-menu-trigger.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/menu/context-menu-trigger.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export type ContextMenuCoordinates = {x: number; y: number};
     {name: 'menuTemplateRef', alias: 'cdkContextMenuTriggerFor'},
     {name: 'menuPosition', alias: 'cdkContextMenuPosition'},
     {name: 'menuData', alias: 'cdkContextMenuTriggerData'},
+    {name: 'transformOriginSelector', alias: 'cdkContextMenuTriggerTransformOriginOn'},
   ],
   outputs: ['opened: cdkContextMenuOpened', 'closed: cdkContextMenuClosed'],
   providers: [
@@ -147,10 +148,16 @@ export class CdkContextMenuTrigger extends CdkMenuTriggerBase implements OnDestr
   private _getOverlayPositionStrategy(
     coordinates: ContextMenuCoordinates,
   ): FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy {
-    return createFlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy(this._injector, coordinates)
+    const strategy = createFlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy(this._injector, coordinates)
       .withLockedPosition()
       .withGrowAfterOpen()
       .withPositions(this.menuPosition ?? CONTEXT_MENU_POSITIONS);
+
+    if (this.transformOriginSelector) {
+      strategy.withTransformOriginOn(this.transformOriginSelector);
+    }
+
+    return strategy;
   }
 
   /** Subscribe to the menu stack close events and close this menu when requested. */
diff --git a/src/cdk/menu/menu-trigger-base.ts b/src/cdk/menu/menu-trigger-base.ts
index 7656603cc00a..e5addfc550d6 100644
--- a/src/cdk/menu/menu-trigger-base.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/menu/menu-trigger-base.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ export abstract class CdkMenuTriggerBase implements OnDestroy {
   /** Context data to be passed along to the menu template */
   menuData: unknown;
 
+  /**
+   * Selector for the element on which to set the transform origin once the menu is open.
+   * This makes it easier to implement animations that start from the attachment point of the menu.
+   */
+  transformOriginSelector: string | null = null;
+
   /** Close the opened menu. */
   abstract close(): void;
 
diff --git a/src/cdk/menu/menu-trigger.ts b/src/cdk/menu/menu-trigger.ts
index d37ab81a4205..3b4d5b48dee3 100644
--- a/src/cdk/menu/menu-trigger.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/menu/menu-trigger.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import {eventDispatchesNativeClick} from './event-detection';
     {name: 'menuTemplateRef', alias: 'cdkMenuTriggerFor'},
     {name: 'menuPosition', alias: 'cdkMenuPosition'},
     {name: 'menuData', alias: 'cdkMenuTriggerData'},
+    {name: 'transformOriginSelector', alias: 'cdkMenuTriggerTransformOriginOn'},
   ],
   outputs: ['opened: cdkMenuOpened', 'closed: cdkMenuClosed'],
   providers: [
@@ -281,10 +282,16 @@ export class CdkMenuTrigger extends CdkMenuTriggerBase implements OnChanges, OnD
 
   /** Build the position strategy for the overlay which specifies where to place the menu. */
   private _getOverlayPositionStrategy(): FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy {
-    return createFlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy(this._injector, this._elementRef)
+    const strategy = createFlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy(this._injector, this._elementRef)
       .withLockedPosition()
       .withFlexibleDimensions(false)
       .withPositions(this._getOverlayPositions());
+
+    if (this.transformOriginSelector) {
+      strategy.withTransformOriginOn(this.transformOriginSelector);
+    }
+
+    return strategy;
   }
 
   /** Get the preferred positions for the opened menu relative to the menu item. */