diff --git a/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.scss b/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index fd3d1e4f9d3..00000000000
--- a/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-@import "../menu/menu.ios.vars";
-@import "../menu/menu.md.vars";
-
-.menu-content {
-  @include transform(translate3d(0, 0, 0));
-}
-
-.menu-content-open {
-  cursor: pointer;
-  touch-action: manipulation;
-
-  // the containing element itself should be clickable but
-  // everything inside of it should not clickable when menu is open
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
-
-.ios .menu-content-reveal {
-  box-shadow: $menu-ios-box-shadow-reveal;
-}
-
-[dir=rtl].ios .menu-content-reveal {
-  box-shadow: $menu-ios-box-shadow-reveal-rtl;
-}
-
-.ios .menu-content-push {
-  box-shadow: $menu-ios-box-shadow-push;
-}
-
-.md .menu-content-reveal {
-  box-shadow: $menu-md-box-shadow;
-}
-
-.md .menu-content-push {
-  box-shadow: $menu-md-box-shadow;
-}
diff --git a/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.ts b/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.ts
index a7b8b7df937..74f4bebfa2a 100644
--- a/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import { AnimationBuilder, IonicAnimation, MenuI } from '../../interface';
 import { menuController } from '../../utils/menu-controller';
 
 @Component({
-  tag: 'ion-menu-controller',
-  styleUrl: 'menu-controller.scss'
+  tag: 'ion-menu-controller'
 })
 export class MenuController {
 
diff --git a/core/src/css/core.scss b/core/src/css/core.scss
index be7cd542d4e..e8d347429e8 100644
--- a/core/src/css/core.scss
+++ b/core/src/css/core.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @import "../themes/ionic.skip-warns.scss";
 @import "../themes/ionic.globals";
+@import "../components/menu/menu.ios.vars";
+@import "../components/menu/menu.md.vars";
 
 // Ionic Font Family
 // --------------------------------------------------
@@ -128,3 +130,41 @@ html.plt-ios.plt-hybrid, html.plt-ios.plt-pwa {
     --ion-safe-area-right: env(safe-area-inset-right);
   }
 }
+
+// Menu Styles
+// TODO: Find a better long term solution for this
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+.menu-content {
+  @include transform(translate3d(0, 0, 0));
+}
+
+.menu-content-open {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  touch-action: manipulation;
+
+  // the containing element itself should be clickable but
+  // everything inside of it should not clickable when menu is open
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.ios .menu-content-reveal {
+  box-shadow: $menu-ios-box-shadow-reveal;
+}
+
+[dir=rtl].ios .menu-content-reveal {
+  box-shadow: $menu-ios-box-shadow-reveal-rtl;
+}
+
+.ios .menu-content-push {
+  box-shadow: $menu-ios-box-shadow-push;
+}
+
+.md .menu-content-reveal {
+  box-shadow: $menu-md-box-shadow;
+}
+
+.md .menu-content-push {
+  box-shadow: $menu-md-box-shadow;
+}
+