diff --git a/src/demo-app/button/button-demo.html b/src/demo-app/button/button-demo.html
index 2b3400b15761..211d2c0c33b9 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/button/button-demo.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/button/button-demo.html
@@ -73,11 +73,12 @@
       <button mat-raised-button (click)="button1.focus()">Focus 1</button>
       <button mat-raised-button (click)="button2.focus()">Focus 2</button>
       <button mat-raised-button (click)="button3.focus()">Focus 3</button>
+      <button mat-raised-button (click)="button4.focus()">Focus 4</button>
     </div>
     <button mat-button #button1 [disabled]="isDisabled" (click)="clickCounter=clickCounter+1">off</button>
-    <button mat-button color="primary" [disabled]="isDisabled">off</button>
-    <a href="http://www.google.com" #button2 mat-button color="accent" [disabled]="isDisabled">off</a>
-    <button mat-raised-button #button3 color="primary" [disabled]="isDisabled">off</button>
+    <button mat-button #button2 color="primary" [disabled]="isDisabled">off</button>
+    <a href="http://www.google.com" #button3 mat-button color="accent" [disabled]="isDisabled">off</a>
+    <button mat-raised-button #button4 color="primary" [disabled]="isDisabled">off</button>
     <button mat-mini-fab [disabled]="isDisabled">
       <mat-icon>check</mat-icon>
     </button>
diff --git a/src/demo-app/demo-app/demo-app.html b/src/demo-app/demo-app/demo-app.html
index cb6e9d904537..ba6af65434be 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/demo-app/demo-app.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/demo-app/demo-app.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   </mat-sidenav>
   <div>
     <mat-toolbar color="primary">
-      <button mat-icon-button (click)="start.open()">
+      <button mat-icon-button (click)="start.open('mouse')">
         <mat-icon>menu</mat-icon>
       </button>
       <div class="demo-toolbar">
diff --git a/src/demo-app/sidenav/sidenav-demo.html b/src/demo-app/sidenav/sidenav-demo.html
index 31de4f40dd7f..728a85dacd48 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/sidenav/sidenav-demo.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/sidenav/sidenav-demo.html
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
                  [fixedInViewport]="fixed" [fixedTopGap]="fixedTop" [fixedBottomGap]="fixedBottom">
       Start Side Sidenav
       <br>
-      <button mat-button (click)="start.close()">Close</button>
+      <button mat-button (click)="start.close('mouse')">Close</button>
       <br>
-      <button mat-button (click)="end.open()">Open End Side</button>
+      <button mat-button (click)="end.open('keyboard')">Open End Side</button>
       <br>
       <button mat-button (click)="modeIndex = (modeIndex + 1) % 3">Toggle Mode</button>
       <div>Mode: {{start.mode}}</div>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                  [fixedInViewport]="fixed" [fixedTopGap]="fixedTop" [fixedBottomGap]="fixedBottom">
       End Side Sidenav
       <br>
-      <button mat-button (click)="end.close()">Close</button>
+      <button mat-button (click)="end.close('mouse')">Close</button>
       <div class="demo-filler-content" *ngFor="let c of fillerContent">Filler Content</div>
     </mat-sidenav>
 
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 
         <div>
           <h3>Sidenav</h3>
-          <button mat-button (click)="start.toggle()">Toggle Start Side Sidenav</button>
-          <button mat-button (click)="end.toggle()">Toggle End Side Sidenav</button>
+          <button mat-button (click)="start.toggle(undefined, 'mouse')">Toggle Start Side Sidenav</button>
+          <button mat-button (click)="end.toggle(undefined, 'mouse')">Toggle End Side Sidenav</button>
           <mat-checkbox [(ngModel)]="fixed">Fixed mode</mat-checkbox>
           <mat-checkbox [(ngModel)]="coverHeader">Sidenav covers header/footer</mat-checkbox>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle.scss b/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle.scss
index ea408e5505bb..89c58c628809 100644
--- a/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle.scss
+++ b/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle.scss
@@ -38,10 +38,13 @@ $mat-button-toggle-border-radius: 2px !default;
 .mat-button-toggle {
   white-space: nowrap;
   position: relative;
-}
 
-.mat-button-toggle.cdk-keyboard-focused .mat-button-toggle-focus-overlay {
-  opacity: 1;
+  &.cdk-keyboard-focused,
+  &.cdk-program-focused {
+    .mat-button-toggle-focus-overlay {
+      opacity: 1;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .mat-button-toggle-label-content {
diff --git a/src/lib/button/_button-base.scss b/src/lib/button/_button-base.scss
index 44b9e39e3aa8..e3606174d34b 100644
--- a/src/lib/button/_button-base.scss
+++ b/src/lib/button/_button-base.scss
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $mat-mini-fab-padding: 8px !default;
     cursor: default;
   }
 
-  &.cdk-keyboard-focused {
+  &.cdk-keyboard-focused, &.cdk-program-focused {
     .mat-button-focus-overlay {
       opacity: 1;
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/datepicker/_datepicker-theme.scss b/src/lib/datepicker/_datepicker-theme.scss
index 729adf43fb17..f1a48d7bf71f 100644
--- a/src/lib/datepicker/_datepicker-theme.scss
+++ b/src/lib/datepicker/_datepicker-theme.scss
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ $mat-calendar-weekday-table-font-size: 11px !default;
   }
 
   :not(.mat-calendar-body-disabled):hover,
-  .cdk-keyboard-focused .mat-calendar-body-active {
+  .cdk-keyboard-focused .mat-calendar-body-active,
+  .cdk-program-focused .mat-calendar-body-active {
     & > .mat-calendar-body-cell-content:not(.mat-calendar-body-selected) {
       background-color: mat-color($background, hover);
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/sidenav/drawer.ts b/src/lib/sidenav/drawer.ts
index 9fd9a2b449a7..830fb944b947 100644
--- a/src/lib/sidenav/drawer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sidenav/drawer.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {animate, AnimationEvent, state, style, transition, trigger} from '@angular/animations';
-import {FocusTrap, FocusTrapFactory} from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
+import {FocusTrap, FocusTrapFactory, FocusMonitor, FocusOrigin} from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import {Directionality} from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
 import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 import {ESCAPE} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ export class MatDrawer implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
   /** Whether the drawer is opened. */
   private _opened: boolean = false;
 
+  /** How the sidenav was opened (keypress, mouse click etc.) */
+  private _openedVia: FocusOrigin | null;
+
   /** Emits whenever the drawer has started animating. */
   _animationStarted = new EventEmitter<AnimationEvent>();
 
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ export class MatDrawer implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
 
   constructor(private _elementRef: ElementRef,
               private _focusTrapFactory: FocusTrapFactory,
+              private _focusMonitor: FocusMonitor,
               @Optional() @Inject(DOCUMENT) private _doc: any) {
     this.openedChange.subscribe((opened: boolean) => {
       if (opened) {
@@ -251,16 +255,18 @@ export class MatDrawer implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
    * opened.
    */
   private _restoreFocus() {
-    let activeEl = this._doc && this._doc.activeElement;
+    const activeEl = this._doc && this._doc.activeElement;
+
     if (activeEl && this._elementRef.nativeElement.contains(activeEl)) {
       if (this._elementFocusedBeforeDrawerWasOpened instanceof HTMLElement) {
-        this._elementFocusedBeforeDrawerWasOpened.focus();
+        this._focusMonitor.focusVia(this._elementFocusedBeforeDrawerWasOpened, this._openedVia);
       } else {
         this._elementRef.nativeElement.blur();
       }
     }
 
     this._elementFocusedBeforeDrawerWasOpened = null;
+    this._openedVia = null;
   }
 
   ngAfterContentInit() {
@@ -285,10 +291,13 @@ export class MatDrawer implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
     this.toggle(coerceBooleanProperty(v));
   }
 
-
-  /** Open the drawer. */
-  open(): Promise<MatDrawerToggleResult> {
-    return this.toggle(true);
+  /**
+   * Open the drawer.
+   * @param openedVia Whether the drawer was opened by a key press, mouse click or programmatically.
+   * Used for focus management after the sidenav is closed.
+   */
+  open(openedVia?: FocusOrigin): Promise<MatDrawerToggleResult> {
+    return this.toggle(true, openedVia);
   }
 
   /** Close the drawer. */
@@ -299,12 +308,17 @@ export class MatDrawer implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
   /**
    * Toggle this drawer.
    * @param isOpen Whether the drawer should be open.
+   * @param openedVia Whether the drawer was opened by a key press, mouse click or programmatically.
+   * Used for focus management after the sidenav is closed.
    */
-  toggle(isOpen: boolean = !this.opened): Promise<MatDrawerToggleResult> {
+  toggle(isOpen: boolean = !this.opened, openedVia: FocusOrigin = 'program'):
+    Promise<MatDrawerToggleResult> {
+
     this._opened = isOpen;
 
     if (isOpen) {
       this._animationState = this._enableAnimations ? 'open' : 'open-instant';
+      this._openedVia = openedVia;
     } else {
       this._animationState = 'void';
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/slider/slider.scss b/src/lib/slider/slider.scss
index f27f052bd1b2..edcf83304b87 100644
--- a/src/lib/slider/slider.scss
+++ b/src/lib/slider/slider.scss
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ $mat-slider-focus-ring-size: 30px !default;
               background-color $swift-ease-out-duration $swift-ease-out-timing-function,
               opacity $swift-ease-out-duration $swift-ease-out-timing-function;
 
-  .cdk-keyboard-focused & {
+  .cdk-keyboard-focused &,
+  .cdk-program-focused & {
     transform: scale(1);
     opacity: 1;
   }