diff --git a/core/modules/media_library/media_library.install b/core/modules/media_library/media_library.install
index f91d2ec682..8611a83313 100644
--- a/core/modules/media_library/media_library.install
+++ b/core/modules/media_library/media_library.install
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * Install, update and uninstall functions for the media_library module.
  */
 
+use Drupal\Core\Config\FileStorage;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\InstallStorage;
 use Drupal\media\Entity\MediaType;
 use Drupal\views\Entity\View;
 
@@ -12,21 +14,53 @@
  * Implements hook_install().
  */
 function media_library_install() {
-  // Change the path to the original media view.
+  // This hook heavily modifies configuration, which should not be done during a
+  // config sync.
+  if (\Drupal::isConfigSyncing()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Modify the 'media' view, respecting pre-existing customizations.
   /** @var \Drupal\views\Entity\View $view */
   if ($view = View::load('media')) {
     $display = &$view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
-    if (!empty($display)) {
-      $display['display_options']['path'] = 'admin/content/media-table';
-      unset($display['display_options']['menu']);
+    if ($display && $display['display_plugin'] === 'page') {
+      $defaults = _media_library_read_default_media_view();
+
+      // Change the path, if it hasn't already been changed by the site builder.
+      if ($display['display_options']['path'] === $defaults['display_options']['path']) {
+        $display['display_options']['path'] .= '-table';
+      }
+
+      // If the default menu options are being used, remove the menu item.
+      if (isset($display['display_options']['menu'])) {
+        // In comparing the current menu settings to the default one, only
+        // consider settings that affect the type of the menu link, or where it
+        // is in the menu tree.
+        $default_menu_settings = [
+          'type' => $defaults['display_options']['menu']['type'],
+          'parent' => $defaults['display_options']['menu']['parent'],
+          'menu_name' => $defaults['display_options']['menu']['menu_name'],
+        ];
+        $current_menu_settings = array_intersect_key($display['display_options']['menu'], $default_menu_settings);
+
+        // Sort the settings arrays by key so they can be compared with ===.
+        ksort($default_menu_settings);
+        ksort($current_menu_settings);
+
+        // If the current menu settings have the same link type and placement as
+        // shipped with the Media module, remove the link.
+        if ($current_menu_settings === $default_menu_settings) {
+          unset($display['display_options']['menu']);
+        }
+      }
       $view->trustData()->save();
     }
   }
-  if (!\Drupal::isConfigSyncing()) {
-    foreach (MediaType::loadMultiple() as $type) {
-      _media_library_configure_form_display($type);
-      _media_library_configure_view_display($type);
-    }
+
+  foreach (MediaType::loadMultiple() as $type) {
+    _media_library_configure_form_display($type);
+    _media_library_configure_view_display($type);
   }
 }
 
@@ -34,27 +68,40 @@ function media_library_install() {
  * Implements hook_uninstall().
  */
 function media_library_uninstall() {
-  // Restore the path to the original media view.
+  // Undo changes to the 'media' view made by media_library_install().
   /** @var \Drupal\views\Entity\View $view */
   if ($view = View::load('media')) {
     $display = &$view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
-    if (!empty($display)) {
-      $display['display_options']['path'] = 'admin/content/media';
-      $display['display_options']['menu'] = [
-        'type' => 'tab',
-        'title' => 'Media',
-        'description' => '',
-        'expanded' => FALSE,
-        'parent' => '',
-        'weight' => 0,
-        'context' => '0',
-        'menu_name' => 'main',
-      ];
+    if ($display && $display['display_plugin'] === 'page') {
+      $defaults = _media_library_read_default_media_view();
+
+      if ($display['display_options']['path'] === $defaults['display_options']['path'] . '-table') {
+        $display['display_options']['path'] = $defaults['display_options']['path'];
+      }
+      if (!isset($display['display_options']['menu'])) {
+        $display['display_options']['menu'] = $defaults['display_options']['menu'];
+      }
       $view->trustData()->save();
     }
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reads the default configuration of the 'media' view.
+ *
+ * @return array
+ *   The default configuration of the 'media_page_list' display of the 'media'
+ *   view, as shipped in the Media module's optional config.
+ */
+function _media_library_read_default_media_view() {
+  $directory = \Drupal::service('extension.list.module')
+    ->get('media')
+    ->getPath();
+
+  $storage = new FileStorage($directory . '/' . InstallStorage::CONFIG_OPTIONAL_DIRECTORY);
+  return $storage->read('views.view.media')['display']['media_page_list'];
+}
+
 /**
  * Create the 'media_library' image style.
  */
diff --git a/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Functional/InstallUninstallTest.php b/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Functional/InstallUninstallTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22086e2fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Functional/InstallUninstallTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\media_library\Functional;
+
+use Drupal\Tests\BrowserTestBase;
+use Drupal\views\Entity\View;
+
+/**
+ * Tests install-time changes made to the 'media' view by Media Library.
+ *
+ * @group media_library
+ */
+class InstallUninstallTest extends BrowserTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $modules = ['block', 'media', 'views'];
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    $this->drupalPlaceBlock('local_tasks_block');
+
+    $account = $this->drupalCreateUser([
+      'access administration pages',
+      'access media overview',
+    ]);
+    $this->drupalLogin($account);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests expected changes when the 'media' view has not been customized.
+   */
+  public function testWithoutCustomizations() {
+    $assert_session = $this->assertSession();
+
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media');
+    $assert_session->elementExists('css', '.view-id-media');
+    $assert_session->linkNotExists('Grid');
+    $assert_session->linkNotExists('Table');
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media-table');
+    $assert_session->statusCodeEquals(404);
+
+    $this->container->get('module_installer')->install(['media_library']);
+
+    $view = View::load('media');
+    $display = $view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
+    $this->assertSame('admin/content/media-table', $display['display_options']['path']);
+    $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('menu', $display['display_options']);
+
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media');
+    $assert_session->elementExists('css', '.view-id-media_library');
+    $assert_session->linkExists('Grid');
+    $this->getSession()->getPage()->clickLink('Table');
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('/admin/content/media-table');
+    $assert_session->elementExists('css', '.view-id-media');
+
+    $this->container->get('module_installer')->uninstall(['media_library']);
+
+    $view = View::load('media');
+    $display = $view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
+    $this->assertSame('admin/content/media', $display['display_options']['path']);
+    $this->assertSame('tab', $display['display_options']['menu']['type']);
+    $this->assertSame('', $display['display_options']['menu']['parent']);
+    $this->assertSame('main', $display['display_options']['menu']['menu_name']);
+
+    // Things should be as they were before Media Library was installed.
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media');
+    $assert_session->elementExists('css', '.view-id-media');
+    $assert_session->linkNotExists('Grid');
+    $assert_session->linkNotExists('Table');
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media-table');
+    $assert_session->statusCodeEquals(404);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests that a custom path to the media view's page display is not modified.
+   */
+  public function testCustomizedAdministrationPagePath() {
+    $assert_session = $this->assertSession();
+
+    // If the media view's page display's path has been changed before Media
+    // Library is installed, it should not be changed by hook_install().
+    $view = View::load('media');
+
+    $display = &$view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
+    $display['display_options']['path'] = '/admin/content/all-media';
+    $view->save();
+
+    $this->container->get('module_installer')->install(['media_library']);
+
+    $view = View::load('media');
+    $display = $view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
+    $this->assertSame('/admin/content/all-media', $display['display_options']['path']);
+
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media');
+    $assert_session->elementExists('css', '.view-id-media_library');
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media-table');
+    $assert_session->statusCodeEquals(404);
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/all-media');
+    $assert_session->elementExists('css', '.view-id-media');
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/all-media-table');
+    $assert_session->statusCodeEquals(404);
+
+    $this->container->get('module_installer')->uninstall(['media_library']);
+
+    $view = View::load('media');
+    $display = $view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
+    $this->assertSame('/admin/content/all-media', $display['display_options']['path']);
+    $this->assertSame('tab', $display['display_options']['menu']['type']);
+    $this->assertSame('', $display['display_options']['menu']['parent']);
+    $this->assertSame('main', $display['display_options']['menu']['menu_name']);
+
+    // This will be a 403 because uninstalling media_library removed the
+    // /admin/content/media path -- the 'media' view lives at
+    // /admin/content/all-media, remember -- and therefore, /admin/content/media
+    // is going to go to the Media entity's list builder, which requires the
+    // 'administer media' permission...which the current user doesn't have.
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media');
+    $assert_session->statusCodeEquals(403);
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media-table');
+    $assert_session->statusCodeEquals(404);
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/all-media');
+    $assert_session->elementExists('css', '.view-id-media');
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/all-media-table');
+    $assert_session->statusCodeEquals(404);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests that a custom link to the media view's page display is not modified.
+   */
+  public function testCustomizedMenuSettings() {
+    $assert_session = $this->assertSession();
+    $page = $this->getSession()->getPage();
+
+    // If the media view's page display's menu settings have been changed before
+    // Media Library is installed, they should not be changed by hook_install().
+    $view = View::load('media');
+
+    $display = &$view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
+    $display['display_options']['menu']['title'] = 'A treasure trove of interesting pictures!';
+    $display['display_options']['menu']['type'] = 'normal';
+    $display['display_options']['menu']['parent'] = 'system.admin_structure';
+    $view->save();
+
+    $this->container->get('module_installer')->install(['media_library']);
+
+    $view = View::load('media');
+    $display = $view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
+    $this->assertSame('admin/content/media-table', $display['display_options']['path']);
+    $this->assertSame('normal', $display['display_options']['menu']['type']);
+    $this->assertSame('system.admin_structure', $display['display_options']['menu']['parent']);
+    $this->assertSame('main', $display['display_options']['menu']['menu_name']);
+
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/structure');
+    $page->clickLink('A treasure trove of interesting pictures!');
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('/admin/content/media-table');
+    $page->clickLink('Grid');
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('/admin/content/media');
+
+    $this->container->get('module_installer')->uninstall(['media_library']);
+
+    $view = View::load('media');
+    $display = $view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
+    $this->assertSame('admin/content/media', $display['display_options']['path']);
+    $this->assertSame('normal', $display['display_options']['menu']['type']);
+    $this->assertSame('system.admin_structure', $display['display_options']['menu']['parent']);
+    $this->assertSame('main', $display['display_options']['menu']['menu_name']);
+
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/structure');
+    $page->clickLink('A treasure trove of interesting pictures!');
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('/admin/content/media');
+    $assert_session->linkNotExists('Grid');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests expected changes when the 'media' view has been heavily customized.
+   */
+  public function testCustomizedAdministrationPagePathAndMenuSettings() {
+    $assert_session = $this->assertSession();
+    $page = $this->getSession()->getPage();
+
+    // If the media view's page display's path has been changed before Media
+    // Library is installed, it should not be changed by hook_install().
+    $view = View::load('media');
+
+    $display = &$view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
+    $display['display_options']['path'] = '/admin/content/all-media';
+    $display['display_options']['menu']['title'] = 'A treasure trove of interesting pictures!';
+    $display['display_options']['menu']['type'] = 'normal';
+    $display['display_options']['menu']['parent'] = 'system.admin_structure';
+    $view->save();
+
+    $this->container->get('module_installer')->install(['media_library']);
+
+    $view = View::load('media');
+    $display = $view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
+    $this->assertSame('/admin/content/all-media', $display['display_options']['path']);
+    $this->assertSame('normal', $display['display_options']['menu']['type']);
+    $this->assertSame('system.admin_structure', $display['display_options']['menu']['parent']);
+    $this->assertSame('main', $display['display_options']['menu']['menu_name']);
+
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media');
+    $assert_session->elementExists('css', '.view-id-media_library');
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/all-media');
+    $assert_session->elementExists('css', '.view-id-media');
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media-table');
+    $assert_session->statusCodeEquals(404);
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/all-media-table');
+    $assert_session->statusCodeEquals(404);
+
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/structure');
+    $page->clickLink('A treasure trove of interesting pictures!');
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('/admin/content/all-media');
+    $page->clickLink('Grid');
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('/admin/content/media');
+    $page->clickLink('Table');
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('/admin/content/all-media');
+
+    $this->container->get('module_installer')->uninstall(['media_library']);
+
+    $view = View::load('media');
+    $display = $view->getDisplay('media_page_list');
+    $this->assertSame('/admin/content/all-media', $display['display_options']['path']);
+    $this->assertSame('normal', $display['display_options']['menu']['type']);
+    $this->assertSame('system.admin_structure', $display['display_options']['menu']['parent']);
+    $this->assertSame('main', $display['display_options']['menu']['menu_name']);
+
+    // @see ::testCustomizedAdministrationPagePath() for why this is a 403.
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media');
+    $assert_session->statusCodeEquals(403);
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/media-table');
+    $assert_session->statusCodeEquals(404);
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/all-media-table');
+    $assert_session->statusCodeEquals(404);
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/content/all-media');
+    $assert_session->elementExists('css', '.view-id-media');
+
+    $this->drupalGet('/admin/structure');
+    $page->clickLink('A treasure trove of interesting pictures!');
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('/admin/content/all-media');
+    $assert_session->linkNotExists('Grid');
+    $assert_session->linkNotExists('Table');
+  }
+
+}