diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-list/selection-list.spec.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-list/selection-list.spec.ts
index d83e0c20795d..9229ce78d0c9 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-list/selection-list.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-list/selection-list.spec.ts
@@ -437,6 +437,87 @@ describe('MDC-based MatSelectionList without forms', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it('should select all items using command(metaKey) + a', () => {
+      listOptions.forEach(option => (option.componentInstance.disabled = false));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.some(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toBe(false);
+
+      listOptions[2].nativeElement.focus();
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(listOptions[2].nativeElement, 'keydown', A, 'A', {meta: true});
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.every(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should not select disabled items when pressing command(metaKey) + a', () => {
+      listOptions.slice(0, 2).forEach(option => (option.componentInstance.disabled = true));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.map(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toEqual([
+        false,
+        false,
+        false,
+        false,
+        false,
+      ]);
+
+      listOptions[3].nativeElement.focus();
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(listOptions[3].nativeElement, 'keydown', A, 'A', {meta: true});
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.map(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toEqual([
+        false,
+        false,
+        true,
+        true,
+        true,
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('should select all items using command(metaKey) + a if some items are selected', () => {
+      listOptions.slice(0, 2).forEach(option => (option.componentInstance.selected = true));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.some(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toBe(true);
+
+      listOptions[2].nativeElement.focus();
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(listOptions[2].nativeElement, 'keydown', A, 'A', {meta: true});
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.every(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should deselect all with command(metaKey) + a if all options are selected', () => {
+      listOptions.forEach(option => (option.componentInstance.selected = true));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.every(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toBe(true);
+
+      listOptions[2].nativeElement.focus();
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(listOptions[2].nativeElement, 'keydown', A, 'A', {meta: true});
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.every(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should dispatch the selectionChange event when selecting via command(metaKey) + a', () => {
+      const spy = spyOn(fixture.componentInstance, 'onSelectionChange');
+      listOptions.forEach(option => (option.componentInstance.disabled = false));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      listOptions[2].nativeElement.focus();
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(listOptions[2].nativeElement, 'keydown', A, 'A', {meta: true});
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        jasmine.objectContaining({
+          options: listOptions.map(option => option.componentInstance),
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
     it('should be able to jump focus down to an item by typing', fakeAsync(() => {
       const firstOption = listOptions[0].nativeElement;
 
diff --git a/src/material/list/selection-list.spec.ts b/src/material/list/selection-list.spec.ts
index 843ccd4e4338..274f6c2e96c6 100644
--- a/src/material/list/selection-list.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/list/selection-list.spec.ts
@@ -594,6 +594,88 @@ describe('MatSelectionList without forms', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it('should select all items using command(metaKey) + a', () => {
+      listOptions.forEach(option => (option.componentInstance.disabled = false));
+      const event = createKeyboardEvent('keydown', A, undefined, {meta: true});
+
+      expect(listOptions.some(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toBe(false);
+
+      dispatchEvent(selectionList.nativeElement, event);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.every(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should not select disabled items when pressing command(metaKey) + a', () => {
+      const event = createKeyboardEvent('keydown', A, undefined, {meta: true});
+
+      listOptions.slice(0, 2).forEach(option => (option.componentInstance.disabled = true));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.map(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toEqual([
+        false,
+        false,
+        false,
+        false,
+        false,
+      ]);
+
+      dispatchEvent(selectionList.nativeElement, event);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.map(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toEqual([
+        false,
+        false,
+        true,
+        true,
+        true,
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('should select all items using command(metaKey) + a if some items are selected', () => {
+      const event = createKeyboardEvent('keydown', A, undefined, {meta: true});
+
+      listOptions.slice(0, 2).forEach(option => (option.componentInstance.selected = true));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.some(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toBe(true);
+
+      dispatchEvent(selectionList.nativeElement, event);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.every(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should deselect all with command(metaKey) + a if all options are selected', () => {
+      const event = createKeyboardEvent('keydown', A, undefined, {meta: true});
+
+      listOptions.forEach(option => (option.componentInstance.selected = true));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.every(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toBe(true);
+
+      dispatchEvent(selectionList.nativeElement, event);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(listOptions.every(option => option.componentInstance.selected)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should dispatch the selectionChange event when selecting via command(metaKey) + a', () => {
+      const spy = spyOn(fixture.componentInstance, 'onSelectionChange');
+      listOptions.forEach(option => (option.componentInstance.disabled = false));
+      const event = createKeyboardEvent('keydown', A, undefined, {meta: true});
+
+      dispatchEvent(selectionList.nativeElement, event);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        jasmine.objectContaining({
+          options: listOptions.map(option => option.componentInstance),
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
     it('should be able to jump focus down to an item by typing', fakeAsync(() => {
       const listEl = selectionList.nativeElement;
       const manager = selectionList.componentInstance._keyManager;
diff --git a/src/material/list/selection-list.ts b/src/material/list/selection-list.ts
index e7f5206d8886..60b9b9f6fd07 100644
--- a/src/material/list/selection-list.ts
+++ b/src/material/list/selection-list.ts
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ export class MatSelectionList
         if (
           keyCode === A &&
           this.multiple &&
-          hasModifierKey(event, 'ctrlKey') &&
+          hasModifierKey(event, 'ctrlKey', 'metaKey') &&
           !manager.isTyping()
         ) {
           const shouldSelect = this.options.some(option => !option.disabled && !option.selected);