diff --git a/src/lib/core/option/_optgroup-theme.scss b/src/lib/core/option/_optgroup-theme.scss
index df2ee44725e4..17073224e009 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/option/_optgroup-theme.scss
+++ b/src/lib/core/option/_optgroup-theme.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 @import '../theming/palette';
 @import '../theming/theming';
+@import '../typography/typography-utils';
 
 @mixin mat-optgroup-theme($theme) {
   $foreground: map-get($theme, foreground);
@@ -12,3 +13,9 @@
     color: mat-color($foreground, hint-text);
   }
 }
+
+@mixin mat-optgroup-typography($config) {
+  .mat-optgroup-label {
+    @include mat-typography-level-to-styles($config, body-2);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/core/option/_optgroup.scss b/src/lib/core/option/_optgroup.scss
index 8203ba4a8561..2ca79af39db1 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/option/_optgroup.scss
+++ b/src/lib/core/option/_optgroup.scss
@@ -6,9 +6,5 @@
     @include mat-menu-item-base();
     @include user-select(none);
     cursor: default;
-
-    // TODO(crisbeto): should use the typography functions once #4375 is in.
-    font-weight: bold;
-    font-size: 14px;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/core/typography/_all-typography.scss b/src/lib/core/typography/_all-typography.scss
index d4c8bbdfbfdd..9477fd9fb5b2 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/typography/_all-typography.scss
+++ b/src/lib/core/typography/_all-typography.scss
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 @import '../../tooltip/tooltip-theme';
 @import '../../snack-bar/simple-snack-bar-theme';
 @import '../option/option-theme';
+@import '../option/optgroup-theme';
 
 
 // Includes all of the typographic styles.
@@ -53,5 +54,6 @@
   @include mat-tooltip-typography($config);
   @include mat-list-typography($config);
   @include mat-option-typography($config);
+  @include mat-optgroup-typography($config);
   @include mat-simple-snack-bar-typography($config);
 }