[Accessibility] Overlay DOM position breaks screen reader focus order for mat-menu
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Description
### Is this a regression?
- [ ] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version
### The previous version in which this bug was not present was
_No response_
### Description
This bug was reported previously (https://github.com/angular/components/issues/10302
) and it seems that there was a fix made for autocomplete and select (https://github.com/angular/components/issues/10302#issuecomment-3574921653) but the issue still exists for menu.
### Reproduction
StackBlitz link:
https://stackblitz.com/angular/qyybdrnxmyx?file=main.ts
Steps to reproduce:
1. Click "Menu". The screen reader focus is moved to Item 1.
2. Navigate back (ctrl+option+left). This moves to the menu itself (no problem there).
3. Navigate back again. This moves focus to "Current build: ...." instead of the original Menu button. On a larger page, this problem will be made worse by all the other elements in between.
### Expected Behavior
A focus-trap should be applied to the overlay, and the rest of the page should be inaccessible while the overlay is displayed, with or without a screen reader.
### Actual Behavior
If you shift focus backwards in a screen reader when a component like MatMenu creates an overlay, it brings you to the bottom of the page instead of to the flyout origin.
### Environment
- Angular: 19.2.10
- CDK/Material: 19.2.19
- Browser(s): Google Chrome Version 145.0.7632.117 (
- Operating System (e.g. Windows, macOS, Ubuntu): macOS Sequoia 15.6
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked StackBlitz reproduction and its main.ts entry point, then trace the mat-menu overlay and focus behavior in the Angular components source. Confirm the reproduction with a screen reader and use the expected backward-navigation path as the done criterion: focus returns to the originating Menu button and the background is inaccessible while the menu is open.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, typescript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100