diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 02bdc5eeb..256df41f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - [#286](https://github.com/miguelcobain/ember-paper/pull/286) paper-radio no longer has the class `paper-radio`
 - [#286](https://github.com/miguelcobain/ember-paper/pull/286) paper-radio now uses `groupValue` instead of `selected`
 - [#286](https://github.com/miguelcobain/ember-paper/pull/286) paper-radio now sends the action `onchange` instead of `changed` and it is mandatory (see ddau)
+- [#303](https://github.com/miguelcobain/ember-paper/pull/303) paper-menu template may now specify `dense=true` to display menu items compactly 
 
 ### 0.2.11
 
diff --git a/addon/components/paper-menu-content-pane.js b/addon/components/paper-menu-content-pane.js
index f1224bfa1..2ed460e20 100644
--- a/addon/components/paper-menu-content-pane.js
+++ b/addon/components/paper-menu-content-pane.js
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
   constants: Ember.inject.service(),
 
   classNames: ['md-default-theme'],
+  classNameBindings: ['dense:md-dense'],
   attributeBindings: ['width'],
   width: 4,
+  dense: false,
 
   menuAbstract: Ember.computed(function() {
     let container = this.nearestOfType(PaperMenuAbstract);
diff --git a/app/templates/components/paper-menu-content.hbs b/app/templates/components/paper-menu-content.hbs
index f8c56de45..e36a689b6 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/paper-menu-content.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/components/paper-menu-content.hbs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{#paper-menu-content-pane width=width}}
+{{#paper-menu-content-pane width=width dense=dense}}
   {{yield this}}
 {{/paper-menu-content-pane}}
 {{#ember-wormhole to="paper-wormhole"}}
diff --git a/app/templates/components/paper-menu.hbs b/app/templates/components/paper-menu.hbs
index d29be032c..c26ad9bd0 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/paper-menu.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/components/paper-menu.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{yield this}}
 {{#if isOpen}}
-  {{#paper-menu-content width=width}}
+  {{#paper-menu-content width=width dense=dense}}
     {{yield to="inverse"}}
   {{/paper-menu-content}}
-{{/if}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{/if}}