diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
index ed776bf551..23524650c2 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
@@ -618,6 +618,19 @@ public function discoverServiceProviders() {
     // Retrieve enabled modules and register their namespaces.
     if (!isset($this->moduleList)) {
       $extensions = $this->getConfigStorage()->read('core.extension');
+      // If core.extension configuration does not exist then the container
+      // cannot be dumped because Drupal is yet to be installed.
+      if ($extensions === FALSE && $this->environment !== 'testing' && !InstallerKernel::installationAttempted()) {
+        $this->allowDumping = FALSE;
+        $this->containerNeedsDumping = FALSE;
+        // If we're not in the installer, register the installer service
+        // provider to ensure that cache tables are not created. This is
+        // required to correctly redirect to the installer without creating any
+        // incorrect caches. This is not required when the installer is running
+        // because the installer manages the addition of its own service
+        // providers.
+        $GLOBALS['conf']['container_service_providers']['InstallerServiceProvider'] = 'Drupal\Core\Installer\InstallerServiceProvider';
+      }
       $this->moduleList = isset($extensions['module']) ? $extensions['module'] : [];
     }
     $module_filenames = $this->getModuleFileNames();
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/Installer/InstallerExistingSettingsTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/Installer/InstallerExistingSettingsTest.php
index f5fb5dc225..141f047a3c 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/Installer/InstallerExistingSettingsTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/Installer/InstallerExistingSettingsTest.php
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ protected function prepareEnvironment() {
     mkdir($this->settings['settings']['config_sync_directory']->value, 0777, TRUE);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Visits the interactive installer.
+   */
+  protected function visitInstaller() {
+    // Should redirect to the installer.
+    $this->drupalGet($GLOBALS['base_url']);
+    // Ensure no database tables have been created yet.
+    $this->assertSame([], Database::getConnection()->schema()->findTables('%'));
+    $this->assertSession()->addressEquals($GLOBALS['base_url'] . '/core/install.php');
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */