diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/ComputedReferenceEntityItemListTrait.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/ComputedReferenceEntityItemListTrait.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d5d92e6b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/ComputedReferenceEntityItemListTrait.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\TypedData;
+
+/**
+ * Provides common functionality for entity reference computed item lists.
+ */
+trait ComputedReferenceEntityItemListTrait {
+
+  use ComputedItemListTrait;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function referencedEntities() {
+    $this->ensureComputedValue();
+    return parent::referencedEntities();
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Plugin/Field/ComputedReferenceTestFieldItemList.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Plugin/Field/ComputedReferenceTestFieldItemList.php
index 032174dc75..85a7315aaa 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Plugin/Field/ComputedReferenceTestFieldItemList.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Plugin/Field/ComputedReferenceTestFieldItemList.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\entity_test\Plugin\Field;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Field\EntityReferenceFieldItemList;
-use Drupal\Core\TypedData\ComputedItemListTrait;
 use Drupal\Core\TypedData\ComputedReferenceEntityItemListTrait;
 
 /**
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@
  */
 class ComputedReferenceTestFieldItemList extends EntityReferenceFieldItemList {
 
-  use ComputedItemListTrait;
+  use ComputedReferenceEntityItemListTrait;
 
   /**
    * Compute the list property from state.