diff --git a/goldens/material/sidenav/index.api.md b/goldens/material/sidenav/index.api.md
index ae94567df92f..357faed9425b 100644
--- a/goldens/material/sidenav/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/material/sidenav/index.api.md
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class MatDrawerContainer implements AfterContentInit, DoCheck, OnDestroy
     // (undocumented)
     _userContent: MatDrawerContent;
     // (undocumented)
-    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MatDrawerContainer, "mat-drawer-container", ["matDrawerContainer"], { "autosize": { "alias": "autosize"; "required": false; }; "hasBackdrop": { "alias": "hasBackdrop"; "required": false; }; }, { "backdropClick": "backdropClick"; }, ["_content", "_allDrawers"], ["mat-drawer", "mat-drawer-content", "*"], true, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MatDrawerContainer, "mat-drawer-container", ["matDrawerContainer"], { "autosize": { "alias": "autosize"; "required": false; }; "hasBackdrop": { "alias": "hasBackdrop"; "required": false; }; }, { "backdropClick": "backdropClick"; }, ["_content", "_allDrawers"], ["mat-drawer, mat-sidenav", "mat-drawer-content, mat-sidenav-content", "*"], true, never>;
     // (undocumented)
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MatDrawerContainer, never>;
 }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export class MatSidenavContainer extends MatDrawerContainer {
     // (undocumented)
     _content: MatSidenavContent;
     // (undocumented)
-    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MatSidenavContainer, "mat-sidenav-container", ["matSidenavContainer"], {}, {}, ["_content", "_allDrawers"], ["mat-sidenav", "mat-sidenav-content", "*"], true, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MatSidenavContainer, "mat-sidenav-container", ["matSidenavContainer"], {}, {}, ["_content", "_allDrawers"], ["mat-drawer, mat-sidenav", "mat-drawer-content, mat-sidenav-content", "*"], true, never>;
     // (undocumented)
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MatSidenavContainer, never>;
 }
diff --git a/src/material/sidenav/drawer-container.html b/src/material/sidenav/drawer-container.html
index 24659075c82a..193284095fec 100644
--- a/src/material/sidenav/drawer-container.html
+++ b/src/material/sidenav/drawer-container.html
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@
        [class.mat-drawer-shown]="_isShowingBackdrop()"></div>
 }
 
-<ng-content select="mat-drawer"></ng-content>
-
-<ng-content select="mat-drawer-content">
-</ng-content>
+<ng-content select="mat-drawer, mat-sidenav"/>
+<ng-content select="mat-drawer-content, mat-sidenav-content"/>
 
 @if (!_content) {
   <mat-drawer-content>
-    <ng-content></ng-content>
+    <ng-content/>
   </mat-drawer-content>
 }
diff --git a/src/material/sidenav/sidenav-container.html b/src/material/sidenav/sidenav-container.html
index dcb4e6c3e2c3..a6ce93472723 100644
--- a/src/material/sidenav/sidenav-container.html
+++ b/src/material/sidenav/sidenav-container.html
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@
        [class.mat-drawer-shown]="_isShowingBackdrop()"></div>
 }
 
-<ng-content select="mat-sidenav"></ng-content>
-
-<ng-content select="mat-sidenav-content">
-</ng-content>
+<ng-content select="mat-drawer, mat-sidenav"/>
+<ng-content select="mat-drawer-content, mat-sidenav-content"/>
 
 @if (!_content) {
   <mat-sidenav-content>
-    <ng-content></ng-content>
+    <ng-content/>
   </mat-sidenav-content>
 }