core/modules/contextual/contextual.module          |   12 +++++++++
 .../Plugin/views/field/ContextualLinks.php         |   27 ++++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/modules/contextual/contextual.module b/core/modules/contextual/contextual.module
index d9a0461..24c18db 100644
--- a/core/modules/contextual/contextual.module
+++ b/core/modules/contextual/contextual.module
@@ -236,6 +236,18 @@ function contextual_pre_render_links($element) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Implements hook_contextual_links_view_alter().
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\contextual\Plugin\views\field\ContextualLinks::render()
+ */
+function contextual_contextual_links_view_alter(&$element, $items) {
+  if (isset($element['#contextual_links']['contextual'])) {
+    $encoded_links = $element['#contextual_links']['contextual'][2]['contextual-views-field-links'];
+    $element['#links'] = drupal_json_decode(rawurldecode($encoded_links));
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Serializes #contextual_links property metadata to a "contextual id".
  *
  * Examples:
diff --git a/core/modules/contextual/lib/Drupal/contextual/Plugin/views/field/ContextualLinks.php b/core/modules/contextual/lib/Drupal/contextual/Plugin/views/field/ContextualLinks.php
index 5ef7df0..ea3f6cd 100644
--- a/core/modules/contextual/lib/Drupal/contextual/Plugin/views/field/ContextualLinks.php
+++ b/core/modules/contextual/lib/Drupal/contextual/Plugin/views/field/ContextualLinks.php
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ function pre_render(&$values) {
 
   /**
    * Render the contextual fields.
+   *
+   * @see contextual_preprocess()
+   * @see contextual_contextual_links_view_alter()
    */
   function render($values) {
     $links = array();
@@ -95,19 +98,21 @@ function render($values) {
       }
     }
 
+    // The code belows duplicates part of contextual_preprocess(). This is
+    // essential because if we use drupal_render() here, then hook_process() is
+    // not invoked, and consequently contextual_preprocess() isn't either.
     if (!empty($links)) {
-      $build = array(
-        '#prefix' => '<div class="contextual">',
-        '#suffix' => '</div>',
-        '#theme' => 'links__contextual',
-        '#links' => $links,
-        '#attributes' => array('class' => array('contextual-links')),
-        '#attached' => array(
-          'library' => array(array('contextual', 'contextual-links')),
-        ),
-        '#access' => user_access('access contextual links'),
+      $contextual_links = array(
+        'contextual' => array(
+          '',
+          array(),
+          array(
+            'contextual-views-field-links' => drupal_encode_path(drupal_json_encode($links)),
+          )
+        )
       );
-      return drupal_render($build);
+      $id = _contextual_links_to_id($contextual_links);
+      return '<div data-contextual-id="' . $id . '"></div>';
     }
     else {
       return '';