diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/InstallStorage.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/InstallStorage.php
index 5a7044b..6b611ef 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/InstallStorage.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/InstallStorage.php
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
 class InstallStorage extends FileStorage {
 
   /**
+   * Folder map indexed by configuration name.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  protected $folders;
+
+  /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Config\FileStorage::__construct().
    */
   public function __construct() {
@@ -38,17 +45,9 @@ public function __construct() {
    *   afterwards check for a corresponding module or theme.
    */
   public function getFilePath($name) {
-    // Extract the owner.
-    $owner = strtok($name, '.');
-    // Determine the path to the owner.
-    $path = FALSE;
-    foreach (array('profile', 'module', 'theme') as $type) {
-      if ($path = drupal_get_path($type, $owner)) {
-        $file = $path . '/config/' . $name . '.' . static::getFileExtension();
-        if (file_exists($file)) {
-          return $file;
-        }
-      }
+    $folders = $this->getAllFolders();
+    if (isset($folders[$name])) {
+      return $folders[$name] . '/' . $name . '.' . $this->getFileExtension();
     }
     // If any code in the early installer requests a configuration object that
     // does not exist anywhere as default config, then that must be mistake.
@@ -86,12 +85,79 @@ public function rename($name, $new_name) {
 
   /**
    * Implements Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface::listAll().
-   *
-   * @throws Drupal\Core\Config\StorageException
    */
   public function listAll($prefix = '') {
-    throw new StorageException('List operation is not allowed during install.');
-  }
+      $names = array_keys($this->getAllFolders());
+      if (!$prefix) {
+        return $names;
+      }
+      else {
+        $return = array();
+        foreach ($names as $index => $name) {
+          if (strpos($name, $prefix) === 0 ) {
+            $return[$index] = $names[$index];
+          }
+        }
+        return $return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a map of all config object names and their folders.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     *   An array mapping config object names with directories.
+     */
+    protected function getAllFolders() {
+      if (!isset($this->folders)) {
+        $this->folders = $this->getComponentNames('profile', array(drupal_get_profile()));
+        $this->folders += $this->getComponentNames('module', array_keys(drupal_system_listing('/^' . DRUPAL_PHP_FUNCTION_PATTERN . '\.module$/', 'modules', 'name', 0)));
+        $this->folders += $this->getComponentNames('theme', array_keys(drupal_system_listing('/^' . DRUPAL_PHP_FUNCTION_PATTERN . '\.info$/', 'themes')));
+      }
+      return $this->folders;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get all configuration names and folders for a list of modules or themes.
+     *
+     * @param string $type
+     *   Type of components: 'module' | 'theme' | 'profile'
+     * @param array $list
+     *   Array of theme or module names.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     *   Folders indexed by configuration name.
+     */
+    protected function getComponentNames($type, $list) {
+      $extension = '.' . $this->getFileExtension();
+      $folders = array();
+      foreach ($list as $name) {
+        $directory = $this->getComponentFolder($type, $name);
+        if (file_exists($directory)) {
+          $files = glob($directory . '/*' . $extension);
+          foreach ($files as $filename) {
+            $name = basename($filename, $extension);
+            $folders[$name] = $directory;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return $folders;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get folder inside each component that contains the files.
+     *
+     * @param string $type
+     *   Component type: 'module' | 'theme' | 'profile'
+     * @param string $name
+     *   Component name.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     *   The configuration folder name for this component.
+     */
+    protected function getComponentFolder($type, $name) {
+      return drupal_get_path($type, $name) . '/config';
+    }
 
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Config\FileStorage::deleteAll().
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Schema/SchemaDiscovery.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Schema/SchemaDiscovery.php
index 9a08992..41b88ca 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Schema/SchemaDiscovery.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Schema/SchemaDiscovery.php
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@ class SchemaDiscovery implements DiscoveryInterface {
    */
   public function __construct($storage) {
     $this->storage = $storage;
-    // Load definitions for all enabled modules.
-    foreach (module_list() as $module) {
-      $this->loadSchema($module);
-    }
-    // @todo Load definitions for all enabled themes.
-
+    $this->loadAllSchema();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -84,11 +79,12 @@ public function getDefinitions() {
   /**
    * Load schema for module / theme.
    */
-  protected function loadSchema($component) {
-    if ($schema = $this->storage->read($component . '.schema')) {
-      foreach ($schema as $type => $definition) {
-        $this->definitions[$type] = $definition;
-
+  protected function loadAllSchema() {
+    foreach ($this->storage->listAll() as $name) {
+      if ($schema = $this->storage->read($name)) {
+        foreach ($schema as $type => $definition) {
+          $this->definitions[$type] = $definition;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Schema/SchemaStorage.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Schema/SchemaStorage.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..171f30a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Schema/SchemaStorage.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\Core\Config\Schema\SchemaStorage.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Config\Schema;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Config\InstallStorage;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageException;
+
+/**
+ * Defines the file storage controller for metadata files.
+ */
+class SchemaStorage extends InstallStorage {
+
+  /**
+   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface::exists().
+   */
+  public function exists($name) {
+    return array_key_exists($name, $this->getAllFolders());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides \Drupal\Core\Config\InstallStorage::getComponentFolder().
+   */
+  protected function getComponentFolder($type, $name) {
+    return drupal_get_path($type, $name) . '/config/schema';
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides \Drupal\Core\Config\InstallStorage::write().
+   *
+   * @throws \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageException
+   */
+  public function write($name, array $data) {
+    throw new StorageException('Write operation is not allowed for config schema storage.');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides \Drupal\Core\Config\InstallStorage::delete().
+   *
+   * @throws \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageException
+   */
+  public function delete($name) {
+    throw new StorageException('Delete operation is not allowed for config schema storage.');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides \Drupal\Core\Config\InstallStorage::rename().
+   *
+   * @throws \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageException
+   */
+  public function rename($name, $new_name) {
+    throw new StorageException('Rename operation is not allowed for config schema storage.');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/TypedConfigManager.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/TypedConfigManager.php
index c06ec51..187288f 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/TypedConfigManager.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/TypedConfigManager.php
@@ -18,19 +18,21 @@ class TypedConfigManager extends TypedDataManager {
   /**
    * A storage controller instance for reading configuration data.
    *
-   * @var Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface
    */
-  protected $storage;
+  protected $configStorage;
 
   /**
    * Creates a new typed configuration manager.
    *
-   * @param Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface $storage
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface $configStorage
+   *   The storage controller object to use for reading schema data
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface $schemaStorage
    *   The storage controller object to use for reading schema data
    */
-  public function __construct($storage) {
-    $this->storage = $storage;
-    $this->discovery = new SchemaDiscovery($storage);
+  public function __construct(StorageInterface $configStorage, StorageInterface $schemaStorage) {
+    $this->configStorage = $configStorage;
+    $this->discovery = new SchemaDiscovery($schemaStorage);
     $this->factory = new TypedConfigElementFactory($this->discovery);
   }
 
@@ -40,17 +42,17 @@ public function __construct($storage) {
    * @param string $name
    *   Configuration object name.
    *
-   * @return Drupal\Core\Config\Schema\Element
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Config\Schema\Element
    *   Typed configuration element.
    */
   public function get($name) {
-    $data = $this->storage->read($name);
+    $data = $this->configStorage->read($name);
     $definition = $this->getDefinition($name);
     return $this->create($definition, $data);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Overrides Drupal\Core\TypedData\TypedDataManager::create()
+   * Overrides \Drupal\Core\TypedData\TypedDataManager::create()
    *
    * Fills in default type and does variable replacement.
    */
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/CoreBundle.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/CoreBundle.php
index 035f282..fb36e1b 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/CoreBundle.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/CoreBundle.php
@@ -61,9 +61,14 @@ public function build(ContainerBuilder $container) {
       ->register('config.storage.staging', 'Drupal\Core\Config\FileStorage')
       ->addArgument(config_get_config_directory(CONFIG_STAGING_DIRECTORY));
 
+    // Register schema configuration storage.
+    $container
+      ->register('config.storage.schema', 'Drupal\Core\Config\Schema\SchemaStorage');
+
     // Register the typed configuration data manager.
     $container->register('config.typed', 'Drupal\Core\Config\TypedConfigManager')
-      ->addArgument(new Reference('config.storage'));
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('config.storage'))
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('config.storage.schema'));
 
     // Register the service for the default database connection.
     $container->register('database', 'Drupal\Core\Database\Connection')
diff --git a/core/modules/contact/config/contact.schema.yml b/core/modules/contact/config/schema/contact.schema.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from core/modules/contact/config/contact.schema.yml
rename to core/modules/contact/config/schema/contact.schema.yml
diff --git a/core/modules/image/config/image.schema.yml b/core/modules/image/config/schema/image.schema.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from core/modules/image/config/image.schema.yml
rename to core/modules/image/config/schema/image.schema.yml
diff --git a/core/modules/system/config/system.schema.yml b/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.data_types.schema.yml
similarity index 61%
rename from core/modules/system/config/system.schema.yml
rename to core/modules/system/config/schema/system.data_types.schema.yml
index 3514260..ac9bc78 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/config/system.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.data_types.schema.yml
@@ -61,44 +61,3 @@ mail:
     "body":
       type: text
       label: "Body"
-
-# Schema for configuration files of system module:
-
-system.site:
-  type: mapping
-  label: 'Site information'
-  mapping:
-    "name":
-      label: "Site name"
-      type: label
-    "mail":
-      label: "Site mail"
-      type: email
-    "slogan":
-      label: "Site slogan"
-      type: text
-    "page":
-      type: mapping
-      mapping:
-        "403":
-          type: path
-        "404":
-          type: path
-        "front":
-          type: path
-          label: "Front page path"
-    "admin_compact_mode":
-      type: boolean
-    "weight_select_max":
-      type: integer
-
-system.maintenance:
-  type: mapping
-  label: 'Maintenance mode'
-  mapping:
-    "enabled":
-      type: boolean
-      label: "Put site into maintenance mode"
-    "message":
-      type: text
-      label: "Message to display when in maintenance mode"
diff --git a/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.schema.yml b/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.schema.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad6755d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.schema.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Schema for configuration files of system module:
+system.site:
+  type: mapping
+  label: 'Site information'
+  mapping:
+    "name":
+      label: "Site name"
+      type: label
+    "mail":
+      label: "Site mail"
+      type: email
+    "slogan":
+      label: "Site slogan"
+      type: text
+    "page":
+      type: mapping
+      mapping:
+        "403":
+          type: path
+        "404":
+          type: path
+        "front":
+          type: path
+          label: "Front page path"
+    "admin_compact_mode":
+      type: boolean
+    "weight_select_max":
+      type: integer
+
+system.maintenance:
+  type: mapping
+  label: 'Maintenance mode'
+  mapping:
+    "enabled":
+      type: boolean
+      label: "Put site into maintenance mode"
+    "message":
+      type: text
+      label: "Message to display when in maintenance mode"
diff --git a/core/modules/user/config/user.schema.yml b/core/modules/user/config/schema/user.schema.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from core/modules/user/config/user.schema.yml
rename to core/modules/user/config/schema/user.schema.yml
diff --git a/core/modules/views/config/views.schema.yml b/core/modules/views/config/schema/views.schema.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from core/modules/views/config/views.schema.yml
rename to core/modules/views/config/schema/views.schema.yml