diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.module b/modules/comment/comment.module
index 80c23e8..60a4e81 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -1021,6 +1021,10 @@ function comment_build_content($comment, $node, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode =
   // Allow modules to make their own additions to the comment.
   module_invoke_all('comment_view', $comment, $view_mode, $langcode);
   module_invoke_all('entity_view', $comment, 'comment', $view_mode, $langcode);
+
+  // Make sure the current view mode is stored if no module has already
+  // populated the related key.
+  $comment->content += array('#view_mode' => $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index f181b52..d86c74d 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -1393,6 +1393,10 @@ function node_build_content($node, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
   // Allow modules to make their own additions to the node.
   module_invoke_all('node_view', $node, $view_mode, $langcode);
   module_invoke_all('entity_view', $node, 'node', $view_mode, $langcode);
+
+  // Make sure the current view mode is stored if no module has already
+  // populated the related key.
+  $node->content += array('#view_mode' => $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/node/node.test b/modules/node/node.test
index 9ef4c25..34ffb05 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.test
+++ b/modules/node/node.test
@@ -2644,5 +2644,9 @@ class NodeEntityViewModeAlterTest extends NodeWebTestCase {
     $this->assertText('Extra data that should appear only in the teaser for the node.', 'Teaser text present');
     // Make sure body text is not present.
     $this->assertNoText('Data that should appear only in the body for the node.', 'Body text not present');
+
+    // Test that the correct build mode has been set.
+    $build = node_view($node);
+    $this->assertEqual($build['#view_mode'], 'teaser', 'The view mode has correctly been set to teaser.');
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index dc3cf44..905923d 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -811,6 +811,14 @@ function taxonomy_term_build_content($term, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NUL
   // Remove previously built content, if exists.
   $term->content = array();
 
+  // Allow modules to change the view mode.
+  $context = array(
+    'entity_type' => 'taxonomy_term',
+    'entity' => $term,
+    'langcode' => $langcode,
+  );
+  drupal_alter('entity_view_mode', $view_mode, $context);
+
   // Try to add in the core taxonomy pieces like description and nodes.
   $type = 'taxonomy_term';
   $entity_ids = entity_extract_ids($type, $term);
@@ -836,6 +844,10 @@ function taxonomy_term_build_content($term, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NUL
   // Allow modules to make their own additions to the taxonomy term.
   module_invoke_all('taxonomy_term_view', $term, $view_mode, $langcode);
   module_invoke_all('entity_view', $term, 'taxonomy_term', $view_mode, $langcode);
+
+  // Make sure the current view mode is stored if no module has already
+  // populated the related key.
+  $term->content += array('#view_mode' => $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -857,14 +869,6 @@ function taxonomy_term_view($term, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
     $langcode = $GLOBALS['language_content']->language;
   }
 
-  // Allow modules to change the view mode.
-  $context = array(
-    'entity_type' => 'taxonomy_term',
-    'entity' => $term,
-    'langcode' => $langcode,
-  );
-  drupal_alter('entity_view_mode', $view_mode, $context);
-
   // Populate $node->content with a render() array.
   taxonomy_term_build_content($term, $view_mode, $langcode);
   $build = $term->content;
diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 0e074d9..9b4acc2 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -2590,6 +2590,10 @@ function user_build_content($account, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
   // Populate $account->content with a render() array.
   module_invoke_all('user_view', $account, $view_mode, $langcode);
   module_invoke_all('entity_view', $account, 'user', $view_mode, $langcode);
+
+  // Make sure the current view mode is stored if no module has already
+  // populated the related key.
+  $account->content += array('#view_mode' => $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**