diff --git a/src/lib/core/style/_menu-common.scss b/src/lib/core/style/_menu-common.scss
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index 00000000000..c010a34e0a6
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+++ b/src/lib/core/style/_menu-common.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+@import './variables';
+@import './elevation';
+@import './list-common';
+
+/** The mixins below are shared between md-menu and md-select */
+
+// menu width must be a multiple of 56px
+$md-menu-overlay-min-width: 112px !default;   // 56 * 2
+$md-menu-overlay-max-width: 280px !default;   // 56 * 5
+
+$md-menu-item-height: 48px !default;
+$md-menu-font-size: 16px !default;
+$md-menu-side-padding: 16px !default;
+$md-menu-vertical-padding: 8px !default;
+
+@mixin md-menu-base() {
+  @include md-elevation(2);
+  min-width: $md-menu-overlay-min-width;
+  max-width: $md-menu-overlay-max-width;
+
+  overflow: auto;
+  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;   // for momentum scroll on mobile
+
+  padding-top: $md-menu-vertical-padding;
+  padding-bottom: $md-menu-vertical-padding;
+}
+
+@mixin md-menu-item-base() {
+  @include md-truncate-line();
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  align-items: center;
+  height: $md-menu-item-height;
+  padding: 0 $md-menu-side-padding;
+
+  font-size: $md-menu-font-size;
+  font-family: $md-font-family;
+  text-align: start;
+  text-decoration: none;   // necessary to reset anchor tags
+
+  &[disabled] {
+    cursor: default;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/menu/menu.scss b/src/lib/menu/menu.scss
index fafa964c6c2..06192753143 100644
--- a/src/lib/menu/menu.scss
+++ b/src/lib/menu/menu.scss
@@ -1,55 +1,22 @@
 // TODO(kara): update vars for desktop when MD team responds
 // TODO(kara): animation for menu opening
-@import '../core/style/variables';
-@import '../core/style/elevation';
+
 @import '../core/style/button-common';
 @import '../core/style/sidenav-common';
-@import '../core/style/list-common';
-
-
-// menu width must be a multiple of 56px
-$md-menu-overlay-min-width: 112px !default;   // 56 * 2
-$md-menu-overlay-max-width: 280px !default;   // 56 * 5
-
-$md-menu-item-height: 48px !default;
-$md-menu-font-size: 16px !default;
-$md-menu-side-padding: 16px !default;
-$md-menu-vertical-padding: 8px !default;
+@import '../core/style/menu-common';
 
 .md-menu-panel {
-  @include md-elevation(2);
-  min-width: $md-menu-overlay-min-width;
-  max-width: $md-menu-overlay-max-width;
+  @include md-menu-base();
 
   // max height must be 100% of the viewport height + one row height
   max-height: calc(100vh + 48px);
-  overflow: auto;
-  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;   // for momentum scroll on mobile
-
-  padding-top: $md-menu-vertical-padding;
-  padding-bottom: $md-menu-vertical-padding;
 }
 
 [md-menu-item] {
   @include md-button-reset();
-  @include md-truncate-line();
-
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: row;
-  align-items: center;
-  height: $md-menu-item-height;
-  padding: 0 $md-menu-side-padding;
-
-  font-size: $md-menu-font-size;
-  font-family: $md-font-family;
-  text-align: start;
-  text-decoration: none;   // necessary to reset anchor tags
-
-  &[disabled] {
-    cursor: default;
-  }
+  @include md-menu-item-base();
 }
 
 button[md-menu-item] {
   width: 100%;
-}
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+}