diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/Entity/Term.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/Entity/Term.php
index daeb3ac..da83581 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/Entity/Term.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/Entity/Term.php
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ public static function postDelete(EntityStorageControllerInterface $storage_cont
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
+  public function preSave(EntityStorageControllerInterface $storage_controller) {
+    // Before saving the term, set changed time.
+    $this->changed->value = REQUEST_TIME;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
   public function postSave(EntityStorageControllerInterface $storage_controller, $update = TRUE) {
     // Only change the parents if a value is set, keep the existing values if
     // not.
@@ -241,7 +249,19 @@ public static function baseFieldDefinitions($entity_type) {
       'settings' => array('default_value' => 0),
       'computed' => TRUE,
     );
+    $properties['changed'] = array(
+      'label' => t('Changed'),
+      'description' => t('The time that the term was last edited.'),
+      'type' => 'integer_field',
+    );
     return $properties;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getChangedTime() {
+    return $this->changed->value;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/TermInterface.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/TermInterface.php
index f9bb432..fa4b4ca 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/TermInterface.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/TermInterface.php
@@ -14,4 +14,12 @@
  */
 interface TermInterface extends ContentEntityInterface {
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the term modification timestamp.
+   *
+   * @return int
+   *   Term modification timestamp.
+   */
+  public function getChangedTime();
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install
index 4d4c952..749e690 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ function taxonomy_schema() {
         'default' => 0,
         'description' => 'The weight of this term in relation to other terms.',
       ),
+      'changed' => array(
+        'description' => 'The Unix timestamp when the term was most recently saved.',
+        'type' => 'int',
+        'not null' => TRUE,
+        'default' => 0,
+      ),
     ),
     'primary key' => array('tid'),
     'unique keys' => array(
@@ -386,3 +392,17 @@ function taxonomy_update_8007() {
     }
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Add a changed column for taxonomy terms.
+ */
+function taxonomy_update_8008() {
+  $spec = array(
+    'description' => 'The Unix timestamp when the term was most recently saved.',
+    'type' => 'int',
+    'not null' => TRUE,
+    'default' => 0,
+    'initial' => REQUEST_TIME,
+  );
+  db_add_field('taxonomy_term_data', 'changed', $spec);
+}