diff --git a/src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/drag.ts b/src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/drag.ts
index 8ec7fab27f5e..5e1f65bf295b 100644
--- a/src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/drag.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/drag.ts
@@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ export class CdkDrag<T = any> implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     this._dragRef.reset();
   }
 
+  /** Resets drag item to end of boundary element. */
+  resetToBoundary() {
+    this._dragRef.resetToBoundary();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets the pixel coordinates of the draggable outside of a drop container.
    */
diff --git a/src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/standalone-drag.spec.ts b/src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/standalone-drag.spec.ts
index 049637833356..71ebf5089ef1 100644
--- a/src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/standalone-drag.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/standalone-drag.spec.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,26 @@ describe('Standalone CdkDrag', () => {
       expect(dragElement.style.transform).toBe('translate3d(50px, 100px, 0px)');
     }));
 
+    it('should reset drag item to boundary', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const fixture = createComponent(DragWithResizeableBoundary);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      let dragElement = fixture.componentInstance.dragElement.nativeElement;
+
+      expect(dragElement.style.transform).toBeFalsy();
+      dragElementViaMouse(fixture, dragElement, 50, 100);
+      expect(dragElement.style.transform).toBe('translate3d(50px, 100px, 0px)');
+
+      dragElementViaMouse(fixture, dragElement, 300, 300);
+      expect(dragElement.style.transform).toBe('translate3d(300px, 300px, 0px)');
+
+      fixture.componentInstance.resizeBoundary();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const position = fixture.componentInstance.dragInstance.getFreeDragPosition();
+      expect(position).toEqual({x: 100, y: 0});
+      expect(dragElement.style.transform).toBe('translate3d(100px, 0px, 0px)');
+    }));
+
     it('should drag an element freely to a particular position when the page is scrolled', fakeAsync(() => {
       const fixture = createComponent(StandaloneDraggable);
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -2047,3 +2067,26 @@ class PlainStandaloneDraggable {
 class StandaloneDraggableWithExternalTemplateHandle {
   @ViewChild('dragElement') dragElement: ElementRef<HTMLElement>;
 }
+
+@Component({
+  template: `
+    <div #boundaryElement class="example-boundary" style="width: 400px; height: 400px">
+      <div #dragElement class="example-box" cdkDragBoundary=".example-boundary" cdkDrag style="width: 100px; height: 100px">
+        I can only be dragged within the dotted container
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  `,
+  imports: [CdkDrag],
+})
+class DragWithResizeableBoundary {
+  @ViewChild('boundaryElement') boundaryElement: ElementRef<HTMLElement>;
+
+  @ViewChild('dragElement') dragElement: ElementRef<HTMLElement>;
+  @ViewChild(CdkDrag) dragInstance: CdkDrag;
+
+  resizeBoundary() {
+    this.boundaryElement.nativeElement.style.height = '200px';
+    this.boundaryElement.nativeElement.style.width = '200px';
+    this.dragInstance.resetToBoundary();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-ref.ts b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-ref.ts
index 9bcb2e9d5133..c0a1c6b7b23e 100644
--- a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-ref.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-ref.ts
@@ -560,6 +560,19 @@ export class DragRef<T = any> {
     this._passiveTransform = {x: 0, y: 0};
   }
 
+  /** Resets drag item to end of boundary element. */
+  resetToBoundary(): void {
+    // can be null if the drag item was never dragged.
+    if (this._boundaryElement) {
+      let x = this._boundaryElement.offsetWidth - this._rootElement.offsetWidth,
+        y = 0; // align it to the top of its boundary
+
+      this._rootElement.style.transform = getTransform(x, y);
+      this._activeTransform = {x, y};
+      this._passiveTransform = {x, y};
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sets a handle as disabled. While a handle is disabled, it'll capture and interrupt dragging.
    * @param handle Handle element that should be disabled.
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/drag-drop.md b/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/drag-drop.md
index 28e2c19ceba0..ce05bade8a72 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/drag-drop.md
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/drag-drop.md
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export class CdkDrag<T = any> implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     _resetPlaceholderTemplate(placeholder: CdkDragPlaceholder): void;
     // (undocumented)
     _resetPreviewTemplate(preview: CdkDragPreview): void;
+    resetToBoundary(): void;
     rootElementSelector: string;
     scale: number;
     setFreeDragPosition(value: Point): void;
@@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ export class DragRef<T = any> {
         event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent;
     }>;
     reset(): void;
+    resetToBoundary(): void;
     scale: number;
     setFreeDragPosition(value: Point): this;
     _sortFromLastPointerPosition(): void;