diff --git a/core/modules/action/action.install b/core/modules/action/action.install
index 4e500fd..806ae6b 100644
--- a/core/modules/action/action.install
+++ b/core/modules/action/action.install
@@ -52,3 +52,14 @@ function action_schema() {
   );
   return $schema;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Moves action_max_stack from variable to config.
+ *
+ * @ingroup config_upgrade
+ */
+function action_update_8000() {
+  update_variables_to_config('action.settings', array(
+    'action_max_stack' => 'recursion_limit',
+  ));
+}