diff --git a/packages/mdc-menu/_mixins.scss b/packages/mdc-menu/_mixins.scss
index c50f8652e41..4f4b8fd32ed 100644
--- a/packages/mdc-menu/_mixins.scss
+++ b/packages/mdc-menu/_mixins.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 //
 
+@import "@material/elevation/mixins";
 @import "@material/feature-targeting/functions";
 @import "@material/feature-targeting/mixins";
 @import "@material/rtl/mixins";
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
   $feat-structure: mdc-feature-create-target($query, structure);
 
   @include mdc-ripple-common($query);
+  @include mdc-elevation-overlay-common($query);
 
   // Customize the menu-surface and contained list to match the mdc-menu styles.
   .mdc-menu {
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@
     // Include mdc-list selector to ensure list-inside-menu overrides default list styles
     .mdc-list {
       @include mdc-list-item-primary-text-ink-color($mdc-menu-ink-color, $query);
+      @include mdc-elevation-overlay-surface-position($query: $query);
+      @include mdc-elevation-overlay-size(100%, $query: $query);
     }
 
     .mdc-list-divider {
diff --git a/packages/mdc-menu/package.json b/packages/mdc-menu/package.json
index 8241917a4f1..2f5a486562f 100644
--- a/packages/mdc-menu/package.json
+++ b/packages/mdc-menu/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@material/base": "^4.0.0",
     "@material/dom": "^4.0.0",
+    "@material/elevation": "^4.0.0",
     "@material/feature-targeting": "^4.0.0",
     "@material/list": "^4.0.0",
     "@material/menu-surface": "^4.0.0",