diff --git a/lib/core/context-menu/context-menu-holder.component.spec.ts b/lib/core/context-menu/context-menu-holder.component.spec.ts
index 1e79b8798b..3a2b754a95 100644
--- a/lib/core/context-menu/context-menu-holder.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/context-menu/context-menu-holder.component.spec.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 import { OverlayContainer } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import { ViewportRuler } from '@angular/cdk/scrolling';
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { fakeAsync, ComponentFixture, TestBed, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { ContextMenuHolderComponent } from './context-menu-holder.component';
 import { ContextMenuModule } from './context-menu.module';
 import { ContextMenuService } from './context-menu.service';
@@ -148,61 +148,65 @@ describe('ContextMenuHolderComponent', () => {
             component.mdMenuElement.clientWidth = 200;
         });
 
-        it('should set position to mouse position', () => {
+        it('should set position to mouse position', fakeAsync(() => {
             const contextMenuEvent = {
                 clientX: 100,
                 clientY: 210
             };
 
             component.showMenu(<any> contextMenuEvent, [{}]);
+            tick();
 
             expect(component.mdMenuElement.parentElement.style).toEqual({
                 left: '100px',
                 top: '210px'
             });
-        });
+        }));
 
-        it('should ajust position relative to right margin of the screen', () => {
+        it('should ajust position relative to right margin of the screen', fakeAsync(() => {
             const contextMenuEvent = {
                 clientX: 1000,
                 clientY: 210
             };
 
             component.showMenu(<any> contextMenuEvent, [{}]);
+            tick();
 
             expect(component.mdMenuElement.parentElement.style).toEqual({
                 left: '800px',
                 top: '210px'
             });
-        });
+        }));
 
-        it('should ajust position relative to bottom margin of the screen', () => {
+        it('should ajust position relative to bottom margin of the screen', fakeAsync(() => {
             const contextMenuEvent = {
                 clientX: 100,
                 clientY: 600
             };
 
             component.showMenu(<any> contextMenuEvent, [{}]);
+            tick();
 
             expect(component.mdMenuElement.parentElement.style).toEqual({
                 left: '100px',
                 top: '440px'
             });
-        });
+        }));
 
-        it('should ajust position relative to bottom - right margin of the screen', () => {
+        it('should ajust position relative to bottom - right margin of the screen', fakeAsync(() => {
             const contextMenuEvent = {
                 clientX: 900,
                 clientY: 610
             };
 
             component.showMenu(<any> contextMenuEvent, [{}]);
+            tick();
 
             expect(component.mdMenuElement.parentElement.style).toEqual({
                 left: '700px',
                 top: '450px'
             });
-        });
+        }));
     });
 
     describe('Menu direction', () => {
@@ -212,52 +216,56 @@ describe('ContextMenuHolderComponent', () => {
             component.mdMenuElement.clientWidth = 200;
         });
 
-        it('should set default menu direction', () => {
+        it('should set default menu direction', fakeAsync(() => {
             const contextMenuEvent = {
                 clientX: 100,
                 clientY: 210
             };
 
             component.showMenu(<any> contextMenuEvent, [{}]);
+            tick();
 
             expect(component.menuTrigger.menu.xPosition).toBe('after');
             expect(component.menuTrigger.menu.yPosition).toBe('below');
-        });
+        }));
 
-        it('should ajust direction relative to right margin of the screen', () => {
+        it('should ajust direction relative to right margin of the screen', fakeAsync(() => {
             const contextMenuEvent = {
                 clientX: 1000,
                 clientY: 210
             };
 
             component.showMenu(<any> contextMenuEvent, [{}]);
+            tick();
 
             expect(component.menuTrigger.menu.xPosition).toBe('before');
             expect(component.menuTrigger.menu.yPosition).toBe('below');
-        });
+        }));
 
-        it('should ajust direction relative to bottom margin of the screen', () => {
+        it('should ajust direction relative to bottom margin of the screen', fakeAsync(() => {
             const contextMenuEvent = {
                 clientX: 100,
                 clientY: 600
             };
 
             component.showMenu(<any> contextMenuEvent, [{}]);
+            tick();
 
             expect(component.menuTrigger.menu.xPosition).toBe('after');
             expect(component.menuTrigger.menu.yPosition).toBe('above');
-        });
+        }));
 
-        it('should ajust position relative to bottom - right margin of the screen', () => {
+        it('should ajust position relative to bottom - right margin of the screen', fakeAsync(() => {
             const contextMenuEvent = {
                 clientX: 900,
                 clientY: 610
             };
 
             component.showMenu(<any> contextMenuEvent, [{}]);
+            tick();
 
             expect(component.menuTrigger.menu.xPosition).toBe('before');
             expect(component.menuTrigger.menu.yPosition).toBe('above');
-        });
+        }));
     });
 });
diff --git a/lib/core/context-menu/context-menu-holder.component.ts b/lib/core/context-menu/context-menu-holder.component.ts
index b9c02555de..d1751d97f1 100644
--- a/lib/core/context-menu/context-menu-holder.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/context-menu/context-menu-holder.component.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class ContextMenuHolderComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     @HostListener('window:resize', ['$event'])
     onResize(event) {
         if (this.mdMenuElement) {
-            this.setPosition();
+            this.setPositionAfterCDKrecalculation();
         }
     }
 
@@ -130,10 +130,16 @@ export class ContextMenuHolderComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         this.menuTrigger.openMenu();
 
         if (this.mdMenuElement) {
-            this.setPosition();
+            this.setPositionAfterCDKrecalculation();
         }
     }
 
+    setPositionAfterCDKrecalculation() {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            this.setPosition();
+        }, 0);
+    }
+
     get mdMenuElement() {
         return this.menuElement;
     }