diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Routing/RouterTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Routing/RouterTest.php
index 1cd383e..aebdc95 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Routing/RouterTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Routing/RouterTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\system\Tests\Routing;
 
 use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\RequestContext;
 
 /**
  * Functional class for the full integrated routing system.
@@ -143,6 +144,25 @@ public function testControllerResolutionPage() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Checks the generate method on the url generator using the front router.
+   */
+  public function testUrlGeneratorFront() {
+    // Setup the request context of the url generator. Note: Just calling the
+    // code without a proper request, does not setup the request context
+    // automatically.
+    $context = new RequestContext();
+    $context->fromRequest($this->container->get('request'));
+    $this->container->get('url_generator')->setContext($context);
+
+    global $base_path;
+    $this->assertEqual(1, $base_path);
+    $this->assertEqual(1, $context->getBaseUrl());
+
+    $this->assertEqual($this->container->get('url_generator')->generate('front'), $base_path);
+    $this->assertEqual($this->container->get('url_generator')->generateFromPath('<front>'), $base_path);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Checks that an ajax request gets rendered as an Ajax response, by mime.
    *
    * @todo This test will not work until the Ajax enhancer is corrected. However,
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml b/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
index 61363d6..be35f3f 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
@@ -220,3 +220,8 @@ system_plugin_autocomplete:
     _controller: 'Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::autocomplete'
   requirements:
     _access_system_plugin_ui: 'TRUE'
+
+front:
+  pattern: '/'
+  requirements:
+    _access: 'TRUE'