diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/Radio/Radio.js b/packages/material-ui/src/Radio/Radio.js
index c78d02649442b8..096261d8b2037f 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/Radio/Radio.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/Radio/Radio.js
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import clsx from 'clsx';
 import SwitchBase from '../internal/SwitchBase';
 import RadioButtonUncheckedIcon from '../internal/svg-icons/RadioButtonUnchecked';
 import RadioButtonCheckedIcon from '../internal/svg-icons/RadioButtonChecked';
-import { capitalize } from '../utils/helpers';
+import { capitalize, createChainedFunction } from '../utils/helpers';
 import withStyles from '../styles/withStyles';
+import RadioGroupContext from '../RadioGroup/RadioGroupContext';
 
 export const styles = theme => ({
   /* Styles applied to the root element. */
@@ -37,7 +38,28 @@ export const styles = theme => ({
 });
 
 const Radio = React.forwardRef(function Radio(props, ref) {
-  const { classes, color, ...other } = props;
+  const {
+    checked: checkedProp,
+    classes,
+    color,
+    name: nameProp,
+    onChange: onChangeProp,
+    ...other
+  } = props;
+  const radioGroup = React.useContext(RadioGroupContext);
+
+  let checked = checkedProp;
+  const onChange = createChainedFunction(onChangeProp, radioGroup && radioGroup.onChange);
+  let name = nameProp;
+
+  if (radioGroup) {
+    if (typeof checked === 'undefined') {
+      checked = radioGroup.value === props.value;
+    }
+    if (typeof name === 'undefined') {
+      name = radioGroup.name;
+    }
+  }
 
   return (
     <SwitchBase
@@ -49,6 +71,9 @@ const Radio = React.forwardRef(function Radio(props, ref) {
         checked: classes.checked,
         disabled: classes.disabled,
       }}
+      name={name}
+      checked={checked}
+      onChange={onChange}
       ref={ref}
       {...other}
     />
@@ -97,6 +122,10 @@ Radio.propTypes = {
    * Use that property to pass a ref callback to the native input component.
    */
   inputRef: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.func, PropTypes.object]),
+  /**
+   * Name attribute of the `input` element.
+   */
+  name: PropTypes.string,
   /**
    * Callback fired when the state is changed.
    *
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/Radio/Radio.test.js b/packages/material-ui/src/Radio/Radio.test.js
index 1aaca1e7d2ed27..3644212be11b5a 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/Radio/Radio.test.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/Radio/Radio.test.js
@@ -2,22 +2,14 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { assert } from 'chai';
 import RadioButtonCheckedIcon from '../internal/svg-icons/RadioButtonChecked';
 import RadioButtonUncheckedIcon from '../internal/svg-icons/RadioButtonUnchecked';
-import {
-  getClasses,
-  createShallow,
-  createMount,
-  describeConformance,
-} from '@material-ui/core/test-utils';
-import SwitchBase from '../internal/SwitchBase';
+import { getClasses, createMount, describeConformance } from '@material-ui/core/test-utils';
 import Radio from './Radio';
 
 describe('<Radio />', () => {
-  let shallow;
   let classes;
   let mount;
 
   before(() => {
-    shallow = createShallow({ dive: true });
     classes = getClasses(<Radio />);
     mount = createMount();
   });
@@ -42,11 +34,6 @@ describe('<Radio />', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should be using SwitchBase', () => {
-    const wrapper = shallow(<Radio />);
-    assert.strictEqual(wrapper.type(), SwitchBase);
-  });
-
   describe('prop: unchecked', () => {
     it('should render an unchecked icon', () => {
       const wrapper = mount(<Radio />);
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroup.js b/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroup.js
index 94c8be29c07abf..30228cf0385876 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroup.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroup.js
@@ -4,40 +4,31 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import warning from 'warning';
 import FormGroup from '../FormGroup';
-import { createChainedFunction, find } from '../utils/helpers';
+import { setRef } from '../utils/reactHelpers';
+import RadioGroupContext from './RadioGroupContext';
 
 const RadioGroup = React.forwardRef(function RadioGroup(props, ref) {
-  const { actions, children, defaultValue, name, value: valueProp, onChange, ...other } = props;
-  const radiosRef = React.useRef([]);
+  const { actions, children, name, value: valueProp, onChange, ...other } = props;
+  const rootRef = React.useRef();
   const { current: isControlled } = React.useRef(props.value != null);
   const [valueState, setValue] = React.useState(() => {
     if (!isControlled) {
-      return defaultValue;
+      return props.defaultValue;
     }
     return null;
   });
 
   React.useImperativeHandle(actions, () => ({
     focus: () => {
-      const radios = radiosRef.current;
-      if (!radios.length) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const focusRadios = radios.filter(n => !n.disabled);
+      let input = rootRef.current.querySelector('input:not(:disabled):checked');
 
-      if (!focusRadios.length) {
-        return;
+      if (!input) {
+        input = rootRef.current.querySelector('input:not(:disabled)');
       }
 
-      const selectedRadio = find(focusRadios, n => n.checked);
-
-      if (selectedRadio) {
-        selectedRadio.focus();
-        return;
+      if (input) {
+        input.focus();
       }
-
-      focusRadios[0].focus();
     },
   }));
 
@@ -67,34 +58,18 @@ const RadioGroup = React.forwardRef(function RadioGroup(props, ref) {
       onChange(event, event.target.value);
     }
   };
+  const context = { name, onChange: handleChange, value };
 
-  radiosRef.current = [];
   return (
-    <FormGroup role="radiogroup" ref={ref} defaultValue={defaultValue} {...other}>
-      {React.Children.map(children, child => {
-        if (!React.isValidElement(child)) {
-          return null;
-        }
-
-        warning(
-          child.type !== React.Fragment,
-          [
-            "Material-UI: the RadioGroup component doesn't accept a Fragment as a child.",
-            'Consider providing an array instead.',
-          ].join('\n'),
-        );
-
-        return React.cloneElement(child, {
-          name,
-          inputRef: node => {
-            if (node) {
-              radiosRef.current.push(node);
-            }
-          },
-          checked: value === child.props.value,
-          onChange: createChainedFunction(child.props.onChange, handleChange),
-        });
-      })}
+    <FormGroup
+      role="radiogroup"
+      ref={nodeRef => {
+        setRef(ref, nodeRef);
+        setRef(rootRef, nodeRef);
+      }}
+      {...other}
+    >
+      <RadioGroupContext.Provider value={context}>{children}</RadioGroupContext.Provider>
     </FormGroup>
   );
 });
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroup.test.js b/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroup.test.js
index 36af95fa928ab4..e9725168426869 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroup.test.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroup.test.js
@@ -117,49 +117,35 @@ describe('<RadioGroup />', () => {
 
     it('should focus the selected radio', () => {
       const actionsRef = React.createRef();
-      const zeroRadioOnFocus = spy();
-      const oneRadioOnFocus = spy();
       const twoRadioOnFocus = spy();
-      const threeRadioOnFocus = spy();
 
       mount(
         <RadioGroup actions={actionsRef} value="two">
-          <Radio value="zero" disabled onFocus={zeroRadioOnFocus} />
-          <Radio value="one" onFocus={oneRadioOnFocus} />
+          <Radio value="zero" disabled />
+          <Radio value="one" />
           <Radio value="two" onFocus={twoRadioOnFocus} />
-          <Radio value="three" onFocus={threeRadioOnFocus} />
+          <Radio value="three" />
         </RadioGroup>,
       );
 
       actionsRef.current.focus();
-
-      assert.strictEqual(zeroRadioOnFocus.callCount, 0);
-      assert.strictEqual(oneRadioOnFocus.callCount, 0);
       assert.strictEqual(twoRadioOnFocus.callCount, 1);
-      assert.strictEqual(threeRadioOnFocus.callCount, 0);
     });
 
     it('should focus the non-disabled radio rather than the disabled selected radio', () => {
       const actionsRef = React.createRef();
-      const zeroRadioOnFocus = spy();
-      const oneRadioOnFocus = spy();
-      const twoRadioOnFocus = spy();
       const threeRadioOnFocus = spy();
 
       mount(
         <RadioGroup actions={actionsRef} value="two">
-          <Radio value="zero" disabled onFocus={zeroRadioOnFocus} />
-          <Radio value="one" disabled onFocus={oneRadioOnFocus} />
-          <Radio value="two" disabled onFocus={twoRadioOnFocus} />
+          <Radio value="zero" disabled />
+          <Radio value="one" disabled />
+          <Radio value="two" disabled />
           <Radio value="three" onFocus={threeRadioOnFocus} />
         </RadioGroup>,
       );
 
       actionsRef.current.focus();
-
-      assert.strictEqual(zeroRadioOnFocus.callCount, 0);
-      assert.strictEqual(oneRadioOnFocus.callCount, 0);
-      assert.strictEqual(twoRadioOnFocus.callCount, 0);
       assert.strictEqual(threeRadioOnFocus.callCount, 1);
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroupContext.js b/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroupContext.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..22f5760984d9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroupContext.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+/**
+ * @ignore - internal component.
+ */
+const RadioGroupContext = React.createContext();
+
+export default RadioGroupContext;
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/utils/helpers.js b/packages/material-ui/src/utils/helpers.js
index 65ca07fed7d061..6b9ae1fe4bc34c 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/utils/helpers.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/utils/helpers.js
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ export function findIndex(arr, pred) {
   return -1;
 }
 
-export function find(arr, pred) {
-  const index = findIndex(arr, pred);
-  return index > -1 ? arr[index] : undefined;
-}
-
 /**
  * Safe chained function
  *
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/utils/helpers.test.js b/packages/material-ui/src/utils/helpers.test.js
index fe1f9e2a8f3118..ff01647c9c6ecc 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/utils/helpers.test.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/utils/helpers.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { assert } from 'chai';
-import { capitalize, contains, find } from './helpers';
+import { capitalize, contains } from './helpers';
 
 describe('utils/helpers.js', () => {
   describe('capitalize', () => {
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@ describe('utils/helpers.js', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('find(arr, pred)', () => {
-    it('should search for an item in an array containing the predicate', () => {
-      const array = ['woofHelpers', 'meow', { foo: 'bar' }, { woofHelpers: 'meow' }];
-      assert.strictEqual(find(array, 'lol'), undefined);
-      assert.strictEqual(find(array, 'woofHelpers'), array[0]);
-      assert.strictEqual(find(array, { foo: 'bar' }), array[2]);
-      assert.strictEqual(find(array, n => n && n.woofHelpers === 'meow'), array[3]);
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('contains(obj, pred)', () => {
     it('should check if an object contains the partial object', () => {
       const obj = { woofHelpers: 'meow', cat: 'dog' };
diff --git a/pages/api/radio.md b/pages/api/radio.md
index b314778cfb5fcc..0549f70e6306bf 100644
--- a/pages/api/radio.md
+++ b/pages/api/radio.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import Radio from '@material-ui/core/Radio';
 | <span class="prop-name">id</span> | <span class="prop-type">string</span> |   | The id of the `input` element. |
 | <span class="prop-name">inputProps</span> | <span class="prop-type">object</span> |   | Attributes applied to the `input` element. |
 | <span class="prop-name">inputRef</span> | <span class="prop-type">union:&nbsp;func&nbsp;&#124;<br>&nbsp;object<br></span> |   | Use that property to pass a ref callback to the native input component. |
+| <span class="prop-name">name</span> | <span class="prop-type">string</span> |   | Name attribute of the `input` element. |
 | <span class="prop-name">onChange</span> | <span class="prop-type">func</span> |   | Callback fired when the state is changed.<br><br>**Signature:**<br>`function(event: object, checked: boolean) => void`<br>*event:* The event source of the callback. You can pull out the new value by accessing `event.target.value`.<br>*checked:* The `checked` value of the switch |
 | <span class="prop-name">type</span> | <span class="prop-type">string</span> |   | The input component property `type`. |
 | <span class="prop-name">value</span> | <span class="prop-type">union:&nbsp;string&nbsp;&#124;<br>&nbsp;number&nbsp;&#124;<br>&nbsp;bool<br></span> |   | The value of the component. |