diff --git a/paper-menu-button.html b/paper-menu-button.html
index 55f71cb..d914e19 100644
--- a/paper-menu-button.html
+++ b/paper-menu-button.html
@@ -305,7 +305,10 @@
         },
 
         listeners: {
-          'iron-select': '_onIronSelect'
+          'iron-select': '_onIronSelect',
+          'iron-overlay-opened': '__stopEventPropagation',
+          'iron-overlay-closed': '__stopEventPropagation',
+          'iron-overlay-canceled': '__stopEventPropagation'
         },
 
         /**
@@ -412,6 +415,10 @@
           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 5652625..9b68c8a 100644
--- a/test/paper-menu-button.html
+++ b/test/paper-menu-button.html
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
             MockInteractions.tap(trigger);
           });
         });
-        
+
         MockInteractions.tap(trigger);
       });
 
@@ -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);
+      });
+
     });
 
     suite('when there are two buttons', function() {
@@ -150,7 +187,7 @@
           Polymer.Base.async(function() {
             MockInteractions.tap(otherTrigger);
           });
-          
+
 
           Polymer.Base.async(function() {
             expect(firstClosed).to.be.equal(true);