diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/AliasStorage.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/AliasStorage.php
index 153866b..3922e23 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/AliasStorage.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/AliasStorage.php
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ public function load($conditions) {
     }
     return $select
       ->fields('url_alias')
+      ->orderBy('pid', 'DESC')
+      ->range(0, 1)
       ->execute()
       ->fetchAssoc();
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Path/AliasTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Path/AliasTest.php
index d91c59f..f1f6bf2 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Path/AliasTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Path/AliasTest.php
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ function testCRUD() {
       $this->assertEqual($loadedAlias, $alias, format_string('Loaded the expected path with pid %pid.', array('%pid' => $pid)));
     }
 
+    // Load alias by source path.
+    $loadedAlias = $aliasStorage->load(array('source' => 'node/1'));
+    $this->assertEqual($loadedAlias['alias'], 'alias_for_node_1_und', format_string('The last created alias loaded by default.'));
+
     //Update a few aliases
     foreach ($aliases as $alias) {
       $fields = $aliasStorage->save($alias['source'], $alias['alias'] . '_updated', $alias['langcode'], $alias['pid']);