diff --git a/src/material/menu/menu.ts b/src/material/menu/menu.ts
index 00bd044ebb3..1710c866379 100644
--- a/src/material/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/material/menu/menu.ts
@@ -445,4 +445,9 @@ export class MatMenu extends _MatMenuBase {}
 })
 // tslint:disable-next-line:class-name
 export class _MatMenu extends MatMenu {
+
+  constructor(elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>, ngZone: NgZone,
+      @Inject(MAT_MENU_DEFAULT_OPTIONS) defaultOptions: MatMenuDefaultOptions) {
+    super(elementRef, ngZone, defaultOptions);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/material/menu.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/material/menu.d.ts
index 0e54f01eb83..4e9a2d7c3df 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/material/menu.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/material/menu.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export declare class _MatMenu extends MatMenu {
+    constructor(elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>, ngZone: NgZone, defaultOptions: MatMenuDefaultOptions);
 }
 
 export declare class _MatMenuBase implements AfterContentInit, MatMenuPanel<MatMenuItem>, OnInit, OnDestroy {