diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigInstallTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigInstallTest.php
index 7ec6d8e..a4d573f 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigInstallTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigInstallTest.php
@@ -46,5 +46,9 @@ class ConfigInstallTest extends WebTestBase {
     // Verify that configuration import callback was invoked for the dynamic
     // thingie.
     $this->assertTrue($GLOBALS['hook_config_import']);
+
+    // Verify that the imported configuration object was saved through the
+    // module API.
+    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('version'), VERSION);
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/config/config_test.dynamic.default.yml b/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/config/config_test.dynamic.default.yml
index 3e50e3b..3dd16eb 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/config/config_test.dynamic.default.yml
+++ b/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/config/config_test.dynamic.default.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 id: default
 label: Default
+version: 1.0
diff --git a/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/config_test.module b/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/config_test.module
index 6fd84a2..644655f 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/config_test.module
+++ b/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/config_test.module
@@ -12,7 +12,15 @@ function config_test_config_import_create($name, $new_config, $old_config) {
   // Set a global value we can check in test code.
   $GLOBALS['hook_config_import'] = __FUNCTION__;
 
-  $new_config->save();
+  // This config object has been saved through the current module API.
+  // There is no guarantee that the module API uses $new_config directly,
+  // nor a hard requirement for configurable thingies to be based on Config
+  // objects. Therefore, mock these possible scenarios.
+  $config = config($name, $new_config->get());
+  // Therefore, its version property should equal the current version.
+  $config->set('version', VERSION);
+
+  $config->save();
   return TRUE;
 }