diff --git a/src/lib/menu/menu-directive.ts b/src/lib/menu/menu-directive.ts
index 977a34707a31..325cfa76d154 100644
--- a/src/lib/menu/menu-directive.ts
+++ b/src/lib/menu/menu-directive.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ export class MatMenu implements AfterContentInit, MatMenuPanel, OnDestroy {
 
   ngOnDestroy() {
     this._tabSubscription.unsubscribe();
+    this.closed.emit();
     this.closed.complete();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/menu/menu-trigger.ts b/src/lib/menu/menu-trigger.ts
index 3a82acb7af4d..303bf557329d 100644
--- a/src/lib/menu/menu-trigger.ts
+++ b/src/lib/menu/menu-trigger.ts
@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ export class MatMenuTrigger implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
   openMenu(): void {
     if (!this._menuOpen) {
       this._createOverlay().attach(this._portal);
-      this._closeSubscription = this._menuClosingActions().subscribe(() => this.closeMenu());
+      this._closeSubscription = this._menuClosingActions().subscribe(() => {
+        this.menu.close.emit();
+      });
       this._initMenu();
 
       if (this.menu instanceof MatMenu) {
@@ -216,8 +218,8 @@ export class MatMenuTrigger implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
   private _destroyMenu() {
     if (this._overlayRef && this.menuOpen) {
       this._resetMenu();
-      this._closeSubscription.unsubscribe();
       this._overlayRef.detach();
+      this._closeSubscription.unsubscribe();
 
       if (this.menu instanceof MatMenu) {
         this.menu._resetAnimation();
@@ -398,14 +400,13 @@ export class MatMenuTrigger implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
   /** Returns a stream that emits whenever an action that should close the menu occurs. */
   private _menuClosingActions() {
     const backdrop = this._overlayRef!.backdropClick();
-    const detachments = this._overlayRef!.detachments();
     const parentClose = this._parentMenu ? this._parentMenu.close : observableOf();
     const hover = this._parentMenu ? this._parentMenu._hovered().pipe(
       filter(active => active !== this._menuItemInstance),
       filter(() => this._menuOpen)
     ) : observableOf();
 
-    return merge(backdrop, parentClose, hover, detachments);
+    return merge(backdrop, parentClose, hover);
   }
 
   /** Handles mouse presses on the trigger. */
diff --git a/src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts b/src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts
index b20d62e2e206..e9918a1edd57 100644
--- a/src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   QueryList,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {Direction, Directionality} from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
-import {OverlayContainer, Overlay} from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
+import {OverlayContainer} from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import {ESCAPE, LEFT_ARROW, RIGHT_ARROW} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
 import {
   MAT_MENU_DEFAULT_OPTIONS,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   MenuPositionY,
   MatMenuItem,
 } from './index';
-import {MENU_PANEL_TOP_PADDING, MAT_MENU_SCROLL_STRATEGY} from './menu-trigger';
+import {MENU_PANEL_TOP_PADDING} from './menu-trigger';
 import {MatRipple} from '@angular/material/core';
 import {
   dispatchKeyboardEvent,
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ import {
   createMouseEvent,
   dispatchFakeEvent,
 } from '@angular/cdk/testing';
-import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
-import {ScrollDispatcher} from '@angular/cdk/scrolling';
 
 
 describe('MatMenu', () => {
@@ -244,42 +242,6 @@ describe('MatMenu', () => {
     expect(document.activeElement).toBe(panel, 'Expected the panel to be focused.');
   });
 
-  it('should close the menu when using the CloseScrollStrategy', fakeAsync(() => {
-    const scrolledSubject = new Subject();
-
-    TestBed
-      .resetTestingModule()
-      .configureTestingModule({
-        imports: [MatMenuModule, NoopAnimationsModule],
-        declarations: [SimpleMenu, FakeIcon],
-        providers: [
-          {
-            provide: ScrollDispatcher,
-            useFactory: () => ({scrolled: () => scrolledSubject})
-          },
-          {
-            provide: MAT_MENU_SCROLL_STRATEGY,
-            deps: [Overlay],
-            useFactory: (overlay: Overlay) => () => overlay.scrollStrategies.close()
-          }
-        ]
-      });
-
-    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SimpleMenu);
-    const trigger = fixture.componentInstance.trigger;
-
-    fixture.detectChanges();
-    trigger.openMenu();
-    fixture.detectChanges();
-
-    expect(trigger.menuOpen).toBe(true);
-
-    scrolledSubject.next();
-    tick(500);
-
-    expect(trigger.menuOpen).toBe(false);
-  }));
-
   describe('positions', () => {
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<PositionedMenu>;
     let panel: HTMLElement;