diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/context-menu/context-menu-list.component.html b/lib/core/src/lib/context-menu/context-menu-list.component.html
index 526fddde73..2bc2e44b17 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/context-menu/context-menu-list.component.html
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/context-menu/context-menu-list.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div mat-menu class="mat-mdc-menu-panel mdc-menu-surface mdc-menu-surface--open adf-context-menu-animate">
+<div mat-menu class="mat-mdc-menu-panel mdc-menu-surface mdc-menu-surface--open">
     <div id="adf-context-menu-content" class="mat-mdc-menu-content">
         @for (link of links; track link) {
             @if (link.model?.visible) {
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
                     (click)="onMenuItemClick($event, link)"
                 >
                     @if (link.model?.icon) {
-                        <mat-icon [adf-icon]="link.model.icon" />
+                        <mat-icon matMenuItemIcon [adf-icon]="link.model.icon" />
                     }
                     <span>{{ link.title || link.model?.title | translate }}</span>
                 </button>
@@ -18,3 +18,10 @@
         }
     </div>
 </div>
+
+<!--
+    Style-loader menu: this hidden real mat-menu instance ensures Angular Material
+    menu component styles are registered for this custom overlay-rendered menu.
+    Remove it once this component is migrated to a true mat-menu + matMenuTriggerFor flow.
+-->
+<mat-menu aria-hidden="true" class="adf-context-menu-style-loader" />
diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/context-menu/context-menu-list.component.scss b/lib/core/src/lib/context-menu/context-menu-list.component.scss
index df8b7bc8f5..f01b672b8a 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/context-menu/context-menu-list.component.scss
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/context-menu/context-menu-list.component.scss
@@ -1,57 +1,8 @@
-@use '@angular/material' as mat;
-
-@keyframes delayed-elevation {
-    0% {
-        box-shadow: none;
-    }
-
-    100% {
-        @include mat.elevation(8);
-    }
-}
-
-@keyframes menu-scale-in {
-    0% {
-        opacity: 0;
-        transform: scale(0.01, 0.01);
-    }
-
-    25% {
-        opacity: 1;
-        transform: scale(1, 0.5);
-    }
-
-    100% {
-        opacity: 1;
-        transform: scale(1, 1);
-    }
-}
-
-@keyframes menu-scale-out {
-    0% {
-        opacity: 1;
-        transform: scale(1, 1);
-    }
-
-    75% {
-        opacity: 0;
-        transform: scale(1, 0.5);
-    }
-
-    100% {
-        opacity: 0;
-        transform: scale(0.01, 0.01);
-    }
-}
-
 adf-context-menu {
-    animation: delayed-elevation 0.5s ease-in-out 0.1s forwards;
-
-    .adf-context-menu-animate {
-        animation: menu-scale-in 500ms cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1) forwards;
-
-        &.adf-closing {
-            animation: menu-scale-out 500ms cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1) forwards;
-        }
+    > [mat-menu] {
+        border-radius: var(--mdc-menu-container-shape, var(--mat-sys-corner-extra-small));
+        background: var(--mdc-menu-container-color, var(--mat-sys-surface-container));
+        color: var(--mdc-menu-item-label-text-color, var(--mat-sys-on-surface));
+        box-shadow: var(--mat-sys-level2);
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/context-menu/context-menu-list.component.stories.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/context-menu/context-menu-list.component.stories.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2bd8cbf9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/context-menu/context-menu-list.component.stories.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*!
+ * @license
+ * Copyright © 2005-2025 Hyland Software, Inc. and its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { applicationConfig, Meta, StoryObj, moduleMetadata } from '@storybook/angular';
+import { ContextMenuDirective } from './context-menu.directive';
+import { ContextMenuItem } from './interfaces';
+import { provideStoryCore } from '../stories/core-story.providers';
+
+interface ContextMenuStoryArgs {
+    enabled: boolean;
+    menuItemClicked: (menuItem: ContextMenuItem) => void;
+}
+
+const createMenuItems = (menuItemClicked: (menuItem: ContextMenuItem) => void): ContextMenuItem[] => [
+    {
+        model: {
+            title: 'Open',
+            visible: true,
+            disabled: false,
+            icon: 'folder_open',
+            tooltip: 'Open item'
+        },
+        subject: {
+            next: (menuItem) => menuItemClicked(menuItem)
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        model: {
+            title: 'Rename',
+            visible: true,
+            disabled: true,
+            icon: 'edit',
+            tooltip: 'Unavailable for read-only items'
+        },
+        subject: {
+            next: (menuItem) => menuItemClicked(menuItem)
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        model: {
+            title: 'Delete',
+            visible: true,
+            disabled: false,
+            icon: 'delete',
+            tooltip: 'Delete item'
+        },
+        subject: {
+            next: (menuItem) => menuItemClicked(menuItem)
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        model: {
+            title: 'Hidden action',
+            visible: false,
+            disabled: false,
+            icon: 'more_horiz'
+        },
+        subject: {
+            next: (menuItem) => menuItemClicked(menuItem)
+        }
+    }
+];
+
+const meta: Meta<ContextMenuStoryArgs> = {
+    title: 'Core/Context Menu/Context Menu',
+    decorators: [
+        moduleMetadata({
+            imports: [ContextMenuDirective]
+        }),
+        applicationConfig({
+            providers: [...provideStoryCore()]
+        })
+    ],
+    argTypes: {
+        enabled: {
+            description: 'Enables or disables the context menu interaction.',
+            control: 'boolean',
+            table: {
+                type: { summary: 'boolean' },
+                defaultValue: { summary: 'true' }
+            }
+        },
+        menuItemClicked: {
+            action: 'menuItemClicked',
+            description: 'Emitted when a menu item is selected.',
+            table: {
+                category: 'Actions',
+                type: { summary: '(menuItem: ContextMenuItem) => void' }
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    args: {
+        enabled: true
+    },
+    parameters: {
+        docs: {
+            description: {
+                component: 'Right-click the target area to open the context menu.'
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<ContextMenuStoryArgs>;
+
+const getContextMenuTemplate = (): string => `
+    <div style="max-width: 520px; margin: 32px auto; font-family: var(--mat-sys-body-medium-font, sans-serif);">
+        <p style="margin: 0 0 12px; color: #5b6169;">Right-click inside the area below to open the menu.</p>
+        <div
+            [adf-context-menu]="links"
+            [adf-context-menu-enabled]="enabled"
+            style="min-height: 160px; border: 1px dashed #6f7d8c; border-radius: 8px; background: #f8fafc; display: grid; place-items: center; color: #1f2933; user-select: none;"
+        >
+            Context Menu Target
+        </div>
+    </div>
+`;
+
+export const Default: Story = {
+    render: (args) => ({
+        props: {
+            ...args,
+            links: createMenuItems(args.menuItemClicked)
+        },
+        template: getContextMenuTemplate()
+    })
+};
+
+export const LinksAsFunction: Story = {
+    render: (args) => ({
+        props: {
+            ...args,
+            links: () => createMenuItems(args.menuItemClicked)
+        },
+        template: getContextMenuTemplate()
+    })
+};