diff --git a/core/includes/entity.api.php b/core/includes/entity.api.php
index 8e60f00..9609404 100644
--- a/core/includes/entity.api.php
+++ b/core/includes/entity.api.php
@@ -11,6 +11,74 @@
  */
 
 /**
+ * Checks entity operation access.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityAccessController
+ *
+ * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
+ * @param string $operation
+ * @param \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account
+ * @param string $langcode
+ *
+ * @return bool|null
+ *   A boolean to explicitly allow or deny access, or NULL to neither allow nor
+ *   deny access.
+ */
+function hook_entity_access(\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity, $operation, \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account, $langcode) {
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks entity operation access for a specific entity type.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityAccessController
+ *
+ * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
+ * @param string $operation
+ * @param \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account
+ * @param string $langcode
+ *
+ * @return bool|null
+ *   A boolean to explicitly allow or deny access, or NULL to neither allow nor
+ *   deny access.
+ */
+function hook_ENTITY_TYPE_access(\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity, $operation, \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account, $langcode) {
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks entity create access.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityAccessController
+ *
+ * @param \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account
+ * @param string $langcode
+ *
+ * @return bool|null
+ *   A boolean to explicitly allow or deny access, or NULL to neither allow nor
+ *   deny access.
+ */
+function hook_entity_create_access(\Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account, $langcode) {
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks entity create access for a specific entity type.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityAccessController
+ *
+ * @param \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account
+ * @param string $langcode
+ *
+ * @return bool|null
+ *   A boolean to explicitly allow or deny access, or NULL to neither allow nor
+ *   deny access.
+ */
+function hook_ENTITY_TYPE_create_access(\Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account, $langcode) {
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
  * Add to entity type definitions.
  *
  * Modules may implement this hook to add information to defined entity types.
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityAccessController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityAccessController.php
index 47573c2..5372004 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityAccessController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityAccessController.php
@@ -58,15 +58,19 @@ public function access(EntityInterface $entity, $operation, $langcode = Language
       return $access;
     }
 
-    // Invoke hook_entity_access(), hook results take precedence over overridden
-    // implementations of EntityAccessController::checkAccess(). Entities
-    // that have checks that need to be done before the hook is invoked should
-    // do so by overridding this method.
+    // Invoke hook_entity_access() and hook_ENTITY_TYPE_access(). Hook results
+    // take precedence over overridden implementations of
+    // EntityAccessController::checkAccess(). Entities that have checks that
+    // need to be done before the hook is invoked should do so by overriding
+    // this method.
 
     // We grant access to the entity if both of these conditions are met:
     // - No modules say to deny access.
     // - At least one module says to grant access.
-    $access = $this->moduleHandler->invokeAll($entity->entityType() . '_access', array($entity, $operation, $account, $langcode));
+    $access = array_merge(
+      $this->moduleHandler->invokeAll('entity_access', $entity, $operation, $account, $langcode),
+      $this->moduleHandler->invokeAll($entity->entityType() . '_access', $entity, $operation, $account, $langcode)
+    );
 
     if (($return = $this->processAccessHookResults($access)) === NULL) {
       // No module had an opinion about the access, so let's the access
@@ -196,15 +200,19 @@ public function createAccess($entity_bundle = NULL, AccountInterface $account =
       return $access;
     }
 
-    // Invoke hook_entity_access(), hook results take precedence over overridden
-    // implementations of EntityAccessController::checkAccess(). Entities
-    // that have checks that need to be done before the hook is invoked should
-    // do so by overridding this method.
+    // Invoke hook_entity_create_access() and hook_ENTITY_TYPE_create_access().
+    // Hook results take precedence over overridden implementations of
+    // EntityAccessController::checkAccess(). Entities that have checks that
+    // need to be done before the hook is invoked should do so by overriding
+    // this method.
 
     // We grant access to the entity if both of these conditions are met:
     // - No modules say to deny access.
     // - At least one module says to grant access.
-    $access = $this->moduleHandler->invokeAll($this->entity_type . '_create_access', array($account, $context['langcode']));
+    $access = array_merge(
+      $this->moduleHandler->invokeAll('entity_create_access', $account, $context['langcode']),
+      $this->moduleHandler->invokeAll($this->entityType . '_create_access', $account, $context['langcode'])
+    );
 
     if (($return = $this->processAccessHookResults($access)) === NULL) {
       // No module had an opinion about the access, so let's the access