diff --git a/demos/src/app/components/menu-surface/menu-surface.ts b/demos/src/app/components/menu-surface/menu-surface.ts
index da98a1cdb..59da60c66 100644
--- a/demos/src/app/components/menu-surface/menu-surface.ts
+++ b/demos/src/app/components/menu-surface/menu-surface.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export class Api implements OnInit {
                 {name: 'anchorElement: Element | mdcMenuSurfaceAnchor', summary: `Set to indicate an element the menu should be anchored to.`},
                 {name: 'fixed: boolean', summary: `Used to indicate that the menu is using fixed positioning.`},
                 {name: 'hoistToBody: boolean', summary: `Removes the menu-surface element from the DOM and appends it to the body element. Should be used to overcome overflow: hidden issues.`},
+                {name: 'fullwidth: boolean', summary: `Sets the menu-surface's width to match that of its parent anchor. Do not use with 'fixed'.`},
               ]
             },
           ]
diff --git a/demos/src/app/components/select/examples.html b/demos/src/app/components/select/examples.html
index b0744ae4e..075ec39d2 100644
--- a/demos/src/app/components/select/examples.html
+++ b/demos/src/app/components/select/examples.html
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Select</h3>
     <button mdc-button
       (click)="standardSelect.disabled = !standardSelect.disabled">Disabled:
       {{standardSelect.disabled ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
+    <button mdc-button
+      (click)="simpleMenu.fullwidth = !simpleMenu.fullwidth">Menu Fullwidth:
+      {{simpleMenu.fullwidth ? 'On' : 'Off'}}</button>
     <button mdc-button
       (click)="standardSelect.setSelectionByValue('banana')">Select
       Banana</button>
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Select</h3>
   <mdc-select #standardSelect placeholder="Fruit" name="my-select" required
     helper="Helper text" helperPersistent validationMessage="Field is required"
     (selectionChange)="onSelectionChange($event)">
-    <mdc-menu class="demo-select-width" [anchorMargin]="{top: 10}">
+    <mdc-menu #simpleMenu fullwidth>
       <mdc-list>
         <mdc-list-item></mdc-list-item>
         <mdc-list-item value="apple">Apple</mdc-list-item>
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Select</h3>
 <div class="demo-content">
   <h3 class="demo-content__headline">No label</h3>
   <mdc-select>
-    <mdc-menu class="demo-select-width" [anchorMargin]="{top: 10}">
+    <mdc-menu [anchorMargin]="{top: 10}">
       <mdc-list>
         <mdc-list-item></mdc-list-item>
         <mdc-list-item value="apple">Apple</mdc-list-item>
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Leading Icon</h3>
   <mdc-select #meal required validationMessage="Meal selection is required"
     placeholder="Pick a Meal">
     <mdc-icon mdcSelectIcon>fastfood</mdc-icon>
-    <mdc-menu class="demo-select-width">
+    <mdc-menu>
       <mdc-list>
         <mdc-list-item *ngFor="let food of foods" [value]="food.value"
           [disabled]="food.disabled">
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Custom Enhanced</h3>
   <div class="demo-layout__row">
     <div class="demo-container">
       <mdc-select placeholder="Standard" class="custom-select-shape-radius">
-        <mdc-menu class="demo-select-width">
+        <mdc-menu>
           <mdc-list>
             <mdc-list-item *ngFor="let food of foods" [value]="food.value"
               [disabled]="food.disabled">
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Custom Enhanced</h3>
     <div class="demo-container">
       <mdc-select placeholder="Standard" outlined
         class="custom-select-outline-shape-radius">
-        <mdc-menu class="demo-select-width">
+        <mdc-menu>
           <mdc-list>
             <mdc-list-item *ngFor="let food of foods" [value]="food.value"
               [disabled]="food.disabled">
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Custom Enhanced</h3>
     <div class="demo-container">
       <mdc-select placeholder="Standard" outlined
         class="custom-select-outline-color">
-        <mdc-menu class="demo-select-width">
+        <mdc-menu>
           <mdc-list>
             <mdc-list-item *ngFor="let food of foods" [value]="food.value"
               [disabled]="food.disabled">
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Lazy Load</h3>
   <form [formGroup]="lazyLoadForm" #formDirectiveLazy="ngForm">
     <mdc-select outlined formControlName="lazySelect"
       validationMessage="Selection is required" placeholder="Example">
-      <mdc-menu class="demo-select-width">
+      <mdc-menu>
         <mdc-list>
           <mdc-list-item *ngFor="let food of lazyFoods" [value]="food.value"
             [disabled]="food.disabled">{{food.viewValue}}</mdc-list-item>
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Lazy Load</h3>
   <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Select with [compareWith]</h3>
   <form [formGroup]="formCompareWith">
     <mdc-select formControlName="fruit" [compareWith]="compareFn">
-      <mdc-menu class="demo-select-width">
+      <mdc-menu>
         <mdc-list>
           <mdc-list-item *ngFor="let fruit of fruits" [value]="fruit">
             {{fruit.name}}</mdc-list-item>
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Select with ngModel</h3>
     <mdc-select #select placeholder="Favorite food" name="food" required
       outlined ngModel #demoNgModel="ngModel"
       (selectionChange)="onSelectionChange($event)">
-      <mdc-menu class="demo-select-width">
+      <mdc-menu>
         <mdc-list>
           <mdc-list-item *ngFor="let food of foods" [value]="food.value"
             [disabled]="food.disabled">{{food.viewValue}}</mdc-list-item>
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ <h3 class="demo-content__headline">Select with FormControl</h3>
     #formDirective="ngForm">
     <mdc-select #favoriteFood placeholder="Favorite food"
       formControlName="favoriteFood" validationMessage="Selection is required">
-      <mdc-menu class="demo-select-width">
+      <mdc-menu>
         <mdc-list>
           <mdc-list-item *ngFor="let food of foods" [value]="food.value"
             [disabled]="food.disabled">{{food.viewValue}}</mdc-list-item>
diff --git a/demos/src/styles/_select.scss b/demos/src/styles/_select.scss
index d8222e305..a3b388b20 100644
--- a/demos/src/styles/_select.scss
+++ b/demos/src/styles/_select.scss
@@ -35,7 +35,3 @@
 .custom-select-outline-shape-radius {
   @include select.outline-shape-radius(50%);
 }
-
-.demo-select-width {
-  width: 200px;
-}
diff --git a/packages/menu-surface/menu-surface-base.ts b/packages/menu-surface/menu-surface-base.ts
index c1e558c92..6f06b50e0 100644
--- a/packages/menu-surface/menu-surface-base.ts
+++ b/packages/menu-surface/menu-surface-base.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import {
   EventEmitter,
   NgZone,
   Input,
+  OnChanges,
   Optional,
-  Output
+  Output,
+  SimpleChanges,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 import {Platform} from '@angular/cdk/platform';
@@ -43,12 +45,16 @@ const ANCHOR_CORNER_MAP = {
 };
 
 @Directive()
-export abstract class MdcMenuSurfaceBase extends MDCComponent<MDCMenuSurfaceFoundation> {
+export abstract class MdcMenuSurfaceBase extends MDCComponent<MDCMenuSurfaceFoundation>
+  implements OnChanges {
   /** Emits whenever the component is destroyed. */
   private _destroy = new Subject<void>();
 
+  private _initialized = false;
   private _previousFocus?: Element;
 
+  _root!: Element;
+
   @Input()
   get open(): boolean {
     return this._open;
@@ -101,12 +107,7 @@ export abstract class MdcMenuSurfaceBase extends MDCComponent<MDCMenuSurfaceFoun
   }
   set fixed(value: boolean) {
     this._fixed = coerceBooleanProperty(value);
-    if (this._fixed) {
-      this._getHostElement().classList.add('mdc-menu-surface--fixed');
-    } else {
-      this._getHostElement().classList.remove('mdc-menu-surface--fixed');
-    }
-    this._foundation.setFixedPosition(this._fixed);
+    this._syncSurfaceFixed();
   }
   private _fixed: boolean = false;
 
@@ -142,6 +143,16 @@ export abstract class MdcMenuSurfaceBase extends MDCComponent<MDCMenuSurfaceFoun
   }
   private _hoistToBody: boolean = false;
 
+  @Input()
+  get fullwidth(): boolean {
+    return this._fullwidth;
+  }
+  set fullwidth(value: boolean) {
+    this._fullwidth = coerceBooleanProperty(value);
+    this._syncSurfaceFullwidth();
+  }
+  private _fullwidth: boolean = false;
+
   /** Emits an event whenever the menu surface is opened. */
   @Output() readonly opened: EventEmitter<void> = new EventEmitter<void>();
 
@@ -153,9 +164,9 @@ export abstract class MdcMenuSurfaceBase extends MDCComponent<MDCMenuSurfaceFoun
 
   getDefaultFoundation() {
     const adapter: MDCMenuSurfaceAdapter = {
-      addClass: (className: string) => this._getHostElement().classList.add(className),
-      removeClass: (className: string) => this._getHostElement().classList.remove(className),
-      hasClass: (className: string) => this._getHostElement().classList.contains(className),
+      addClass: (className: string) => this._root.classList.add(className),
+      removeClass: (className: string) => this._root.classList.remove(className),
+      hasClass: (className: string) => this._root.classList.contains(className),
       hasAnchor: () => !!this.anchorElement,
       notifyClose: () => {
         this.closed.emit();
@@ -165,26 +176,36 @@ export abstract class MdcMenuSurfaceBase extends MDCComponent<MDCMenuSurfaceFoun
         this.opened.emit();
         this._registerWindowClickListener();
       },
-      isElementInContainer: (el: Element) => this._getHostElement() === el || this._getHostElement().contains(el),
+      isElementInContainer: (el: Element) => this._root === el || this._root.contains(el),
       isRtl: () => this.platform.isBrowser ?
-        window.getComputedStyle(this._getHostElement()).getPropertyValue('direction') === 'rtl' : false,
+        window.getComputedStyle(this._root).getPropertyValue('direction') === 'rtl' : false,
       setTransformOrigin: (origin: string) =>
         this.platform.isBrowser ?
-          this._getHostElement().style[`${util.getTransformPropertyName(window)}-origin` as any] = origin : false,
-      isFocused: () => document?.activeElement === this._getHostElement() ?? false,
+          (this._root as HTMLElement).style[`${util.getTransformPropertyName(window)}-origin` as any] = origin : false,
+      isFocused: () => document?.activeElement === this._root ?? false,
       saveFocus: () => this._previousFocus = document?.activeElement ?? undefined,
       restoreFocus: () => {
         if (this.platform.isBrowser) {
-          if (this._getHostElement().contains(document.activeElement)) {
+          if (this._root.contains(document.activeElement)) {
             (<HTMLElement>this._previousFocus)?.focus();
           }
         }
       },
       getInnerDimensions: () =>
-        ({width: this._getHostElement().offsetWidth, height: this._getHostElement().offsetHeight}),
+        ({
+          width: (this._root as HTMLElement).offsetWidth,
+          height: (this._root as HTMLElement).offsetHeight
+        }),
       getAnchorDimensions: () =>
         this.platform.isBrowser || !this.anchorElement ?
-          this._anchorElement!.getBoundingClientRect() : {top: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0, width: 0, height: 0},
+          this._anchorElement!.getBoundingClientRect() : {
+            top: 0,
+            right: 0,
+            bottom: 0,
+            left: 0,
+            width: 0,
+            height: 0
+          },
       getWindowDimensions: () => ({
         width: this.platform.isBrowser ? window.innerWidth : 0,
         height: this.platform.isBrowser ? window.innerHeight : 0
@@ -198,12 +219,12 @@ export abstract class MdcMenuSurfaceBase extends MDCComponent<MDCMenuSurfaceFoun
         y: this.platform.isBrowser ? window.pageYOffset : 0
       }),
       setPosition: (position: {left: number, right: number, top: number, bottom: number}) => {
-        this._getHostElement().style.left = 'left' in position ? `${position.left}px` : '';
-        this._getHostElement().style.right = 'right' in position ? `${position.right}px` : '';
-        this._getHostElement().style.top = 'top' in position ? `${position.top}px` : '';
-        this._getHostElement().style.bottom = 'bottom' in position ? `${position.bottom}px` : '';
+        (this._root as HTMLElement).style.left = 'left' in position ? `${position.left}px` : '';
+        (this._root as HTMLElement).style.right = 'right' in position ? `${position.right}px` : '';
+        (this._root as HTMLElement).style.top = 'top' in position ? `${position.top}px` : '';
+        (this._root as HTMLElement).style.bottom = 'bottom' in position ? `${position.bottom}px` : '';
       },
-      setMaxHeight: (height: string) => this._getHostElement().style.maxHeight = height
+      setMaxHeight: (height: string) => (this._root as HTMLElement).style.maxHeight = height
     };
     return new MDCMenuSurfaceFoundation(adapter);
   }
@@ -214,11 +235,28 @@ export abstract class MdcMenuSurfaceBase extends MDCComponent<MDCMenuSurfaceFoun
     @Optional() private _ngZone: NgZone,
     public elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>) {
     super(elementRef);
+
+    this._root = this.elementRef.nativeElement;
+  }
+
+  ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
+    if (!this._initialized) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (changes['fixed']) {
+      this._syncSurfaceFixed();
+    }
+
+    if (changes['fullwidth']) {
+      this._syncSurfaceFullwidth();
+    }
   }
 
   protected initMenuSurface(): void {
+    this._initialized = true;
     this._foundation.init();
-    this.anchorElement = this._getHostElement().parentElement ?? this.anchorElement;
+    this.anchorElement = this._root.parentElement ?? this.anchorElement;
     this._registerKeydownListener();
   }
 
@@ -234,7 +272,24 @@ export abstract class MdcMenuSurfaceBase extends MDCComponent<MDCMenuSurfaceFoun
     }
 
     if (this.hoistToBody) {
-      document.body!.removeChild(this._getHostElement());
+      document.body!.removeChild(this._root);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _syncSurfaceFixed(): void {
+    if (this.fixed) {
+      this._root.classList.add('mdc-menu-surface--fixed');
+    } else {
+      this._root.classList.remove('mdc-menu-surface--fixed');
+    }
+    this._foundation.setFixedPosition(this.fixed);
+  }
+
+  private _syncSurfaceFullwidth(): void {
+    if (this._fullwidth) {
+      this._root.classList.add('mdc-menu-surface--fullwidth');
+    } else {
+      this._root.classList.remove('mdc-menu-surface--fullwidth');
     }
   }
 
@@ -247,15 +302,15 @@ export abstract class MdcMenuSurfaceBase extends MDCComponent<MDCMenuSurfaceFoun
       return;
     }
 
-    const parentEl = this._getHostElement().parentElement;
+    const parentEl = this._root.parentElement;
     if (parentEl) {
-      document.body!.appendChild(parentEl.removeChild(this._getHostElement()));
+      document.body!.appendChild(parentEl.removeChild(this._root));
       this._foundation.setIsHoisted(true);
     }
   }
 
   private _registerKeydownListener(): void {
-    fromEvent<KeyboardEvent>(this._getHostElement(), 'keydown')
+    fromEvent<KeyboardEvent>(this._root, 'keydown')
       .pipe(takeUntil(this._destroy))
       .subscribe(evt => {
         this._foundation.handleKeydown(evt);
@@ -280,9 +335,4 @@ export abstract class MdcMenuSurfaceBase extends MDCComponent<MDCMenuSurfaceFoun
   private _deregisterWindowClickListener(): void {
     this._windowClickSubscription?.unsubscribe();
   }
-
-  /** Retrieves the DOM element of the component host. */
-  protected _getHostElement(): HTMLElement {
-    return this.elementRef.nativeElement;
-  }
 }