diff --git a/src/MenuContext.js b/src/MenuContext.js
index 2fe2585..ddaa6d0 100644
--- a/src/MenuContext.js
+++ b/src/MenuContext.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ const layoutsEqual = (a, b) => (
   a === b || (a && b && a.width === b.width && a.height === b.height)
 );
 
+const isFunctional = Component => !Component.prototype.render;
+
 export default class MenuContext extends Component {
 
   constructor(props) {
@@ -47,14 +49,17 @@ export default class MenuContext extends Component {
 
   closeMenu() {
     debug('close menu');
-    this._menuRegistry.getAll().forEach(menu => {
-      if (menu.instance._getOpened()) {
-        menu.instance._setOpened(false);
-        // invalidate trigger layout
-        this._menuRegistry.updateLayoutInfo(menu.name, { triggerLayout: undefined });
-      }
-    });
-    this._notify();
+    const closeAnimation = (this.refs.menuOptions && this.refs.menuOptions.close) || Promise.resolve;
+    closeAnimation().then(() => {
+      this._menuRegistry.getAll().forEach(menu => {
+        if (menu.instance._getOpened()) {
+          menu.instance._setOpened(false);
+          // invalidate trigger layout
+          this._menuRegistry.updateLayoutInfo(menu.name, { triggerLayout: undefined });
+        }
+      });
+      this._notify();
+    })
   }
 
   toggleMenu(name) {
@@ -166,7 +171,11 @@ export default class MenuContext extends Component {
     const style = [optionsContainerStyle, customStyles.optionsContainer];
     const layouts = { windowLayout, triggerLayout, optionsLayout };
     const props = { style, onLayout, layouts };
-    return React.createElement(isOutside ? MenuOutside : renderer, props, optionsRenderer(options));
+    const optionsType = isOutside ? MenuOutside : renderer;
+    if (!isFunctional(optionsType)) {
+      props.ref = 'menuOptions';
+    }
+    return React.createElement(optionsType, props, optionsRenderer(options));
   }
 
   _onLayout({ nativeEvent: { layout } }) {
@@ -202,3 +211,4 @@ MenuContext.childContextTypes = {
   menuRegistry: React.PropTypes.object,
   menuActions: React.PropTypes.object,
 };
+
diff --git a/src/renderers/ContextMenu.js b/src/renderers/ContextMenu.js
index 10e016b..d0dc715 100644
--- a/src/renderers/ContextMenu.js
+++ b/src/renderers/ContextMenu.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const computePosition = ({ windowLayout, triggerLayout, optionsLayout })
   return { top, left };
 };
 
+const DURATION = 80;
 
 export default class ContextMenu extends React.Component {
 
@@ -45,15 +46,25 @@ export default class ContextMenu extends React.Component {
     this.state = {
       scaleAnim: new Animated.Value(0.1),
     };
+    this.close = this.close.bind(this);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
     Animated.timing(this.state.scaleAnim, {
-      duration: 80,
+      duration: DURATION,
       toValue: 1
     }).start();
   }
 
+  close() {
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      Animated.timing(this.state.scaleAnim, {
+        duration: DURATION,
+        toValue: 0
+      }).start(resolve);
+    });
+  }
+
   render() {
     const { style, children, layouts, ...other } = this.props;
     const animation = {
diff --git a/src/renderers/SlideInMenu.js b/src/renderers/SlideInMenu.js
index 92f0f77..129f99a 100644
--- a/src/renderers/SlideInMenu.js
+++ b/src/renderers/SlideInMenu.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export const computePosition = ({ windowLayout, optionsLayout }) => {
   return { top, left };
 }
 
+const DURATION = 100;
+
 export default class SlideInMenu extends React.Component {
 
   constructor(props) {
@@ -16,15 +18,25 @@ export default class SlideInMenu extends React.Component {
     this.state = {
       slide: new Animated.Value(0),
     };
+    this.close = this.close.bind(this);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
     Animated.timing(this.state.slide, {
-      duration: 100,
+      duration: DURATION,
       toValue: 1
     }).start();
   }
 
+  close() {
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      Animated.timing(this.state.slide, {
+        duration: DURATION,
+        toValue: 0
+      }).start(resolve);
+    });
+  }
+
   render() {
     const { style, children, layouts, ...other } = this.props;
     const { height: oHeight } = layouts.optionsLayout;