diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
index b13f562ffd..f2d20ed1f5 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import {Menu} from './menu';
 import {SlideEdgeGesture} from 'ionic/gestures/slide-edge-gesture';
 
+import * as util from 'ionic/util';
 
 class MenuContentGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
-  constructor(menu: Menu) {
+  constructor(menu: Menu, targetEl: Element, options = {}) {
 
-    super(menu.getContentElement(), {
+    super(targetEl, util.extend({
       direction: (menu.side === 'left' || menu.side === 'right') ? 'x' : 'y',
       edge: menu.side,
       threshold: 75
-    });
+    }, options));
 
     this.menu = menu;
     this.listen();
@@ -45,15 +46,27 @@ class MenuContentGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
   }
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * Support dragging the target menu as well as the content.
+ */
+export class TargetGesture extends MenuContentGesture {
+  constructor(menu: Menu) {
+    super(menu, menu.getNativeElement(), {
+      threshold: 0
+    });
+  }
+}
+
 export class LeftMenuGesture extends MenuContentGesture {
   constructor(menu: Menu) {
-    super(menu);
+    super(menu, menu.getContentElement());
   }
 }
 
 export class RightMenuGesture extends MenuContentGesture {
   constructor(menu: Menu) {
-    super(menu);
+    super(menu, menu.getContentElement());
   }
 
   onSlide(slide, ev) {
diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
index b4af4e6c56..aac93507f4 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
         this._gesture = new gestures.LeftMenuGesture(this);
         break;
     }
+    this._targetGesture = new gestures.TargetGesture(this);
   }
 
   _initType(type) {
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
   onDestroy() {
     this.app.unregister(this.id);
     this._gesture && this._gesture.destroy();
+    this._targetGesture && this._targetGesture.destroy();
     this._type && this._type.onDestroy();
     this._cntEle = null;
   }