diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu-controller.ts b/src/components/menu/menu-controller.ts
index b24245f932..aa4a0bebad 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu-controller.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu-controller.ts
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ export class MenuController {
    * @return {Promise} returns a promise when the menu is fully opened
    */
   open(menuId?: string): Promise<boolean> {
-    let menu = this.get(menuId);
-    if (menu) {
+    const menu = this.get(menuId);
+    if (menu && !this.isAnimating()) {
       let openedMenu = this.getOpen();
       if (openedMenu && menu !== openedMenu) {
         openedMenu.setOpen(false, false);
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ export class MenuController {
    * @return {Promise} returns a promise when the menu has been toggled
    */
   toggle(menuId?: string): Promise<boolean> {
-    let menu = this.get(menuId);
-    if (menu) {
-      let openedMenu = this.getOpen();
+    const menu = this.get(menuId);
+    if (menu && !this.isAnimating()) {
+      var openedMenu = this.getOpen();
       if (openedMenu && menu !== openedMenu) {
         openedMenu.setOpen(false, false);
       }
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export class MenuController {
    * @return {Menu}  Returns the instance of the menu, which is useful for chaining.
    */
   enable(shouldEnable: boolean, menuId?: string): Menu {
-    let menu = this.get(menuId);
+    const menu = this.get(menuId);
     if (menu) {
       return menu.enable(shouldEnable);
     }
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export class MenuController {
    * @return {Menu}  Returns the instance of the menu, which is useful for chaining.
    */
   swipeEnable(shouldEnable: boolean, menuId?: string): Menu {
-    let menu = this.get(menuId);
+    const menu = this.get(menuId);
     if (menu) {
       return menu.swipeEnable(shouldEnable);
     }
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export class MenuController {
    * @return {boolean} Returns true if the menu is currently enabled, otherwise false.
    */
   isEnabled(menuId?: string): boolean {
-    let menu = this.get(menuId);
+    const menu = this.get(menuId);
     return menu && menu.enabled || false;
   }
 
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ export class MenuController {
     return this._menus.find(m => m.isOpen);
   }
 
-
   /**
    * @return {Array<Menu>}  Returns an array of all menu instances.
    */
@@ -286,6 +285,14 @@ export class MenuController {
     return this._menus;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @return {boolean} if any menu is currently animating
+   */
+  isAnimating(): boolean {
+    return this._menus.some(menu => menu.isAnimating());
+  }
+
   /**
    * @private
    */
diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu.ts b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
index d9347ac5c5..fdb4d29f2f 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ export class Menu {
   setOpen(shouldOpen: boolean, animated: boolean = true): Promise<boolean> {
     // _isPrevented is used to prevent unwanted opening/closing after swiping open/close
     // or swiping open the menu while pressing down on the MenuToggle button
-    if ((shouldOpen && this.isOpen) || !this._isEnabled || this._isAnimating) {
+    if ((shouldOpen === this.isOpen) || !this._isEnabled || this._isAnimating) {
       return Promise.resolve(this.isOpen);
     }
 
@@ -436,6 +436,13 @@ export class Menu {
       this._app.isEnabled();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   */
+  isAnimating(): boolean {
+    return this._isAnimating;
+  }
+
   _swipeBeforeStart() {
     if (!this.canSwipe()) {
       assert(false, 'canSwipe() has to be true');