diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Upgrade/SystemUpgradePathTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Upgrade/SystemUpgradePathTest.php
index 20162e9..0fe556f 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Upgrade/SystemUpgradePathTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Upgrade/SystemUpgradePathTest.php
@@ -102,4 +102,16 @@ public function testVariableUpgrade() {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Check whether views got enabled.
+   */
+  public function testFrontpageUpgrade() {
+    $this->assertTrue($this->performUpgrade(), 'The upgrade was completed successfully.');
+
+    // Reset the module enable list to get the current result.
+    $module_exists = module_list('module_enabled', NULL, TRUE);
+    $this->assertTrue($module_exists, 'Views is enabled after the upgrade.');
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.install b/core/modules/system/system.install
index 06935d1..040e94a 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.install
@@ -2338,6 +2338,23 @@ function system_update_8042() {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Enable Views if the node listing is set as the frontpage.
+ */
+function system_update_8043() {
+  $front_page = config('system.site')->get('page.front');
+  if (!isset($front_page) || $front_page == 'node') {
+    update_module_enable(array('views'));
+    $module_list = drupal_container()->getParameter('container.modules');
+    drupal_load('module', 'views');
+
+    drupal_container()->get('kernel')->updateModules(array_keys($module_list), array('views' => 'core/modules/views/views.module'));
+
+    // This does not fire a hook just calls views.
+    config_install_default_config('module', 'views');
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * @} End of "defgroup updates-7.x-to-8.x".
  * The next series of updates should start at 9000.
  */