diff --git a/src/components/dialog/dialog.js b/src/components/dialog/dialog.js
index 57bd6ab7ba1..aaf98447c9e 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/dialog.js
+++ b/src/components/dialog/dialog.js
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ function MdDialogProvider($$interimElementProvider) {
       if (clickElement) {
         var clickRect = clickElement[0].getBoundingClientRect();
         startPos = 'translate3d(' +
-          (clickRect.left - element[0].offsetWidth) + 'px,' +
-          (clickRect.top - element[0].offsetHeight) + 'px,' +
+          (clickRect.left - element[0].offsetWidth / 2) + 'px,' +
+          (clickRect.top - element[0].offsetHeight / 2) + 'px,' +
           '0) scale(0.2)';
       } else {
         startPos = 'translate3d(0,100%,0) scale(0.5)';