diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-menu/menu.html b/src/material-experimental/mdc-menu/menu.html
index c2c2c285c999..90d8bcc58f64 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-menu/menu.html
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-menu/menu.html
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
     (@transformMenu.start)="_onAnimationStart($event)"
     (@transformMenu.done)="_onAnimationDone($event)"
     tabindex="-1"
-    role="menu">
+    role="menu"
+    [attr.aria-label]="ariaLabel || null"
+    [attr.aria-labelledby]="ariaLabelledby || null"
+    [attr.aria-describedby]="ariaDescribedby || null">
     <div class="mat-mdc-menu-content mdc-list">
       <ng-content></ng-content>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-menu/menu.spec.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-menu/menu.spec.ts
index 7d983727a6db..83dfee6e0bbb 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-menu/menu.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-menu/menu.spec.ts
@@ -503,6 +503,38 @@ describe('MDC-based MatMenu', () => {
     expect(role).toBe('menu', 'Expected panel to have the "menu" role.');
   });
 
+  it('should forward ARIA attributes to the menu panel', () => {
+    const fixture = createComponent(SimpleMenu, [], [FakeIcon]);
+    const instance = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    instance.trigger.openMenu();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const menuPanel = overlayContainerElement.querySelector('.mat-mdc-menu-panel')!;
+    expect(menuPanel.hasAttribute('aria-label')).toBe(false);
+    expect(menuPanel.hasAttribute('aria-labelledby')).toBe(false);
+    expect(menuPanel.hasAttribute('aria-describedby')).toBe(false);
+
+    // Note that setting all of these at the same time is invalid,
+    // but it's up to the consumer to handle it correctly.
+    instance.ariaLabel = 'Custom aria-label';
+    instance.ariaLabelledby = 'custom-labelled-by';
+    instance.ariaDescribedby = 'custom-described-by';
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(menuPanel.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('Custom aria-label');
+    expect(menuPanel.getAttribute('aria-labelledby')).toBe('custom-labelled-by');
+    expect(menuPanel.getAttribute('aria-describedby')).toBe('custom-described-by');
+
+    // Change these to empty strings to make sure that we don't preserve empty attributes.
+    instance.ariaLabel = instance.ariaLabelledby = instance.ariaDescribedby = '';
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(menuPanel.hasAttribute('aria-label')).toBe(false);
+    expect(menuPanel.hasAttribute('aria-labelledby')).toBe(false);
+    expect(menuPanel.hasAttribute('aria-describedby')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('should set the "menuitem" role on the items by default', () => {
     const fixture = createComponent(SimpleMenu, [], [FakeIcon]);
     fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -2163,7 +2195,10 @@ describe('MatMenu default overrides', () => {
       #menu="matMenu"
       [class]="panelClass"
       (closed)="closeCallback($event)"
-      [backdropClass]="backdropClass">
+      [backdropClass]="backdropClass"
+      [aria-label]="ariaLabel"
+      [aria-labelledby]="ariaLabelledby"
+      [aria-describedby]="ariaDescribedby">
 
       <button mat-menu-item> Item </button>
       <button mat-menu-item disabled> Disabled </button>
@@ -2185,6 +2220,9 @@ class SimpleMenu {
   backdropClass: string;
   panelClass: string;
   restoreFocus = true;
+  ariaLabel: string;
+  ariaLabelledby: string;
+  ariaDescribedby: string;
 }
 
 @Component({
diff --git a/src/material/menu/menu.html b/src/material/menu/menu.html
index acd80470095e..8bd298ce6417 100644
--- a/src/material/menu/menu.html
+++ b/src/material/menu/menu.html
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
     (@transformMenu.start)="_onAnimationStart($event)"
     (@transformMenu.done)="_onAnimationDone($event)"
     tabindex="-1"
-    role="menu">
+    role="menu"
+    [attr.aria-label]="ariaLabel || null"
+    [attr.aria-labelledby]="ariaLabelledby || null"
+    [attr.aria-describedby]="ariaDescribedby || null">
     <div class="mat-menu-content">
       <ng-content></ng-content>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/material/menu/menu.spec.ts b/src/material/menu/menu.spec.ts
index 1b0af4d27f80..2b459397f09e 100644
--- a/src/material/menu/menu.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/menu/menu.spec.ts
@@ -503,6 +503,38 @@ describe('MatMenu', () => {
     expect(role).toBe('menu', 'Expected panel to have the "menu" role.');
   });
 
+  it('should forward ARIA attributes to the menu panel', () => {
+    const fixture = createComponent(SimpleMenu, [], [FakeIcon]);
+    const instance = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    instance.trigger.openMenu();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const menuPanel = overlayContainerElement.querySelector('.mat-menu-panel')!;
+    expect(menuPanel.hasAttribute('aria-label')).toBe(false);
+    expect(menuPanel.hasAttribute('aria-labelledby')).toBe(false);
+    expect(menuPanel.hasAttribute('aria-describedby')).toBe(false);
+
+    // Note that setting all of these at the same time is invalid,
+    // but it's up to the consumer to handle it correctly.
+    instance.ariaLabel = 'Custom aria-label';
+    instance.ariaLabelledby = 'custom-labelled-by';
+    instance.ariaDescribedby = 'custom-described-by';
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(menuPanel.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('Custom aria-label');
+    expect(menuPanel.getAttribute('aria-labelledby')).toBe('custom-labelled-by');
+    expect(menuPanel.getAttribute('aria-describedby')).toBe('custom-described-by');
+
+    // Change these to empty strings to make sure that we don't preserve empty attributes.
+    instance.ariaLabel = instance.ariaLabelledby = instance.ariaDescribedby = '';
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(menuPanel.hasAttribute('aria-label')).toBe(false);
+    expect(menuPanel.hasAttribute('aria-labelledby')).toBe(false);
+    expect(menuPanel.hasAttribute('aria-describedby')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('should set the "menuitem" role on the items by default', () => {
     const fixture = createComponent(SimpleMenu, [], [FakeIcon]);
     fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -2151,7 +2183,10 @@ describe('MatMenu default overrides', () => {
       #menu="matMenu"
       [class]="panelClass"
       (closed)="closeCallback($event)"
-      [backdropClass]="backdropClass">
+      [backdropClass]="backdropClass"
+      [aria-label]="ariaLabel"
+      [aria-labelledby]="ariaLabelledby"
+      [aria-describedby]="ariaDescribedby">
 
       <button mat-menu-item> Item </button>
       <button mat-menu-item disabled> Disabled </button>
@@ -2173,6 +2208,9 @@ class SimpleMenu {
   backdropClass: string;
   panelClass: string;
   restoreFocus = true;
+  ariaLabel: string;
+  ariaLabelledby: string;
+  ariaDescribedby: string;
 }
 
 @Component({
diff --git a/src/material/menu/menu.ts b/src/material/menu/menu.ts
index ec48f2a2d2e1..4333955bac47 100644
--- a/src/material/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/material/menu/menu.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ export class _MatMenuBase implements AfterContentInit, MatMenuPanel<MatMenuItem>
   /** Class to be added to the backdrop element. */
   @Input() backdropClass: string = this._defaultOptions.backdropClass;
 
+  /** aria-label for the menu panel. */
+  @Input('aria-label') ariaLabel: string;
+
+  /** aria-labelledby for the menu panel. */
+  @Input('aria-labelledby') ariaLabelledby: string;
+
+  /** aria-describedby for the menu panel. */
+  @Input('aria-describedby') ariaDescribedby: string;
+
   /** Position of the menu in the X axis. */
   @Input()
   get xPosition(): MenuPositionX { return this._xPosition; }
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/material/menu.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/material/menu.d.ts
index b3e4a75fb345..90393bc89156 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/material/menu.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/material/menu.d.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ export declare class _MatMenuBase implements AfterContentInit, MatMenuPanel<MatM
     };
     _isAnimating: boolean;
     _panelAnimationState: 'void' | 'enter';
+    ariaDescribedby: string;
+    ariaLabel: string;
+    ariaLabelledby: string;
     backdropClass: string;
     classList: string;
     close: EventEmitter<void | 'click' | 'keydown' | 'tab'>;
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ export declare class _MatMenuBase implements AfterContentInit, MatMenuPanel<MatM
     resetActiveItem(): void;
     setElevation(depth: number): void;
     setPositionClasses(posX?: MenuPositionX, posY?: MenuPositionY): void;
-    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta<_MatMenuBase, never, never, { 'backdropClass': "backdropClass", 'xPosition': "xPosition", 'yPosition': "yPosition", 'overlapTrigger': "overlapTrigger", 'hasBackdrop': "hasBackdrop", 'panelClass': "class", 'classList': "classList" }, { 'closed': "closed", 'close': "close" }, ["lazyContent", "_allItems", "items"]>;
+    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta<_MatMenuBase, never, never, { 'backdropClass': "backdropClass", 'ariaLabel': "aria-label", 'ariaLabelledby': "aria-labelledby", 'ariaDescribedby': "aria-describedby", 'xPosition': "xPosition", 'yPosition': "yPosition", 'overlapTrigger': "overlapTrigger", 'hasBackdrop': "hasBackdrop", 'panelClass': "class", 'classList': "classList" }, { 'closed': "closed", 'close': "close" }, ["lazyContent", "_allItems", "items"]>;
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDef<_MatMenuBase>;
 }