diff --git a/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
index 8a24ee7..1cd61eb 100644
--- a/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -478,6 +478,11 @@ services:
       - { name: path_processor_inbound, priority: 200 }
       - { name: path_processor_outbound, priority: 200 }
     arguments: ['@config.factory']
+  path_processor_none:
+    class: Drupal\Core\PathProcessor\PathProcessorNone
+    tags:
+      - { name: path_processor_inbound, priority: 200 }
+      - { name: path_processor_outbound, priority: 200 }
   path_processor_alias:
     class: Drupal\Core\PathProcessor\PathProcessorAlias
     tags:
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/PathProcessor/PathProcessorNone.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/PathProcessor/PathProcessorNone.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb28511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/PathProcessor/PathProcessorNone.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains Drupal\Core\PathProcessor\PathProcessorNone.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\PathProcessor;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+
+/**
+ * Processes the inbound path by resolving it to the front page if empty.
+ */
+class PathProcessorFront implements InboundPathProcessorInterface, OutboundPathProcessorInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Implements Drupal\Core\PathProcessor\InboundPathProcessorInterface::processInbound().
+   */
+  public function processInbound($path, Request $request) {
+    return $path;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implements Drupal\Core\PathProcessor\OutboundPathProcessorInterface::processOutbound().
+   */
+  public function processOutbound($path, &$options = array(), Request $request = NULL) {
+    // The special path '<none>' links to "#".
+    if ($path == '<none>') {
+      $path = '#';
+    }
+    return $path;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/Tests/EmptyLinkPathTest.php b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/Tests/EmptyLinkPathTest.php
index bec63e2..0430c43 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/Tests/EmptyLinkPathTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/Tests/EmptyLinkPathTest.php
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ public function testEmptyLinkPath($module = 'menu_test') {
     $path_is_valid = drupal_valid_path($path);
     $this->assertTrue($path_is_valid, '&lt;none&gt; is a valid path.');
 
-    // Verify that url return an empty string.
+    // Verify that url return a '#' string.
     $link = url($path);
-    $this->assertEqual($link, '', 'Url &lt;none&gt; return an empty string.');
+    $this->assertEqual($link, '#', 'Url &lt;none&gt; return a \'#\' string.');
 
     // Menu link without a path return a span.
     $link_title = 'Empty path';