diff --git a/aio/src/app/app.component.html b/aio/src/app/app.component.html
index 1d05bb2f77..4df413b49d 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/aio/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
     <aio-nav-menu [nodes]="sideNavNodes" [currentNode]="currentNodes?.SideNav" ></aio-nav-menu>
 
     <div class="doc-version" title="Angular docs version {{currentDocVersion?.title}}">
-      <select (change)="onDocVersionChange($event.target.selectedIndex)">
-        <option *ngFor="let version of docVersions" [value]="version.title">{{version.title}}</option>
-      </select>
+      <aio-select (change)="onDocVersionChange($event.index)" [options]="docVersions" [selected]="docVersions && docVersions[0]"></aio-select>
     </div>
   </md-sidenav>
 
diff --git a/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts b/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
index bb8df3d63e..836b180285 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { ScrollService } from 'app/shared/scroll.service';
 import { SearchBoxComponent } from 'app/search/search-box/search-box.component';
 import { SearchResultsComponent } from 'app/search/search-results/search-results.component';
 import { SearchService } from 'app/search/search.service';
+import { SelectComponent, Option } from 'app/shared/select/select.component';
 import { SwUpdateNotificationsService } from 'app/sw-updates/sw-update-notifications.service';
 import { TocComponent } from 'app/embedded/toc/toc.component';
 import { MdSidenav } from '@angular/material';
@@ -221,26 +222,28 @@ describe('AppComponent', () => {
     });
 
     describe('SideNav version selector', () => {
+      let selectElement: DebugElement;
+      let selectComponent: SelectComponent;
       beforeEach(() => {
         component.onResize(sideBySideBreakPoint + 1); // side-by-side
+        selectElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(SelectComponent));
+        selectComponent = selectElement.componentInstance;
       });
 
       it('should pick first (current) version by default', () => {
-        const versionSelector = sidenav.querySelector('select');
-        expect(versionSelector.value).toEqual(component.versionInfo.raw);
-        expect(versionSelector.selectedIndex).toEqual(0);
+        expect(selectComponent.selected.title).toEqual(component.versionInfo.raw);
       });
 
       // Older docs versions have an href
       it('should navigate when change to a version with an href', () => {
-        component.onDocVersionChange(1);
+        selectElement.triggerEventHandler('change', { option: component.docVersions[1] as Option, index: 1});
         expect(locationService.go).toHaveBeenCalledWith(TestHttp.docVersions[0].url);
       });
 
       // The current docs version should not have an href
       // This may change when we perfect our docs versioning approach
       it('should not navigate when change to a version without an href', () => {
-        component.onDocVersionChange(0);
+        selectElement.triggerEventHandler('change', { option: component.docVersions[0] as Option, index: 0});
         expect(locationService.go).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
     });
diff --git a/aio/src/app/app.module.ts b/aio/src/app/app.module.ts
index 8840c6d9b4..73e0154342 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ import { SearchResultsComponent } from './search/search-results/search-results.c
 import { SearchBoxComponent } from './search/search-box/search-box.component';
 import { TocService } from 'app/shared/toc.service';
 
+import { SharedModule } from 'app/shared/shared.module';
+
 // These are the hardcoded inline svg sources to be used by the `<md-icon>` component
 export const svgIconProviders = [
   {
@@ -80,7 +82,8 @@ export const svgIconProviders = [
     MdSidenavModule,
     MdTabsModule,
     MdToolbarModule,
-    SwUpdatesModule
+    SwUpdatesModule,
+    SharedModule
   ],
   declarations: [
     AppComponent,
diff --git a/aio/src/app/embedded/api/api-list.component.html b/aio/src/app/embedded/api/api-list.component.html
index b4d73e7cc2..fa0dc36761 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/embedded/api/api-list.component.html
+++ b/aio/src/app/embedded/api/api-list.component.html
@@ -1,26 +1,17 @@
 <div class="l-flex-wrap info-banner api-filter">
 
-  <div class="form-select-menu">
-    <button class="form-select-button has-symbol" (click)="toggleTypeMenu()">
-      <strong>Type:</strong><span class="symbol {{type.name}}"></span>{{type.title}}
-    </button>
-    <ul class="form-select-dropdown" *ngIf="showTypeMenu">
-      <li *ngFor="let t of types" (click)="setType(t)" [class.selected]="t === type">
-        <span class="symbol {{t.name}}"></span>{{t.title}}
-      </li>
-    </ul>
-  </div>
+  <aio-select (change)="setType($event.option)"
+              [options]="types"
+              [selected]="type"
+              [showSymbol]="true"
+              label="Type:">
+  </aio-select>
 
-  <div class="form-select-menu">
-    <button class="form-select-button" (click)="toggleStatusMenu()">
-      <strong>Status:</strong>{{status.title}}
-    </button>
-    <ul class="form-select-dropdown" *ngIf="showStatusMenu">
-      <li *ngFor="let s of statuses" (click)="setStatus(s)" [class.selected]="s === status">
-        {{s.title}}
-      </li>
-    </ul>
-  </div>
+  <aio-select (change)="setStatus($event.option)"
+              [options]="statuses"
+              [selected]="status"
+              label="Status:">
+  </aio-select>
 
   <div class="form-search">
     <input #filter placeholder="Filter" (input)="setQuery($event.target.value)">
diff --git a/aio/src/app/embedded/api/api-list.component.spec.ts b/aio/src/app/embedded/api/api-list.component.spec.ts
index 6887347af0..118906a231 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/embedded/api/api-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/embedded/api/api-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs/BehaviorSubject';
 import { ApiListComponent } from './api-list.component';
 import { ApiItem, ApiSection, ApiService } from './api.service';
 import { LocationService } from 'app/shared/location.service';
+import { SharedModule } from 'app/shared/shared.module';
 
 describe('ApiListComponent', () => {
   let component: ApiListComponent;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ describe('ApiListComponent', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [ SharedModule ],
       declarations: [ ApiListComponent ],
       providers: [
         { provide: ApiService, useClass: TestApiService },
@@ -75,17 +77,17 @@ describe('ApiListComponent', () => {
     });
 
     it('item.show should be true for items with selected status', () => {
-      component.setStatus({name: 'stable', title: 'Stable'});
+      component.setStatus({value: 'stable', title: 'Stable'});
       expectFilteredResult('status: stable', item => item.stability === 'stable');
     });
 
     it('item.show should be true for items with "security-risk" status when selected', () => {
-      component.setStatus({name: 'security-risk', title: 'Security Risk'});
+      component.setStatus({value: 'security-risk', title: 'Security Risk'});
       expectFilteredResult('status: security-risk', item => item.securityRisk);
     });
 
     it('item.show should be true for items of selected type', () => {
-      component.setType({name: 'class', title: 'Class'});
+      component.setType({value: 'class', title: 'Class'});
       expectFilteredResult('type: class', item => item.docType === 'class');
     });
 
@@ -189,8 +191,8 @@ describe('ApiListComponent', () => {
 
     it('should have query, status, and type', () => {
       component.setQuery('foo');
-      component.setStatus({name: 'stable', title: 'Stable'});
-      component.setType({name: 'class', title: 'Class'});
+      component.setStatus({value: 'stable', title: 'Stable'});
+      component.setType({value: 'class', title: 'Class'});
 
       const search = locationService.setSearch.calls.mostRecent().args[1];
       expect(search.query).toBe('foo');
diff --git a/aio/src/app/embedded/api/api-list.component.ts b/aio/src/app/embedded/api/api-list.component.ts
index c252699fc2..1f4a2f7512 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/embedded/api/api-list.component.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/embedded/api/api-list.component.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ import { combineLatest } from 'rxjs/observable/combineLatest';
 import { LocationService } from 'app/shared/location.service';
 import { ApiItem, ApiSection, ApiService } from './api.service';
 
-interface MenuItem {
-  name: string;
-  title: string;
-}
+import { Option } from 'app/shared/select/select.component';
 
 class SearchCriteria {
   query? = '';
@@ -40,29 +37,29 @@ export class ApiListComponent implements OnInit {
   private criteriaSubject = new ReplaySubject<SearchCriteria>(1);
   private searchCriteria = new SearchCriteria();
 
-  status: MenuItem;
-  type: MenuItem;
+  status: Option;
+  type: Option;
 
   // API types
-  types: MenuItem[] = [
-    { name: 'all', title: 'All' },
-    { name: 'directive', title: 'Directive' },
-    { name: 'pipe', title: 'Pipe'},
-    { name: 'decorator', title: 'Decorator' },
-    { name: 'class', title: 'Class' },
-    { name: 'interface', title: 'Interface' },
-    { name: 'function', title: 'Function' },
-    { name: 'enum', title: 'Enum' },
-    { name: 'type-alias', title: 'Type Alias' },
-    { name: 'const', title: 'Const'}
+  types: Option[] = [
+    { value: 'all', title: 'All' },
+    { value: 'directive', title: 'Directive' },
+    { value: 'pipe', title: 'Pipe'},
+    { value: 'decorator', title: 'Decorator' },
+    { value: 'class', title: 'Class' },
+    { value: 'interface', title: 'Interface' },
+    { value: 'function', title: 'Function' },
+    { value: 'enum', title: 'Enum' },
+    { value: 'type-alias', title: 'Type Alias' },
+    { value: 'const', title: 'Const'}
   ];
 
-  statuses: MenuItem[] = [
-    { name: 'all', title: 'All' },
-    { name: 'stable', title: 'Stable' },
-    { name: 'deprecated', title: 'Deprecated' },
-    { name: 'experimental', title: 'Experimental' },
-    { name: 'security-risk', title: 'Security Risk' }
+  statuses: Option[] = [
+    { value: 'all', title: 'All' },
+    { value: 'stable', title: 'Stable' },
+    { value: 'deprecated', title: 'Deprecated' },
+    { value: 'experimental', title: 'Experimental' },
+    { value: 'security-risk', title: 'Security Risk' }
   ];
 
   @ViewChild('filter') queryEl: ElementRef;
@@ -90,16 +87,16 @@ export class ApiListComponent implements OnInit {
     this.setSearchCriteria({query: (query || '').toLowerCase().trim() });
   }
 
-  setStatus(status: MenuItem) {
+  setStatus(status: Option) {
     this.toggleStatusMenu();
     this.status = status;
-    this.setSearchCriteria({status: status.name});
+    this.setSearchCriteria({status: status.value});
   }
 
-  setType(type: MenuItem) {
+  setType(type: Option) {
     this.toggleTypeMenu();
     this.type = type;
-    this.setSearchCriteria({type: type.name});
+    this.setSearchCriteria({type: type.value});
   }
 
   toggleStatusMenu() {
@@ -150,13 +147,13 @@ export class ApiListComponent implements OnInit {
     // Hack: can't bind to query because input cursor always forced to end-of-line.
     this.queryEl.nativeElement.value = q;
 
-    this.status = this.statuses.find(x => x.name === status) || this.statuses[0];
-    this.type = this.types.find(x => x.name === type) || this.types[0];
+    this.status = this.statuses.find(x => x.value === status) || this.statuses[0];
+    this.type = this.types.find(x => x.value === type) || this.types[0];
 
     this.searchCriteria = {
       query: q,
-      status: this.status.name,
-      type: this.type.name
+      status: this.status.value,
+      type: this.type.value
     };
 
     this.criteriaSubject.next(this.searchCriteria);
diff --git a/aio/src/app/embedded/embedded.module.ts b/aio/src/app/embedded/embedded.module.ts
index aa502d8445..5ec0f7d3e7 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/embedded/embedded.module.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/embedded/embedded.module.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { PrettyPrinter } from './code/pretty-printer.service';
 // Reusable components (used inside embedded components)
 import { MdIconModule, MdTabsModule } from '@angular/material';
 import { CodeComponent } from './code/code.component';
+import { SharedModule } from 'app/shared/shared.module';
 
 // Embedded Components
 import { ApiListComponent } from './api/api-list.component';
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ export class EmbeddedComponents {
   imports: [
     CommonModule,
     MdIconModule,
-    MdTabsModule
+    MdTabsModule,
+    SharedModule
   ],
   declarations: [
     embeddedComponents,
diff --git a/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_api-list.scss b/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_api-list.scss
index 25f080e71b..87c2a22d11 100644
--- a/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_api-list.scss
+++ b/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_api-list.scss
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ aio-api-list {
 aio-api-list > div {
     display: flex;
     margin: 32px auto;
-    
+
     @media (max-width: 600px) {
         flex-direction: column;
         margin: 16px auto;
     }
 
-    > div {
+    .form-select-menu, .form-search {
         margin: 8px;
     }
 }
@@ -115,82 +115,6 @@ $tablet-breakpoint: 800px;
   }
 }
 
-/* SELECT MENU */
-
-$form-select-width: 200px;
-
-.form-select-menu {
-  position: relative;
-}
-
-.form-select-button {
-  background: $white;
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 2px rgba($black, 0.24), 0 0 2px rgba($black, 0.12);
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  border: 1px solid $white;
-  color: $blue-grey-600;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  font-weight: 400;
-  height: 32px;
-  line-height: 32px;
-  outline: none;
-  padding: 0 16px;
-  text-align: left;
-  width: $form-select-width - 16px;
-
-  strong {
-    font-weight: 600;
-    margin-right: 8px;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-  }
-
-  &.has-symbol {
-    .symbol {
-      margin-right: 8px;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-.form-select-dropdown {
-  background: $white;
-  box-shadow: 0 16px 16px rgba($black, 0.24), 0 0 16px rgba($black, 0.12);
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  left: -8px;
-  list-style-type: none;
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 8px 0;
-  position: absolute;
-  top: -8px;
-  width: 200px;
-  z-index: $layer-2;
-
-  li {
-    cursor: pointer;
-    font-size: 14px;
-    line-height: 32px;
-    margin: 0;
-    padding: 0 16px 0 40px;
-    position: relative;
-    transition: all .2s;
-
-    &:hover {
-      background: $blue-grey-50;
-      color: $blue-500;
-    }
-
-    &.selected {
-      background-color: $blue-grey-100;
-    }
-
-    .symbol {
-      left: 16px;
-      position: absolute;
-      top: 8px;
-      z-index: $layer-5;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 /* API SYMBOLS */
 
 /* SYMBOL CLASS */
@@ -224,8 +148,12 @@ $form-select-width: 200px;
 /* API FILTER MENU */
 
 .api-filter {
-  .form-select-menu {
-    float: left;
+  aio-select {
+    width: 200px;
+
+    .symbol {
+      margin-right: 8px;
+    }
   }
 
   .form-search {