diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index a0d61ee..6ef0b5d 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -381,6 +381,52 @@ public static function urlGenerator() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Generates a URL or path for a specific route based on the given parameters.
+   *
+   * Parameters that reference placeholders in the route pattern will be
+   * substituted for them in the pattern. Extra params are added as query
+   * strings to the URL.
+   *
+   * @param string $name
+   *   The name of the route
+   * @param array  $parameters
+   *   An associative array of parameter names and values.
+   * @param array $options
+   *   (optional) An associative array of additional options, with the following
+   *   elements:
+   *   - 'query': An array of query key/value-pairs (without any URL-encoding)
+   *     to append to the URL. Merged with the parameters array.
+   *   - 'fragment': A fragment identifier (named anchor) to append to the URL.
+   *     Do not include the leading '#' character.
+   *   - 'absolute': Defaults to FALSE. Whether to force the output to be an
+   *     absolute link (beginning with http:). Useful for links that will be
+   *     displayed outside the site, such as in an RSS feed.
+   *   - 'language': An optional language object used to look up the alias
+   *     for the URL. If $options['language'] is omitted, the language will be
+   *     obtained from language(Language::TYPE_URL).
+   *   - 'https': Whether this URL should point to a secure location. If not
+   *     defined, the current scheme is used, so the user stays on HTTP or HTTPS
+   *     respectively. if mixed mode sessions are permitted, TRUE enforces HTTPS
+   *     and FALSE enforces HTTP.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   The generated URL for the given route.
+   *
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\RouteNotFoundException
+   *   Thrown when the named route doesn't exist.
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\MissingMandatoryParametersException
+   *   Thrown when some parameters are missing that are mandatory for the route.
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\InvalidParameterException
+   *   Thrown when a parameter value for a placeholder is not correct because it
+   *   does not match the requirement.
+   *
+   * @see \Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGeneratorInterface::generateFromRoute()
+   */
+  public static function url($route_name, $rotue_parameters = array(), $options = array()) {
+    return static::$container->get('url_generator')->generateFromRoute($route_name, $route_parameters, $options);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Returns the link generator service.
    *
    * @return \Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface
@@ -390,6 +436,68 @@ public static function linkGenerator() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Renders a link to a route given a route name and its parameters.
+   *
+   * This function correctly handles aliased paths and sanitizing text, so all
+   * internal links output by modules should be generated by this function if
+   * possible.
+   *
+   * However, for links enclosed in translatable text you should use t() and
+   * embed the HTML anchor tag directly in the translated string. For example:
+   * @code
+   * t('Visit the <a href="@url">content types</a> page', array('@url' => Drupal::url('node_overview_types')));
+   * @endcode
+   * This keeps the context of the link title ('settings' in the example) for
+   * translators.
+   *
+   * @param string|array $text
+   *   The link text for the anchor tag as a translated string or render array.
+   * @param string $route_name
+   *   The name of the route to use to generate the link.
+   * @param array $parameters
+   *   (optional) Any parameters needed to render the route path pattern.
+   * @param array $options
+   *   (optional) An associative array of additional options. Defaults to an
+   *   empty array. It may contain the following elements:
+   *   - 'query': An array of query key/value-pairs (without any URL-encoding) to
+   *     append to the URL.
+   *   - absolute: Whether to force the output to be an absolute link (beginning
+   *     with http:). Useful for links that will be displayed outside the site,
+   *     such as in an RSS feed. Defaults to FALSE.
+   *   - attributes: An associative array of HTML attributes to apply to the
+   *     anchor tag. If element 'class' is included, it must be an array; 'title'
+   *     must be a string; other elements are more flexible, as they just need
+   *     to work as an argument for the constructor of the class
+   *     Drupal\Core\Template\Attribute($options['attributes']).
+   *   - html: Whether $text is HTML or just plain-text. For
+   *     example, to make an image tag into a link, this must be set to TRUE, or
+   *     you will see the escaped HTML image tag. $text is not sanitized if
+   *     'html' is TRUE. The calling function must ensure that $text is already
+   *     safe. Defaults to FALSE.
+   *   - language: An optional language object. If the path being linked to is
+   *     internal to the site, $options['language'] is used to determine whether
+   *     the link is "active", or pointing to the current page (the language as
+   *     well as the path must match).
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   An HTML string containing a link to the given route and parameters.
+   *
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\RouteNotFoundException
+   *   Thrown when the named route doesn't exist.
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\MissingMandatoryParametersException
+   *   Thrown when some parameters are missing that are mandatory for the route.
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\InvalidParameterException
+   *   Thrown when a parameter value for a placeholder is not correct because it
+   *   does not match the requirement.
+   *
+   * @see \Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGeneratorInterface::generateFromRoute()
+   * @see \Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface::generate()
+   */
+  public function l($text, $route_name, array $parameters = array(), array $options = array()) {
+    return static::$container->get('link_generator')->generate($text, $route_name, $parameters, $options);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Returns the string translation service.
    *
    * @return \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslationManager
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Utility/LinkGeneratorInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Utility/LinkGeneratorInterface.php
index 2157a5f..dba34cd 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Utility/LinkGeneratorInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Utility/LinkGeneratorInterface.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
    * However, for links enclosed in translatable text you should use t() and
    * embed the HTML anchor tag directly in the translated string. For example:
    * @code
-   * t('Visit the <a href="@url">content types</a> page', array('@url' => Drupal::urlGenerator()->generate('node_overview_types')));
+   * t('Visit the <a href="@url">content types</a> page', array('@url' => Drupal::url('node_overview_types')));
    * @endcode
    * This keeps the context of the link title ('settings' in the example) for
    * translators.
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@
    * @return string
    *   An HTML string containing a link to the given route and parameters.
    *
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\RouteNotFoundException
+   *   Thrown when the named route doesn't exist.
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\MissingMandatoryParametersException
+   *   Thrown when some parameters are missing that are mandatory for the route.
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\InvalidParameterException
+   *   Thrown when a parameter value for a placeholder is not correct because it
+   *   does not match the requirement.
+   *
    * @see \Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGenerator::generateFromRoute()
    */
   public function generate($text, $route_name, array $parameters = array(), array $options = array());
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/DrupalTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/DrupalTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77ea6e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/DrupalTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\Tests\DrupalTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests;
+
+use Drupal;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the drupal class.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal
+ */
+class DrupalTest extends UnitTestCase {
+
+  /**
+   * The mocked container.
+   *
+   * @var \Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+   */
+  protected $container;
+
+  /**
+   * Contains the tested drupal class.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal
+   */
+  protected $drupal;
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Drupal class',
+      'description' => 'Tests the drupal class.',
+      'group' => 'Drupal',
+    );
+  }
+
+  protected function setUp() {
+    $this->container = $this->getMockBuilder('\Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container')
+      ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+      ->getMock();
+    $this->drupal = new Drupal();
+    $this->drupal->setContainer($this->container);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests the l method.
+   *
+   * @see \Drupal::l()
+   */
+  public function testL() {
+    $link_generator = $this->getMock('Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface');
+    $link = '<a href="/test-route/value">test_text</a>';
+    $link_generator->expects($this->once())
+      ->method('generate')
+      ->with('test_text', 'test_route', array('key' => 'value'), array('html' => TRUE))
+      ->will($this->returnValue($link));
+
+    $this->container->expects($this->once())
+      ->method('get')
+      ->will($this->returnValue($link_generator));
+
+    $result = $this->drupal->l('test_text', 'test_route', array('key' => 'value'), array('html' => TRUE));
+    $this->assertEquals($link, $result);
+  }
+
+}