diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/ui/menu/menu-viewport-transition.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/ui/menu/menu-viewport-transition.ts
index 35ab952f..2f5492db 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/ui/menu/menu-viewport-transition.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/ui/menu/menu-viewport-transition.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export interface MenuRootViewAttrs {
   'data-menu-view': '';
 }
 
-interface MenuViewSize {
+interface ViewSize {
   width: number;
   height: number;
 }
@@ -29,29 +29,29 @@ interface InlineStyleSnapshotEntry {
   priority: string;
 }
 
-interface PendingMenuViewTransition {
+interface PendingViewTransition {
   entering: HTMLElement;
   availableWidth: number | null;
-  fromSize: MenuViewSize;
-  toSize: MenuViewSize;
+  fromSize: ViewSize;
+  toSize: ViewSize;
 }
 
-interface MenuViewportTransitionState {
-  pending: PendingMenuViewTransition | null;
+interface ViewportTransitionState {
+  pending: PendingViewTransition | null;
   phaseKeys: WeakMap<HTMLElement, string>;
 }
 
-const DEFAULT_MENU_VIEWPORT_MIN_WIDTH = 160;
-const MENU_VIEW_ATTR = 'data-menu-view';
-const MENU_VIEW_STATE_ATTR = 'data-menu-view-state';
-const MENU_VIEW_ACTIVE_STATE = 'active';
-const MENU_VIEW_INACTIVE_STATE = 'inactive';
-const MENU_ROOT_VIEW_ATTR = 'data-menu-root-view';
-const MENU_VIEWPORT_ATTR = 'data-menu-viewport';
-const MENU_VIEW_LAYOUT_ATTRS = ['data-availability'];
-const MENU_WIDTH_VAR = '--media-menu-width';
-const MENU_HEIGHT_VAR = '--media-menu-height';
-const MENU_VIEW_MEASURE_STYLE_PROPERTIES = [
+const DEFAULT_MIN_WIDTH = 160;
+const VIEW_ATTR = 'data-menu-view';
+const VIEW_STATE_ATTR = 'data-menu-view-state';
+const VIEW_ACTIVE_STATE = 'active';
+const VIEW_INACTIVE_STATE = 'inactive';
+const ROOT_VIEW_ATTR = 'data-menu-root-view';
+const VIEWPORT_ATTR = 'data-menu-viewport';
+const VIEW_LAYOUT_ATTRS = ['data-availability'];
+const WIDTH_VAR = '--media-menu-width';
+const HEIGHT_VAR = '--media-menu-height';
+const VIEW_MEASURE_STYLE_PROPERTIES = [
   'position',
   'top',
   'right',
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const MENU_VIEW_MEASURE_STYLE_PROPERTIES = [
   'max-width',
 ];
 
-const viewportTransitionStates = new WeakMap<HTMLElement, MenuViewportTransitionState>();
+const viewportTransitionStates = new WeakMap<HTMLElement, ViewportTransitionState>();
 
 export function getMenuViewportAttrs(): MenuViewportAttrs {
   return {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export function getMenuRootViewAttrs(): MenuRootViewAttrs {
   };
 }
 
-function getViewportTransitionState(content: HTMLElement): MenuViewportTransitionState {
+function getViewportTransitionState(content: HTMLElement): ViewportTransitionState {
   let state = viewportTransitionStates.get(content);
 
   if (!state) {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function getViewportTransitionState(content: HTMLElement): MenuViewportTransitio
 export function getMenuViewportElement(content: HTMLElement | null): HTMLElement | null {
   if (!content) return null;
 
-  return content.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`:scope > [${MENU_VIEWPORT_ATTR}]`) ?? content;
+  return content.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`:scope > [${VIEWPORT_ATTR}]`) ?? content;
 }
 
 function getViewportElement(content: HTMLElement, view?: HTMLElement | null): HTMLElement {
@@ -113,16 +113,16 @@ function getViewportElement(content: HTMLElement, view?: HTMLElement | null): HT
 }
 
 function getRootViewElement(viewport: HTMLElement): HTMLElement | null {
-  return viewport.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`:scope > [${MENU_ROOT_VIEW_ATTR}]`);
+  return viewport.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`:scope > [${ROOT_VIEW_ATTR}]`);
 }
 
-function getActiveMenuViewElement(viewport: HTMLElement): HTMLElement | null {
+function getActiveViewElement(viewport: HTMLElement): HTMLElement | null {
   return (
     Array.from(viewport.children).find(
       (child): child is HTMLElement =>
         child instanceof HTMLElement &&
-        child.hasAttribute(MENU_VIEW_ATTR) &&
-        !child.hasAttribute(MENU_ROOT_VIEW_ATTR) &&
+        child.hasAttribute(VIEW_ATTR) &&
+        !child.hasAttribute(ROOT_VIEW_ATTR) &&
         !child.hidden &&
         !child.hasAttribute(TransitionDataAttrs.transitionEnding)
     ) ?? null
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function getActiveMenuViewElement(viewport: HTMLElement): HTMLElement | null {
 }
 
 function resolveMinWidth(options: MenuViewportTransitionOptions | undefined): number {
-  return options?.minWidth ?? DEFAULT_MENU_VIEWPORT_MIN_WIDTH;
+  return options?.minWidth ?? DEFAULT_MIN_WIDTH;
 }
 
 function resolveAvailableWidth(
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function resolveAvailableWidth(
 }
 
 function snapshotInlineStyle(element: HTMLElement): InlineStyleSnapshotEntry[] {
-  return MENU_VIEW_MEASURE_STYLE_PROPERTIES.map((property) => ({
+  return VIEW_MEASURE_STYLE_PROPERTIES.map((property) => ({
     property,
     value: element.style.getPropertyValue(property),
     priority: element.style.getPropertyPriority(property),
@@ -164,89 +164,132 @@ function restoreInlineStyle(element: HTMLElement, snapshot: InlineStyleSnapshotE
   }
 }
 
-function measureMenuView(
+function measureViews(
+  content: HTMLElement,
+  views: readonly [HTMLElement],
+  minWidth: number,
+  options?: MenuViewportTransitionOptions
+): [ViewSize];
+function measureViews(
+  content: HTMLElement,
+  views: readonly [HTMLElement, HTMLElement],
+  minWidth: number,
+  options?: MenuViewportTransitionOptions
+): [ViewSize, ViewSize];
+function measureViews(
+  content: HTMLElement,
+  views: readonly HTMLElement[],
+  minWidth: number,
+  options?: MenuViewportTransitionOptions
+): ViewSize[] {
+  const snapshots = views.map((view) => ({
+    view,
+    snapshot: snapshotInlineStyle(view),
+  }));
+  const availableWidth = resolveAvailableWidth(content, options);
+
+  try {
+    for (const { view } of snapshots) {
+      view.style.setProperty('position', 'absolute');
+      view.style.setProperty('top', '0px');
+      view.style.setProperty('right', 'auto');
+      view.style.setProperty('bottom', 'auto');
+      view.style.setProperty('left', '0px');
+      view.style.setProperty('width', 'max-content');
+      view.style.setProperty('height', 'auto');
+      view.style.setProperty('min-width', `${minWidth}px`);
+      view.style.setProperty('max-width', 'none');
+    }
+
+    const sizes = snapshots.map(({ view }) => {
+      const rect = view.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const naturalWidth = Math.ceil(Math.max(minWidth, rect.width, view.scrollWidth));
+      const width = Math.ceil(
+        availableWidth ? Math.max(minWidth, Math.min(naturalWidth, availableWidth)) : naturalWidth
+      );
+
+      return { view, rect, naturalWidth, width };
+    });
+    const constrained = sizes.filter((size) => size.width !== size.naturalWidth);
+
+    for (const { view, width } of constrained) {
+      view.style.setProperty('width', `${width}px`);
+      view.style.setProperty('max-width', `${width}px`);
+    }
+
+    for (const size of constrained) {
+      size.rect = size.view.getBoundingClientRect();
+    }
+
+    return sizes.map((size) => ({
+      width: size.width,
+      height: Math.ceil(Math.max(size.rect.height, size.view.scrollHeight)),
+    }));
+  } finally {
+    for (const { view, snapshot } of snapshots) restoreInlineStyle(view, snapshot);
+  }
+}
+
+function measureView(
   content: HTMLElement,
   view: HTMLElement,
   minWidth: number,
   options?: MenuViewportTransitionOptions
-): MenuViewSize {
-  const snapshot = snapshotInlineStyle(view);
-  const availableWidth = resolveAvailableWidth(content, options);
-
-  try {
-    view.style.setProperty('position', 'absolute');
-    view.style.setProperty('top', '0px');
-    view.style.setProperty('right', 'auto');
-    view.style.setProperty('bottom', 'auto');
-    view.style.setProperty('left', '0px');
-    view.style.setProperty('width', 'max-content');
-    view.style.setProperty('height', 'auto');
-    view.style.setProperty('min-width', `${minWidth}px`);
-    view.style.setProperty('max-width', 'none');
-    forceLayout(view);
-
-    let rect = view.getBoundingClientRect();
-    const naturalWidth = Math.ceil(Math.max(minWidth, rect.width, view.scrollWidth));
-    const width = Math.ceil(availableWidth ? Math.max(minWidth, Math.min(naturalWidth, availableWidth)) : naturalWidth);
-
-    if (width !== naturalWidth) {
-      view.style.setProperty('width', `${width}px`);
-      view.style.setProperty('max-width', `${width}px`);
-      forceLayout(view);
-      rect = view.getBoundingClientRect();
-    }
-
-    return {
-      width,
-      height: Math.ceil(Math.max(rect.height, view.scrollHeight)),
-    };
-  } finally {
-    restoreInlineStyle(view, snapshot);
-    forceLayout(view);
-  }
+): ViewSize {
+  return measureViews(content, [view], minWidth, options)[0];
 }
 
-function setViewportSize(content: HTMLElement, size: MenuViewSize): void {
-  content.style.setProperty(MENU_WIDTH_VAR, `${size.width}px`);
-  content.style.setProperty(MENU_HEIGHT_VAR, `${size.height}px`);
+function setViewportSize(content: HTMLElement, size: ViewSize): void {
+  content.style.setProperty(WIDTH_VAR, `${size.width}px`);
+  content.style.setProperty(HEIGHT_VAR, `${size.height}px`);
 }
 
-function setMenuViewState(
-  view: HTMLElement,
-  state: typeof MENU_VIEW_ACTIVE_STATE | typeof MENU_VIEW_INACTIVE_STATE
-): void {
-  view.setAttribute(MENU_VIEW_STATE_ATTR, state);
+function setViewState(view: HTMLElement, state: typeof VIEW_ACTIVE_STATE | typeof VIEW_INACTIVE_STATE): void {
+  view.setAttribute(VIEW_STATE_ATTR, state);
 
-  if (state === MENU_VIEW_ACTIVE_STATE) {
+  if (state === VIEW_ACTIVE_STATE) {
     view.setAttribute('data-open', '');
   } else {
     view.removeAttribute('data-open');
   }
 }
 
-function prepareEnteringMenuView(
+function prepareEnteringView(
   content: HTMLElement,
   rootView: HTMLElement,
   entering: HTMLElement,
-  state: MenuViewportTransitionState,
+  minWidth: number,
+  availableWidth: number | null,
+  options?: MenuViewportTransitionOptions
+): PendingViewTransition {
+  const [fromSize, toSize] = measureViews(content, [rootView, entering], minWidth, options);
+
+  return { entering, availableWidth, fromSize, toSize };
+}
+
+function prepareEnteringTransition(
+  content: HTMLElement,
+  rootView: HTMLElement,
+  entering: HTMLElement,
+  state: ViewportTransitionState,
   options?: MenuViewportTransitionOptions
 ): void {
   const minWidth = resolveMinWidth(options);
   const availableWidth = resolveAvailableWidth(content, options);
-  const fromSize = measureMenuView(content, rootView, minWidth, options);
-  const toSize = measureMenuView(content, entering, minWidth, options);
 
-  state.pending = { entering, availableWidth, fromSize, toSize };
-  setMenuViewState(rootView, MENU_VIEW_ACTIVE_STATE);
-  setViewportSize(content, fromSize);
+  const pending = prepareEnteringView(content, rootView, entering, minWidth, availableWidth, options);
+
+  state.pending = pending;
+  setViewState(rootView, VIEW_ACTIVE_STATE);
+  setViewportSize(content, pending.fromSize);
   forceLayout(content);
 }
 
-function startEnteringMenuView(
+function startEnteringView(
   content: HTMLElement,
   rootView: HTMLElement,
   entering: HTMLElement,
-  state: MenuViewportTransitionState,
+  state: ViewportTransitionState,
   options?: MenuViewportTransitionOptions
 ): void {
   const minWidth = resolveMinWidth(options);
@@ -254,39 +297,33 @@ function startEnteringMenuView(
   const current =
     state.pending?.entering === entering && state.pending.availableWidth === availableWidth
       ? state.pending
-      : {
-          entering,
-          availableWidth,
-          fromSize: measureMenuView(content, rootView, minWidth, options),
-          toSize: measureMenuView(content, entering, minWidth, options),
-        };
+      : prepareEnteringView(content, rootView, entering, minWidth, availableWidth, options);
 
   state.pending = null;
 
   setViewportSize(content, current.fromSize);
   forceLayout(rootView);
-  setMenuViewState(rootView, MENU_VIEW_INACTIVE_STATE);
+  setViewState(rootView, VIEW_INACTIVE_STATE);
   forceLayout(rootView);
   setViewportSize(content, current.toSize);
 }
 
-function startExitingMenuView(
+function startExitingView(
   content: HTMLElement,
   rootView: HTMLElement,
   exiting: HTMLElement,
-  transitionState: MenuViewportTransitionState,
+  transitionState: ViewportTransitionState,
   options?: MenuViewportTransitionOptions
 ): void {
   transitionState.pending = null;
 
   const minWidth = resolveMinWidth(options);
-  const fromSize = measureMenuView(content, exiting, minWidth, options);
-  const toSize = measureMenuView(content, rootView, minWidth, options);
+  const [fromSize, toSize] = measureViews(content, [exiting, rootView], minWidth, options);
 
   setViewportSize(content, fromSize);
-  setMenuViewState(rootView, MENU_VIEW_INACTIVE_STATE);
+  setViewState(rootView, VIEW_INACTIVE_STATE);
   forceLayout(rootView);
-  setMenuViewState(rootView, MENU_VIEW_ACTIVE_STATE);
+  setViewState(rootView, VIEW_ACTIVE_STATE);
   forceLayout(rootView);
   setViewportSize(content, toSize);
 }
@@ -303,11 +340,11 @@ export function syncMenuViewRoot(
 
   if (!rootView) return;
 
-  const activeView = getActiveMenuViewElement(viewport);
+  const activeView = getActiveViewElement(viewport);
 
   if (activeView) {
-    if (rootView.getAttribute(MENU_VIEW_STATE_ATTR) === MENU_VIEW_INACTIVE_STATE) {
-      const size = measureMenuView(content, activeView, resolveMinWidth(options), options);
+    if (rootView.getAttribute(VIEW_STATE_ATTR) === VIEW_INACTIVE_STATE) {
+      const size = measureView(content, activeView, resolveMinWidth(options), options);
       setViewportSize(content, size);
     }
 
@@ -316,9 +353,9 @@ export function syncMenuViewRoot(
 
   if (hasActiveChildView) return;
 
-  const size = measureMenuView(content, rootView, resolveMinWidth(options), options);
+  const size = measureView(content, rootView, resolveMinWidth(options), options);
 
-  setMenuViewState(rootView, MENU_VIEW_ACTIVE_STATE);
+  setViewState(rootView, VIEW_ACTIVE_STATE);
   setViewportSize(content, size);
 }
 
@@ -353,7 +390,7 @@ export function observeMenuViewContent(content: HTMLElement, onChange: () => voi
     subtree: true,
     attributes: true,
     attributeOldValue: true,
-    attributeFilter: MENU_VIEW_LAYOUT_ATTRS,
+    attributeFilter: VIEW_LAYOUT_ATTRS,
   });
 
   return () => {
@@ -377,29 +414,31 @@ export function syncMenuViewTransition(
 
   const state = getViewportTransitionState(content);
   const phaseKey = `${viewState.phase}:${viewState.direction}`;
+  const previousPhaseKey = state.phaseKeys.get(view);
 
   const shouldResyncActiveView =
-    viewState.phase === 'active' && rootView.getAttribute(MENU_VIEW_STATE_ATTR) !== MENU_VIEW_INACTIVE_STATE;
+    viewState.phase === 'active' && rootView.getAttribute(VIEW_STATE_ATTR) !== VIEW_INACTIVE_STATE;
 
-  if (state.phaseKeys.get(view) === phaseKey && !shouldResyncActiveView) return;
+  if (previousPhaseKey === phaseKey && !shouldResyncActiveView) return;
 
   state.phaseKeys.set(view, phaseKey);
 
   if (viewState.phase === 'hidden') {
-    state.phaseKeys.delete(view);
-    syncMenuViewRoot(content, getActiveMenuViewElement(viewport) !== null, options);
+    if (!previousPhaseKey || previousPhaseKey.startsWith('hidden:')) return;
+
+    syncMenuViewRoot(content, getActiveViewElement(viewport) !== null, options);
     return;
   }
 
   if (viewState.phase === 'entering') {
-    prepareEnteringMenuView(content, rootView, view, state, options);
+    prepareEnteringTransition(content, rootView, view, state, options);
     return;
   }
 
   if (viewState.phase === 'active') {
-    startEnteringMenuView(content, rootView, view, state, options);
+    startEnteringView(content, rootView, view, state, options);
     return;
   }
 
-  startExitingMenuView(content, rootView, view, state, options);
+  startExitingView(content, rootView, view, state, options);
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/ui/menu/tests/menu-viewport-transition.test.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/ui/menu/tests/menu-viewport-transition.test.ts
index 7136306f..ffbace06 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/ui/menu/tests/menu-viewport-transition.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/ui/menu/tests/menu-viewport-transition.test.ts
@@ -221,6 +221,29 @@ describe('menu-viewport-transition', () => {
     expect(content.style.getPropertyValue('--media-menu-width')).toBe('160px');
   });
 
+  it('does not measure the root view for initially hidden child views', () => {
+    const content = addElement();
+    const rootView = document.createElement('div');
+    const menuViews = Array.from({ length: 13 }, () => document.createElement('div'));
+
+    applyAttrs(rootView, getMenuRootViewAttrs());
+    rootView.getBoundingClientRect = vi.fn(() => createRect(160, 100));
+    for (const menuView of menuViews) menuView.setAttribute('data-menu-view', '');
+    content.append(rootView, ...menuViews);
+
+    for (const menuView of menuViews) {
+      syncMenuViewTransition(content, menuView, {
+        phase: 'hidden',
+        direction: 'forward',
+        triggerId: null,
+      });
+    }
+
+    expect(rootView.getBoundingClientRect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(content.style.getPropertyValue('--media-menu-width')).toBe('');
+    expect(content.style.getPropertyValue('--media-menu-height')).toBe('');
+  });
+
   it('measures the root view height at the available menu width', () => {
     const content = addElement();
     const rootView = document.createElement('div');
@@ -242,6 +265,61 @@ describe('menu-viewport-transition', () => {
 
     expect(content.style.getPropertyValue('--media-menu-width')).toBe('180px');
     expect(content.style.getPropertyValue('--media-menu-height')).toBe('128px');
+    expect(rootView.getBoundingClientRect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it('avoids duplicate reads when measuring a natural menu view size', () => {
+    const content = addElement();
+    const rootView = document.createElement('div');
+
+    applyAttrs(rootView, getMenuRootViewAttrs());
+    content.append(rootView);
+
+    mockMenuViewSize(rootView, {
+      currentWidth: 160,
+      currentHeight: 80,
+      naturalWidth: 160,
+      naturalHeight: 80,
+    });
+
+    syncMenuViewRoot(content, false);
+
+    expect(rootView.getBoundingClientRect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('batches entering menu view measurements', () => {
+    const content = addElement();
+    const rootView = document.createElement('div');
+    const menuView = document.createElement('div');
+
+    applyAttrs(rootView, getMenuRootViewAttrs());
+    menuView.setAttribute('data-menu-view', '');
+    content.style.setProperty('--media-popover-available-width', '180px');
+    content.append(rootView, menuView);
+
+    mockMenuViewSize(rootView, {
+      currentWidth: 160,
+      currentHeight: 100,
+      naturalWidth: 160,
+      naturalHeight: 100,
+    });
+    mockMenuViewSize(menuView, {
+      currentWidth: 160,
+      currentHeight: 100,
+      naturalWidth: 260,
+      naturalHeight: 100,
+      constrainedWidth: 180,
+      constrainedHeight: 148,
+    });
+
+    syncMenuViewTransition(content, menuView, {
+      phase: 'entering',
+      direction: 'forward',
+      triggerId: 'trigger-1',
+    });
+
+    expect(rootView.getBoundingClientRect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(menuView.getBoundingClientRect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
 
   it('measures an entering submenu height at the available menu width', () => {
@@ -439,6 +517,48 @@ describe('menu-viewport-transition', () => {
     expect(content.style.getPropertyValue('--media-menu-height')).toBe('109px');
     expect(rootView.style.getPropertyValue('width')).toBe('');
     expect(rootView.style.getPropertyValue('height')).toBe('');
+    expect(menuView.getBoundingClientRect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(rootView.getBoundingClientRect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+  });
+
+  it('resyncs the root view when a visible child view becomes hidden', () => {
+    const content = addElement();
+    const rootView = document.createElement('div');
+    const menuView = document.createElement('div');
+
+    applyAttrs(rootView, getMenuRootViewAttrs());
+    menuView.setAttribute('data-menu-view', '');
+    content.append(rootView, menuView);
+
+    mockMenuViewSize(rootView, {
+      currentWidth: 220,
+      currentHeight: 170,
+      naturalWidth: 160,
+      naturalHeight: 100,
+    });
+    mockMenuViewSize(menuView, {
+      currentWidth: 220,
+      currentHeight: 170,
+      naturalWidth: 220,
+      naturalHeight: 170,
+    });
+
+    syncMenuViewTransition(content, menuView, {
+      phase: 'active',
+      direction: 'forward',
+      triggerId: 'trigger-1',
+    });
+    menuView.hidden = true;
+
+    syncMenuViewTransition(content, menuView, {
+      phase: 'hidden',
+      direction: 'back',
+      triggerId: 'trigger-1',
+    });
+
+    expect(rootView.getAttribute('data-menu-view-state')).toBe('active');
+    expect(content.style.getPropertyValue('--media-menu-width')).toBe('160px');
+    expect(content.style.getPropertyValue('--media-menu-height')).toBe('100px');
   });
 
   it('does not restore the root view when a hidden child sibling still has an active view', () => {