diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-menu/menu.spec.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-menu/menu.spec.ts
index ec2ca52cc503..70fbd4828e2c 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-menu/menu.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-menu/menu.spec.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,25 @@ describe('MatMenu', () => {
     expect(document.activeElement).not.toBe(triggerEl);
   }));
 
+  it('should restore focus to the trigger immediately once the menu is closed', () => {
+    const fixture = createComponent(SimpleMenu, [], [FakeIcon]);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    const triggerEl = fixture.componentInstance.triggerEl.nativeElement;
+
+    // A click without a mousedown before it is considered a keyboard open.
+    triggerEl.click();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(overlayContainerElement.querySelector('.mat-mdc-menu-panel')).toBeTruthy();
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.trigger.closeMenu();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    // Note: don't add a `tick` here since we're testing
+    // that focus is restored before the animation is done.
+
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(triggerEl);
+  });
+
   it('should be able to set a custom class on the backdrop', fakeAsync(() => {
     const fixture = createComponent(SimpleMenu, [], [FakeIcon]);
 
diff --git a/src/material/menu/menu-trigger.ts b/src/material/menu/menu-trigger.ts
index 8d73e70828f9..e40dc3a2b951 100644
--- a/src/material/menu/menu-trigger.ts
+++ b/src/material/menu/menu-trigger.ts
@@ -298,18 +298,20 @@ export class MatMenuTrigger implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
           .subscribe({
             next: () => menu.lazyContent!.detach(),
             // No matter whether the content got re-attached, reset the menu.
-            complete: () => this._resetMenu()
+            complete: () => this._setIsMenuOpen(false)
           });
       } else {
-        this._resetMenu();
+        this._setIsMenuOpen(false);
       }
     } else {
-      this._resetMenu();
+      this._setIsMenuOpen(false);
 
       if (menu.lazyContent) {
         menu.lazyContent.detach();
       }
     }
+
+    this._restoreFocus();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -339,13 +341,8 @@ export class MatMenuTrigger implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * This method resets the menu when it's closed, most importantly restoring
-   * focus to the menu trigger if the menu was opened via the keyboard.
-   */
-  private _resetMenu(): void {
-    this._setIsMenuOpen(false);
-
+  /** Restores focus to the element that was focused before the menu was open. */
+  private _restoreFocus() {
     // We should reset focus if the user is navigating using a keyboard or
     // if we have a top-level trigger which might cause focus to be lost
     // when clicking on the backdrop.
diff --git a/src/material/menu/menu.spec.ts b/src/material/menu/menu.spec.ts
index 4c975790508e..67c4bb1908dd 100644
--- a/src/material/menu/menu.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/menu/menu.spec.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,25 @@ describe('MatMenu', () => {
     expect(document.activeElement).not.toBe(triggerEl);
   }));
 
+  it('should restore focus to the trigger immediately once the menu is closed', () => {
+    const fixture = createComponent(SimpleMenu, [], [FakeIcon]);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    const triggerEl = fixture.componentInstance.triggerEl.nativeElement;
+
+    // A click without a mousedown before it is considered a keyboard open.
+    triggerEl.click();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(overlayContainerElement.querySelector('.mat-menu-panel')).toBeTruthy();
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.trigger.closeMenu();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    // Note: don't add a `tick` here since we're testing
+    // that focus is restored before the animation is done.
+
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(triggerEl);
+  });
+
   it('should be able to set a custom class on the backdrop', fakeAsync(() => {
     const fixture = createComponent(SimpleMenu, [], [FakeIcon]);