feat(menu): allow focus restoration to be disabled

src/lib/menu/menu-trigger.ts

@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ export class MatMenuTrigger implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
   /** Data to be passed along to any lazily-rendered content. */
   @Input('matMenuTriggerData') menuData: any;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether focus should be restored when the menu is closed.
+   * Note that disabling this option can have accessibility implications
+   * and it's up to you to manage focus, if you decide to turn it off.
+   */
+  @Input('matMenuTriggerRestoreFocus') restoreFocus: boolean = true;
+
   /** Event emitted when the associated menu is opened. */
   @Output() readonly menuOpened: EventEmitter<void> = new EventEmitter<void>();
 
@@ -339,12 +346,14 @@ export class MatMenuTrigger implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
     // 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.
-    if (!this._openedBy) {
-      // Note that the focus style will show up both for `program` and
-      // `keyboard` so we don't have to specify which one it is.
-      this.focus();
-    } else if (!this.triggersSubmenu()) {
-      this.focus(this._openedBy);
+    if (this.restoreFocus) {
+      if (!this._openedBy) {
+        // Note that the focus style will show up both for `program` and
+        // `keyboard` so we don't have to specify which one it is.
+        this.focus();
+      } else if (!this.triggersSubmenu()) {
+        this.focus(this._openedBy);
+      }
     }
 
     this._openedBy = null;

src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts

@@ -159,6 +159,27 @@ describe('MatMenu', () => {
     expect(document.activeElement).toBe(triggerEl);
   }));
 
+  it('should not restore focus to the trigger if focus restoration is disabled', fakeAsync(() => {
+    const fixture = createComponent(SimpleMenu, [], [FakeIcon]);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    const triggerEl = fixture.componentInstance.triggerEl.nativeElement;
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.restoreFocus = false;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    // 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();
+    tick(500);
+
+    expect(document.activeElement).not.toBe(triggerEl);
+  }));
+
   it('should be able to set a custom class on the backdrop', fakeAsync(() => {
     const fixture = createComponent(SimpleMenu, [], [FakeIcon]);
 
@@ -1878,7 +1899,10 @@ describe('MatMenu default overrides', () => {
 
 @Component({
   template: `
-    <button [matMenuTriggerFor]="menu" #triggerEl>Toggle menu</button>
+    <button
+      [matMenuTriggerFor]="menu"
+      [matMenuTriggerRestoreFocus]="restoreFocus"
+      #triggerEl>Toggle menu</button>
     <mat-menu
       #menu="matMenu"
       [class]="panelClass"
@@ -1904,6 +1928,7 @@ class SimpleMenu {
   closeCallback = jasmine.createSpy('menu closed callback');
   backdropClass: string;
   panelClass: string;
+  restoreFocus = true;
 }
 
 @Component({

tools/public_api_guard/lib/menu.d.ts

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export declare class MatMenuTrigger implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
     readonly menuOpened: EventEmitter<void>;
     readonly onMenuClose: EventEmitter<void>;
     readonly onMenuOpen: EventEmitter<void>;
+    restoreFocus: boolean;
     constructor(_overlay: Overlay, _element: ElementRef<HTMLElement>, _viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef, scrollStrategy: any, _parentMenu: MatMenu, _menuItemInstance: MatMenuItem, _dir: Directionality, _focusMonitor?: FocusMonitor | undefined);
     _handleClick(event: MouseEvent): void;
     _handleKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void;