diff --git a/components/doc/menu/popupdoc.js b/components/doc/menu/popupdoc.js
index 7d11800058..686bf94589 100644
--- a/components/doc/menu/popupdoc.js
+++ b/components/doc/menu/popupdoc.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { DocSectionCode } from '../common/docsectioncode';
 import { DocSectionText } from '../common/docsectiontext';
 
 export function PopupDoc(props) {
-    const menu = useRef(null);
+    const menuLeft = useRef(null);
+    const menuRight = useRef(null);
     const router = useRouter();
     const toast = useRef(null);
     const items = [
@@ -51,8 +52,10 @@ export function PopupDoc(props) {
     const code = {
         basic: `
 <Toast ref={toast}></Toast>
-<Menu model={items} popup ref={menu} />
-<Button label="Show" icon="pi pi-bars" onClick={(e) => menu.current.toggle(e)} />
+<Menu model={items} popup ref={menuLeft} id="popup_menu_left" />
+<Button label="Show Left" icon="pi pi-align-left" className="mr-2" onClick={(event) => menuLeft.current.toggle(event)} aria-controls="popup_menu_left" aria-haspopup />
+<Menu model={items} popup ref={menuRight} id="popup_menu_right" popupAlignment="right" />
+<Button label="Show Right" icon="pi pi-align-right" className="mr-2" onClick={(event) => menuRight.current.toggle(event)} aria-controls="popup_menu_right" aria-haspopup />
 `,
         javascript: `
 import React, { useRef } from 'react';
@@ -62,7 +65,8 @@ import { Menu } from 'primereact/menu';
 import { Toast } from 'primereact/toast';
 
 export default function PopupDoc() {
-    const menu = useRef(null);
+    const menuLeft = useRef(null);
+    const menuRight = useRef(null);
     //const router = useRouter();
     const toast = useRef(null);
     const items = [
@@ -107,8 +111,10 @@ export default function PopupDoc() {
     return (
         <div className="card flex justify-content-center">
             <Toast ref={toast}></Toast>
-            <Menu model={items} popup ref={menu} />
-            <Button label="Show" icon="pi pi-bars" onClick={(e) => menu.current.toggle(e)} />
+            <Menu model={items} popup ref={menuLeft} id="popup_menu_left" />
+            <Button label="Show Left" icon="pi pi-align-left" className="mr-2" onClick={(event) => menuLeft.current.toggle(event)} aria-controls="popup_menu_left" aria-haspopup />
+            <Menu model={items} popup ref={menuRight} id="popup_menu_right" popupAlignment="right" />
+            <Button label="Show Right" icon="pi pi-align-right" className="mr-2" onClick={(event) => menuRight.current.toggle(event)} aria-controls="popup_menu_right" aria-haspopup />
         </div>
     )
 }
@@ -122,7 +128,8 @@ import { MenuItem } from 'primereact/menuitem';
 import { Toast } from 'primereact/toast';
 
 export default function PopupDoc() {
-    const menu = useRef<Menu>(null);
+    const menuLeft = useRef<Menu>(null);
+    const menuRight = useRef<Menu>(null);
     //const router = useRouter();
     const toast = useRef<Toast>(null);
     const items: MenuItem[] = [
@@ -167,8 +174,10 @@ export default function PopupDoc() {
     return (
         <div className="card flex justify-content-center">
             <Toast ref={toast}></Toast>
-            <Menu model={items} popup ref={menu} />
-            <Button label="Show" icon="pi pi-bars" onClick={(e) => menu.current.toggle(e)} />
+            <Menu model={items} popup ref={menuLeft} id="popup_menu_left" />
+            <Button label="Show Left" icon="pi pi-align-left" className="mr-2" onClick={(event) => menuLeft.current.toggle(event)} aria-controls="popup_menu_left" aria-haspopup />
+            <Menu model={items} popup ref={menuRight} id="popup_menu_right" popupAlignment="right" />
+            <Button label="Show Right" icon="pi pi-align-right" className="mr-2" onClick={(event) => menuRight.current.toggle(event)} aria-controls="popup_menu_right" aria-haspopup />
         </div>
     )
 }
@@ -179,13 +188,15 @@ export default function PopupDoc() {
         <>
             <DocSectionText {...props}>
                 <p>
-                    Popup mode is enabled by adding <i>popup</i> property and calling <i>toggle</i> method with an event of the target.
+                    Popup mode is enabled by adding <i>popup</i> property and calling <i>toggle</i> method with an event of the target. The <i>popupAlignment</i> property allows you to control how the overlay is aligned with its target.
                 </p>
             </DocSectionText>
             <div className="card flex justify-content-center">
                 <Toast ref={toast}></Toast>
-                <Menu model={items} popup ref={menu} />
-                <Button label="Show" icon="pi pi-bars" onClick={(e) => menu.current.toggle(e)} />
+                <Menu model={items} popup ref={menuLeft} id="popup_menu_left" />
+                <Button label="Show Left" icon="pi pi-align-left" className="mr-2" onClick={(event) => menuLeft.current.toggle(event)} aria-controls="popup_menu_left" aria-haspopup />
+                <Menu model={items} popup ref={menuRight} id="popup_menu_right" popupAlignment="right" />
+                <Button label="Show Right" icon="pi pi-align-right" className="mr-2" onClick={(event) => menuRight.current.toggle(event)} aria-controls="popup_menu_right" aria-haspopup />
             </div>
             <DocSectionCode code={code} />
         </>
diff --git a/components/lib/menu/Menu.js b/components/lib/menu/Menu.js
index d0e9302655..3d0a9973d2 100644
--- a/components/lib/menu/Menu.js
+++ b/components/lib/menu/Menu.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { CSSTransition } from '../csstransition/CSSTransition';
 import { useOverlayListener, useUnmountEffect } from '../hooks/Hooks';
 import { OverlayService } from '../overlayservice/OverlayService';
 import { Portal } from '../portal/Portal';
-import { classNames, DomHandler, IconUtils, ObjectUtils, ZIndexUtils } from '../utils/Utils';
+import { DomHandler, IconUtils, ObjectUtils, ZIndexUtils, classNames } from '../utils/Utils';
 import { MenuBase } from './MenuBase';
 
 export const Menu = React.memo(
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export const Menu = React.memo(
 
         const onEnter = () => {
             ZIndexUtils.set('menu', menuRef.current, PrimeReact.autoZIndex, props.baseZIndex || PrimeReact.zIndex['menu']);
-            DomHandler.absolutePosition(menuRef.current, targetRef.current);
+            DomHandler.absolutePosition(menuRef.current, targetRef.current, props.popupAlignment);
         };
 
         const onEntered = () => {
diff --git a/components/lib/menu/MenuBase.js b/components/lib/menu/MenuBase.js
index 22fc30ead0..d606afbf71 100644
--- a/components/lib/menu/MenuBase.js
+++ b/components/lib/menu/MenuBase.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const MenuBase = {
         id: null,
         model: null,
         popup: false,
+        popupAlignment: 'left',
         style: null,
         className: null,
         autoZIndex: true,
diff --git a/components/lib/menu/menu.d.ts b/components/lib/menu/menu.d.ts
index 8435e41b0c..0aa1b211fd 100644
--- a/components/lib/menu/menu.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/menu/menu.d.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ export interface MenuProps extends Omit<React.DetailedHTMLProps<React.HTMLAttrib
      * @defaultValue false
      */
     popup?: boolean | undefined;
+    /**
+     * In popup mode determines how the overlay is aligned with its target. Values either 'left' or 'right'.
+     * @defaultValue left
+     */
+    popupAlignment?: 'left' | 'right';
     /**
      * Whether to automatically manage layering.
      * @defaultValue true
diff --git a/components/lib/utils/DomHandler.js b/components/lib/utils/DomHandler.js
index aad494178c..a95dd3f076 100644
--- a/components/lib/utils/DomHandler.js
+++ b/components/lib/utils/DomHandler.js
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export default class DomHandler {
         }
     }
 
-    static absolutePosition(element, target) {
+    static absolutePosition(element, target, align = 'left') {
         if (element && target) {
             let elementDimensions = element.offsetParent ? { width: element.offsetWidth, height: element.offsetHeight } : this.getHiddenElementDimensions(element);
             let elementOuterHeight = elementDimensions.height;
@@ -289,8 +289,11 @@ export default class DomHandler {
                 element.style.transformOrigin = 'top';
             }
 
-            if (targetOffset.left + targetOuterWidth + elementOuterWidth > viewport.width) left = Math.max(0, targetOffset.left + windowScrollLeft + targetOuterWidth - elementOuterWidth);
-            else left = targetOffset.left + windowScrollLeft;
+            const targetOffsetPx = targetOffset.left;
+            const alignOffset = align === 'left' ? 0 : elementOuterWidth - targetOuterWidth;
+
+            if (targetOffsetPx + targetOuterWidth + elementOuterWidth > viewport.width) left = Math.max(0, targetOffsetPx + windowScrollLeft + targetOuterWidth - elementOuterWidth);
+            else left = targetOffsetPx - alignOffset + windowScrollLeft;
 
             element.style.top = top + 'px';
             element.style.left = left + 'px';