diff --git a/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
index 12f3a3c..b73e700 100644
--- a/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -196,14 +196,9 @@ services:
   plugin.manager.menu.local_task:
     class: Drupal\Core\Menu\LocalTaskManager
     arguments: ['@controller_resolver', '@request', '@router.route_provider', '@module_handler', '@cache.cache', '@language_manager', '@access_manager', '@current_user']
-    scope: request
   request:
     class: Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request
-    # @TODO the synthetic setting must be uncommented whenever drupal_session_initialize()
-    # is run after there is a request and the following two lines should be removed.
-    factory_class: Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request
-    factory_method: createFromGlobals
-    #synthetic: true
+    synthetic: true
   event_dispatcher:
     class: Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\ContainerAwareEventDispatcher
     arguments: ['@service_container']
@@ -347,6 +342,10 @@ services:
     tags:
       - { name: event_subscriber }
     arguments: ['@settings']
+  ajax_response_subscriber:
+    class: Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\AjaxResponseSubscriber
+    tags:
+      - { name: event_subscriber }
   route_enhancer.authentication:
     class: Drupal\Core\Routing\Enhancer\AuthenticationEnhancer
     calls:
diff --git a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 399c9fb..8f931c6 100644
--- a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ function watchdog($type, $message, array $variables = NULL, $severity = WATCHDOG
       $log_entry['referer'] = $request->headers->get('Referer', '');
       $log_entry['ip'] = $request->getClientIP();
     }
-    catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
+    catch (DependencyInjectionRuntimeException $e) {
       // We are not in a request context.
     }
 
@@ -1715,9 +1715,17 @@ function drupal_set_title($title = NULL, $output = Title::CHECK_PLAIN) {
  *   The user session object.
  */
 function drupal_anonymous_user() {
+  try {
+    $request = Drupal::request();
+    $hostname = $request->getClientIP();
+  } catch (DependencyInjectionRuntimeException $e) {
+    // We are not in a request context.
+    $hostname = '';
+  }
+
   $values = array(
     'uid' => 0,
-    'hostname' => \Drupal::request()->getClientIP(),
+    'hostname' => $hostname,
     'roles' => array(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID),
   );
   return new UserSession($values);
@@ -1858,10 +1866,13 @@ function drupal_handle_request($test_only = FALSE) {
   // @todo Remove this once everything in the bootstrap has been
   //   converted to services in the DIC.
   $kernel->boot();
-  drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_CODE);
 
   // Create a request object from the HttpFoundation.
   $request = Request::createFromGlobals();
+  Drupal::getContainer()->set('request', $request);
+
+  drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_CODE);
+
   $response = $kernel->handle($request)->prepare($request)->send();
 
   $kernel->terminate($request, $response);
@@ -1991,6 +2002,8 @@ function _drupal_bootstrap_kernel() {
   if (!\Drupal::getContainer()) {
     $kernel = new DrupalKernel('prod', drupal_classloader());
     $kernel->boot();
+    $request = Request::createFromGlobals();
+    Drupal::getContainer()->set('request', $request);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/includes/install.inc b/core/includes/install.inc
index 4e70be4..9e53f18 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.inc
@@ -625,10 +625,19 @@ function drupal_install_system() {
   // Create tables.
   drupal_install_schema('system');
 
-  if (!drupal_container()->has('kernel')) {
-    // Immediately boot a kernel to have real services ready.
+  if (!Drupal::getContainer()->has('kernel')) {
+    // Immediately boot a kernel to have real services ready. If there's already
+    // an initialized request object in the pre-kernel container, persist it in
+    // the post-kernel container.
+    if (Drupal::getContainer()->initialized('request')) {
+      $request = Drupal::request();
+    }
     $kernel = new DrupalKernel('install', drupal_classloader(), FALSE);
     $kernel->boot();
+    if (isset($request)) {
+      Drupal::getContainer()->set('request', $request);
+    }
+
   }
 
   $system_path = drupal_get_path('module', 'system');
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Ajax/AjaxResponse.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Ajax/AjaxResponse.php
index 44d146a..a460f19 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Ajax/AjaxResponse.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Ajax/AjaxResponse.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 
 /**
  * JSON response object for AJAX requests.
@@ -46,17 +47,25 @@ public function addCommand($command, $prepend = FALSE) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Sets the response's data to be the array of AJAX commands.
-   *
-   * @param Request $request
-   *   A request object.
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    *
-   * @return Response
-   *   The current response.
+   * Sets the response's data to be the array of AJAX commands.
    */
   public function prepare(Request $request) {
-    $this->setData($this->ajaxRender($request));
-    return parent::prepare($request);
+    $this->prepareResponse($request);
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the rendered ajax ajax right before the response is prepared
+   *
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request $request
+   *   The request object.
+   */
+  public function prepareResponse(Request $request) {
+    if ($this->data == '{}') {
+      $this->setData($this->ajaxRender($request));
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
index 3e97607..8d6e28c 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
@@ -369,10 +369,17 @@ protected function getKernelParameters() {
   protected function initializeContainer() {
     $this->containerNeedsDumping = FALSE;
     $persist = $this->getServicesToPersist();
-    // If we are rebuilding the kernel and we are in a request scope, store
-    // request info so we can add them back after the rebuild.
-    if (isset($this->container) && $this->container->hasScope('request')) {
-      $request = $this->container->get('request');
+    // The request service requires custom persisting logic, since it is also
+    // potentially scoped. During Drupal installation, there is a request
+    // service without a request scope.
+    $request_scope = FALSE;
+    if (isset($this->container)) {
+      if ($this->container->isScopeActive('request')) {
+        $request_scope = TRUE;
+      }
+      if ($this->container->initialized('request')) {
+        $request = $this->container->get('request');
+      }
     }
     $this->container = NULL;
     $class = $this->getClassName();
@@ -445,8 +452,10 @@ protected function initializeContainer() {
     // Set the class loader which was registered as a synthetic service.
     $this->container->set('class_loader', $this->classLoader);
     // If we have a request set it back to the new container.
-    if (isset($request)) {
+    if ($request_scope) {
       $this->container->enterScope('request');
+    }
+    if (isset($request)) {
       $this->container->set('request', $request);
     }
     \Drupal::setContainer($this->container);
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/AjaxResponseSubscriber.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/AjaxResponseSubscriber.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..967f79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/AjaxResponseSubscriber.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\AjaxResponseSubscriber.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Ajax\AjaxResponse;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\FilterResponseEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelEvents;
+
+class AjaxResponseSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Renders the ajax commands right before preparing the result.
+   *
+   * @
+   */
+  public function onResponse(FilterResponseEvent $event) {
+    $response = $event->getResponse();
+    if ($response instanceof AjaxResponse) {
+      $response->prepareResponse($event->getRequest());
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static function getSubscribedEvents() {
+    $events[KernelEvents::RESPONSE][] = array('onResponse', -100);
+
+    return $events;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/comment.module b/core/modules/comment/comment.module
index 8b28e76..dd0e73a 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/core/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ function comment_load($cid, $reset = FALSE) {
  *   The number of new comments or FALSE if the user is not logged in.
  */
 function comment_num_new($entity_id, $entity_type, $field_name = NULL, $timestamp = 0) {
-  global $user;
+  $user = \Drupal::currentUser();
 
   if ($user->isAuthenticated() && \Drupal::moduleHandler()->moduleExists('history')) {
     // Retrieve the timestamp at which the current user last viewed this entity.
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Entity/Comment.php b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Entity/Comment.php
index 1db3983..cff2d83 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Entity/Comment.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Entity/Comment.php
@@ -216,10 +216,10 @@ public function id() {
   public function preSave(EntityStorageControllerInterface $storage_controller) {
     parent::preSave($storage_controller);
 
-    global $user;
+    $user = \Drupal::currentUser();
 
     if (!isset($this->status->value)) {
-      $this->status->value = user_access('skip comment approval') ? COMMENT_PUBLISHED : COMMENT_NOT_PUBLISHED;
+      $this->status->value = $user->hasPermission('skip comment approval') ? COMMENT_PUBLISHED : COMMENT_NOT_PUBLISHED;
     }
     if ($this->isNew()) {
       // Add the comment to database. This next section builds the thread field.
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Tests/CommentTranslationUITest.php b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Tests/CommentTranslationUITest.php
index 7944fdd..e1da4b9 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Tests/CommentTranslationUITest.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Tests/CommentTranslationUITest.php
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ protected function assertPublishedStatus() {
    * Tests translate link on comment content admin page.
    */
   function testTranslateLinkCommentAdminPage() {
-    $this->admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array_merge(parent::getTranslatorPermissions(), array('access administration pages', 'administer comments')));
+    $this->admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array_merge(parent::getTranslatorPermissions(), array('access administration pages', 'administer comments', 'skip comment approval')));
     $this->drupalLogin($this->admin_user);
 
     $cid_translatable = $this->createEntity(array(), $this->langcodes[0]);
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Tests/Views/CommentTestBase.php b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Tests/Views/CommentTestBase.php
index 269d2c5..83e34aa 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Tests/Views/CommentTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Tests/Views/CommentTestBase.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function setUp() {
 
     // Add two users, create a node with the user1 as author and another node
     // with user2 as author. For the second node add a comment from user1.
-    $this->account = $this->drupalCreateUser();
+    $this->account = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('skip comment approval'));
     $this->account2 = $this->drupalCreateUser();
     $this->drupalLogin($this->account);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/edit/lib/Drupal/edit/Tests/EditLoadingTest.php b/core/modules/edit/lib/Drupal/edit/Tests/EditLoadingTest.php
index dbf57b4..43fbe8a 100644
--- a/core/modules/edit/lib/Drupal/edit/Tests/EditLoadingTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/edit/lib/Drupal/edit/Tests/EditLoadingTest.php
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ public function testUserWithPermission() {
     $post = array('editors[0]' => 'form') + $this->getAjaxPageStatePostData();
     $response = $this->drupalPost('edit/attachments', 'application/vnd.drupal-ajax', $post);
     $ajax_commands = drupal_json_decode($response);
+    debug($ajax_commands);
     $this->assertIdentical(2, count($ajax_commands), 'The attachments HTTP request results in two AJAX commands.');
     // First command: settings.
     $this->assertIdentical('settings', $ajax_commands[0]['command'], 'The first AJAX command is a settings command.');
diff --git a/core/modules/editor/lib/Drupal/editor/Tests/EditIntegrationTest.php b/core/modules/editor/lib/Drupal/editor/Tests/EditIntegrationTest.php
index 6be87d0..a8fd7d4 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/lib/Drupal/editor/Tests/EditIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/editor/lib/Drupal/editor/Tests/EditIntegrationTest.php
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ function testGetUntransformedTextCommand() {
         'data' => 'Test',
       )
     );
+    debug(json_decode($response->prepare($request)->getContent()));
     $this->assertEqual(drupal_json_encode($expected), $response->prepare($request)->getContent(), 'The GetUntransformedTextCommand AJAX command works correctly.');
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/DrupalUnitTestBase.php b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/DrupalUnitTestBase.php
index b7fb02f..5eb5b26 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/DrupalUnitTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/DrupalUnitTestBase.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Database;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 
 /**
  * Base test case class for Drupal unit tests.
@@ -188,7 +189,8 @@ public function containerBuild(ContainerBuilder $container) {
       $definition = $container->getDefinition('path_processor_alias');
       $definition->clearTag('path_processor_inbound')->clearTag('path_processor_outbound');
     }
-
+    $request = Request::create('/');
+    $this->container->set('request', $request);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/TestBase.php b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/TestBase.php
index d0edfec..d142924 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/TestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/TestBase.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\DrupalKernel;
 use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
 use Drupal\Core\StreamWrapper\PublicStream;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 
 /**
  * Base class for Drupal tests.
@@ -973,6 +974,11 @@ protected function prepareEnvironment() {
     // Register info parser.
     $this->container->register('info_parser', 'Drupal\Core\Extension\InfoParser');
 
+    $request = Request::create('/');
+    $request->attributes->set('_account', $GLOBALS['user']);
+    $this->container->set('request', $request);
+    $this->container->set('current_user', $GLOBALS['user']);
+
     \Drupal::setContainer($this->container);
 
     // Unset globals.
@@ -1035,13 +1041,16 @@ protected function prepareConfigDirectories() {
    *   enabled modules to be immediately available in the same request.
    */
   protected function rebuildContainer() {
+    // Preserve the request object after the container rebuild.
+    $request = \Drupal::request();
+
     $this->kernel = new DrupalKernel('testing', drupal_classloader(), FALSE);
     $this->kernel->boot();
     // DrupalKernel replaces the container in \Drupal::getContainer() with a
     // different object, so we need to replace the instance on this test class.
     $this->container = \Drupal::getContainer();
-    // The global $user is set in TestBase::prepareEnvironment().
-    $this->container->get('request')->attributes->set('_account', $GLOBALS['user']);
+
+    $this->container->set('request', $request);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Tests/Views/HandlerFieldUserNameTest.php b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Tests/Views/HandlerFieldUserNameTest.php
index 99659a7..75b42f4 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Tests/Views/HandlerFieldUserNameTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Tests/Views/HandlerFieldUserNameTest.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public static function getInfo() {
   }
 
   public function testUserName() {
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->users[0]);
     $view = views_get_view('test_views_handler_field_user_name');
     $this->executeView($view);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Tests/Views/UserTestBase.php b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Tests/Views/UserTestBase.php
index 0b4df3d..c47ad71 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Tests/Views/UserTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Tests/Views/UserTestBase.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
     ViewTestData::createTestViews(get_class($this), array('user_test_views'));
 
-    $this->users[] = $this->drupalCreateUser();
+    $this->users[] = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('access user profiles'));
     $this->users[] = user_load(1);
     $this->nodes[] = $this->drupalCreateNode(array('uid' => $this->users[0]->id()));
     $this->nodes[] = $this->drupalCreateNode(array('uid' => 1));
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.module b/core/modules/user/user.module
index 8b528d3..cac3bb9 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.module
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ function user_access($string, AccountInterface $account = NULL) {
   if (!isset($account)) {
     // In the installer request session is not set, so we have to fall back
     // to the global $user. In all other cases the session key is preferred.
-    $account = \Drupal::request()->attributes->get('_account') ?: $user;
+    $account = \Drupal::currentUser() ?: $user;
   }
 
   return $account->hasPermission($string);
diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php
index f37f950..660b7d8 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Drupal\views\ViewExecutable;
 use Drupal\views\Plugin\views\PluginBase;
 use Drupal\views\Views;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\RuntimeException as DependencyInjectionRuntimeException;
 
 /**
  * @defgroup views_display_plugins Views display plugins
@@ -884,8 +885,15 @@ public function getHandlers($type) {
         // If this is during form submission and there are temporary options
         // which can only appear if the view is in the edit cache, use those
         // options instead. This is used for AJAX multi-step stuff.
-        if (\Drupal::request()->request->get('form_id') && isset($this->view->temporary_options[$type][$id])) {
-          $info = $this->view->temporary_options[$type][$id];
+        // @todo Remove dependency on Request object
+        // https://drupal.org/node/2059003
+        try {
+          $request = \Drupal::request();
+          if ($request->request->get('form_id') && isset($this->view->temporary_options[$type][$id])) {
+            $info = $this->view->temporary_options[$type][$id];
+          }
+        }
+        catch (DependencyInjectionRuntimeException $e) {
         }
 
         if ($info['id'] != $id) {
diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/DisplayPageTest.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/DisplayPageTest.php
index 3e5b590..48c116e 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/DisplayPageTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/DisplayPageTest.php
@@ -80,11 +80,14 @@ public function testPageResponses() {
     $response = $this->container->get('http_kernel')->handle($subrequest, HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST);
     $this->assertEqual($response->getStatusCode(), 200);
 
+    $subrequest = Request::create('/test_page_display_200', 'GET');
+    \Drupal::getContainer()->set('request', $subrequest);
+
     // Test accessing a disabled page for a view.
     $view = views_get_view('test_page_display');
     // Disable the view, rebuild menu, and request the page again.
     $view->storage->disable()->save();
-    $subrequest = Request::create('/test_page_display_200', 'GET');
+
     $response = $this->container->get('http_kernel')->handle($subrequest, HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST);
     $this->assertEqual($response->getStatusCode(), 404);
   }
diff --git a/core/scripts/run-tests.sh b/core/scripts/run-tests.sh
index ae489e1..a9206e7 100755
--- a/core/scripts/run-tests.sh
+++ b/core/scripts/run-tests.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
   exit;
 }
 simpletest_classloader_register();
+// We have to add a Request.
+$request = \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request::createFromGlobals();
+$container = Drupal::getContainer();
+$container->set('request', $request);
 
 if ($args['clean']) {
   // Clean up left-over times and directories.
@@ -477,8 +481,11 @@ function simpletest_script_run_one_test($test_id, $test_class) {
   try {
     // Bootstrap Drupal.
     drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_CODE);
-
     simpletest_classloader_register();
+    // We have to add a Request.
+    $request = \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request::createFromGlobals();
+    $container = Drupal::getContainer();
+    $container->set('request', $request);
 
     // Override configuration according to command line parameters.
     $conf['simpletest.settings']['verbose'] = $args['verbose'];
diff --git a/core/update.php b/core/update.php
index a77b5cd..23df2df 100644
--- a/core/update.php
+++ b/core/update.php
@@ -449,13 +449,14 @@ function update_check_requirements($skip_warnings = FALSE) {
 
 // Determine if the current user has access to run update.php.
 drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_VARIABLES);
-require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . settings()->get('session_inc', 'core/includes/session.inc');
-drupal_session_initialize();
 
 // A request object from the HTTPFoundation to tell us about the request.
 $request = Request::createFromGlobals();
 \Drupal::getContainer()->set('request', $request);
 
+require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . settings()->get('session_inc', 'core/includes/session.inc');
+drupal_session_initialize();
+
 // Ensure that URLs generated for the home and admin pages don't have 'update.php'
 // in them.
 $generator = \Drupal::urlGenerator();