diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/menu-toggle/menu-toggle.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/menu-toggle/menu-toggle.tsx
index 2b4fcd5cb1..c55fe97168 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/menu-toggle/menu-toggle.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/menu-toggle/menu-toggle.tsx
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ export class MenuToggle {
     });
   }
 
-  @Listen('body:ionMenuDisable')
+  @Listen('body:ionMenuChange')
   @Listen('body:ionSplitPaneVisible')
-  @Listen('body:ionMenuRegister')
   updateVisibility() {
     return getMenuController().then(menuCtrl => {
       if (menuCtrl) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/menu/menu.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/menu/menu.tsx
index 1a6c7cf444..3de9ff185e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/menu/menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/menu/menu.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class Menu {
   @Watch('disabled')
   protected disabledChanged(disabled: boolean) {
     this.updateState();
-    this.ionMenuDisable.emit({disabled});
+    this.ionMenuChange.emit({ disabled: disabled, open: this._isOpen});
   }
 
   /**
@@ -108,12 +108,6 @@ export class Menu {
 
   @Prop() maxEdgeStart = 50;
 
-  /**
-   * Emitted when the sliding position changes.
-   * It reports the relative position.
-   */
-  @Event() ionDrag: EventEmitter;
-
   /**
    * Emitted when the menu is open.
    */
@@ -125,9 +119,7 @@ export class Menu {
   @Event() ionClose: EventEmitter;
 
 
-  @Event() protected ionMenuDisable: EventEmitter;
-
-  @Event() protected ionMenuRegister: EventEmitter;
+  @Event() protected ionMenuChange: EventEmitter<MenuChangeEventDetail>;
 
   componentWillLoad() {
     return this.lazyMenuCtrl.componentOnReady().then(menu => {
@@ -165,7 +157,7 @@ export class Menu {
     }
     // register this menu with the app's menu controller
     this.menuCtrl._register(this);
-    this.ionMenuRegister.emit();
+    this.ionMenuChange.emit({ disabled: !isEnabled, open: this._isOpen});
 
     // mask it as enabled / disabled
     this.disabled = !isEnabled;
@@ -394,7 +386,7 @@ export class Menu {
       this.contentEl.classList.add(MENU_CONTENT_OPEN);
 
       // emit open event
-      this.ionOpen.emit({ menu: this.el });
+      this.ionOpen.emit();
 
     } else {
       // enable swipe to go back gesture
@@ -406,7 +398,7 @@ export class Menu {
       this.backdropEl.classList.remove(SHOW_BACKDROP);
 
       // emit close event
-      this.ionClose.emit({ menu: this.el });
+      this.ionClose.emit();
     }
     return isOpen;
   }
@@ -489,3 +481,13 @@ const SHOW_MENU = 'show-menu';
 const SHOW_BACKDROP = 'show-backdrop';
 const MENU_CONTENT_OPEN = 'menu-content-open';
 const GESTURE_BLOCKER = 'goback-swipe';
+
+export interface MenuChangeEvent {
+  target: HTMLIonMenuElement;
+  detail: MenuChangeEventDetail;
+}
+
+export interface MenuChangeEventDetail {
+  disabled: boolean;
+  open: boolean;
+}
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diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/menu/readme.md b/packages/core/src/components/menu/readme.md
index 2989a3890e..65e4b0a79f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/menu/readme.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/menu/readme.md
@@ -128,16 +128,7 @@ see the `menuType` in the [config](../../config/Config). Available options:
 Emitted when the menu is closed.
 
 
-#### ionDrag
-
-Emitted when the sliding position changes.
-It reports the relative position.
-
-
-#### ionMenuDisable
-
-
-#### ionMenuRegister
+#### ionMenuChange
 
 
 #### ionOpen