diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/field/formatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php b/core/modules/entity_index a8b4fee..994aea2 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/field/formatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Plugin/field/formatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@
 abstract class EntityReferenceFormatterBase extends FormatterBase {

   /**
+   * Overrides \Drupal\field\Plugin\Type\Formatter\FormatterBase::view().
+   */
+  public function view(EntityInterface $entity, $langcode, array $items) {
+    $addition = parent::view($entity, $langcode, $items);
+
+    // Add a target type variable.
+    $addition[$this->field['field_name']]['#entity_reference_target_type'] = $this->field['settings']['target_type'];
+
+    return $addition;
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Overrides \Drupal\field\Plugin\Type\Formatter\FormatterBase::prepareView().
    *
    * Mark the accessible IDs a user can see. We do not unset unaccessible
diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/css/style-rtl.css b/core/themes/bartik/css/style-rtl.css
index 22994c2..68eaa13 100644
--- a/core/themes/bartik/css/style-rtl.css
+++ b/core/themes/bartik/css/style-rtl.css
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ ul.tips {
   margin-left: 20px;
   margin-right: 0;
 }
-.field-type-entity-reference .field-label {
+.field-type-entity-reference-taxonomy-term .field-label {
   padding-left: 5px;
   padding-right: 0;
 }
-.field-type-entity-reference ul.links li {
+.field-type-entity-reference-taxonomy-term ul.links li {
   padding: 0 0 0 1em;
   float: right;
 }
diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/css/style.css b/core/themes/bartik/css/style.css
index adebe80..4e783e8 100644
--- a/core/themes/bartik/css/style.css
+++ b/core/themes/bartik/css/style.css
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ ul.contextual-links,
 ul.links,
 ul.primary,
 .item-list .pager,
-div.field-type-entity-reference,
+div.field-type-entity-reference-taxonomy-term,
 div.messages,
 div.meta,
 p.comment-time,
@@ -626,28 +626,28 @@ h1#page-title {
   float: left; /* LTR */
   margin: 1px 20px 0 0; /* LTR */
 }
-.field-type-entity-reference {
+.field-type-entity-reference-taxonomy-term {
   margin: 0 0 1.2em;
 }
-.field-type-entity-reference .field-label {
+.field-type-entity-reference-taxonomy-term .field-label {
   font-weight: normal;
   margin: 0;
   padding-right: 5px; /* LTR */
 }
-.field-type-entity-reference .field-label,
-.field-type-entity-reference ul.links {
+.field-type-entity-reference-taxonomy-term .field-label,
+.field-type-entity-reference-taxonomy-term ul.links {
   font-size: 0.8em;
 }
-.view-mode-teaser .field-type-entity-reference .field-label,
-.view-mode-teaser .field-type-entity-reference ul.links {
+.view-mode-teaser .field-type-entity-reference-taxonomy-term .field-label,
+.view-mode-teaser .field-type-entity-reference-taxonomy-term ul.links {
   font-size: 0.821em;
 }
-.field-type-entity-reference ul.links {
+.field-type-entity-reference-taxonomy-term ul.links {
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0;
   list-style: none;
 }
-.field-type-entity-reference ul.links li {
+.field-type-entity-reference-taxonomy-term ul.links li {
   float: left; /* LTR */
   padding: 0 1em 0 0; /* LTR */
   white-space: nowrap;
diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/template.php b/core/themes/bartik/template.php
index 39e06aa..82775a3 100644
--- a/core/themes/bartik/template.php
+++ b/core/themes/bartik/template.php
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ function bartik_menu_tree($variables) {
  * Implements theme_field__field_type().
  */
 function bartik_field__entity_reference($variables) {
+  // We only want to customize the output of fields that reference taxonomy_term
+  // entities.
+  if (isset($variables['element']['#entity_reference_target_type']) && $variables['element']['#entity_reference_target_type'] != 'taxonomy_term') {
+    return theme_field($variables);
+  }
+
   $output = '';

   // Render the label, if it's not hidden.
@@ -141,10 +147,13 @@ function bartik_field__entity_reference($variables) {
   // Render the items.
   $output .= ($variables['element']['#label_display'] == 'inline') ? '<ul class="links inline">' : '<ul class="links">';
   foreach ($variables['items'] as $delta => $item) {
-    $output .= '<li class="taxonomy-term-reference-' . $delta . '"' . $variables['item_attributes'][$delta] . '>' . drupal_render($item) . '</li>';
+    $output .= '<li class="entity-reference-taxonomy-term-' . $delta . '"' . $variables['item_attributes'][$delta] . '>' . drupal_render($item) . '<   }
   $output .= '</ul>';

+  // Add a target type specific class.
+  $variables['attributes']['class'][] = $variables['field_type_css'] . '-' . strtr($variables['element']['#entity_reference_target_type'], '_', '-')+
   // Render the top-level DIV.
   $variables['attributes']['class'][] = 'clearfix';
   $output = '<div ' . $variables['attributes'] . '>' . $output . '</div>';