diff --git a/src/cdk/accordion/accordion-item.ts b/src/cdk/accordion/accordion-item.ts
index cdca028603a5..082f0615f146 100644
--- a/src/cdk/accordion/accordion-item.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/accordion/accordion-item.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 import {UniqueSelectionDispatcher} from '@angular/cdk/collections';
 import {CdkAccordion} from './accordion';
 import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
+import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 
 /** Used to generate unique ID for each accordion item. */
 let nextId = 0;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ let nextId = 0;
   exportAs: 'cdkAccordionItem',
 })
 export class CdkAccordionItem implements OnDestroy {
+  /** Subscription to openAll/closeAll events. */
+  private _openCloseAllSubscription = Subscription.EMPTY;
   /** Event emitted every time the AccordionItem is closed. */
   @Output() closed: EventEmitter<void> = new EventEmitter<void>();
   /** Event emitted every time the AccordionItem is opened. */
@@ -97,12 +100,18 @@ export class CdkAccordionItem implements OnDestroy {
           this.expanded = false;
         }
       });
+
+    // When an accordion item is hosted in an accordion, subscribe to open/close events.
+    if (this.accordion) {
+      this._openCloseAllSubscription = this._subscribeToOpenCloseAllActions();
+    }
   }
 
   /** Emits an event for the accordion item being destroyed. */
   ngOnDestroy() {
     this.destroyed.emit();
     this._removeUniqueSelectionListener();
+    this._openCloseAllSubscription.unsubscribe();
   }
 
   /** Toggles the expanded state of the accordion item. */
@@ -125,4 +134,13 @@ export class CdkAccordionItem implements OnDestroy {
       this.expanded = true;
     }
   }
+
+  private _subscribeToOpenCloseAllActions(): Subscription {
+    return this.accordion._openCloseAllActions.subscribe(expanded => {
+      // Only change expanded state if item is enabled
+      if (!this.disabled) {
+        this.expanded = expanded;
+      }
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/cdk/accordion/accordion.ts b/src/cdk/accordion/accordion.ts
index eb586aa0325b..b596a2efb7b8 100644
--- a/src/cdk/accordion/accordion.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/accordion/accordion.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import {Directive, Input} from '@angular/core';
 import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
+import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
 
 /** Used to generate unique ID for each accordion. */
 let nextId = 0;
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ let nextId = 0;
   exportAs: 'cdkAccordion',
 })
 export class CdkAccordion {
+  /** Stream that emits true/false when openAll/closeAll is triggered. */
+  readonly _openCloseAllActions: Subject<boolean> = new Subject<boolean>();
+
   /** A readonly id value to use for unique selection coordination. */
   readonly id = `cdk-accordion-${nextId++}`;
 
@@ -28,4 +32,20 @@ export class CdkAccordion {
   get multi(): boolean { return this._multi; }
   set multi(multi: boolean) { this._multi = coerceBooleanProperty(multi); }
   private _multi: boolean = false;
+
+  /** Opens all enabled accordion items in an accordion where multi is enabled. */
+  openAll(): void {
+    this._openCloseAll(true);
+  }
+
+  /** Closes all enabled accordion items in an accordion where multi is enabled. */
+  closeAll(): void {
+    this._openCloseAll(false);
+  }
+
+  private _openCloseAll(expanded: boolean): void {
+    if (this.multi) {
+      this._openCloseAllActions.next(expanded);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/demo-app/expansion/expansion-demo.html b/src/demo-app/expansion/expansion-demo.html
index 9e4ecb03f322..46da36d1f2d1 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/expansion/expansion-demo.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/expansion/expansion-demo.html
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ <h1>matAccordion</h1>
     <mat-radio-button value="default">Default</mat-radio-button>
     <mat-radio-button value="flat">Flat</mat-radio-button>
   </mat-radio-group>
+  <p>Accordion Actions <sup>('Multi Expansion' mode only)</sup></p>
+  <div>
+    <button mat-button (click)="accordion.openAll()" [disabled]="!multi">Expand All</button>
+    <button mat-button (click)="accordion.closeAll()" [disabled]="!multi">Collapse All</button>
+  </div>
   <p>Accordion Panel(s)</p>
   <div>
     <mat-checkbox [(ngModel)]="panel1.expanded">Panel 1</mat-checkbox>
diff --git a/src/demo-app/expansion/expansion-demo.ts b/src/demo-app/expansion/expansion-demo.ts
index c82169438bbc..f3fab72d743a 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/expansion/expansion-demo.ts
+++ b/src/demo-app/expansion/expansion-demo.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, ViewChild, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
+import {MatAccordion} from '@angular/material';
 
 @Component({
   moduleId: module.id,
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ import {Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
   preserveWhitespaces: false,
 })
 export class ExpansionDemo {
+  @ViewChild(MatAccordion) accordion: MatAccordion;
+
   displayMode: string = 'default';
   multi = false;
   hideToggle = false;
diff --git a/src/lib/expansion/accordion.spec.ts b/src/lib/expansion/accordion.spec.ts
index f1f1e6047788..6c12e2db42a4 100644
--- a/src/lib/expansion/accordion.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/expansion/accordion.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import {async, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
-import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {BrowserAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import {MatExpansionModule} from './index';
+import {MatExpansionModule, MatAccordion} from './index';
 
 
 describe('CdkAccordion', () => {
@@ -45,6 +45,45 @@ describe('CdkAccordion', () => {
     expect(panels[0].classes['mat-expanded']).toBeTruthy();
     expect(panels[1].classes['mat-expanded']).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('should expand or collapse all enabled items', () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SetOfItems);
+    const panels = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('.mat-expansion-panel'));
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.multi = true;
+    fixture.componentInstance.secondPanelExpanded = true;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(panels[0].classes['mat-expanded']).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(panels[1].classes['mat-expanded']).toBeTruthy();
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.accordion.openAll();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(panels[0].classes['mat-expanded']).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(panels[1].classes['mat-expanded']).toBeTruthy();
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.accordion.closeAll();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(panels[0].classes['mat-expanded']).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(panels[1].classes['mat-expanded']).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  it('should not expand or collapse disabled items', () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SetOfItems);
+    const panels = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('.mat-expansion-panel'));
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.multi = true;
+    fixture.componentInstance.secondPanelDisabled = true;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    fixture.componentInstance.accordion.openAll();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(panels[0].classes['mat-expanded']).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(panels[1].classes['mat-expanded']).toBeFalsy();
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.accordion.closeAll();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(panels[0].classes['mat-expanded']).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(panels[1].classes['mat-expanded']).toBeFalsy();
+  });
 });
 
 
@@ -54,13 +93,16 @@ describe('CdkAccordion', () => {
       <mat-expansion-panel-header>Summary</mat-expansion-panel-header>
       <p>Content</p>
     </mat-expansion-panel>
-    <mat-expansion-panel [expanded]="secondPanelExpanded">
+    <mat-expansion-panel [expanded]="secondPanelExpanded" [disabled]="secondPanelDisabled">
       <mat-expansion-panel-header>Summary</mat-expansion-panel-header>
       <p>Content</p>
     </mat-expansion-panel>
   </mat-accordion>`})
 class SetOfItems {
+  @ViewChild(MatAccordion) accordion: MatAccordion;
+
   multi: boolean = false;
   firstPanelExpanded: boolean = false;
   secondPanelExpanded: boolean = false;
+  secondPanelDisabled: boolean = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/expansion/accordion.ts b/src/lib/expansion/accordion.ts
index 28499d088f66..962179cd751d 100644
--- a/src/lib/expansion/accordion.ts
+++ b/src/lib/expansion/accordion.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class MatAccordion extends CdkAccordion {
   /**
    * The display mode used for all expansion panels in the accordion. Currently two display
    * modes exist:
-   *   default - a gutter-like spacing is placed around any expanded panel, placing the expanded
+   *  default - a gutter-like spacing is placed around any expanded panel, placing the expanded
    *     panel at a different elevation from the reset of the accordion.
    *  flat - no spacing is placed around expanded panels, showing all panels at the same
    *     elevation.
diff --git a/src/material-examples/expansion-expand-collapse-all/expansion-expand-collapse-all-example.css b/src/material-examples/expansion-expand-collapse-all/expansion-expand-collapse-all-example.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8536de1b1880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/material-examples/expansion-expand-collapse-all/expansion-expand-collapse-all-example.css
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.example-action-buttons {
+  padding-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+.example-headers-align .mat-expansion-panel-header-title,
+.example-headers-align .mat-expansion-panel-header-description {
+  flex-basis: 0;
+}
+
+.example-headers-align .mat-expansion-panel-header-description {
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
+}
diff --git a/src/material-examples/expansion-expand-collapse-all/expansion-expand-collapse-all-example.html b/src/material-examples/expansion-expand-collapse-all/expansion-expand-collapse-all-example.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..497675ccd94f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/material-examples/expansion-expand-collapse-all/expansion-expand-collapse-all-example.html
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<div class="example-action-buttons">
+    <button mat-button (click)="accordion.openAll()">Expand All</button>
+    <button mat-button (click)="accordion.closeAll()">Collapse All</button>
+</div>
+<mat-accordion class="example-headers-align" [multi]="true">
+    <mat-expansion-panel>
+        <mat-expansion-panel-header>
+            <mat-panel-title>
+                Personal data
+            </mat-panel-title>
+            <mat-panel-description>
+                Type your name and age
+                <mat-icon>account_circle</mat-icon>
+            </mat-panel-description>
+        </mat-expansion-panel-header>
+
+        <mat-form-field>
+            <input matInput placeholder="First name">
+        </mat-form-field>
+
+        <mat-form-field>
+            <input matInput type="number" min="1" placeholder="Age">
+        </mat-form-field>
+
+    </mat-expansion-panel>
+
+    <mat-expansion-panel [disabled]="true">
+        <mat-expansion-panel-header>
+            <mat-panel-title>
+                Destination
+            </mat-panel-title>
+            <mat-panel-description>
+                Type the country name
+                <mat-icon>map</mat-icon>
+            </mat-panel-description>
+        </mat-expansion-panel-header>
+
+        <mat-form-field>
+            <input matInput placeholder="Country">
+        </mat-form-field>
+    </mat-expansion-panel>
+
+    <mat-expansion-panel>
+        <mat-expansion-panel-header>
+            <mat-panel-title>
+                Day of the trip
+            </mat-panel-title>
+            <mat-panel-description>
+                Inform the date you wish to travel
+                <mat-icon>date_range</mat-icon>
+            </mat-panel-description>
+        </mat-expansion-panel-header>
+
+        <mat-form-field>
+            <input matInput placeholder="Date" [matDatepicker]="picker" (focus)="picker.open()" readonly>
+        </mat-form-field>
+        <mat-datepicker #picker></mat-datepicker>
+    </mat-expansion-panel>
+
+</mat-accordion>
diff --git a/src/material-examples/expansion-expand-collapse-all/expansion-expand-collapse-all-example.ts b/src/material-examples/expansion-expand-collapse-all/expansion-expand-collapse-all-example.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..580430b52c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/material-examples/expansion-expand-collapse-all/expansion-expand-collapse-all-example.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {Component, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
+import {MatAccordion} from '@angular/material';
+
+/**
+ * @title Accordion with expand/collapse all toggles
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'expansion-toggle-all-example',
+  templateUrl: 'expansion-expand-collapse-all-example.html',
+  styleUrls: ['expansion-expand-collapse-all-example.css']
+})
+export class ExpansionExpandCollapseAllExample {
+  @ViewChild(MatAccordion) accordion: MatAccordion;
+}