diff -u b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/field/FieldPluginBase.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/field/FieldPluginBase.php
--- b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/field/FieldPluginBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/field/FieldPluginBase.php
@@ -405,7 +405,10 @@
     $options['label'] = array('default' => '', 'translatable' => TRUE);
     // Some styles (for example table) should have field labels enabled by
     // default.
-    if (isset($this->view->style_plugin) && $this->view->style_plugin->defaultFieldLabels()) {
+    if (!isset($this->view->style_plugin)) {
+      $this->view->initStyle();
+    }
+    if ($this->view->style_plugin->defaultFieldLabels()) {
      $options['label']['default'] = $this->definition['title'];
     }
     $options['exclude'] = array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE);
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/HandlerBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/HandlerBase.php
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ public function __construct(array $configuration, $plugin_id, DiscoveryInterface
    *   based upon the type of handler.
    */
   public function init(ViewExecutable $view, &$options) {
+    $this->view = $view;
     $this->setOptionDefaults($this->options, $this->defineOptions());
-    $this->view = &$view;
+
     $display_id = $this->view->current_display;
     // Check to see if this handler type is defaulted. Note that
     // we have to do a lookup because the type is singular but the
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/style/Table.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/style/Table.php
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ class Table extends StylePluginBase {
   protected $usesRowClass = TRUE;
 
   /**
+   * Should field labels be enabled by default.
+   *
+   * @var bool
+   */
+  protected $defaultFieldLabels = TRUE;
+
+  /**
    * Contains the current active sort column.
    * @var string
    */
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/UI/FieldTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\views\Tests\UI\FieldTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\views\Tests\UI;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the UI of field handlers.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\field\FieldPluginBase.
+ */
+class FieldTest extends UITestBase {
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Field UI',
+      'description' => 'Tests the UI of field handlers.',
+      'group' => 'Views UI',
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests the field labels.
+   */
+  public function testFieldLabel() {
+    // Create a view with unformatted style and make sure the fields have no
+    // labels by default.
+    $view = array();
+    $view['human_name'] = $this->randomName(16);
+    $view['name'] = strtolower($this->randomName(16));
+    $view['show[wizard_key]'] = 'node';
+    $view['page[create]'] = TRUE;
+    $view['page[style][style_plugin]'] = 'default';
+    $view['page[path]'] = $view['name'];
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/views/add', $view, t('Save & exit'));
+
+    $view = views_get_view($view['name']);
+    $view->initHandlers();
+    $this->assertEqual($view->field['title']->options['label'], '', 'The field label for normal styles are empty.');
+  }
+}
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/UI/StyleTableTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\views\Tests\UI\StyleTableTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\views\Tests\UI;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the UI of views when using the table style.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\style\Table.
+ */
+class StyleTableTest extends UITestBase {
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Style: Table UI',
+      'description' => 'Tests the UI of views when using the table style.',
+      'group' => 'Views UI',
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests created a table style view.
+   */
+  public function testWizard() {
+    // Create a new view and check that the first field has a label.
+    $view = array();
+    $view['human_name'] = $this->randomName(16);
+    $view['name'] = strtolower($this->randomName(16));
+    $view['show[wizard_key]'] = 'node';
+    $view['page[create]'] = TRUE;
+    $view['page[style][style_plugin]'] = 'table';
+    $view['page[path]'] = $view['name'];
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/views/add', $view, t('Save & exit'));
+
+    $view = views_get_view($view['name']);
+    $view->initHandlers();
+    $this->assertEqual($view->field['title']->options['label'], 'Title', 'The field label for table styles is not empty.');
+  }
+
+}