diff --git a/paper-menu-button.html b/paper-menu-button.html
index b841d97..5d29eae 100644
--- a/paper-menu-button.html
+++ b/paper-menu-button.html
@@ -304,7 +304,13 @@
       hostAttributes: {role: 'group', 'aria-haspopup': 'true'},
 
       listeners:
-          {'iron-activate': '_onIronActivate', 'iron-select': '_onIronSelect'},
+          {
+            'iron-activate': '_onIronActivate',
+            'iron-select': '_onIronSelect',
+            'iron-overlay-opened': '__stopEventPropagation',
+            'iron-overlay-closed': '__stopEventPropagation',
+            'iron-overlay-canceled': '__stopEventPropagation'
+          },
 
       /**
        * The content element that is contained by the menu button, if any.
@@ -416,6 +422,10 @@
         if (path.indexOf(trigger) > -1) {
           event.preventDefault();
         }
+      },
+
+      __stopEventPropagation: function(event) {
+          event.stopPropagation();
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/test/paper-menu-button.html b/test/paper-menu-button.html
index 505a318..6763ba0 100644
--- a/test/paper-menu-button.html
+++ b/test/paper-menu-button.html
@@ -107,6 +107,43 @@
         expect(menuButton.hasAttribute('aria-haspopup')).to.be.equal(true);
       });
 
+      test('iron-overlay-opened event propagation is stopped', function(done) {
+        var spy = sinon.stub();
+        Polymer.dom(menuButton).parentNode.addEventListener('iron-overlay-opened', spy);
+        menuButton.opened = true;
+        Polymer.Base.async(function() {
+          expect(spy.called).to.be.false;
+          done();
+        }, 10);
+      });
+
+      test('iron-overlay-closed event propagation is stopped', function(done) {
+        var spy = sinon.stub();
+        Polymer.dom(menuButton).parentNode.addEventListener('iron-overlay-closed', spy);
+        menuButton.opened = true;
+        Polymer.Base.async(function() {
+          menuButton.opened = false;
+          Polymer.Base.async(function() {
+            expect(spy.called).to.be.false;
+            done();
+          }, 10);
+        }, 10);
+      });
+
+      test('iron-overlay-canceled event propagation is stopped', function(done) {
+        var spy = sinon.stub();
+        Polymer.dom(menuButton).parentNode.addEventListener('iron-overlay-canceled', spy);
+        menuButton.opened = true;
+        Polymer.Base.async(function() {
+          // Will cause cancel to happen
+          MockInteractions.tap(menuButton);
+          Polymer.Base.async(function() {
+            expect(spy.called).to.be.false;
+            done();
+          }, 10);
+        }, 10);
+      });
+
       test('closes on iron-activate if close-on-activate is true', function(done) {
         menuButton.closeOnActivate = true;