diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Routing/RouterTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Routing/RouterTest.php
index 1cd383e..b32c724 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Routing/RouterTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Routing/RouterTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\system\Tests\Routing;
 
 use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\RequestContext;
 
 /**
  * Functional class for the full integrated routing system.
@@ -143,6 +144,18 @@ public function testControllerResolutionPage() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Checks the generate method on the url generator using the front router.
+   */
+  public function testUrlGeneratorFront() {
+    $context = new RequestContext();
+    $context->fromRequest($this->container->get('request'));
+    $this->container->get('url_generator')->setContext($context);
+
+    $this->assertEqual($this->container->get('url_generator')->generate('front'), $context->getBaseUrl() . '/');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->container->get('url_generator')->generateFromPath('<front>'), $context->getBaseUrl() . '/');
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Checks that an ajax request gets rendered as an Ajax response, by mime.
    *
    * @todo This test will not work until the Ajax enhancer is corrected. However,
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml b/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
index be35f3f..8331723 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
@@ -225,3 +225,4 @@ front:
   pattern: '/'
   requirements:
     _access: 'TRUE'
+