diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components.d.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/components.d.ts
index 718aac02da7..a6ee8543333 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components.d.ts
@@ -395,6 +395,10 @@ export namespace Components {
           * When `true`, the component is expanded.
          */
         "expanded": boolean;
+        /**
+          * Specifies the component's fallback menu `placement` when it's initial or specified `placement` has insufficient space available.
+         */
+        "flipPlacements": FlipPlacement[];
         /**
           * Accessible name for the component.
          */
@@ -420,6 +424,10 @@ export namespace Components {
           * Determines the type of positioning to use for the overlaid content.  Using `"absolute"` will work for most cases. The component will be positioned inside of overflowing parent containers and will affect the container's layout. `"fixed"` should be used to escape an overflowing parent container, or when the reference element's `position` CSS property is `"fixed"`.
          */
         "overlayPositioning": OverlayPositioning;
+        /**
+          * Determines where the action menu will be positioned.
+         */
+        "placement": LogicalPlacement;
         /**
           * Specifies the size of the `calcite-action-menu`.
          */
@@ -626,6 +634,10 @@ export namespace Components {
           * When `true`, displays a drag handle in the header.
          */
         "dragHandle": boolean;
+        /**
+          * Specifies the component's fallback menu `placement` when it's initial or specified `placement` has insufficient space available.
+         */
+        "flipPlacements": FlipPlacement[];
         /**
           * The component header text.
          */
@@ -666,6 +678,10 @@ export namespace Components {
           * Determines the type of positioning to use for the overlaid content.  Using `"absolute"` will work for most cases. The component will be positioned inside of overflowing parent containers and will affect the container's layout.  `"fixed"` should be used to escape an overflowing parent container, or when the reference element's `position` CSS property is `"fixed"`.
          */
         "overlayPositioning": OverlayPositioning;
+        /**
+          * Determines where the action menu will be positioned.
+         */
+        "placement": LogicalPlacement;
         /**
           * Sets focus on the component's first tabbable element.
          */
@@ -3858,6 +3874,10 @@ export namespace Components {
           * When `true`, interaction is prevented and the component is displayed with lower opacity.
          */
         "disabled": boolean;
+        /**
+          * Specifies the component's fallback menu `placement` when it's initial or specified `placement` has insufficient space available.
+         */
+        "flipPlacements": FlipPlacement[];
         /**
           * The component header text.
          */
@@ -3886,6 +3906,10 @@ export namespace Components {
           * Determines the type of positioning to use for the overlaid content.  Using `"absolute"` will work for most cases. The component will be positioned inside of overflowing parent containers and will affect the container's layout.  `"fixed"` should be used to escape an overflowing parent container, or when the reference element's `position` CSS property is `"fixed"`.
          */
         "overlayPositioning": OverlayPositioning;
+        /**
+          * Determines where the action menu will be positioned.
+         */
+        "placement": LogicalPlacement;
         /**
           * Specifies the size of the component.
          */
@@ -8321,6 +8345,10 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * When `true`, the component is expanded.
          */
         "expanded"?: boolean;
+        /**
+          * Specifies the component's fallback menu `placement` when it's initial or specified `placement` has insufficient space available.
+         */
+        "flipPlacements"?: FlipPlacement[];
         /**
           * Accessible name for the component.
          */
@@ -8346,6 +8374,10 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * Determines the type of positioning to use for the overlaid content.  Using `"absolute"` will work for most cases. The component will be positioned inside of overflowing parent containers and will affect the container's layout. `"fixed"` should be used to escape an overflowing parent container, or when the reference element's `position` CSS property is `"fixed"`.
          */
         "overlayPositioning"?: OverlayPositioning;
+        /**
+          * Determines where the action menu will be positioned.
+         */
+        "placement"?: LogicalPlacement;
         /**
           * Specifies the size of the `calcite-action-menu`.
          */
@@ -8559,6 +8591,10 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * When `true`, displays a drag handle in the header.
          */
         "dragHandle"?: boolean;
+        /**
+          * Specifies the component's fallback menu `placement` when it's initial or specified `placement` has insufficient space available.
+         */
+        "flipPlacements"?: FlipPlacement[];
         /**
           * The component header text.
          */
@@ -8620,6 +8656,10 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * Determines the type of positioning to use for the overlaid content.  Using `"absolute"` will work for most cases. The component will be positioned inside of overflowing parent containers and will affect the container's layout.  `"fixed"` should be used to escape an overflowing parent container, or when the reference element's `position` CSS property is `"fixed"`.
          */
         "overlayPositioning"?: OverlayPositioning;
+        /**
+          * Determines where the action menu will be positioned.
+         */
+        "placement"?: LogicalPlacement;
         /**
           * Displays a status-related indicator icon.
           * @deprecated Use `icon-start` instead.
@@ -11980,6 +12020,10 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * When `true`, interaction is prevented and the component is displayed with lower opacity.
          */
         "disabled"?: boolean;
+        /**
+          * Specifies the component's fallback menu `placement` when it's initial or specified `placement` has insufficient space available.
+         */
+        "flipPlacements"?: FlipPlacement[];
         /**
           * The component header text.
          */
@@ -12020,6 +12064,10 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * Determines the type of positioning to use for the overlaid content.  Using `"absolute"` will work for most cases. The component will be positioned inside of overflowing parent containers and will affect the container's layout.  `"fixed"` should be used to escape an overflowing parent container, or when the reference element's `position` CSS property is `"fixed"`.
          */
         "overlayPositioning"?: OverlayPositioning;
+        /**
+          * Determines where the action menu will be positioned.
+         */
+        "placement"?: LogicalPlacement;
         /**
           * Specifies the size of the component.
          */
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/action-group/action-group.e2e.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/action-group/action-group.e2e.ts
index 288761da844..c2ba175fd86 100755
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/action-group/action-group.e2e.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/action-group/action-group.e2e.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 import { newE2EPage } from "@stencil/core/testing";
-import { accessible, defaults, focusable, hidden, renders, slots, t9n, themed } from "../../tests/commonTests";
+import {
+  accessible,
+  defaults,
+  focusable,
+  handlesActionMenuPlacements,
+  hidden,
+  reflects,
+  renders,
+  slots,
+  t9n,
+  themed,
+} from "../../tests/commonTests";
 import { html } from "../../../support/formatting";
 import { CSS, SLOTS } from "./resources";
 
@@ -19,6 +30,23 @@ describe("calcite-action-group", () => {
         propertyName: "overlayPositioning",
         defaultValue: "absolute",
       },
+      {
+        propertyName: "menuPlacement",
+        defaultValue: undefined,
+      },
+      {
+        propertyName: "menuFlipPlacements",
+        defaultValue: undefined,
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  describe("reflects", () => {
+    reflects("calcite-action-group", [
+      {
+        propertyName: "menuPlacement",
+        value: "bottom",
+      },
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -42,6 +70,15 @@ describe("calcite-action-group", () => {
     slots("calcite-action-group", SLOTS);
   });
 
+  describe("handles action-menu placement and flipPlacements", () => {
+    handlesActionMenuPlacements(html`
+      <calcite-action-group scale="l" overlay-positioning="fixed">
+        <calcite-action id="plus" slot="${SLOTS.menuActions}" text="Add" icon="plus"></calcite-action>
+        <calcite-action id="banana" slot="${SLOTS.menuActions}" text="Banana" icon="banana"></calcite-action>
+      </calcite-action-group>
+    `);
+  });
+
   it("should honor scale of expand icon", async () => {
     const page = await newE2EPage({ html: actionGroupHTML });
     const menu = await page.find(`calcite-action-group >>> calcite-action-menu`);
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/action-group/action-group.tsx b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/action-group/action-group.tsx
index 4d9f309e002..df224f634e9 100755
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/action-group/action-group.tsx
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/action-group/action-group.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../utils/t9n";
 import { SLOTS as ACTION_MENU_SLOTS } from "../action-menu/resources";
 import { Layout, Scale } from "../interfaces";
-import { OverlayPositioning } from "../../utils/floating-ui";
+import { FlipPlacement, LogicalPlacement, OverlayPositioning } from "../../utils/floating-ui";
 import { slotChangeHasAssignedElement } from "../../utils/dom";
 import { Columns } from "./interfaces";
 import { ActionGroupMessages } from "./assets/action-group/t9n";
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ export class ActionGroup
    */
   @Prop({ reflect: true }) scale: Scale;
 
+  /**
+   * Specifies the component's fallback menu `placement` when it's initial or specified `placement` has insufficient space available.
+   */
+  @Prop() menuFlipPlacements: FlipPlacement[];
+
+  /**
+   * Determines where the action menu will be positioned.
+   */
+  @Prop({ reflect: true }) menuPlacement: LogicalPlacement;
+
   /**
    * Made into a prop for testing purposes only
    *
@@ -178,19 +188,30 @@ export class ActionGroup
   // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   renderMenu(): VNode {
-    const { expanded, menuOpen, scale, layout, messages, overlayPositioning, hasMenuActions } =
-      this;
+    const {
+      expanded,
+      menuOpen,
+      scale,
+      layout,
+      messages,
+      overlayPositioning,
+      hasMenuActions,
+      menuFlipPlacements,
+      menuPlacement,
+    } = this;
 
     return (
       <calcite-action-menu
         expanded={expanded}
-        flipPlacements={["left", "right"]}
+        flipPlacements={
+          menuFlipPlacements ?? (layout === "horizontal" ? ["top", "bottom"] : ["left", "right"])
+        }
         hidden={!hasMenuActions}
         label={messages.more}
         onCalciteActionMenuOpen={this.setMenuOpen}
         open={menuOpen}
         overlayPositioning={overlayPositioning}
-        placement={layout === "horizontal" ? "bottom-start" : "leading-start"}
+        placement={menuPlacement ?? (layout === "horizontal" ? "bottom-start" : "leading-start")}
         scale={scale}
       >
         <calcite-action
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.e2e.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.e2e.ts
index 984ac12335e..bac00a7f613 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.e2e.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.e2e.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   delegatesToFloatingUiOwningComponent,
   disabled,
   focusable,
+  handlesActionMenuPlacements,
   hidden,
   reflects,
   renders,
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 import { html } from "../../../support/formatting";
 import { openClose } from "../../tests/commonTests";
 import { skipAnimations } from "../../tests/utils";
+import { defaultEndMenuPlacement } from "../../utils/floating-ui";
 import { CSS, SLOTS } from "./resources";
 
 describe("calcite-block", () => {
@@ -43,6 +45,14 @@ describe("calcite-block", () => {
         propertyName: "overlayPositioning",
         defaultValue: "absolute",
       },
+      {
+        propertyName: "menuPlacement",
+        defaultValue: defaultEndMenuPlacement,
+      },
+      {
+        propertyName: "menuFlipPlacements",
+        defaultValue: undefined,
+      },
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -64,6 +74,10 @@ describe("calcite-block", () => {
         propertyName: "overlayPositioning",
         value: "fixed",
       },
+      {
+        propertyName: "menuPlacement",
+        value: "bottom",
+      },
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -133,6 +147,15 @@ describe("calcite-block", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  describe("handles action-menu placement and flipPlacements", () => {
+    handlesActionMenuPlacements(html`
+      <calcite-block heading="heading" description="description">
+        <calcite-action text="test" icon="banana" slot="${SLOTS.headerMenuActions}"></calcite-action>
+        <div class="content">content</div>
+      </calcite-block>
+    `);
+  });
+
   it("has a loading state", async () => {
     const page = await newE2EPage({
       html: `
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.stories.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.stories.ts
index 3798bcedef2..14144027057 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.stories.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.stories.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ import { boolean } from "../../../.storybook/utils";
 import { placeholderImage } from "../../../.storybook/placeholder-image";
 import { html } from "../../../support/formatting";
 import { ATTRIBUTES } from "../../../.storybook/resources";
+import { defaultEndMenuPlacement, placements } from "../../utils/floating-ui";
 import { Block } from "./block";
 const { toggleDisplay } = ATTRIBUTES;
 
 interface BlockStoryArgs
-  extends Pick<Block, "heading" | "description" | "open" | "collapsible" | "loading" | "disabled" | "headingLevel">,
+  extends Pick<
+      Block,
+      "heading" | "description" | "open" | "collapsible" | "loading" | "disabled" | "headingLevel" | "menuPlacement"
+    >,
     Pick<BlockSection, "toggleDisplay"> {
   text: string;
   sectionOpen: BlockSection["open"];
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ interface BlockStoryArgs
 export default {
   title: "Components/Block",
   args: {
+    menuPlacement: defaultEndMenuPlacement,
     heading: "Heading",
     description: "description",
     open: true,
@@ -28,6 +33,10 @@ export default {
     toggleDisplay: toggleDisplay.defaultValue,
   },
   argTypes: {
+    menuPlacement: {
+      options: placements,
+      control: { type: "select" },
+    },
     headingLevel: {
       control: { type: "number", min: 1, max: 6, step: 1 },
     },
@@ -42,6 +51,7 @@ export const simple = (args: BlockStoryArgs): string => html`
   <calcite-block
     heading="${args.heading}"
     description="${args.description}"
+    menu-placement="${args.menuPlacement}"
     ${boolean("open", args.open)}
     ${boolean("collapsible", args.collapsible)}
     ${boolean("loading", args.loading)}
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.tsx b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.tsx
index c935ccf5eac..8b986c0a7cd 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.tsx
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ import {
   setUpLoadableComponent,
 } from "../../utils/loadable";
 import { onToggleOpenCloseComponent, OpenCloseComponent } from "../../utils/openCloseComponent";
-import { OverlayPositioning } from "../../utils/floating-ui";
+import {
+  defaultEndMenuPlacement,
+  FlipPlacement,
+  LogicalPlacement,
+  OverlayPositioning,
+} from "../../utils/floating-ui";
 import { FlipContext } from "../interfaces";
 import { IconNameOrString } from "../icon/interfaces";
 import { CSS, ICONS, IDS, SLOTS } from "./resources";
@@ -118,6 +123,16 @@ export class Block
    */
   @Prop({ reflect: true }) loading = false;
 
+  /**
+   * Specifies the component's fallback menu `placement` when it's initial or specified `placement` has insufficient space available.
+   */
+  @Prop() menuFlipPlacements: FlipPlacement[];
+
+  /**
+   * Determines where the action menu will be positioned.
+   */
+  @Prop({ reflect: true }) menuPlacement: LogicalPlacement = defaultEndMenuPlacement;
+
   /**
    * When `true`, expands the component and its contents.
    */
@@ -405,7 +420,17 @@ export class Block
   }
 
   render(): VNode {
-    const { collapsible, el, loading, open, heading, messages, description } = this;
+    const {
+      collapsible,
+      el,
+      loading,
+      open,
+      heading,
+      messages,
+      description,
+      menuFlipPlacements,
+      menuPlacement,
+    } = this;
 
     const toggleLabel = open ? messages.collapse : messages.expand;
 
@@ -459,8 +484,10 @@ export class Block
         ) : null}
         {hasMenuActions ? (
           <calcite-action-menu
+            flipPlacements={menuFlipPlacements ?? ["top", "bottom"]}
             label={messages.options}
             overlayPositioning={this.overlayPositioning}
+            placement={menuPlacement}
           >
             <slot name={SLOTS.headerMenuActions} />
           </calcite-action-menu>
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.e2e.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.e2e.ts
index e13772267a4..7900f2fb432 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.e2e.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.e2e.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ import {
   slots,
   t9n,
   themed,
+  handlesActionMenuPlacements,
 } from "../../tests/commonTests";
 import { GlobalTestProps } from "../../tests/utils";
+import { defaultEndMenuPlacement } from "../../utils/floating-ui";
 import { CSS, IDS, SLOTS } from "./resources";
 
 type TestWindow = GlobalTestProps<{
@@ -88,6 +90,14 @@ describe("calcite-panel", () => {
     hidden("calcite-panel");
   });
 
+  describe("handles action-menu placement and flipPlacements", () => {
+    handlesActionMenuPlacements(html`
+      <calcite-panel>
+        <calcite-action text="test" icon="banana" slot="${SLOTS.headerMenuActions}"></calcite-action>
+      </calcite-panel>
+    `);
+  });
+
   describe("defaults", () => {
     defaults("calcite-panel", [
       {
@@ -122,6 +132,14 @@ describe("calcite-panel", () => {
         propertyName: "scale",
         defaultValue: "m",
       },
+      {
+        propertyName: "menuPlacement",
+        defaultValue: defaultEndMenuPlacement,
+      },
+      {
+        propertyName: "menuFlipPlacements",
+        defaultValue: undefined,
+      },
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -143,6 +161,10 @@ describe("calcite-panel", () => {
         propertyName: "overlayPositioning",
         value: "fixed",
       },
+      {
+        propertyName: "menuPlacement",
+        value: "bottom",
+      },
     ]);
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.stories.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.stories.ts
index d6a48a5ecc3..9f318bbcd71 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.stories.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.stories.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { boolean, modesDarkDefault } from "../../../.storybook/utils";
 import { html } from "../../../support/formatting";
 import { ATTRIBUTES } from "../../../.storybook/resources";
+import { defaultEndMenuPlacement, placements } from "../../utils/floating-ui";
 import { Panel } from "./panel";
 import { SLOTS } from "./resources";
 const { collapseDirection, scale } = ATTRIBUTES;
@@ -8,7 +9,15 @@ const { collapseDirection, scale } = ATTRIBUTES;
 interface PanelStoryArgs
   extends Pick<
     Panel,
-    "closed" | "disabled" | "closable" | "collapsed" | "collapsible" | "collapseDirection" | "loading" | "scale"
+    | "closed"
+    | "disabled"
+    | "closable"
+    | "collapsed"
+    | "collapsible"
+    | "collapseDirection"
+    | "loading"
+    | "scale"
+    | "menuPlacement"
   > {
   heightScale: string;
 }
@@ -16,6 +25,7 @@ interface PanelStoryArgs
 export default {
   title: "Components/Panel",
   args: {
+    menuPlacement: defaultEndMenuPlacement,
     closed: false,
     disabled: false,
     closable: false,
@@ -27,6 +37,10 @@ export default {
     loading: false,
   },
   argTypes: {
+    menuPlacement: {
+      options: placements,
+      control: { type: "select" },
+    },
     collapseDirection: {
       options: collapseDirection.values,
       control: { type: "select" },
@@ -91,6 +105,7 @@ export const simple = (args: PanelStoryArgs): string => html`
     heightScale="${args.heightScale}"
     scale="${args.scale}"
     ${boolean("loading", args.loading)}
+    menu-placement="${args.menuPlacement}"
     heading="Heading"
     description="A great panel description"
   >
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.tsx b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.tsx
index 47245776ec7..5219f432203 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.tsx
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ import {
   T9nComponent,
   updateMessages,
 } from "../../utils/t9n";
-import { OverlayPositioning } from "../../utils/floating-ui";
+import {
+  defaultEndMenuPlacement,
+  FlipPlacement,
+  LogicalPlacement,
+  OverlayPositioning,
+} from "../../utils/floating-ui";
 import { CollapseDirection } from "../interfaces";
 import { Scale } from "../interfaces";
 import { PanelMessages } from "./assets/panel/t9n";
@@ -130,11 +135,21 @@ export class Panel
   /** A description for the component. */
   @Prop() description: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Specifies the component's fallback menu `placement` when it's initial or specified `placement` has insufficient space available.
+   */
+  @Prop() menuFlipPlacements: FlipPlacement[];
+
   /**
    * When `true`, the action menu items in the `header-menu-actions` slot are open.
    */
   @Prop({ reflect: true }) menuOpen = false;
 
+  /**
+   * Determines where the action menu will be positioned.
+   */
+  @Prop({ reflect: true }) menuPlacement: LogicalPlacement = defaultEndMenuPlacement;
+
   /**
    * Use this property to override individual strings used by the component.
    */
@@ -548,17 +563,17 @@ export class Panel
   }
 
   renderMenu(): VNode {
-    const { hasMenuItems, messages, menuOpen } = this;
+    const { hasMenuItems, messages, menuOpen, menuFlipPlacements, menuPlacement } = this;
 
     return (
       <calcite-action-menu
-        flipPlacements={["top", "bottom"]}
+        flipPlacements={menuFlipPlacements ?? ["top", "bottom"]}
         hidden={!hasMenuItems}
         key="menu"
         label={messages.options}
         open={menuOpen}
         overlayPositioning={this.overlayPositioning}
-        placement="bottom-end"
+        placement={menuPlacement}
       >
         <calcite-action
           icon={ICONS.menu}
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/tests/commonTests/floatingUI.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/tests/commonTests/floatingUI.ts
index cb647efefed..51abd84f11a 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/tests/commonTests/floatingUI.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/tests/commonTests/floatingUI.ts
@@ -132,3 +132,38 @@ export async function delegatesToFloatingUiOwningComponent(
     expect(await floatingUiOwningComponent.getProperty("overlayPositioning")).toBe("fixed");
   });
 }
+
+/**
+ * Helper to test if a component has a calcite-action-menu wired up correctly with placement and flipPlacements.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * describe("handles action-menu placement and flipPlacements", () => {
+ *   handlesActionMenuPlacements(html`
+ *    <calcite-panel placement="top">
+ *      <calcite-action text="test" icon="banana" slot="${SLOTS.headerMenuActions}"></calcite-action>
+ *     </calcite-panel>
+ *   `);
+ * });
+ *
+ * @param componentTagOrHTML - The component tag or HTML markup to test against.
+ */
+export async function handlesActionMenuPlacements(componentTagOrHTML: TagOrHTML): Promise<void> {
+  it("handles placement and flipPlacements", async () => {
+    const page = await simplePageSetup(componentTagOrHTML);
+    const tag = getTag(componentTagOrHTML);
+
+    await page.waitForChanges();
+
+    const flipPlacements = ["top", "bottom"];
+
+    const component = await page.find(tag);
+    component.setProperty("menuFlipPlacements", flipPlacements);
+    component.setProperty("menuPlacement", "top");
+    await page.waitForChanges();
+
+    const actionMenu = await page.find(`${tag} >>> calcite-action-menu`);
+
+    expect(await actionMenu.getProperty("placement")).toBe("top");
+    expect(await actionMenu.getProperty("flipPlacements")).toEqual(flipPlacements);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/tests/commonTests/index.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/tests/commonTests/index.ts
index f4e7e12baae..5842da83559 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/tests/commonTests/index.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/tests/commonTests/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export { reflects } from "./reflects";
 export { renders } from "./renders";
 export { disabled } from "./disabled";
 export { hidden } from "./hidden";
-export { floatingUIOwner, delegatesToFloatingUiOwningComponent } from "./floatingUI";
+export { floatingUIOwner, delegatesToFloatingUiOwningComponent, handlesActionMenuPlacements } from "./floatingUI";
 export { focusable } from "./focusable";
 export { formAssociated } from "./formAssociated";
 export { slots } from "./slots";
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/floating-ui.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/floating-ui.ts
index 95b07ad042f..426dac7d1a8 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/floating-ui.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/floating-ui.ts
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ export type MenuPlacement = Extract<
 >;
 
 export const defaultMenuPlacement: MenuPlacement = "bottom-start";
+export const defaultEndMenuPlacement: MenuPlacement = "bottom-end";
 
 export interface FloatingUIComponent {
   /**