diff --git a/packages/material_ui/example/lib/menu_anchor/menu_anchor.0.dart b/packages/material_ui/example/lib/menu_anchor/menu_anchor.0.dart
index a885f7e..b4973ef 100644
--- a/packages/material_ui/example/lib/menu_anchor/menu_anchor.0.dart
+++ b/packages/material_ui/example/lib/menu_anchor/menu_anchor.0.dart
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
       children: <Widget>[
         MenuAnchor(
           animated: true,
+          semanticLabel: 'Cascading application menu',
           onAnimationStatusChanged: (AnimationStatus status) {
             // Store the animation status so that it can be used to determine
             // whether the menu is opening or closing when the button is
diff --git a/packages/material_ui/lib/src/menu_anchor.dart b/packages/material_ui/lib/src/menu_anchor.dart
index bcc1a17..78d69aa 100644
--- a/packages/material_ui/lib/src/menu_anchor.dart
+++ b/packages/material_ui/lib/src/menu_anchor.dart
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@
     this.onAnimationStatusChanged,
     required this.menuChildren,
     this.builder,
+    this.semanticLabel,
     this.child,
   });
 
@@ -475,6 +476,11 @@
   /// closed.
   final MenuAnchorChildBuilder? builder;
 
+  /// The semantic label of the menu.
+  ///
+  /// Defaults to null.
+  final String? semanticLabel;
+
   /// The optional child to be passed to the [builder].
   ///
   /// Supply this child if there is a portion of the widget tree built in
@@ -714,6 +720,32 @@
   }
 
   Widget _buildOverlay(BuildContext context, RawMenuOverlayInfo position) {
+    Widget submenu = _Submenu(
+      fadeAnimation: opacityAnimation,
+      heightAnimation: heightAnimation,
+      layerLink: widget.layerLink,
+      consumeOutsideTaps: widget.consumeOutsideTap,
+      menuScopeNode: _menuScopeNode,
+      menuStyle: widget.style,
+      clipBehavior: widget.clipBehavior,
+      menuChildren: _menuChildren,
+      crossAxisUnconstrained: widget.crossAxisUnconstrained,
+      menuPosition: position,
+      anchor: this,
+      alignmentOffset: widget.alignmentOffset ?? Offset.zero,
+      reservedPadding: widget.reservedPadding ?? const EdgeInsets.all(_kMenuViewPadding),
+    );
+
+    // Only inject the semantics node if a label is provided
+    if (widget.semanticLabel != null) {
+      submenu = Semantics(
+        container: true,
+        explicitChildNodes: true,
+        label: widget.semanticLabel,
+        child: submenu,
+      );
+    }
+
     // ExcludeSemantics, ExcludeFocus, and IgnorePointer are used to effectively
     // disable all interactions with the menu while it is closing.
     //
@@ -724,24 +756,7 @@
       excluding: isClosingOrClosed,
       child: IgnorePointer(
         ignoring: isClosingOrClosed,
-        child: ExcludeFocus(
-          excluding: isClosingOrClosed,
-          child: _Submenu(
-            fadeAnimation: opacityAnimation,
-            heightAnimation: heightAnimation,
-            layerLink: widget.layerLink,
-            consumeOutsideTaps: widget.consumeOutsideTap,
-            menuScopeNode: _menuScopeNode,
-            menuStyle: widget.style,
-            clipBehavior: widget.clipBehavior,
-            menuChildren: _menuChildren,
-            crossAxisUnconstrained: widget.crossAxisUnconstrained,
-            menuPosition: position,
-            anchor: this,
-            alignmentOffset: widget.alignmentOffset ?? Offset.zero,
-            reservedPadding: widget.reservedPadding ?? const EdgeInsets.all(_kMenuViewPadding),
-          ),
-        ),
+        child: ExcludeFocus(excluding: isClosingOrClosed, child: submenu),
       ),
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/material_ui/pending_changelogs/change_2026_09_09_1788954923085.yaml b/packages/material_ui/pending_changelogs/change_2026_09_09_1788954923085.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d14725d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/material_ui/pending_changelogs/change_2026_09_09_1788954923085.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+changelog: |
+  - Adds a semanticLabel to MenuAnchor for the expanded menu overlay.
+version: minor
diff --git a/packages/material_ui/test/menu_anchor_test.dart b/packages/material_ui/test/menu_anchor_test.dart
index f541657..db9c3b4 100644
--- a/packages/material_ui/test/menu_anchor_test.dart
+++ b/packages/material_ui/test/menu_anchor_test.dart
@@ -7004,6 +7004,36 @@
     await tester.pump();
     expect(find.text('X'), findsOne);
   });
+
+  testWidgets('MenuAnchor applies semanticLabel to the expanded menu overlay', (
+    WidgetTester tester,
+  ) async {
+    final SemanticsHandle handle = tester.ensureSemantics();
+    final controller = MenuController();
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        home: Material(
+          child: Center(
+            child: MenuAnchor(
+              controller: controller,
+              semanticLabel: 'Custom Menu Label',
+              menuChildren: const <Widget>[Text('Menu Item')],
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(find.bySemanticsLabel('Custom Menu Label'), findsNothing);
+
+    controller.open();
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+    expect(find.bySemanticsLabel('Custom Menu Label'), findsOneWidget);
+
+    handle.dispose();
+  });
 }
 
 List<Widget> createTestMenus({