diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/WidgetBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/WidgetBase.php
index 575daf9..0b561c7 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/WidgetBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/WidgetBase.php
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ public function flagErrors(FieldItemListInterface $items, ConstraintViolationLis
           $property_path = explode('.', $violation->getPropertyPath());
           $delta = array_shift($property_path);
           $violations_by_delta[$delta][] = $violation;
-          $violation->arrayPropertyPath = $property_path;
         }
 
         /** @var \Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolationInterface[] $delta_violations */
@@ -442,7 +441,6 @@ public function flagErrors(FieldItemListInterface $items, ConstraintViolationLis
             $delta_element = $element[$original_delta];
           }
           foreach ($delta_violations as $violation) {
-            // @todo: Pass $violation->arrayPropertyPath as property path.
             $error_element = $this->errorElement($delta_element, $violation, $form, $form_state);
             if ($error_element !== FALSE) {
               $form_state->setError($error_element, $violation->getMessage());
@@ -500,10 +498,24 @@ public function settingsSummary() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns an array containing the path to the flagged sub-element.
+   *
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolationInterface $violation
+   *   A constraint violation reported during the validation phase.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   The array containing the path.
+   */
+  protected function getLocalErrorPath(ConstraintViolationInterface $violation) {
+    return array_filter(explode('.', $violation->getPropertyPath()));
+  }
+
+  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function errorElement(array $element, ConstraintViolationInterface $error, array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
-    return $element;
+    $propertyPath = $this->getLocalErrorPath($error);
+    return NestedArray::getValue($element, $propertyPath);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextareaWidget.php b/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextareaWidget.php
index 0ac3151..d625a63 100644
--- a/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextareaWidget.php
+++ b/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextareaWidget.php
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $elemen
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function errorElement(array $element, ConstraintViolationInterface $violation, array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
-    if ($violation->arrayPropertyPath == array('format') && isset($element['format']['#access']) && !$element['format']['#access']) {
+    $localErrorPath = $this->getLocalErrorPath($violation);
+    if ($localErrorPath == ['format'] && isset($element['format']['#access']) && !$element['format']['#access']) {
       // Ignore validation errors for formats if formats may not be changed,
       // i.e. when existing formats become invalid. See filter_process_format().
       return FALSE;
diff --git a/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextareaWithSummaryWidget.php b/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextareaWithSummaryWidget.php
index c6bef4f..fc3b499 100644
--- a/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextareaWithSummaryWidget.php
+++ b/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextareaWithSummaryWidget.php
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $element, arra
    */
   public function errorElement(array $element, ConstraintViolationInterface $violation, array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $element = parent::errorElement($element, $violation, $form, $form_state);
-    return ($element === FALSE) ? FALSE : $element[$violation->arrayPropertyPath[0]];
+    $localErrorPath = $this->getLocalErrorPath($violation);
+    if ($element !== FALSE && !empty($localErrorPath)) {
+      return $element[$localErrorPath[0]];
+    }
+    return FALSE;
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextfieldWidget.php b/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextfieldWidget.php
index ab2f19a..19fa955 100644
--- a/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextfieldWidget.php
+++ b/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/TextfieldWidget.php
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $elemen
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function errorElement(array $element, ConstraintViolationInterface $violation, array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
-    if ($violation->arrayPropertyPath == array('format') && isset($element['format']['#access']) && !$element['format']['#access']) {
+    $localErrorPath = $this->getLocalErrorPath($violation);
+    if ($localErrorPath == ['format'] && isset($element['format']['#access']) && !$element['format']['#access']) {
       // Ignore validation errors for formats if formats may not be changed,
       // i.e. when existing formats become invalid. See filter_process_format().
       return FALSE;