Matei (Hungarian: Szentmáté; German: Mathesdorf) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania.

It is composed of six villages: Bidiu (Bödön), Corvinești (Kékesújfalu), Enciu (Szászencs), Fântânele (Újős), Matei, and Moruț (Aranyosmóric).

The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the Nösnerland historic region of northeastern Transylvania.

It is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, at a distance of 27 km (17 mi) from the town of Beclean and 34 km (21 mi) from the county seat, Bistrița; the city of Gherla is 38 km (24 mi) to the west, in Cluj County.

At the 2021 census, Matei commune had a population of 2,332, of which 51.84% were Romanians, 36.49% Hungarians, and 3.56% Roma.