diff --git a/goldens/material/chips/index.api.md b/goldens/material/chips/index.api.md
index bc2fceff84cb..8177083d6078 100644
--- a/goldens/material/chips/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/material/chips/index.api.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { ControlValueAccessor } from '@angular/forms';
 import { DoCheck } from '@angular/core';
 import { ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { Field } from '@angular/forms/signals';
 import { FocusKeyManager } from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import { FormGroupDirective } from '@angular/forms';
 import * as i0 from '@angular/core';
diff --git a/goldens/material/core/index.api.md b/goldens/material/core/index.api.md
index 5780910542d4..6a1b9cd40528 100644
--- a/goldens/material/core/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/material/core/index.api.md
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import { AfterViewChecked } from '@angular/core';
 import { ChangeDetectorRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { Field } from '@angular/forms/signals';
 import { FocusableOption } from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import { FocusOrigin } from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
+import { FormField } from '@angular/forms/signals';
 import { FormGroupDirective } from '@angular/forms';
 import * as i0 from '@angular/core';
 import * as i2 from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@ export class ErrorStateMatcher {
     // (undocumented)
     isErrorState(control: AbstractControl | null, form: FormGroupDirective | NgForm | null): boolean;
     // (undocumented)
+    isSignalErrorState?(field: Field<unknown> | null): boolean;
+    // (undocumented)
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<ErrorStateMatcher, never>;
     // (undocumented)
     static ɵprov: i0.ɵɵInjectableDeclaration<ErrorStateMatcher>;
@@ -102,10 +106,10 @@ export class ErrorStateMatcher {
 
 // @public
 export class _ErrorStateTracker {
-    constructor(_defaultMatcher: ErrorStateMatcher_2 | null, ngControl: NgControl | null, _parentFormGroup: FormGroupDirective | null, _parentForm: NgForm | null, _stateChanges: Subject<void>);
+    constructor(_defaultMatcher: ErrorStateMatcher_2 | null, directive: NgControl | FormField<unknown> | null, _parentFormGroup: FormGroupDirective | null, _parentForm: NgForm | null, _stateChanges: Subject<void>);
     errorState: boolean;
+    formField: FormField<unknown> | null;
     matcher: ErrorStateMatcher_2;
-    // (undocumented)
     ngControl: NgControl | null;
     updateErrorState(): void;
 }
@@ -519,6 +523,8 @@ export class ShowOnDirtyErrorStateMatcher implements ErrorStateMatcher {
     // (undocumented)
     isErrorState(control: AbstractControl | null, form: FormGroupDirective | NgForm | null): boolean;
     // (undocumented)
+    isSignalErrorState(field: Field<unknown> | null): boolean;
+    // (undocumented)
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<ShowOnDirtyErrorStateMatcher, never>;
     // (undocumented)
     static ɵprov: i0.ɵɵInjectableDeclaration<ShowOnDirtyErrorStateMatcher>;
diff --git a/goldens/material/datepicker/index.api.md b/goldens/material/datepicker/index.api.md
index da4b5977dba6..c2ae996fb88b 100644
--- a/goldens/material/datepicker/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/material/datepicker/index.api.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { Directionality } from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
 import { DoCheck } from '@angular/core';
 import { ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { Field } from '@angular/forms/signals';
 import { FocusOrigin } from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import { FormGroupDirective } from '@angular/forms';
 import * as i0 from '@angular/core';
diff --git a/goldens/material/input/index.api.md b/goldens/material/input/index.api.md
index 378d872cfbaa..8f32fa7d9afd 100644
--- a/goldens/material/input/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/material/input/index.api.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { BooleanInput } from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 import { DoCheck } from '@angular/core';
 import { ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
+import { Field } from '@angular/forms/signals';
 import { FormGroupDirective } from '@angular/forms';
 import * as i0 from '@angular/core';
 import * as i1 from '@angular/cdk/observers';
diff --git a/goldens/material/paginator/index.api.md b/goldens/material/paginator/index.api.md
index f26a0c6b664b..cf6853addb2b 100644
--- a/goldens/material/paginator/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/material/paginator/index.api.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { Directionality } from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
 import { DoCheck } from '@angular/core';
 import { ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { Field } from '@angular/forms/signals';
 import { FlexibleOverlayPopoverLocation } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import { FocusableOption } from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import { FocusOrigin } from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
diff --git a/goldens/material/select/index.api.md b/goldens/material/select/index.api.md
index 58da7072077a..9f92404f9399 100644
--- a/goldens/material/select/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/material/select/index.api.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { ControlValueAccessor } from '@angular/forms';
 import { DoCheck } from '@angular/core';
 import { ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { Field } from '@angular/forms/signals';
 import { FlexibleOverlayPopoverLocation } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import { FocusableOption } from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import { FocusOrigin } from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
diff --git a/goldens/material/stepper/index.api.md b/goldens/material/stepper/index.api.md
index 3ec089342637..2e341d09a37c 100644
--- a/goldens/material/stepper/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/material/stepper/index.api.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { CdkStepperNext } from '@angular/cdk/stepper';
 import { CdkStepperPrevious } from '@angular/cdk/stepper';
 import { ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { Field } from '@angular/forms/signals';
 import { FocusOrigin } from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import { FormGroupDirective } from '@angular/forms';
 import * as i0 from '@angular/core';
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ import { TemplateRef } from '@angular/core';
 export class MatStep extends CdkStep implements ErrorStateMatcher, AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
     color: ThemePalette;
     isErrorState(control: AbstractControl | null, form: FormGroupDirective | NgForm | null): boolean;
+    // (undocumented)
+    isSignalErrorState(field: Field<unknown> | null): boolean;
     _lazyContent: MatStepContent;
     // (undocumented)
     ngAfterContentInit(): void;
diff --git a/pkg-externals.bzl b/pkg-externals.bzl
index 1a1dbaafef5e..9c091fb4030b 100644
--- a/pkg-externals.bzl
+++ b/pkg-externals.bzl
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ PKG_EXTERNALS = [
     "@angular/core/rxjs-interop",
     "@angular/core/testing",
     "@angular/forms",
+    "@angular/forms/signals",
     "@angular/platform-browser",
     "@angular/platform-browser/animations",
     "@angular/platform-server",
diff --git a/src/material/core/common-behaviors/error-state.ts b/src/material/core/common-behaviors/error-state.ts
index e881a49f8449..33cfa9113c80 100644
--- a/src/material/core/common-behaviors/error-state.ts
+++ b/src/material/core/common-behaviors/error-state.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import {AbstractControl, FormGroupDirective, NgControl, NgForm} from '@angular/forms';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs';
 import {ErrorStateMatcher as _ErrorStateMatcher} from '../error/error-options';
+import {FormField} from '@angular/forms/signals';
+import {isSignal} from '@angular/core';
 
 // Declare ErrorStateMatcher as an interface to have compatibility with Closure Compiler.
 interface ErrorStateMatcher extends _ErrorStateMatcher {}
@@ -24,21 +26,58 @@ export class _ErrorStateTracker {
   /** User-defined matcher for the error state. */
   matcher!: ErrorStateMatcher;
 
+  /** Reactive or template-based control directive. */
+  ngControl: NgControl | null;
+
+  /** Signal-based form field directive. */
+  formField: FormField<unknown> | null;
+
   constructor(
     private _defaultMatcher: ErrorStateMatcher | null,
-    public ngControl: NgControl | null,
+    directive: NgControl | FormField<unknown> | null,
     private _parentFormGroup: FormGroupDirective | null,
     private _parentForm: NgForm | null,
     private _stateChanges: Subject<void>,
-  ) {}
+  ) {
+    if (!directive) {
+      this.ngControl = this.formField = null;
+    } else if (
+      isSignal((directive as {field?: unknown}).field) &&
+      // Avoid false positives for interop controls.
+      !(directive as {updateValueAndValidity?: unknown}).updateValueAndValidity
+    ) {
+      this.formField = directive as FormField<unknown>;
+      this.ngControl = null;
+    } else {
+      this.formField = null;
+      this.ngControl = directive as NgControl;
+    }
+  }
 
   /** Updates the error state based on the provided error state matcher. */
   updateErrorState() {
     const oldState = this.errorState;
-    const parent = this._parentFormGroup || this._parentForm;
     const matcher = this.matcher || this._defaultMatcher;
-    const control = this.ngControl ? (this.ngControl.control as AbstractControl) : null;
-    const newState = matcher?.isErrorState(control, parent) ?? false;
+    let newState: boolean;
+
+    if (this.formField) {
+      if (
+        (typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode) &&
+        matcher &&
+        !matcher.isSignalErrorState
+      ) {
+        throw new Error(
+          'Current error state matcher does not support signal forms. ' +
+            'Please implement the `isSignalErrorState` method.',
+        );
+      }
+
+      newState = matcher?.isSignalErrorState?.(this.formField.field()) ?? false;
+    } else {
+      const parent = this._parentFormGroup || this._parentForm;
+      const control = this.ngControl ? (this.ngControl.control as AbstractControl) : null;
+      newState = matcher?.isErrorState(control, parent) ?? false;
+    }
 
     if (newState !== oldState) {
       this.errorState = newState;
diff --git a/src/material/core/error/error-options.ts b/src/material/core/error/error-options.ts
index d30a3e8f963d..df3cd11301ca 100644
--- a/src/material/core/error/error-options.ts
+++ b/src/material/core/error/error-options.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 import {Service} from '@angular/core';
-import {FormGroupDirective, NgForm, AbstractControl} from '@angular/forms';
+import type {FormGroupDirective, NgForm, AbstractControl} from '@angular/forms';
+import type {Field} from '@angular/forms/signals';
 
 /** Error state matcher that matches when a control is invalid and dirty. */
 @Service({autoProvided: false})
@@ -15,6 +16,15 @@ export class ShowOnDirtyErrorStateMatcher implements ErrorStateMatcher {
   isErrorState(control: AbstractControl | null, form: FormGroupDirective | NgForm | null): boolean {
     return !!(control && control.invalid && (control.dirty || (form && form.submitted)));
   }
+
+  isSignalErrorState(field: Field<unknown> | null): boolean {
+    if (!field) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    const invalid = field().invalid();
+    const dirty = field().dirty();
+    return invalid && dirty;
+  }
 }
 
 /** Provider that defines how form controls behave with regards to displaying error messages. */
@@ -23,4 +33,13 @@ export class ErrorStateMatcher {
   isErrorState(control: AbstractControl | null, form: FormGroupDirective | NgForm | null): boolean {
     return !!(control && control.invalid && (control.touched || (form && form.submitted)));
   }
+
+  isSignalErrorState?(field: Field<unknown> | null): boolean {
+    if (!field) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    const invalid = field().invalid();
+    const touched = field().touched();
+    return invalid && touched;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/material/stepper/stepper.ts b/src/material/stepper/stepper.ts
index 394966d9968e..a22a9c1e554e 100644
--- a/src/material/stepper/stepper.ts
+++ b/src/material/stepper/stepper.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {MatStepHeader} from './step-header';
 import {MatStepLabel} from './step-label';
 import {MatStepperIcon, MatStepperIconContext} from './stepper-icon';
 import {MatStepContent} from './step-content';
+import type {Field} from '@angular/forms/signals';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'mat-step',
@@ -112,6 +113,12 @@ export class MatStep extends CdkStep implements ErrorStateMatcher, AfterContentI
 
     return originalErrorState || customErrorState;
   }
+
+  isSignalErrorState(field: Field<unknown> | null): boolean {
+    const originalErrorState = this._errorStateMatcher.isSignalErrorState?.(field) ?? false;
+    const customErrorState = !!(field && field().invalid() && this.interacted);
+    return originalErrorState || customErrorState;
+  }
 }
 
 @Component({