diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e3b86d0..4caa8a0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ coverage
 examples/bundle.js
 examples/style.css
 npm-debug.log
+yarn.lock
diff --git a/src/Dropdown/DialogWrapper.js b/src/Dropdown/DialogWrapper.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94ab3e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Dropdown/DialogWrapper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
+/*
+ * We must make another component so that this.closePortal
+ * gets passed down and handed to children
+ */
+export default class DialogWrapper extends Component {
+  static propTypes = {
+    closePortal: PropTypes.func,
+    children: PropTypes.any,
+    target: PropTypes.any.isRequired
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    this.dialogDom.showModal(this.props.target)
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const { closePortal, children } = this.props
+    return(
+      <dialog className="portal__dialog" ref={(c) => this.dialogDom = c}>
+        { React.cloneElement(
+          children,
+          {closePortal: closePortal}
+        )}
+      </dialog>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Dropdown/Dropdown.css b/src/Dropdown/Dropdown.css
index f6b21bd..deb4be8 100644
--- a/src/Dropdown/Dropdown.css
+++ b/src/Dropdown/Dropdown.css
@@ -14,3 +14,13 @@
 .mdl-dropdown *, .mdl-dropdown *:before, .mdl-dropdown *:after {
     box-sizing: inherit;
 }
+
+.portal__dialog {
+  border: 0 none;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.portal__dialog::backdrop {
+  background: transparent;
+}
diff --git a/src/Dropdown/Dropdown.js b/src/Dropdown/Dropdown.js
index ea1f6b4..0973097 100644
--- a/src/Dropdown/Dropdown.js
+++ b/src/Dropdown/Dropdown.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Portal from 'react-portal'
 import Tether from 'tether'
 
 import './Dropdown.css'
+import DialogWrapper from './DialogWrapper';
 
 const POS = {
   t: 'top',
@@ -63,9 +64,10 @@ export default class Dropdown extends Component {
       useTargetMinHeight,
       viewportPadding: pad,
     } = this.props
+    const mdlParent = findDOMNode(this.dialogDom);
 
     // append class name
-    portalNode.classList.add('mdl-dropdown')
+    mdlParent.classList.add('mdl-dropdown')
 
     // window is our boundary
     const { innerWidth, innerHeight } = window
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ export default class Dropdown extends Component {
     const targetNode = this.props.targetNode || findDOMNode(this)
 
     // get bounding rects
-    const portal = portalNode.getBoundingClientRect()
+    const portal = portalNode.getBoundingClientRect() // TOOD: Test
     const target = targetNode.getBoundingClientRect()
 
     // parse position
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ export default class Dropdown extends Component {
 
     // tether
     this.tether = new Tether({
-      element: portalNode,
+      element: mdlParent,
       target: targetNode,
       attachment: `${ay} ${ax}`,
       targetAttachment: `${ty} ${tx}`,
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ export default class Dropdown extends Component {
     })
 
     // fade in
-    this.applyStyles(portalNode, { opacity: 1 })
+    this.applyStyles(mdlParent, { opacity: 1 })
 
     // force reposition
     if (portal.height > maxHeight) {
@@ -213,9 +215,13 @@ export default class Dropdown extends Component {
         onOpen={this.onOpen}
         beforeClose={this.beforeClose}
       >
-        {children}
+        <DialogWrapper
+          target={target}
+          ref={(c) => this.dialogDom = c}
+        >
+          {children}
+        </DialogWrapper>
       </Portal>
     )
   }
-
 }
diff --git a/stories/Menu.story.js b/stories/Menu.story.js
index 7112c6f..7e3595c 100644
--- a/stories/Menu.story.js
+++ b/stories/Menu.story.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import faker from 'faker'
 import { Card, Button, IconButton } from 'react-mdl'
 
 import { Menu, MenuItem } from '../src'
+import DialogHelper from './helpers/DialogHelper'
+import StatefulMenu from './helpers/StatefulMenu'
 
 const bigMenuItems = [...Array(35).keys()].map(i =>
   <MenuItem key={i}>Menu Item {i}</MenuItem>
@@ -22,6 +24,16 @@ storiesOf('Menu', module)
       <MenuItem onClick={() => console.log('select three')}>Three</MenuItem>
     </Menu>
   ))
+  .add('default with icon', () => (
+      <div>
+          <h4>Menu with Icon</h4>
+          <p>Useful for a button-style dropdown.</p>
+          <StatefulMenu
+            options={['One', 'Two', 'Three']}
+            value="Select Value"
+          />
+      </div>
+  ))
   .add('position', () => {
     const styles = {
       center: {
@@ -231,3 +243,19 @@ storiesOf('Menu', module)
         </Card>
     )
   })
+  .add('opens within dialog', () => {
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <DialogHelper>
+          <Menu target={<IconButton name={'more_vert'}/>} align={'tr br'}>
+            <MenuItem onClick={() => console.log('select one')}>One</MenuItem>
+            <MenuItem onClick={() => console.log('select two')}>Two</MenuItem>
+            <MenuItem onClick={() => console.log('select three')}>Three</MenuItem>
+            <MenuItem>I</MenuItem>
+            <MenuItem>Am</MenuItem>
+            <MenuItem>Free</MenuItem>
+          </Menu>
+        </DialogHelper>
+      </div>
+    )
+  })
diff --git a/stories/helpers/DialogHelper.js b/stories/helpers/DialogHelper.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc29b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stories/helpers/DialogHelper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react'
+import { Button, Dialog, DialogTitle, DialogActions, DialogContent  } from 'react-mdl'
+
+
+export default class DialogHelper extends Component {
+
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {
+      dialogOpen: props.dialogOpen
+    }
+  }
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    dialogOpen: PropTypes.bool,
+    children: PropTypes.object
+  }
+
+  static defaultProps = {
+    dialogOpen: false,
+    children: []
+  }
+
+  handelCloseDialog = () => {
+    this.setState({
+      dialogOpen: false
+    });
+  }
+
+  handleOpenDialog = () => {
+    this.setState({
+      dialogOpen: true
+    });
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const { children } = this.props;
+    const { dialogOpen }  = this.state;
+    return(
+      <div>
+        <Button raised type="button" onClick={this.handleOpenDialog}>Open Dialog</Button>
+        <Dialog open={dialogOpen} style={{minWidth: 400}}>
+          <DialogTitle>How does it render within a Dialog?</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogContent>
+            { children }
+          </DialogContent>
+          <DialogActions>
+            <Button type="button" onClick={this.handelCloseDialog}>Close</Button>
+          </DialogActions>
+        </Dialog>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/stories/helpers/StatefulMenu.js b/stories/helpers/StatefulMenu.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b187a17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stories/helpers/StatefulMenu.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
+import { Button, Icon } from 'react-mdl'
+import { Menu, MenuItem } from '../../src'
+
+export default class StatefulMenu extends Component {
+
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = { value: null }
+  }
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    options: PropTypes.arrayOf(React.PropTypes.string).isRequired,
+    value: PropTypes.string
+  }
+
+  static defaultProps = {
+    value: null
+  }
+
+  onChange = (value) => {
+    this.setState({ value })
+    console.log(`select ${value}`)
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const { value, options } = this.props;
+    const val = this.state.value ? this.state.value : value ? value : options[0];
+    return (
+      <Menu
+        target={<Button raised>{val} <Icon name="arrow_drop_down" /></Button>}
+        align={'tl bl'}
+      >
+        { options.map((option) => (
+          <MenuItem key={option} onClick={() => this.onChange(option) }>{option}</MenuItem>
+        ))}
+      </Menu>
+    )
+  }
+}