diff --git a/src/components/datepicker/calendar.scss b/src/components/datepicker/calendar.scss
index 0238f02d0d6..c47ac00b6fc 100644
--- a/src/components/datepicker/calendar.scss
+++ b/src/components/datepicker/calendar.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ $md-calendar-weeks-to-show: 7 !default;
 $md-calendar-month-label-padding: 8px !default;
 $md-calendar-month-label-font-size: 13px !default;
 
+$md-calendar-scroll-cue-shadow-radius: 6px;
+
 $md-calendar-width: (7 * $md-calendar-cell-size) + (2 * $md-calendar-side-padding);
 $md-calendar-height:
     ($md-calendar-weeks-to-show * $md-calendar-cell-size) + $md-calendar-header-height;
@@ -79,9 +81,16 @@ md-calendar {
 
 // Contains the scrolling element (this is the md-virtual-repeat-container).
 .md-calendar-scroll-container {
+  // Add an inset shadow to help cue users that the calendar is scrollable. Use a negative x
+  // offset to push the vertical edge shadow off to the right so that it's cut off by the edge
+  // of the calendar container.
+  box-shadow: inset -3px 3px $md-calendar-scroll-cue-shadow-radius rgba(black, 0.2);
+
   display: inline-block;
   height: $md-calendar-weeks-to-show * $md-calendar-cell-size;
-  width: $md-calendar-width;
+
+  // Add the shadow radius to the width so that the shadow os pushed off to the side and cut off.
+  width: $md-calendar-width + $md-calendar-scroll-cue-shadow-radius;
 }
 
 // A single date cell in the calendar table.
diff --git a/src/components/datepicker/datePicker.scss b/src/components/datepicker/datePicker.scss
index 82cdaf67be5..858ac748884 100644
--- a/src/components/datepicker/datePicker.scss
+++ b/src/components/datepicker/datePicker.scss
@@ -163,3 +163,17 @@ md-datepicker[disabled] {
     display: none;
   }
 }
+
+// Animate the calendar inside of the floating calendar pane such that it appears to "scroll" into
+// view while the pane is opening. This is done as a cue to users that the calendar is scrollable.
+.md-datepicker-calendar-pane {
+  .md-calendar {
+    transform: translateY(150px);
+    transition: transform 0.4s $swift-ease-out-timing-function;
+    transition-delay: 0.1s;
+  }
+
+  &.md-pane-open .md-calendar {
+    transform: translateY(0);
+  }
+}