diff --git a/src/cdk/table/table.spec.ts b/src/cdk/table/table.spec.ts
index 6e5d8d806c33..b156bb49daa5 100644
--- a/src/cdk/table/table.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/table/table.spec.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ describe('CdkTable', () => {
       it('with a connected data source', () => {
         expect(table.dataSource).toBe(dataSource);
         expect(dataSource.isConnected).toBe(true);
+        expect(component.contentChangedCount).toBe(1);
       });
 
       it('with a rendered header with the right number of header cells', () => {
@@ -135,6 +136,9 @@ describe('CdkTable', () => {
       dataSource.addData();
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
+      // Expect it to have emitted once on init, and once again for the data changes.
+      expect(component.contentChangedCount).toBe(2);
+
       expect(getRows(tableElement).length).toBe(dataSource.data.length);
 
       // Check that the number of cells is correct
@@ -303,6 +307,9 @@ describe('CdkTable', () => {
       dataSource.data = originalData;
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
+      // Expect it to have emitted once on init, once when empty, and again with original data.
+      expect(component.contentChangedCount).toBe(3);
+
       expect(tableElement.textContent!.trim()).not.toContain('No data');
     });
 
@@ -313,6 +320,7 @@ describe('CdkTable', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tableElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.cdk-table');
       expect(tableElement.textContent!.trim()).toContain('No data');
+      expect(component.contentChangedCount).toBe(1);
     });
   });
 
@@ -321,6 +329,9 @@ describe('CdkTable', () => {
     fixture.detectChanges();
 
     expect(getRows(tableElement).length).toBe(0);
+
+    // Emits that the data rows are changed even when the result is empty.
+    expect(component.contentChangedCount).toBe(1);
   }));
 
   it('should be able to render multiple header and footer rows', () => {
@@ -1850,23 +1861,24 @@ class BooleanDataSource extends DataSource<boolean> {
 
 @Component({
   template: `
-    <cdk-table [dataSource]="dataSource">
+    <cdk-table [dataSource]="dataSource"
+               (contentChanged)="contentChangedCount = contentChangedCount + 1">
       <ng-container cdkColumnDef="column_a">
-        <cdk-header-cell *cdkHeaderCellDef> Column A </cdk-header-cell>
+        <cdk-header-cell *cdkHeaderCellDef> Column A</cdk-header-cell>
         <cdk-cell *cdkCellDef="let row"> {{row.a}} </cdk-cell>
-        <cdk-footer-cell *cdkFooterCellDef> Footer A </cdk-footer-cell>
+        <cdk-footer-cell *cdkFooterCellDef> Footer A</cdk-footer-cell>
       </ng-container>
 
       <ng-container cdkColumnDef="column_b">
-        <cdk-header-cell *cdkHeaderCellDef> Column B </cdk-header-cell>
+        <cdk-header-cell *cdkHeaderCellDef> Column B</cdk-header-cell>
         <cdk-cell *cdkCellDef="let row"> {{row.b}} </cdk-cell>
-        <cdk-footer-cell *cdkFooterCellDef> Footer B </cdk-footer-cell>
+        <cdk-footer-cell *cdkFooterCellDef> Footer B</cdk-footer-cell>
       </ng-container>
 
       <ng-container cdkColumnDef="column_c">
-        <cdk-header-cell *cdkHeaderCellDef> Column C </cdk-header-cell>
+        <cdk-header-cell *cdkHeaderCellDef> Column C</cdk-header-cell>
         <cdk-cell *cdkCellDef="let row"> {{row.c}} </cdk-cell>
-        <cdk-footer-cell *cdkFooterCellDef> Footer C </cdk-footer-cell>
+        <cdk-footer-cell *cdkFooterCellDef> Footer C</cdk-footer-cell>
       </ng-container>
 
       <cdk-header-row class="customHeaderRowClass"
@@ -1883,6 +1895,7 @@ class BooleanDataSource extends DataSource<boolean> {
 class SimpleCdkTableApp {
   dataSource: FakeDataSource | undefined = new FakeDataSource();
   columnsToRender = ['column_a', 'column_b', 'column_c'];
+  contentChangedCount = 0;
 
   @ViewChild(CdkTable) table: CdkTable<TestData>;
 }
@@ -1937,7 +1950,8 @@ class BooleanRowCdkTableApp {
 
 @Component({
   template: `
-    <cdk-table [dataSource]="dataSource">
+    <cdk-table [dataSource]="dataSource"
+               (contentChanged)="contentChangedCount = contentChangedCount + 1">
       <ng-container cdkColumnDef="column_a">
         <cdk-header-cell *cdkHeaderCellDef></cdk-header-cell>
         <cdk-cell *cdkCellDef="let data"> {{data}} </cdk-cell>
@@ -1950,6 +1964,7 @@ class BooleanRowCdkTableApp {
 })
 class NullDataCdkTableApp {
   dataSource = observableOf(null);
+  contentChangedCount = 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/cdk/table/table.ts b/src/cdk/table/table.ts
index 610c81b83dcd..a5a0b29cb71a 100644
--- a/src/cdk/table/table.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/table/table.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   Directive,
   ElementRef,
   EmbeddedViewRef,
+  EventEmitter,
   Inject,
   Input,
   IterableChangeRecord,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import {
   OnDestroy,
   OnInit,
   Optional,
+  Output,
   QueryList,
   SkipSelf,
   TemplateRef,
@@ -455,6 +457,13 @@ export class CdkTable<T> implements AfterContentChecked, CollectionViewer, OnDes
   }
   private _fixedLayout: boolean = false;
 
+  /**
+   * Emits when the table completes rendering a set of data rows based on the latest data from the
+   * data source, even if the set of rows is empty.
+   */
+  @Output()
+  readonly contentChanged = new EventEmitter<void>();
+
   // TODO(andrewseguin): Remove max value as the end index
   //   and instead calculate the view on init and scroll.
   /**
@@ -612,6 +621,7 @@ export class CdkTable<T> implements AfterContentChecked, CollectionViewer, OnDes
     const changes = this._dataDiffer.diff(this._renderRows);
     if (!changes) {
       this._updateNoDataRow();
+      this.contentChanged.next();
       return;
     }
     const viewContainer = this._rowOutlet.viewContainer;
@@ -639,6 +649,8 @@ export class CdkTable<T> implements AfterContentChecked, CollectionViewer, OnDes
 
     this._updateNoDataRow();
     this.updateStickyColumnStyles();
+
+    this.contentChanged.next();
   }
 
   /** Adds a column definition that was not included as part of the content children. */
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/table.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/table.d.ts
index f0df73bbf0c0..8aa3352d84ea 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/table.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/cdk/table.d.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ export declare class CdkTable<T> implements AfterContentChecked, CollectionViewe
     _rowOutlet: DataRowOutlet;
     protected readonly _stickyPositioningListener: StickyPositioningListener;
     protected readonly _viewRepeater: _ViewRepeater<T, RenderRow<T>, RowContext<T>>;
+    readonly contentChanged: EventEmitter<void>;
     get dataSource(): CdkTableDataSourceInput<T>;
     set dataSource(dataSource: CdkTableDataSourceInput<T>);
     get fixedLayout(): boolean;
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ export declare class CdkTable<T> implements AfterContentChecked, CollectionViewe
     updateStickyHeaderRowStyles(): void;
     static ngAcceptInputType_fixedLayout: BooleanInput;
     static ngAcceptInputType_multiTemplateDataRows: BooleanInput;
-    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<CdkTable<any>, "cdk-table, table[cdk-table]", ["cdkTable"], { "trackBy": "trackBy"; "dataSource": "dataSource"; "multiTemplateDataRows": "multiTemplateDataRows"; "fixedLayout": "fixedLayout"; }, {}, ["_noDataRow", "_contentColumnDefs", "_contentRowDefs", "_contentHeaderRowDefs", "_contentFooterRowDefs"], ["caption", "colgroup, col"]>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<CdkTable<any>, "cdk-table, table[cdk-table]", ["cdkTable"], { "trackBy": "trackBy"; "dataSource": "dataSource"; "multiTemplateDataRows": "multiTemplateDataRows"; "fixedLayout": "fixedLayout"; }, { "contentChanged": "contentChanged"; }, ["_noDataRow", "_contentColumnDefs", "_contentRowDefs", "_contentHeaderRowDefs", "_contentFooterRowDefs"], ["caption", "colgroup, col"]>;
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<CdkTable<any>, [null, null, null, { attribute: "role"; }, { optional: true; }, null, null, null, null, null, { optional: true; skipSelf: true; }]>;
 }