diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Core/Entity/ContentType.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Core/Entity/ContentType.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09ca03e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Core/Entity/ContentType.php
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\node\Plugin\Core\Entity\ContentType.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\node\Plugin\Core\Entity;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Annotation\Plugin;
+use Drupal\Core\Annotation\Translation;
+
+/**
+ * Defines the Node content type entity.
+ *
+ * @Plugin(
+ *   id = "contenttype",
+ *   label = @Translation("Content type"),
+ *   module = "node",
+ *   controller_class = "Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigStorageController",
+ *   config_prefix = "node.type",
+ *   entity_keys = {
+ *     "id" = "type",
+ *     "label" = "name",
+ *     "uuid" = "uuid"
+ *   }
+ * )
+ */
+class ContentType extends ConfigEntityBase {
+
+  /**
+   * The content type UUID.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $uuid;
+
+  /**
+   * The content type name (machine name) as specified by theme or module.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $type;
+
+  /**
+   * The content type label.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $name;
+
+  /**
+   * The base string used to construct callbacks corresponding
+   * to this node type.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $base;
+
+  /**
+   * The module defining this node type.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $module;
+
+  /**
+   * A brief description of this type.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $description;
+
+  /**
+   * Help information shown to the user when creating a node of this type.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $help;
+
+  /**
+   * Boolean indicating whether this type uses the node.title field.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $has_title;
+
+  /**
+   * The label displayed for the title field on the edit form.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $title_label;
+
+  /**
+   * A boolean indicating whether this type is defined by a module
+   * (FALSE) or by a user via Add content type (TRUE).
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $custom;
+
+  /**
+   * A boolean indicating whether this type has been modified by an
+   * administrator; currently not used in any way.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $modified;
+
+  /**
+   * A boolean indicating whether the administrator can change the
+   * machine name of this type.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $locked;
+
+  /**
+   * A boolean indicating whether the node type is disabled.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $disabled;
+
+  /**
+   * The original machine-readable name of this node type. This may be
+   * different from the current type name if the locked field is 0.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $orig_type;
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\Entity::id().
+   */
+  public function id() {
+    return $this->type;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeTypePersistenceTest.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeTypePersistenceTest.php
index c51b5a0..519c137 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeTypePersistenceTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeTypePersistenceTest.php
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ function testNodeTypeCustomizationPersistence() {
     // Enable poll and verify that the node type is in the DB and is not
     // disabled.
     $this->drupalPost('admin/modules', $poll_enable, t('Save configuration'));
-    $disabled = db_query('SELECT disabled FROM {node_type} WHERE type = :type', array(':type' => 'poll'))->fetchField();
-    $this->assertNotIdentical($disabled, FALSE, 'Poll node type found in the database');
-    $this->assertEqual($disabled, 0, 'Poll node type is not disabled');
+    $poll = entity_load('contenttype', 'poll');
+    $this->assertNotIdentical($poll->disabled, FALSE, 'Poll node type found in the database');
+    $this->assertEqual($poll->disabled, 0, 'Poll node type is not disabled');
 
     // Check that poll node type (uncustomized) shows up.
     $this->drupalGet('node/add');
@@ -51,17 +51,17 @@ function testNodeTypeCustomizationPersistence() {
 
     // Disable poll and check that the node type gets disabled.
     $this->drupalPost('admin/modules', $poll_disable, t('Save configuration'));
-    $disabled = db_query('SELECT disabled FROM {node_type} WHERE type = :type', array(':type' => 'poll'))->fetchField();
-    $this->assertEqual($disabled, 1, 'Poll node type is disabled');
+    $poll = entity_load('contenttype', 'poll');
+    $this->assertEqual($poll->disabled, 1, 'Poll node type is disabled');
     $this->drupalGet('node/add');
     $this->assertNoText('poll', 'poll type is not found on node/add');
 
     // Reenable poll and check that the customization survived the module
     // disable.
     $this->drupalPost('admin/modules', $poll_enable, t('Save configuration'));
-    $disabled = db_query('SELECT disabled FROM {node_type} WHERE type = :type', array(':type' => 'poll'))->fetchField();
-    $this->assertNotIdentical($disabled, FALSE, 'Poll node type found in the database');
-    $this->assertEqual($disabled, 0, 'Poll node type is not disabled');
+    $poll = entity_load('contenttype', 'poll');
+    $this->assertNotIdentical($poll->disabled, FALSE, 'Poll node type found in the database');
+    $this->assertEqual($poll->disabled, 0, 'Poll node type is not disabled');
     $this->drupalGet('node/add');
     $this->assertText($description, 'Customized description found');
 
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ function testNodeTypeCustomizationPersistence() {
     $edit = array('uninstall[poll]' => 'poll');
     $this->drupalPost('admin/modules/uninstall', $edit, t('Uninstall'));
     $this->drupalPost(NULL, array(), t('Uninstall'));
-    $disabled = db_query('SELECT disabled FROM {node_type} WHERE type = :type', array(':type' => 'poll'))->fetchField();
-    $this->assertTrue($disabled, 'Poll node type is in the database and is disabled');
+    $poll = entity_load('contenttype', 'poll');
+    $this->assertTrue($poll->disabled, 'Poll node type is in the database and is disabled');
     $this->drupalGet('node/add');
     $this->assertNoText('poll', 'poll type is no longer found on node/add');
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeTypeTest.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeTypeTest.php
index 944af15..b6faf0d 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeTypeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeTypeTest.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function testNodeTypeCreation() {
     // Create a content type programmaticaly.
     $type = $this->drupalCreateContentType();
 
-    $type_exists = db_query('SELECT 1 FROM {node_type} WHERE type = :type', array(':type' => $type->type))->fetchField();
+    $type_exists = (bool) entity_load('contenttype', $type->type);
     $this->assertTrue($type_exists, 'The new content type has been created in the database.');
 
     // Login a test user.
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function testNodeTypeCreation() {
       'type' => 'foo',
     );
     $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/types/add', $edit, t('Save content type'));
-    $type_exists = db_query('SELECT 1 FROM {node_type} WHERE type = :type', array(':type' => 'foo'))->fetchField();
+    $type_exists = (bool) entity_load('contenttype', 'foo');
     $this->assertTrue($type_exists, 'The new content type has been created in the database.');
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.install b/core/modules/node/node.install
index f9c30a5..4ce60b9 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.install
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.install
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function node_schema() {
         'default' => NULL,
       ),
       'type' => array(
-        'description' => 'The {node_type}.type of this node.',
+        'description' => 'The type of this node.',
         'type' => 'varchar',
         'length' => 32,
         'not null' => TRUE,
@@ -281,103 +281,6 @@ function node_schema() {
     ),
   );
 
-  $schema['node_type'] = array(
-    'description' => 'Stores information about all defined {node} types.',
-    'fields' => array(
-      'type' => array(
-        'description' => 'The machine-readable name of this type.',
-        'type' => 'varchar',
-        'length' => 32,
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-      ),
-      'name' => array(
-        'description' => 'The human-readable name of this type.',
-        'type' => 'varchar',
-        'length' => 255,
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => '',
-        'translatable' => TRUE,
-      ),
-      'base' => array(
-        'description' => 'The base string used to construct callbacks corresponding to this node type.',
-        'type' => 'varchar',
-        'length' => 255,
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-      ),
-      'module' => array(
-        'description' => 'The module defining this node type.',
-        'type' => 'varchar',
-        'length' => 255,
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-      ),
-      'description' => array(
-        'description' => 'A brief description of this type.',
-        'type' => 'text',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'size' => 'medium',
-        'translatable' => TRUE,
-      ),
-      'help' => array(
-        'description' => 'Help information shown to the user when creating a {node} of this type.',
-        'type' => 'text',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'size' => 'medium',
-        'translatable' => TRUE,
-      ),
-      'has_title' => array(
-        'description' => 'Boolean indicating whether this type uses the {node}.title field.',
-        'type' => 'int',
-        'unsigned' => TRUE,
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'size' => 'tiny',
-      ),
-      'title_label' => array(
-        'description' => 'The label displayed for the title field on the edit form.',
-        'type' => 'varchar',
-        'length' => 255,
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => '',
-        'translatable' => TRUE,
-      ),
-      'custom' => array(
-        'description' => 'A boolean indicating whether this type is defined by a module (FALSE) or by a user via Add content type (TRUE).',
-        'type' => 'int',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => 0,
-        'size' => 'tiny',
-      ),
-      'modified' => array(
-        'description' => 'A boolean indicating whether this type has been modified by an administrator; currently not used in any way.',
-        'type' => 'int',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => 0,
-        'size' => 'tiny',
-      ),
-      'locked' => array(
-        'description' => 'A boolean indicating whether the administrator can change the machine name of this type.',
-        'type' => 'int',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => 0,
-        'size' => 'tiny',
-      ),
-      'disabled' => array(
-        'description' => 'A boolean indicating whether the node type is disabled.',
-        'type' => 'int',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => 0,
-        'size' => 'tiny'
-      ),
-      'orig_type' => array(
-        'description' => 'The original machine-readable name of this node type. This may be different from the current type name if the locked field is 0.',
-        'type' => 'varchar',
-        'length' => 255,
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => '',
-      ),
-    ),
-    'primary key' => array('type'),
-  );
-
   $schema['block_node_type'] = array(
     'description' => 'Sets up display criteria for blocks based on content types',
     'fields' => array(
@@ -397,7 +300,7 @@ function node_schema() {
         'type' => 'varchar',
         'length' => 32,
         'not null' => TRUE,
-        'description' => "The machine-readable name of this type from {node_type}.type.",
+        'description' => "The machine-readable name of this type.",
       ),
     ),
     'primary key' => array('module', 'delta', 'type'),
@@ -464,8 +367,9 @@ function node_install() {
  */
 function node_uninstall() {
   // Delete node type variables.
-  $types = db_query('SELECT type FROM {node_type}')->fetchCol();
-  foreach ($types as $type) {
+  $content_types = config_get_storage_names_with_prefix('node.type');
+  foreach ($content_types as $content_type) {
+    $type = config($content_type)->get('type');
     db_delete('variable')
       ->condition(db_or()
         ->condition('name', 'node_preview_' . $type)
@@ -526,15 +430,38 @@ function _update_7000_node_get_types() {
  */
 
 /**
+ * Convert existing node types to the new config system.
+ */
+function node_update_8000() {
+  $result = db_select('node_type', 'nt')
+    ->fields('nt')
+    ->execute()
+    ->fetchAllAssoc('name', PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+  foreach ($result as $name => $node_type) {
+    $config = config('node.type.' . $name);
+    $config->setData($node_type);
+    $config->save();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove the {node_type} table.
+ */
+function node_update_8001() {
+  db_drop_table('node_type');
+}
+
+/**
  * Rename node type language variable names.
  *
  * @see http://drupal.org/node/540294
  *
  * @ingroup config_upgrade
  */
-function node_update_8001() {
-  $types = db_query('SELECT type FROM {node_type}')->fetchCol();
-  foreach ($types as $type) {
+function node_update_8002() {
+  $content_types = config_get_storage_names_with_prefix('node.type');
+  foreach ($content_types as $content_type) {
+    $type = config($content_type)->get('type');
     $node_type_language = update_variable_get('language_content_type_' . $type);
     if (isset($node_type_language)) {
       update_variable_set('node_type_language_' . $type, $node_type_language);
@@ -546,7 +473,7 @@ function node_update_8001() {
 /**
  * Rename node.language field to node.langcode.
  */
-function node_update_8002() {
+function node_update_8003() {
   $spec = array(
     'description' => 'The {language}.langcode of this node.',
     'type' => 'varchar',
@@ -560,9 +487,10 @@ function node_update_8002() {
 /**
  * Rename node type language variable names.
  */
-function node_update_8003() {
-  $types = db_query('SELECT type FROM {node_type}')->fetchCol();
-  foreach ($types as $type) {
+function node_update_8004() {
+  $content_types = config_get_storage_names_with_prefix('node.type');
+  foreach ($content_types as $content_type) {
+    $type = config($content_type)->get('type');
     update_variable_set('node_type_language_default_' . $type, LANGUAGE_NOT_SPECIFIED);
     $node_type_language = update_variable_get('node_type_language_' . $type, 0);
     if ($node_type_language == 0) {
@@ -583,7 +511,7 @@ function node_update_8003() {
 /**
  * Create a UUID column for nodes.
  */
-function node_update_8004() {
+function node_update_8005() {
   $spec = array(
     'description' => 'Unique Key: Universally unique identifier for this entity.',
     'type' => 'varchar',
@@ -607,7 +535,7 @@ function node_update_8004() {
 /**
  * Make *id fields unsigned.
  */
-function node_update_8005() {
+function node_update_8006() {
   db_drop_index('node', 'uid');
   db_change_field('node', 'uid', 'uid',
     array(
@@ -664,7 +592,7 @@ function node_update_8005() {
 /**
  * Generate a UUID for all nodes.
  */
-function node_update_8006(&$sandbox) {
+function node_update_8007(&$sandbox) {
   if (!isset($sandbox['progress'])) {
     $sandbox['progress'] = 0;
     $sandbox['last'] = 0;
@@ -680,9 +608,10 @@ function node_update_8006(&$sandbox) {
 /**
  * Move the language default values to config.
  */
-function node_update_8007() {
-  $types = db_query('SELECT type FROM {node_type}')->fetchCol();
-  foreach ($types as $type) {
+function node_update_8008() {
+  $content_types = config_get_storage_names_with_prefix('node.type');
+  foreach ($content_types as $content_type) {
+    $type = config($content_type)->get('type');
     $language_default = update_variable_get('node_type_language_default_' . $type, NULL);
     $language_hidden = update_variable_get('node_type_language_hidden_' . $type, NULL);
     if (isset($language_default) || isset($language_hidden)) {
@@ -695,7 +624,7 @@ function node_update_8007() {
 /**
  * Rename default menu names.
  */
-function node_update_8008() {
+function node_update_8009() {
   // System menu's new block deltas are prefixed with 'menu-'.
   $map = array(
     'navigation' => 'menu-tools',
@@ -717,7 +646,7 @@ function node_update_8008() {
  *
  * @ingroup config_upgrade
  */
-function node_update_8009() {
+function node_update_8010() {
   update_variables_to_config('node.settings', array('default_nodes_main' => 'items_per_page'));
 }
 
@@ -726,7 +655,7 @@ function node_update_8009() {
  *
  * @ingroup config_upgrade
  */
-function node_update_8010() {
+function node_update_8011() {
   update_variables_to_state(array('node_access_needs_rebuild' => 'node.node_access_needs_rebuild'));
 }
 
@@ -735,7 +664,7 @@ function node_update_8010() {
  *
  * @ingroup config_upgrade
  */
-function node_update_8011() {
+function node_update_8012() {
   update_variables_to_state(array('node_cron_last' =>'node.cron_last'));
 }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.module b/core/modules/node/node.module
index a6a64ae..b870fe6 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.module
@@ -538,10 +538,10 @@ function node_type_load($name) {
  */
 function node_type_save($info) {
   $existing_type = !empty($info->old_type) ? $info->old_type : $info->type;
-  $is_existing = (bool) db_query_range('SELECT 1 FROM {node_type} WHERE type = :type', 0, 1, array(':type' => $existing_type))->fetchField();
+  $is_existing = (bool) entity_load('contenttype', $existing_type);
   $type = node_type_set_defaults($info);
 
-  $fields = array(
+  $content_type = entity_create('contenttype', array(
     'type' => (string) $type->type,
     'name' => (string) $type->name,
     'base' => (string) $type->base,
@@ -554,13 +554,11 @@ function node_type_save($info) {
     'locked' => (int) $type->locked,
     'disabled' => (int) $type->disabled,
     'module' => $type->module,
-  );
+  ));
 
   if ($is_existing) {
-    db_update('node_type')
-      ->fields($fields)
-      ->condition('type', $existing_type)
-      ->execute();
+
+    $content_type->save();
 
     if (!empty($type->old_type) && $type->old_type != $type->type) {
       field_attach_rename_bundle('node', $type->old_type, $type->type);
@@ -569,10 +567,8 @@ function node_type_save($info) {
     $status = SAVED_UPDATED;
   }
   else {
-    $fields['orig_type'] = (string) $type->orig_type;
-    db_insert('node_type')
-      ->fields($fields)
-      ->execute();
+    $content_type->orig_type = (string) $type->orig_type;
+    $content_type->save();
 
     field_attach_create_bundle('node', $type->type);
 
@@ -683,9 +679,7 @@ function node_field_extra_fields() {
  */
 function node_type_delete($name) {
   $type = node_type_load($name);
-  db_delete('node_type')
-    ->condition('type', $name)
-    ->execute();
+  entity_delete_multiple('contenttype', array($name));
   field_attach_delete_bundle('node', $name);
   module_invoke_all('node_type_delete', $type);
 
@@ -715,7 +709,7 @@ function node_type_update_nodes($old_type, $type) {
  * Builds and returns the list of available node types.
  *
  * The list of types is built by invoking hook_node_info() on all modules and
- * comparing this information with the node types in the {node_type} table.
+ * comparing this information with the node types stored in configuration.
  * These two information sources are not synchronized during module installation
  * until node_types_rebuild() is called.
  *
@@ -728,8 +722,8 @@ function node_type_update_nodes($old_type, $type) {
  *   - names: Associative array of the names of node types, keyed by the type.
  *   - types: Associative array of node type objects, keyed by the type.
  *   Both of these arrays will include new types that have been defined by
- *   hook_node_info() implementations but not yet saved in the {node_type}
- *   table. These are indicated in the type object by $type->is_new being set
+ *   hook_node_info() implementations but not yet saved as configuration.
+ *   These are indicated in the type object by $type->is_new being set
  *   to the value 1. These arrays will also include obsolete types: types that
  *   were previously defined by modules that have now been disabled, or for
  *   whatever reason are no longer being defined in hook_node_info()
@@ -761,15 +755,15 @@ function _node_types_build($rebuild = FALSE) {
       $_node_types->names[$type] = $info['name'];
     }
   }
-  $query = db_select('node_type', 'nt')
-    ->addTag('translatable')
-    ->addTag('node_type_access')
-    ->fields('nt')
-    ->orderBy('nt.type', 'ASC');
-  if (!$rebuild) {
-    $query->condition('disabled', 0);
-  }
-  foreach ($query->execute() as $type_object) {
+
+  // Do not use entity_load_multiple() as we'll end up in a
+  // neverending loop.
+  $content_types = config_get_storage_names_with_prefix('node.type');
+  foreach ($content_types as $config) {
+    $type_object = (object) config($config)->get();
+    if (!$rebuild && $type_object->disabled) {
+      continue;
+    }
     $type_db = $type_object->type;
     // Original disabled value.
     $disabled = $type_object->disabled;
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/DeleteTest.php b/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/DeleteTest.php
index 187c386..04b21db 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/DeleteTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/DeleteTest.php
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ protected function entityCreate($entity_type) {
         return entity_create('node', array('title' => $this->randomString()));
       case 'user':
         return entity_create('user', array('name' => $this->randomName()));
+      case 'contenttype':
+        return entity_create('contenttype', array('type' => 'article', 'name' => $this->randomName()));
       default:
         return entity_create($entity_type, array());
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.api.php b/core/modules/system/system.api.php
index d10d3e0..65056ff 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.api.php
@@ -2643,7 +2643,7 @@ function hook_schema() {
         'not null' => TRUE,
         'default' => 0),
       'type' => array(
-        'description' => 'The {node_type} of this node.',
+        'description' => 'The type of this node.',
         'type' => 'varchar',
         'length' => 32,
         'not null' => TRUE,