diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityBase.php
index a42ef48336..463e0003c0 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityBase.php
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ protected function urlRouteParameters($rel) {
       $uri_route_parameters[$this->getEntityTypeId() . '_revision'] = $this->getRevisionId();
     }
 
+    \Drupal::moduleHandler()->alter([$this->entityTypeId . '_url_route_parameters', 'entity_url_route_parameters'], $uri_route_parameters, $this, $rel);
+
     return $uri_route_parameters;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/entity.api.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/entity.api.php
index 38a77553d6..eb755ce63c 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/entity.api.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/entity.api.php
@@ -2276,6 +2276,24 @@ function hook_entity_extra_field_info_alter(&$info) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string[] $parameters
+ *   The URL route parameters.
+ * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
+ *   The entity for which the URL route parameters are used.
+ * @param string $rel
+ *   The link relationship type, for example: canonical or edit-form.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\Entity::urlRouteParameters()
+ * @see hook_entity_url_route_parameters_alter()
+ */
+function hook_ENTITY_TYPE_url_route_parameters_alter(&$parameters, \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity, $rel) {
+  if ($rel == 'canonical') {
+    $parameters['uuid'] = $entity->uuid();
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * @} End of "addtogroup hooks".
  */
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityLinkTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityLinkTest.php
index 978ab70e3a..43b0f3546b 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityLinkTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityLinkTest.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
 use Drupal\Core\Link;
+use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\Tests\UnitTestCase;
 
 /**
@@ -36,6 +37,13 @@ class EntityLinkTest extends UnitTestCase {
    */
   protected $languageManager;
 
+  /**
+   * Module handler mock.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+   */
+  protected $moduleHandler;
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
@@ -45,11 +53,13 @@ protected function setUp(): void {
     $this->entityTypeManager = $this->createMock(EntityTypeManagerInterface::class);
     $this->linkGenerator = $this->createMock('Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface');
     $this->languageManager = $this->createMock('Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManagerInterface');
+    $this->moduleHandler = $this->createMock(ModuleHandlerInterface::class);
 
     $container = new ContainerBuilder();
     $container->set('entity_type.manager', $this->entityTypeManager);
     $container->set('link_generator', $this->linkGenerator);
     $container->set('language_manager', $this->languageManager);
+    $container->set('module_handler', $this->moduleHandler);
     \Drupal::setContainer($container);
   }
 
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityUrlTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityUrlTest.php
index 9af542afa2..db8a9b4505 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityUrlTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityUrlTest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Url;
 use Drupal\Tests\UnitTestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\MissingMandatoryParametersException;
+use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Tests URL handling of the \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityBase class.
@@ -66,6 +67,20 @@ class EntityUrlTest extends UnitTestCase {
    */
   protected $langcode = 'en';
 
+  /**
+   * Module handler mock.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+   */
+  protected $moduleHandler;
+
+  /**
+   * The URL generator.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGeneratorInterface
+   */
+  protected $urlGenerator;
+
   /**
    * Indicator for default revisions.
    *
@@ -94,6 +109,21 @@ class EntityUrlTest extends UnitTestCase {
    */
   const HAS_BUNDLE_KEY = TRUE;
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp(): void {
+    parent::setUp();
+
+    $this->moduleHandler = $this->createMock(ModuleHandlerInterface::class);
+    $this->urlGenerator = $this->createMock(UrlGeneratorInterface::class);
+
+    $container = new ContainerBuilder();
+    $container->set('url_generator', $this->urlGenerator);
+    $container->set('module_handler', $this->moduleHandler);
+    \Drupal::setContainer($container);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Tests the toUrl() method without an entity ID.
    *
@@ -107,6 +137,26 @@ public function testToUrlNoId() {
     $entity->toUrl();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests the urlRouteParameter() alter hook.
+   *
+   * @covers ::toUrl
+   * @covers ::urlRouteParameters
+   */
+  public function testUrlRouteParameterAlterHook() {
+    $values = ['id' => $this->entityId, 'langcode' => $this->langcode];
+    $entity = $this->getEntity(Entity::class, $values);
+    $this->registerLinkTemplate('canonical');
+
+    $this->moduleHandler->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
+      ->method('alter')
+      ->willReturnCallback(function ($hook, &$parameters, $entity, $rel) {
+        $parameters['new_param'] = 'altered';
+      });
+
+    $this->assertArrayHasKey('new_param', $entity->toUrl()->getRouteParameters());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Tests the toUrl() method with simple link templates.
    *
@@ -387,15 +437,10 @@ public function providerTestToUrlUriCallback() {
   public function testUriRelationships() {
     $entity = $this->getEntity(UrlTestEntity::class, ['id' => $this->entityId]);
 
-    $container_builder = new ContainerBuilder();
-    $url_generator = $this->createMock(UrlGeneratorInterface::class);
-    $container_builder->set('url_generator', $url_generator);
-    \Drupal::setContainer($container_builder);
-
     // Test route with no mandatory parameters.
     $this->registerLinkTemplate('canonical');
     $route_name_0 = 'entity.' . $this->entityTypeId . '.canonical';
-    $url_generator->expects($this->any())
+    $this->urlGenerator->expects($this->any())
       ->method('generateFromRoute')
       ->with($route_name_0)
       ->willReturn((new GeneratedUrl())->setGeneratedUrl('/entity_test'));
@@ -404,7 +449,7 @@ public function testUriRelationships() {
     // Test route with non-default mandatory parameters.
     $this->registerLinkTemplate('{non_default_parameter}');
     $route_name_1 = 'entity.' . $this->entityTypeId . '.{non_default_parameter}';
-    $url_generator->expects($this->any())
+    $this->urlGenerator->expects($this->any())
       ->method('generateFromRoute')
       ->with($route_name_1)
       ->willThrowException(new MissingMandatoryParametersException($route_name_1, ['missing_parameter']));