diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-grid.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-grid.ts
index 57add5da8653..119d184d49b5 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-grid.ts
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-grid.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import {
 import {MatFormFieldControl} from '@angular/material-experimental/mdc-form-field';
 import {LiveAnnouncer} from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import {MatChipTextControl} from './chip-text-control';
-import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
+import {Observable, Subject} from 'rxjs';
 import {startWith, takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {MatChipEvent} from './chip';
 import {MatChipRow} from './chip-row';
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ export class MatChipGridChange {
  * @docs-private
  */
 class MatChipGridBase extends MatChipSet {
+  /**
+   * Emits whenever the component state changes and should cause the parent
+   * form-field to update. Implemented as part of `MatFormFieldControl`.
+   * @docs-private
+   */
+  readonly stateChanges = new Subject<void>();
+
   constructor(
     liveAnnouncer: LiveAnnouncer,
     document: any,
@@ -72,7 +79,11 @@ class MatChipGridBase extends MatChipSet {
     public _defaultErrorStateMatcher: ErrorStateMatcher,
     public _parentForm: NgForm,
     public _parentFormGroup: FormGroupDirective,
-    /** @docs-private */
+    /**
+     * Form control bound to the component.
+     * Implemented as part of `MatFormFieldControl`.
+     * @docs-private
+     */
     public ngControl: NgControl,
   ) {
     super(liveAnnouncer, document, elementRef, changeDetectorRef);
diff --git a/src/material/chips/chip-list.ts b/src/material/chips/chip-list.ts
index 11b8741ee05b..21dc2cf5e136 100644
--- a/src/material/chips/chip-list.ts
+++ b/src/material/chips/chip-list.ts
@@ -46,11 +46,22 @@ import {MatChipTextControl} from './chip-text-control';
 /** @docs-private */
 const _MatChipListBase = mixinErrorState(
   class {
+    /**
+     * Emits whenever the component state changes and should cause the parent
+     * form-field to update. Implemented as part of `MatFormFieldControl`.
+     * @docs-private
+     */
+    readonly stateChanges = new Subject<void>();
+
     constructor(
       public _defaultErrorStateMatcher: ErrorStateMatcher,
       public _parentForm: NgForm,
       public _parentFormGroup: FormGroupDirective,
-      /** @docs-private */
+      /**
+       * Form control bound to the component.
+       * Implemented as part of `MatFormFieldControl`.
+       * @docs-private
+       */
       public ngControl: NgControl,
     ) {}
   },
diff --git a/src/material/core/common-behaviors/error-state.ts b/src/material/core/common-behaviors/error-state.ts
index 6d547992bc94..70b3b61bdedc 100644
--- a/src/material/core/common-behaviors/error-state.ts
+++ b/src/material/core/common-behaviors/error-state.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import {AbstractConstructor, Constructor} from './constructor';
 
 /** @docs-private */
 export interface CanUpdateErrorState {
-  /** Emits whenever the component state changes. */
-  readonly stateChanges: Subject<void>;
   /** Updates the error state based on the provided error state matcher. */
   updateErrorState(): void;
   /** Whether the component is in an error state. */
@@ -31,7 +29,12 @@ export interface HasErrorState {
   _parentFormGroup: FormGroupDirective;
   _parentForm: NgForm;
   _defaultErrorStateMatcher: ErrorStateMatcher;
+
+  // These properties are defined as per the `MatFormFieldControl` interface. Since
+  // this mixin is commonly used with custom form-field controls, we respect the
+  // properties (also with the public name they need according to `MatFormFieldControl`).
   ngControl: NgControl;
+  stateChanges: Subject<void>;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -45,13 +48,6 @@ export function mixinErrorState<T extends Constructor<HasErrorState>>(
   base: T,
 ): CanUpdateErrorStateCtor & T {
   return class extends base {
-    // This class member exists as an interop with `MatFormFieldControl` which expects
-    // a public `stateChanges` observable to emit whenever the form field should be updated.
-    // The description is not specifically mentioning the error state, as classes using this
-    // mixin can/should emit an event in other cases too.
-    /** Emits whenever the component state changes. */
-    readonly stateChanges = new Subject<void>();
-
     /** Whether the component is in an error state. */
     errorState: boolean = false;
 
diff --git a/src/material/datepicker/date-range-input-parts.ts b/src/material/datepicker/date-range-input-parts.ts
index 19e5641ac8bd..e9254b0e1b88 100644
--- a/src/material/datepicker/date-range-input-parts.ts
+++ b/src/material/datepicker/date-range-input-parts.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ abstract class MatDateRangeInputPartBase<D>
   extends MatDatepickerInputBase<DateRange<D>>
   implements OnInit, DoCheck
 {
-  /** @docs-private */
+  /**
+   * Form control bound to this input part.
+   * @docs-private
+   */
   ngControl: NgControl;
 
   /** @docs-private */
diff --git a/src/material/input/input.ts b/src/material/input/input.ts
index cf67fd0bd6ff..2154bd962fcd 100644
--- a/src/material/input/input.ts
+++ b/src/material/input/input.ts
@@ -48,11 +48,22 @@ let nextUniqueId = 0;
 /** @docs-private */
 const _MatInputBase = mixinErrorState(
   class {
+    /**
+     * Emits whenever the component state changes and should cause the parent
+     * form-field to update. Implemented as part of `MatFormFieldControl`.
+     * @docs-private
+     */
+    readonly stateChanges = new Subject<void>();
+
     constructor(
       public _defaultErrorStateMatcher: ErrorStateMatcher,
       public _parentForm: NgForm,
       public _parentFormGroup: FormGroupDirective,
-      /** @docs-private */
+      /**
+       * Form control bound to the component.
+       * Implemented as part of `MatFormFieldControl`.
+       * @docs-private
+       */
       public ngControl: NgControl,
     ) {}
   },
diff --git a/src/material/select/select.ts b/src/material/select/select.ts
index ecd5e82b6ab8..cb6c64d0aea6 100644
--- a/src/material/select/select.ts
+++ b/src/material/select/select.ts
@@ -192,11 +192,23 @@ const _MatSelectMixinBase = mixinDisableRipple(
     mixinDisabled(
       mixinErrorState(
         class {
+          /**
+           * Emits whenever the component state changes and should cause the parent
+           * form-field to update. Implemented as part of `MatFormFieldControl`.
+           * @docs-private
+           */
+          readonly stateChanges = new Subject<void>();
+
           constructor(
             public _elementRef: ElementRef,
             public _defaultErrorStateMatcher: ErrorStateMatcher,
             public _parentForm: NgForm,
             public _parentFormGroup: FormGroupDirective,
+            /**
+             * Form control bound to the component.
+             * Implemented as part of `MatFormFieldControl`.
+             * @docs-private
+             */
             public ngControl: NgControl,
           ) {}
         },
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/material/core.md b/tools/public_api_guard/material/core.md
index 40f3dbf8ec50..809da0837c26 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/material/core.md
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/material/core.md
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ export interface CanDisableRipple {
 export interface CanUpdateErrorState {
     errorState: boolean;
     errorStateMatcher: ErrorStateMatcher;
-    readonly stateChanges: Subject<void>;
     updateErrorState(): void;
 }