diff -u b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Ajax/AjaxResponse.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Ajax/AjaxResponse.php
--- b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Ajax/AjaxResponse.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Ajax/AjaxResponse.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns all the commands.
+   * Returns all the commands by reference.
    *
    * @return array
    *   An array of ajax command arrays.
diff -u b/core/modules/views/includes/ajax.inc b/core/modules/views/includes/ajax.inc
--- b/core/modules/views/includes/ajax.inc
+++ b/core/modules/views/includes/ajax.inc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse;
-use Drupal\views\Ajax\HiliteCommand;
+use Drupal\views\Ajax\HighlightCommand;
 use Drupal\views\Ajax\SetFormCommand;
 use Drupal\Core\Ajax\AjaxResponse;
 use Drupal\Core\Ajax\ReplaceCommand;
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
     $response->addCommand(new SetFormCommand($display, $title, $url));
 
     if (!empty($form_state['#section'])) {
-      $response->addCommand(new HiliteCommand('.' . drupal_clean_css_identifier($form_state['#section'])));
+      $response->addCommand(new HighlightCommand('.' . drupal_clean_css_identifier($form_state['#section'])));
     }
 
     return $response;
diff -u b/core/modules/views/js/ajax.js b/core/modules/views/js/ajax.js
--- b/core/modules/views/js/ajax.js
+++ b/core/modules/views/js/ajax.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     $(Drupal.settings.views.ajax.popup).dialog('close');
   };
 
-  Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.viewsHilite = function (ajax, response, status) {
+  Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.viewsHighlight = function (ajax, response, status) {
     $('.hilited').removeClass('hilited');
     $(response.selector).addClass('hilited');
   };
reverted:
--- b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Ajax/HiliteCommand.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\views\Ajax\HiliteCommand.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\views\Ajax;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Ajax\CommandInterface;
-
-/**
- * Provides an AJAX command for highlighting a certain new piece of html.
- *
- * This command is implemented in Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.viewsHilite.
- */
-class HiliteCommand implements CommandInterface {
-
-  /**
-   * A CSS selector string.
-   *
-   * @var string
-   */
-  protected $selector;
-
-  /**
-   * Constructs a \Drupal\views\Ajax\HiliteCommand object.
-   *
-   * @param string $selector
-   *   A CSS selector.
-   */
-  public function __construct($selector) {
-    $this->selector = $selector;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Ajax\CommandInterface::render().
-   */
-  public function render() {
-    return array(
-      'command' => 'viewsHilite',
-      'selector' => $this->selector,
-    );
-  }
-
-}
diff -u b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Ajax/ShowButtonsCommand.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Ajax/ShowButtonsCommand.php
--- b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Ajax/ShowButtonsCommand.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Ajax/ShowButtonsCommand.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Ajax\CommandInterface;
 
 /**
- * Provides an AJAX command for showing the save and cancel button.
+ * Provides an AJAX command for showing the save and cancel buttons.
  *
  * This command is implemented in Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.viewsShowButtons.
  */
diff -u b/core/modules/views/views_ui/views_ui.module b/core/modules/views/views_ui/views_ui.module
--- b/core/modules/views/views_ui/views_ui.module
+++ b/core/modules/views/views_ui/views_ui.module
@@ -693,8 +693,9 @@
   // If the request is via AJAX, return the rendered list as JSON.
   if (drupal_container()->get('request')->request->get('js')) {
     $list = entity_list_controller('view')->render();
-    $commands = array(ajax_command_replace('#views-entity-list', drupal_render($list)));
-    return new JsonResponse(ajax_render($commands));
+    $response = new AjaxResponse();
+    $response->addCommand(new ReplaceCommand('#views-entity-list', drupal_render($list)));
+    return $response;
   }
   // Otherwise, redirect back to the page.
   else {
@@ -707,9 +708,8 @@
   // If the request is via AJAX, return the rendered list as JSON.
   if (drupal_container()->get('request')->request->get('js')) {
     $list = entity_list_controller('view')->render();
-    $response = new AjaxResponse();
-    $response->addCommand(new ReplaceCommand('#views-entity-list', drupal_render($list)));
-    return $response;
+    $commands = array(ajax_command_replace('#views-entity-list', drupal_render($list)));
+    return new JsonResponse(ajax_render($commands));
   }
   // Otherwise, redirect back to the page.
   else {
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Ajax/HighlightCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\views\Ajax\HighlightCommand.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\views\Ajax;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Ajax\CommandInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Provides an AJAX command for highlighting a certain new piece of html.
+ *
+ * This command is implemented in Drupal.ajax.prototype.commands.viewsHighlight.
+ */
+class HighlightCommand implements CommandInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * A CSS selector string.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  protected $selector;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a \Drupal\views\Ajax\HighlightCommand object.
+   *
+   * @param string $selector
+   *   A CSS selector.
+   */
+  public function __construct($selector) {
+    $this->selector = $selector;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Ajax\CommandInterface::render().
+   */
+  public function render() {
+    return array(
+      'command' => 'viewsHighlight',
+      'selector' => $this->selector,
+    );
+  }
+
+}