diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php
index 0a11098..a988135 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
   public $status = TRUE;
 
   /**
+   * Whether the config is being created, updated or deleted through the
+   * import process.
+   *
+   * @var bool
+   */
+  private $isSyncing = FALSE;
+
+  /**
    * Overrides Entity::__construct().
    */
   public function __construct(array $values, $entity_type) {
@@ -90,21 +98,21 @@ public function set($property_name, $value) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityInterface::enable().
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function enable() {
     return $this->setStatus(TRUE);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityInterface::disable().
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function disable() {
     return $this->setStatus(FALSE);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityInterface::setStatus().
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function setStatus($status) {
     $this->status = (bool) $status;
@@ -112,14 +120,28 @@ public function setStatus($status) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityInterface::status().
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function status() {
     return !empty($this->status);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Overrides Entity::createDuplicate().
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function setSyncing($syncing) {
+    $this->isSyncing = $syncing;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function isSyncing() {
+    return $this->isSyncing;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function createDuplicate() {
     $duplicate = parent::createDuplicate();
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityInterface.php
index 78ba566..5aa737d 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityInterface.php
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ public function disable();
   public function setStatus($status);
 
   /**
+   * Sets the status of the isSyncing flag.
+   *
+   * @param bool $status
+   *   The status of the sync flag.
+   */
+  public function setSyncing($status);
+
+  /**
    * Returns whether the configuration entity is enabled.
    *
    * Status implementations for configuration entities should follow these
@@ -76,6 +84,14 @@ public function setStatus($status);
   public function status();
 
   /**
+   * Returns whether the configuration entity is created, updated or deleted
+   * through the import process.
+   *
+   * @return bool
+   */
+  public function isSyncing();
+
+  /**
    * Returns the value of a property.
    *
    * @param string $property_name
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
index 2fd44c4..dfa8198 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ public function getQueryServicename() {
    */
   public function importCreate($name, Config $new_config, Config $old_config) {
     $entity = $this->create($new_config->get());
+    $entity->setSyncing(TRUE);
     $entity->save();
     return TRUE;
   }
@@ -504,6 +505,7 @@ public function importCreate($name, Config $new_config, Config $old_config) {
   public function importUpdate($name, Config $new_config, Config $old_config) {
     $id = static::getIDFromConfigName($name, $this->entityInfo['config_prefix']);
     $entity = $this->load($id);
+    $entity->setSyncing(TRUE);
     $entity->original = clone $entity;
 
     foreach ($old_config->get() as $property => $value) {
@@ -534,6 +536,7 @@ public function importUpdate($name, Config $new_config, Config $old_config) {
   public function importDelete($name, Config $new_config, Config $old_config) {
     $id = static::getIDFromConfigName($name, $this->entityInfo['config_prefix']);
     $entity = $this->load($id);
+    $entity->setSyncing(TRUE);
     $entity->delete();
     return TRUE;
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Entity/NodeType.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Entity/NodeType.php
index 5bc423e..289dec8 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Entity/NodeType.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Entity/NodeType.php
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ public function postSave(EntityStorageControllerInterface $storage_controller, $
 
       entity_invoke_bundle_hook('create', 'node', $this->id());
 
-      // Unless disabled, automatically create a Body field for new node types.
-      if ($this->get('create_body')) {
+      // Automatically create a Body field for new node types if
+      // we're not in the syncing process.
+      if (!$this->isSyncing()) {
         $label = $this->get('create_body_label');
         node_add_body_field($this, $label);
       }