diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts b/src/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
index 8ceebb832db..3fc496c961e 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export class MenuContentGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
       threshold: 0,
       maxEdgeStart: menu.maxEdgeStart || 50,
       zone: false,
+      passive: true,
       debouncer: new NativeRafDebouncer(),
       gesture: gestureCtrl.createGesture({
         name: GESTURE_MENU_SWIPE,
diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu.ts b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
index c60dc41e406..8c9f6087337 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ export class Menu {
     this.setElementAttribute('type', this.type);
 
     // add the gestures
-    this._cntGesture = new MenuContentGesture(this, document.body, this._gestureCtrl);
+    this._cntGesture = new MenuContentGesture(this, <any>document, this._gestureCtrl);
 
     // register listeners if this menu is enabled
     // check if more than one menu is on the same side
@@ -502,9 +502,9 @@ export class Menu {
 
     // this places the menu into the correct location before it animates in
     // this css class doesn't actually kick off any animations
-    this.menuContent && this.menuContent.resize();
     this.setElementClass('show-menu', true);
     this.backdrop.setElementClass('show-backdrop', true);
+    this.menuContent && this.menuContent.resize();
     this._keyboard.close();
     this._isAnimating = true;
   }
diff --git a/src/gestures/drag-gesture.ts b/src/gestures/drag-gesture.ts
index b3cda29751f..d76101503e1 100644
--- a/src/gestures/drag-gesture.ts
+++ b/src/gestures/drag-gesture.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface PanGestureConfig {
   debouncer?: Debouncer;
   zone?: boolean;
   capture?: boolean;
+  passive?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export class PanGesture {
       direction: 'x',
       zone: true,
       capture: false,
+      passive: false,
     });
 
     this.debouncer = (opts.debouncer)
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ export class PanGesture {
       pointerMove: this.pointerMove.bind(this),
       pointerUp: this.pointerUp.bind(this),
       zone: opts.zone,
-      capture: opts.capture
+      capture: opts.capture,
+      passive: opts.passive
     };
     this.detector = new PanRecognizer(opts.direction, opts.threshold, opts.maxAngle);
   }