diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
index 6d0a3f4..9fb3db6 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@ public function loadByProperties(array $values = array()) {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns the config prefix used by the configuration entity type.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   The full configuration prefix, for example 'views.view.'.
+   */
+  public function getConfigPrefix() {
+    return $this->entityInfo['config_prefix'] . '.';
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Builds the query to load the entity.
    *
    * This has full revision support. For entities requiring special queries,
@@ -159,7 +169,7 @@ public function loadByProperties(array $values = array()) {
    */
   protected function buildQuery($ids, $revision_id = FALSE) {
     $config_class = $this->entityInfo['class'];
-    $prefix = $this->entityInfo['config_prefix'] . '.';
+    $prefix = $this->getConfigPrefix();
 
     // Load all of the configuration entities.
     if ($ids === NULL) {
@@ -251,7 +261,7 @@ public function delete(array $entities) {
     }
 
     foreach ($entities as $id => $entity) {
-      $config = config($this->entityInfo['config_prefix'] . '.' . $entity->id());
+      $config = config($this->getConfigPrefix() . $entity->id());
       $config->delete();
 
       // Remove the entity from the manifest file.
@@ -273,7 +283,7 @@ public function delete(array $entities) {
    *   When attempting to save a configuration entity that has no ID.
    */
   public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
-    $prefix = $this->entityInfo['config_prefix'] . '.';
+    $prefix = $this->getConfigPrefix();
 
     // Configuration entity IDs are strings, and '0' is a valid ID.
     $id = $entity->id();
@@ -323,9 +333,9 @@ public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
     // Add this entity to the manifest file if necessary.
     $config = config('manifest.' . $this->entityInfo['config_prefix']);
     $manifest = $config->get();
-    if (!in_array($this->entityInfo['config_prefix'] . '.' . $entity->id(), $manifest)) {
+    if (!in_array($this->getConfigPrefix() . $entity->id(), $manifest)) {
       $manifest[$entity->id()] = array(
-        'name' => $this->entityInfo['config_prefix'] . '.' . $entity->id(),
+        'name' => $this->getConfigPrefix() . $entity->id(),
       );
       $config->setData($manifest)->save();
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigEntityUnitTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigEntityUnitTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d64c73a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigEntityUnitTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains Drupal\config\Tests\ConfigEntityUnitTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\config\Tests;
+
+use Drupal\simpletest\DrupalUnitTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for configuration controllers and objects.
+ */
+class ConfigEntityUnitTest extends DrupalUnitTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = array('config_test');
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Configuration entity methods',
+      'description' => 'Unit tests for configuration entity base methods.',
+      'group' => 'Configuration',
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests storage controller methods.
+   */
+  public function testStorageControllerMethods() {
+    $controller = entity_get_controller('config_test');
+    $info = entity_get_info('config_test');
+
+    $expected = $info['config_prefix'] . '.';
+    $this->assertIdentical($controller->getConfigPrefix(), $expected);
+  }
+
+}