diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu-controller.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu-controller.ts
index 0172fc71fb..3e79392776 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu-controller.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,26 @@ export class MenuController {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Used to get a menu instance.
+   * @return {boolean} Returns true if the menu is currently open, otherwise false.
+   */
+  isOpen(menuId?: string): boolean {
+    let menu = this.get(menuId);
+    return menu && menu.isOpen || false;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @return {boolean} Returns true if the menu is currently enabled, otherwise false.
+   */
+  isEnabled(menuId?: string): boolean {
+    let menu = this.get(menuId);
+    return menu && menu.isEnabled || false;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Used to get a menu instance. If a `menuId` is not provided then it'll return
+   * the first menu found. If a `menuId` is provided, then it'll first try to find
+   * the menu using the menu's `id` attribute. If a menu is not found using the `id`
+   * attribute, then it'll try to find the menu by its `side` name.
    * @param {string} [menuId]  Optionally get the menu by its id, or side.
    * @return {Menu}  Returns the instance of the menu if found, otherwise `null`.
    */