diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php
index 29be304..8272675 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
    *
    * @var string
    */
-  public $status = '1';
+  public $status;
 
   /**
    * Overrides Entity::__construct().
@@ -98,22 +98,21 @@ public function set($property_name, $value, $langcode = NULL) {
    * Implements Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityInterface::enable().
    */
   public function enable() {
-    $this->status = '1';
+    $this->status = TRUE;
   }
 
   /**
    * Implements Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityInterface::disable().
    */
   public function disable() {
-    $this->status = '0';
+    $this->status = FALSE;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Implements Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityInterface::isEnabled().
+   * Implements Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityInterface::status().
    */
-  public function isEnabled() {
-    $status_key = entity_get_controller($this->entityType)->statusKey();
-    return isset($status_key) ? $this->status : TRUE;
+  public function status() {
+    return !empty($this->status);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityInterface.php
index 9321404..3c42b1c 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityInterface.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public function getOriginalID();
    */
   public function setOriginalID($id);
 
-  /*
+  /**
    * Sets the configuration entity status to enabled.
    */
   public function enable();
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ public function enable();
   public function disable();
 
   /**
-   * Returns whether the configuration entity is enabled.
+   * Returns the status of the configuration entity.
    *
    * @return bool
    */
-  public function isEnabled();
+  public function status();
 
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityListController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityListController.php
index 5c94696..4cc4084 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityListController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityListController.php
@@ -32,25 +32,23 @@ public function getOperations(EntityInterface $entity) {
     $uri = $entity->uri();
     $path = $uri['path'];
 
-    if ($this->getStorageController()->statusKey()) {
-      if (!$entity->isEnabled()) {
-        $operations['enable'] = array(
-          'title' => t('Enable'),
-          'ajax' => TRUE,
-          'token' => TRUE,
-          'href' => $uri['path'] . '/enable',
-          'weight' => -10,
-        );
-      }
-      else {
-        $operations['disable'] = array(
-          'title' => t('Disable'),
-          'ajax' => TRUE,
-          'token' => TRUE,
-          'href' => $uri['path'] . '/disable',
-          'weight' => 10,
-        );
-      }
+    if (!$entity->status()) {
+      $operations['enable'] = array(
+        'title' => t('Enable'),
+        'ajax' => TRUE,
+        'token' => TRUE,
+        'href' => $uri['path'] . '/enable',
+        'weight' => -10,
+      );
+    }
+    else {
+      $operations['disable'] = array(
+        'title' => t('Disable'),
+        'ajax' => TRUE,
+        'token' => TRUE,
+        'href' => $uri['path'] . '/disable',
+        'weight' => 10,
+      );
     }
 
     return $operations;
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
index 0fd7998..cf215fb 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public function __construct($entityType) {
     $this->hookLoadArguments = array();
     $this->idKey = $this->entityInfo['entity_keys']['id'];
 
+    // @todo Enforce this and uuid keys on configuration entities.
     if (isset($this->entityInfo['entity_keys']['status'])) {
       $this->statusKey = $this->entityInfo['entity_keys']['status'];
     }
@@ -247,14 +248,12 @@ public function create(array $values) {
       $entity->{$this->uuidKey} = $uuid->generate();
     }
 
-    return $entity;
-  }
+    // Assign a status.
+    if ($this->statusKey) {
+      $entity->{$this->statusKey} = TRUE;
+    }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the status key for this configuration entity type, if any.
-   */
-  public function statusKey() {
-    return $this->statusKey;
+    return $entity;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigEntityListTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigEntityListTest.php
index 46f623b..f4950cd 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigEntityListTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigEntityListTest.php
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ function testList() {
         'weight' => 100,
       ),
       'disable' => array(
-        'title' => t('Disable'),
-        'ajax' => TRUE,
-        'token' => TRUE,
+        'title' => 'Disable',
+        'options' => $uri['options'],
         'href' => $uri['path'] . '/disable',
         'weight' => 10,
       ),
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigStatusEntityTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigEntityStatusTest.php
similarity index 89%
rename from core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigStatusEntityTest.php
rename to core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigEntityStatusTest.php
index 3293be4..424f622 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigStatusEntityTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigEntityStatusTest.php
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ function testCRUD() {
     $new = entity_create('config_test', array('id' => strtolower($this->randomName())));
     $new->save();
 
-    $this->assertTrue($new->isEnabled(), 'The entity is enabled.');
+    $this->assertTrue($new->status(), 'The entity is enabled by default.');
     $new->disable();
     $new->save();
-    $this->assertFalse($new->isEnabled(), 'The entity is disabled.');
+    $this->assertFalse($new->status(), 'The entity is disabled.');
     $new->enable();
     $new->save();
-    $this->assertTrue($new->isEnabled(), 'The entity is enabled.');
+    $this->assertTrue($new->status(), 'The entity is enabled.');
   }
 
   /**
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 2ad95bd..45763e4 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
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 id: default
 label: Default
-status: 1
+# Intentionally commented out, as status should default to TRUE upon entity
+# creation.
+# status: 1
diff --git a/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/lib/Drupal/config_test/Plugin/Core/Entity/ConfigTest.php b/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/lib/Drupal/config_test/Plugin/Core/Entity/ConfigTest.php
index 62a4beb..6e2054f 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/lib/Drupal/config_test/Plugin/Core/Entity/ConfigTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/lib/Drupal/config_test/Plugin/Core/Entity/ConfigTest.php
@@ -63,11 +63,4 @@ class ConfigTest extends ConfigEntityBase {
    */
   public $style;
 
-  /**
-   * The enabled/disabled status of the configuration entity.
-   *
-   * @var string
-   */
-  public $status = '1';
-
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/Core/Entity/View.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/Core/Entity/View.php
index 79a7c51..d998cd1 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/Core/Entity/View.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/Core/Entity/View.php
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public function getPaths() {
       foreach ($this->display as $display) {
         if (!empty($display['display_options']['path'])) {
           $path = $display['display_options']['path'];
-          if ($this->isEnabled() && strpos($path, '%') === FALSE) {
+          if ($this->status() && strpos($path, '%') === FALSE) {
             $all_paths[] = l('/' . $path, $path);
           }
           else {
diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Handler/AreaTest.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Handler/AreaTest.php
index 0de18ac..81d3c70 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Handler/AreaTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Handler/AreaTest.php
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ public function testTitleArea() {
     $view->save();
 
     $view->storage->enable();
+    $view->storage->save();
     // Force the rebuild of the menu.
     menu_router_rebuild();
 
diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/ModuleTest.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/ModuleTest.php
index 67dfac6..5da3cb0 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/ModuleTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/ModuleTest.php
@@ -181,15 +181,15 @@ public function testLoadFunctions() {
   function testStatusFunctions() {
     $view = views_get_view('test_view_status')->storage;
 
-    $this->assertFalse($view->isEnabled(), 'The view status is disabled.');
+    $this->assertFalse($view->status(), 'The view status is disabled.');
 
     views_enable_view($view);
-    $this->assertTrue($view->isEnabled(), 'A view has been enabled.');
-    $this->assertEqual($view->isEnabled(), views_view_is_enabled($view), 'views_view_is_enabled is correct.');
+    $this->assertTrue($view->status(), 'A view has been enabled.');
+    $this->assertEqual($view->status(), views_view_is_enabled($view), 'views_view_is_enabled is correct.');
 
     views_disable_view($view);
-    $this->assertFalse($view->isEnabled(), 'A view has been disabled.');
-    $this->assertEqual(!$view->isEnabled(), views_view_is_disabled($view), 'views_view_is_disabled is correct.');
+    $this->assertFalse($view->status(), 'A view has been disabled.');
+    $this->assertEqual(!$view->status(), views_view_is_disabled($view), 'views_view_is_disabled is correct.');
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/DisplayTest.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/DisplayTest.php
index b071b9e..08b3f46 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/DisplayTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/DisplayTest.php
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ function testDisplayPlugin() {
 
     // Test the enable/disable status of a display.
     $view->display_handler->setOption('enabled', FALSE);
-    $this->assertFalse($view->display_handler->isEnabled(), 'Make sure that isEnabled returns FALSE on a disabled display.');
+    $this->assertFalse($view->display_handler->status(), 'Make sure that isEnabled returns FALSE on a disabled display.');
     $view->display_handler->setOption('enabled', TRUE);
-    $this->assertTrue($view->display_handler->isEnabled(), 'Make sure that isEnabled returns TRUE on a disabled display.');
+    $this->assertTrue($view->display_handler->status(), 'Make sure that isEnabled returns TRUE on a disabled display.');
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/ViewStorageTest.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/ViewStorageTest.php
index d160acf..f6c0371 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/ViewStorageTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/ViewStorageTest.php
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ protected function statusTests() {
 
     // The view should already be disabled.
     $view->enable();
-    $this->assertTrue($view->isEnabled(), 'A view has been enabled.');
+    $this->assertTrue($view->status(), 'A view has been enabled.');
 
     // Check the saved values.
     $view->save();
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ protected function statusTests() {
 
     // Disable the view.
     $view->disable();
-    $this->assertFalse($view->isEnabled(), 'A view has been disabled.');
+    $this->assertFalse($view->status(), 'A view has been disabled.');
 
     // Check the saved values.
     $view->save();
diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/ViewExecutable.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/ViewExecutable.php
index 4ad1633..0da701e 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/ViewExecutable.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/ViewExecutable.php
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ public function execute($display_id = NULL) {
     }
 
     // Don't allow to use deactivated displays, but display them on the live preview.
-    if (!$this->display_handler->isEnabled() && empty($this->live_preview)) {
+    if (!$this->display_handler->status() && empty($this->live_preview)) {
       $this->build_info['fail'] = TRUE;
       return FALSE;
     }
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ public function executeHookBlockList($display_id = NULL) {
    */
   public function access($displays = NULL, $account = NULL) {
     // Noone should have access to disabled views.
-    if (!$this->storage->isEnabled()) {
+    if (!$this->storage->status()) {
       return FALSE;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.module b/core/modules/views/views.module
index cf10c1b..da4e038 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.module
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.module
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ function views_block_info() {
   $views = views_get_all_views();
   foreach ($views as $view) {
     // disabled views get nothing.
-    if (!$view->isEnabled()) {
+    if (!$view->status()) {
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ function views_get_applicable_views($type) {
 
   foreach ($views as $view) {
     // Skip disabled views.
-    if (!$view->isEnabled()) {
+    if (!$view->status()) {
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ function views_get_applicable_views($type) {
         // This view uses_hook_menu. Clone it so that different handlers
         // don't trip over each other, and add it to the list.
         $v = $view->get('executable')->cloneView();
-        if ($v->setDisplay($id) && $v->display_handler->isEnabled()) {
+        if ($v->setDisplay($id) && $v->display_handler->status()) {
           $result[] = array($v, $id);
         }
         // In PHP 4.4.7 and presumably earlier, if we do not unset $v
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ function views_get_views_as_options($views_only = FALSE, $filter = 'all', $exclu
  *   Returns TRUE if a view is enabled, FALSE otherwise.
  */
 function views_view_is_enabled(View $view) {
-  return $view->isEnabled();
+  return $view->status();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ function views_view_is_enabled(View $view) {
  *   Returns TRUE if a view is disabled, FALSE otherwise.
  */
 function views_view_is_disabled(View $view) {
-  return !$view->isEnabled();
+  return !$view->status();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewEditFormController.php b/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewEditFormController.php
index 853d5c9..06514ef 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewEditFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewEditFormController.php
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public function form(array $form, array &$form_state, EntityInterface $view) {
 
       // Add a text that the display is disabled.
       if (!empty($view->get('executable')->displayHandlers[$display_id])) {
-        if (!$view->get('executable')->displayHandlers[$display_id]->isEnabled()) {
+        if (!$view->get('executable')->displayHandlers[$display_id]->status()) {
           $form['displays']['settings']['disabled']['#markup'] = t('This display is disabled.');
         }
       }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public function form(array $form, array &$form_state, EntityInterface $view) {
         $tab_content['#attributes']['class'][] = 'views-display-deleted';
       }
       // Mark disabled displays as such.
-      if (isset($view->get('executable')->displayHandlers[$display_id]) && !$view->get('executable')->displayHandlers[$display_id]->isEnabled()) {
+      if (isset($view->get('executable')->displayHandlers[$display_id]) && !$view->get('executable')->displayHandlers[$display_id]->status()) {
         $tab_content['#attributes']['class'][] = 'views-display-disabled';
       }
       $form['displays']['settings']['settings_content'] = array(
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public function getDisplayDetails($view, $display) {
     // The master display cannot be cloned.
     $is_default = $display['id'] == 'default';
     // @todo: Figure out why getOption doesn't work here.
-    $is_enabled = $view->get('executable')->displayHandlers[$display['id']]->isEnabled();
+    $is_enabled = $view->get('executable')->displayHandlers[$display['id']]->status();
 
     if ($display['id'] != 'default') {
       $build['top']['#theme_wrappers'] = array('container');
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewListController.php b/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewListController.php
index ac8dc4e..7af6b94 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewListController.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewListController.php
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ class ViewListController extends EntityListController {
   public function load() {
     $entities = parent::load();
     uasort($entities, function ($a, $b) {
-      $a_enabled = $a->isEnabled();
-      $b_enabled = $b->isEnabled();
+      $a_enabled = $a->status();
+      $b_enabled = $b->status();
       if ($a_enabled != $b_enabled) {
         return $a_enabled < $b_enabled;
       }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function buildRow(EntityInterface $view) {
         ),
       ),
       'title' => t('Machine name: ') . $view->id(),
-      'class' => array($view->isEnabled() ? 'views-ui-list-enabled' : 'views-ui-list-disabled'),
+      'class' => array($view->status() ? 'views-ui-list-enabled' : 'views-ui-list-disabled'),
     );
   }
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public function getOperations(EntityInterface $view) {
       'href' => "$path/edit",
       'weight' => -5,
     );
-    if (!$view->isEnabled()) {
+    if (!$view->status()) {
       $definition['enable'] = array(
         'title' => t('Enable'),
         'ajax' => TRUE,