diff --git a/src/cdk/a11y/focus-monitor/focus-monitor.spec.ts b/src/cdk/a11y/focus-monitor/focus-monitor.spec.ts
index 9d80e5fb65b5..72cd7cb1847f 100644
--- a/src/cdk/a11y/focus-monitor/focus-monitor.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/a11y/focus-monitor/focus-monitor.spec.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import {
   dispatchEvent,
 } from '../../testing/private';
 import {DOCUMENT} from '@angular/common';
-import {Component, NgZone} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, NgZone, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import {ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, flush, inject, TestBed, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import {A11yModule} from '../index';
+import {A11yModule, CdkMonitorFocus} from '../index';
 import {TOUCH_BUFFER_MS} from '../input-modality/input-modality-detector';
 import {
   FocusMonitor,
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ describe('cdkMonitorFocus', () => {
         ComplexComponentWithMonitorSubtreeFocus,
         ComplexComponentWithMonitorSubtreeFocusAndMonitorElementFocus,
         FocusMonitorOnCommentNode,
+        ExportedFocusMonitor,
       ],
     }).compileComponents();
   });
@@ -737,6 +738,77 @@ describe('cdkMonitorFocus', () => {
     }));
   });
 
+  describe('button with exported cdkMonitorElementFocus', () => {
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<ExportedFocusMonitor>;
+    let buttonElement: HTMLElement;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ExportedFocusMonitor);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      buttonElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button'))!.nativeElement;
+      patchElementFocus(buttonElement);
+    });
+
+    it('should initially not be focused', () => {
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.exportedDirRef.focusOrigin)
+        .withContext('initial focus origin should be null')
+        .toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('should detect focus via keyboard', fakeAsync(() => {
+      // Simulate focus via keyboard.
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(document, 'keydown', TAB);
+      buttonElement.focus();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.exportedDirRef.focusOrigin).toEqual('keyboard');
+    }));
+
+    it('should detect focus via mouse', fakeAsync(() => {
+      // Simulate focus via mouse.
+      dispatchMouseEvent(buttonElement, 'mousedown');
+      buttonElement.focus();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.exportedDirRef.focusOrigin).toEqual('mouse');
+    }));
+
+    it('should detect focus via touch', fakeAsync(() => {
+      // Simulate focus via touch.
+      dispatchFakeEvent(buttonElement, 'touchstart');
+      buttonElement.focus();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      tick(TOUCH_BUFFER_MS);
+
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.exportedDirRef.focusOrigin).toEqual('touch');
+    }));
+
+    it('should detect programmatic focus', fakeAsync(() => {
+      // Programmatically focus.
+      buttonElement.focus();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      tick();
+
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.exportedDirRef.focusOrigin).toEqual('program');
+    }));
+
+    it('should remove focus classes on blur', fakeAsync(() => {
+      buttonElement.focus();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      tick();
+
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.exportedDirRef.focusOrigin).toEqual('program');
+
+      buttonElement.blur();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.exportedDirRef.focusOrigin).toEqual(null);
+    }));
+  });
+
   it('should not throw when trying to monitor focus on a non-element node', () => {
     expect(() => {
       const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(FocusMonitorOnCommentNode);
@@ -862,3 +934,10 @@ class FocusMonitorOnCommentNode {}
   `,
 })
 class CheckboxWithLabel {}
+
+@Component({
+  template: `<button cdkMonitorElementFocus #exportedDir="cdkMonitorFocus"></button>`,
+})
+class ExportedFocusMonitor {
+  @ViewChild('exportedDir') exportedDirRef: CdkMonitorFocus;
+}
diff --git a/src/cdk/a11y/focus-monitor/focus-monitor.ts b/src/cdk/a11y/focus-monitor/focus-monitor.ts
index 751b7f651001..503e7707c3e2 100644
--- a/src/cdk/a11y/focus-monitor/focus-monitor.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/a11y/focus-monitor/focus-monitor.ts
@@ -614,18 +614,28 @@ export class FocusMonitor implements OnDestroy {
  */
 @Directive({
   selector: '[cdkMonitorElementFocus], [cdkMonitorSubtreeFocus]',
+  exportAs: 'cdkMonitorFocus',
 })
 export class CdkMonitorFocus implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   private _monitorSubscription: Subscription;
+  private _focusOrigin: FocusOrigin = null;
+
   @Output() readonly cdkFocusChange = new EventEmitter<FocusOrigin>();
 
   constructor(private _elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>, private _focusMonitor: FocusMonitor) {}
 
+  get focusOrigin(): FocusOrigin {
+    return this._focusOrigin;
+  }
+
   ngAfterViewInit() {
     const element = this._elementRef.nativeElement;
     this._monitorSubscription = this._focusMonitor
       .monitor(element, element.nodeType === 1 && element.hasAttribute('cdkMonitorSubtreeFocus'))
-      .subscribe(origin => this.cdkFocusChange.emit(origin));
+      .subscribe(origin => {
+        this._focusOrigin = origin;
+        this.cdkFocusChange.emit(origin);
+      });
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy() {
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/a11y.md b/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/a11y.md
index 3530215ef501..56716d3a82ff 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/a11y.md
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/a11y.md
@@ -84,11 +84,13 @@ export class CdkMonitorFocus implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     // (undocumented)
     readonly cdkFocusChange: EventEmitter<FocusOrigin>;
     // (undocumented)
+    get focusOrigin(): FocusOrigin;
+    // (undocumented)
     ngAfterViewInit(): void;
     // (undocumented)
     ngOnDestroy(): void;
     // (undocumented)
-    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDeclaration<CdkMonitorFocus, "[cdkMonitorElementFocus], [cdkMonitorSubtreeFocus]", never, {}, { "cdkFocusChange": "cdkFocusChange"; }, never, never, false>;
+    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDeclaration<CdkMonitorFocus, "[cdkMonitorElementFocus], [cdkMonitorSubtreeFocus]", ["cdkMonitorFocus"], {}, { "cdkFocusChange": "cdkFocusChange"; }, never, never, false>;
     // (undocumented)
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<CdkMonitorFocus, never>;
 }