diff --git a/packages/mdc-snackbar/README.md b/packages/mdc-snackbar/README.md
index fe4b3929fcc..026a894d185 100644
--- a/packages/mdc-snackbar/README.md
+++ b/packages/mdc-snackbar/README.md
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ The adapter for snackbars must provide the following functions, with correct sig
 | `setActionText(actionText: string) => void` | Set the text content of the action element. |
 | `setMessageText(message: string) => void` | Set the text content of the message element. |
 | `setFocus() => void` | Sets focus on the action button. |
+| `isFocused() => boolean` | Detects focus on the action button. |
 | `visibilityIsHidden() => boolean` | Returns document.hidden property. |
 | `registerBlurHandler(handler: EventListener) => void` | Registers an event handler to be called when a `blur` event is triggered on the action button |
 | `deregisterBlurHandler(handler: EventListener) => void` | Deregisters a `blur` event handler from the actionButton |
diff --git a/packages/mdc-snackbar/foundation.js b/packages/mdc-snackbar/foundation.js
index 04bb9329d8a..67dae158356 100644
--- a/packages/mdc-snackbar/foundation.js
+++ b/packages/mdc-snackbar/foundation.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export default class MDCSnackbarFoundation extends MDCFoundation {
       setActionText: (/* actionText: string */) => {},
       setMessageText: (/* message: string */) => {},
       setFocus: () => {},
+      isFocused: () => /* boolean */ false,
       visibilityIsHidden: () => /* boolean */ false,
       registerCapturedBlurHandler: (/* handler: EventListener */) => {},
       deregisterCapturedBlurHandler: (/* handler: EventListener */) => {},
@@ -81,12 +82,15 @@ export default class MDCSnackbarFoundation extends MDCFoundation {
       }
     };
     this.interactionHandler_ = (evt) => {
-      if (evt.type == 'touchstart' || evt.type == 'mousedown') {
+      if (evt.type === 'focus' && !this.adapter_.isFocused()) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (evt.type === 'touchstart' || evt.type === 'mousedown') {
         this.pointerDownRecognized_ = true;
       }
       this.handlePossibleTabKeyboardFocus_(evt);
 
-      if (evt.type == 'focus') {
+      if (evt.type === 'focus') {
         this.pointerDownRecognized_ = false;
       }
     };
diff --git a/packages/mdc-snackbar/index.js b/packages/mdc-snackbar/index.js
index f9283435978..0256ceac6e3 100644
--- a/packages/mdc-snackbar/index.js
+++ b/packages/mdc-snackbar/index.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export class MDCSnackbar extends MDCComponent {
       setActionText: (text) => {getActionButton().textContent = text;},
       setMessageText: (text) => {getText().textContent = text;},
       setFocus: () => getActionButton().focus(),
+      isFocused: () => document.activeElement === getActionButton(),
       visibilityIsHidden: () => document.hidden,
       registerCapturedBlurHandler: (handler) => getActionButton().addEventListener('blur', handler, true),
       deregisterCapturedBlurHandler: (handler) => getActionButton().removeEventListener('blur', handler, true),
diff --git a/test/unit/mdc-snackbar/foundation.test.js b/test/unit/mdc-snackbar/foundation.test.js
index 6f4534f7a29..4dea45119d0 100644
--- a/test/unit/mdc-snackbar/foundation.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/mdc-snackbar/foundation.test.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test('defaultAdapter returns a complete adapter implementation', () => {
   assert.equal(methods.length, Object.keys(defaultAdapter).length, 'Every adapter key must be a function');
   assert.deepEqual(methods, [
     'addClass', 'removeClass', 'setAriaHidden', 'unsetAriaHidden', 'setActionAriaHidden',
-    'unsetActionAriaHidden', 'setActionText', 'setMessageText', 'setFocus', 'visibilityIsHidden',
+    'unsetActionAriaHidden', 'setActionText', 'setMessageText', 'setFocus', 'isFocused', 'visibilityIsHidden',
     'registerCapturedBlurHandler', 'deregisterCapturedBlurHandler', 'registerVisibilityChangeHandler',
     'deregisterVisibilityChangeHandler', 'registerCapturedInteractionHandler',
     'deregisterCapturedInteractionHandler', 'registerActionClickHandler',
diff --git a/test/unit/mdc-snackbar/mdc-snackbar.test.js b/test/unit/mdc-snackbar/mdc-snackbar.test.js
index 4a0ec672c31..812dd1b41a0 100644
--- a/test/unit/mdc-snackbar/mdc-snackbar.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/mdc-snackbar/mdc-snackbar.test.js
@@ -146,6 +146,18 @@ test('adapter#setFocus sets focus on the action button', () => {
   document.body.removeChild(root);
 });
 
+test('adapter#isFocused detects focus on the action button', () => {
+  const {root, component} = setupTest();
+  const handler = td.func('fixture focus handler');
+  root.addEventListener('focus', handler);
+  document.body.appendChild(root);
+
+  component.getDefaultFoundation().adapter_.setFocus();
+
+  assert.isOk(component.getDefaultFoundation().adapter_.isFocused());
+  document.body.removeChild(root);
+});
+
 test('adapter#visibilityIsHidden returns the document.hidden property', () => {
   const {component} = setupTest();
   assert.equal(component.getDefaultFoundation().adapter_.visibilityIsHidden(), document.hidden);