diff --git a/packages/marble-dropdown/src/Dropdown.js b/packages/marble-dropdown/src/Dropdown.js
index 1574ea6..1a622f2 100644
--- a/packages/marble-dropdown/src/Dropdown.js
+++ b/packages/marble-dropdown/src/Dropdown.js
@@ -133,8 +133,28 @@ class Dropdown extends Component {
    * Toggles the dropdown, closing it when open or opening it when closed.
    */
   toggle() {
-    this.expanded = !this.expanded;
-    this.hideConfirmation();
+    if (this.expanded) {
+      this.hiding = true;
+
+      this.callAsync_(() => {
+        this.expanded = !this.expanded;
+        this.hiding = false;
+        this.hideConfirmation();
+      }, 300);
+    } else {
+      this.expanded = !this.expanded;
+      this.hideConfirmation();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param {!function()} fn
+   * @param {number} delay
+   * @private
+   */
+  callAsync_(fn, delay) {
+    clearTimeout(this.delay_);
+    this.delay_ = setTimeout(fn.bind(this), delay);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -280,6 +300,16 @@ Dropdown.STATE = {
     internal: true,
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Flag indicating if the dropdown is hiding or not.
+   * @type {boolean}
+   * @default false
+   */
+  hiding: {
+    value: false,
+    internal: true,
+  },
+
   /**
    * The position of the dropdown (either 'up', 'down' or any of the position
    * constants available in `Align`).
diff --git a/packages/marble-dropdown/src/Dropdown.soy b/packages/marble-dropdown/src/Dropdown.soy
index 087e21b..1de1e87 100644
--- a/packages/marble-dropdown/src/Dropdown.soy
+++ b/packages/marble-dropdown/src/Dropdown.soy
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * @param? classMap
  * @param? elementClasses
  * @param? expanded
+ * @param? hiding
  * @param? position
  * @param? positionClassOnMenu
  * @param? showConfirmationBody
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
   {let $classes: $classMap ? $classMap : ['dropup', 'dropup', 'dropright', 'dropdown', 'dropdown', 'dropdown', 'dropleft', 'dropup'] /}
   {let $currentPosition: isNonnull($alignedPosition) ? $alignedPosition : $position /}
   {let $positionClass: isNonnull($currentPosition) ? $classes[$currentPosition] : 'dropdown' /}
-  <div class="{$positionClassOnMenu ? 'dropdown' : $positionClass}{$elementClasses ? ' ' + $elementClasses : ''}{$expanded ? ' open' : ''}">
+  <div class="{$positionClassOnMenu ? 'dropdown' : $positionClass}{$elementClasses ? ' ' + $elementClasses : ''}{$expanded ? ' open' : ''}{$hiding ? ' hiding' : ''}">
     {if $header}
       {$header}
     {/if}
diff --git a/packages/marble-dropdown/src/Dropdown.soy.js b/packages/marble-dropdown/src/Dropdown.soy.js
index 7218ecb..8a7c99f 100644
--- a/packages/marble-dropdown/src/Dropdown.soy.js
+++ b/packages/marble-dropdown/src/Dropdown.soy.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var soyIdom = goog.require('soy.idom');
  *  classMap: (?),
  *  elementClasses: (?),
  *  expanded: (?),
+ *  hiding: (?),
  *  position: (?),
  *  positionClassOnMenu: (?),
  *  showConfirmationBody: (?),
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ function $render(opt_data, opt_ijData, opt_ijData_deprecated) {
   var currentPosition__soy9 = (opt_data.alignedPosition != null) ? opt_data.alignedPosition : opt_data.position;
   var positionClass__soy11 = (currentPosition__soy9 != null) ? classes__soy7[currentPosition__soy9] : 'dropdown';
   incrementalDom.elementOpenStart('div');
-      incrementalDom.attr('class', (opt_data.positionClassOnMenu ? 'dropdown' : positionClass__soy11) + (opt_data.elementClasses ? ' ' + opt_data.elementClasses : '') + (opt_data.expanded ? ' open' : ''));
+      incrementalDom.attr('class', (opt_data.positionClassOnMenu ? 'dropdown' : positionClass__soy11) + (opt_data.elementClasses ? ' ' + opt_data.elementClasses : '') + (opt_data.expanded ? ' open' : '') + (opt_data.hiding ? ' hiding' : ''));
   incrementalDom.elementOpenEnd();
     if (header) {
       header();
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ exports.render = $render;
  *  classMap: (?),
  *  elementClasses: (?),
  *  expanded: (?),
+ *  hiding: (?),
  *  position: (?),
  *  positionClassOnMenu: (?),
  *  showConfirmationBody: (?),
@@ -94,8 +96,8 @@ if (goog.DEBUG) {
   $render.soyTemplateName = 'Dropdown.render';
 }
 
-exports.render.params = ["body","confirmationBody","header","alignedPosition","classMap","elementClasses","expanded","position","positionClassOnMenu","showConfirmationBody"];
-exports.render.types = {"body":"html","confirmationBody":"html","header":"html","alignedPosition":"any","classMap":"any","elementClasses":"any","expanded":"any","position":"any","positionClassOnMenu":"any","showConfirmationBody":"any"};
+exports.render.params = ["body","confirmationBody","header","alignedPosition","classMap","elementClasses","expanded","hiding","position","positionClassOnMenu","showConfirmationBody"];
+exports.render.types = {"body":"html","confirmationBody":"html","header":"html","alignedPosition":"any","classMap":"any","elementClasses":"any","expanded":"any","hiding":"any","position":"any","positionClassOnMenu":"any","showConfirmationBody":"any"};
 templates = exports;
 return exports;
 
diff --git a/packages/marble-dropdown/test/Dropdown.js b/packages/marble-dropdown/test/Dropdown.js
index e66b50e..f0e9c11 100644
--- a/packages/marble-dropdown/test/Dropdown.js
+++ b/packages/marble-dropdown/test/Dropdown.js
@@ -88,10 +88,12 @@ describe('Dropdown', () => {
       expect(dom.hasClass(component.element, 'open')).toBeTruthy();
       component.toggle();
       component.once('stateChanged', () => {
-        expect(!component.expanded).toBeTruthy();
-        expect(!dom.hasClass(component.element, 'open')).toBeTruthy();
-        component.dispose();
-        done();
+        component.once('stateChanged', () => {
+          expect(!component.expanded).toBeTruthy();
+          expect(!dom.hasClass(component.element, 'open')).toBeTruthy();
+          component.dispose();
+          done();
+        });
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/marble/src/_animations.scss b/packages/marble/src/_animations.scss
index ae5d898..7472ceb 100644
--- a/packages/marble/src/_animations.scss
+++ b/packages/marble/src/_animations.scss
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
   }
 }
 
+@keyframes fadeOut {
+  0% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+
+  100% {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}
+
 @keyframes fadeInToRight {
   0% {
     opacity: 0;
diff --git a/packages/marble/src/_dropdowns.scss b/packages/marble/src/_dropdowns.scss
index cf48403..9e24c98 100644
--- a/packages/marble/src/_dropdowns.scss
+++ b/packages/marble/src/_dropdowns.scss
@@ -45,9 +45,14 @@
 }
 
 .open .dropdown-menu {
+  animation: fadeIn 300ms cubic-bezier(0.455, 0.03, 0.515, 0.955) forwards;
   display: inline-block;
 }
 
+.hiding .dropdown-menu {
+  animation: fadeOut 300ms cubic-bezier(0.455, 0.03, 0.515, 0.955) forwards;
+}
+
 .dropdown-section-title {
   color: rgba($white, 0.4);
   display: block;