diff --git a/core/includes/theme.inc b/core/includes/theme.inc
index 2786774..461ece9 100644
--- a/core/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/core/includes/theme.inc
@@ -1519,18 +1519,6 @@ function template_preprocess_feed_icon(&$variables) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns HTML for a "more" link, like those used in blocks.
- *
- * @param $variables
- *   An associative array containing:
- *   - url: The URL of the main page.
- *   - title: A descriptive verb for the link, like 'Read more'.
- */
-function theme_more_link($variables) {
-  return '<div class="more-link">' . l(t('More'), $variables['url'], array('attributes' => array('title' => $variables['title']))) . '</div>';
-}
-
-/**
  * Returns HTML for an indentation div; used for drag and drop tables.
  *
  * @param $variables
@@ -2355,9 +2343,6 @@ function drupal_common_theme() {
       'variables' => array('url' => NULL, 'title' => NULL),
       'template' => 'feed-icon',
     ),
-    'more_link' => array(
-      'variables' => array('url' => NULL, 'title' => NULL)
-    ),
     'progress_bar' => array(
       'variables' => array('label' => NULL, 'percent' => NULL, 'message' => NULL),
       'template' => 'progress-bar',
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/MoreLink.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/MoreLink.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8db83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/MoreLink.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\MoreLink.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Render\Element;
+
+/**
+ * Provides a link render element.
+ *
+ * @RenderElement("more_link")
+ */
+class MoreLink extends Link {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getInfo() {
+    $class = get_class($this);
+    $info = parent::getInfo();
+    return array(
+      '#title' => t('More'),
+      '#theme_wrappers' => array(
+        'container' => array(
+          '#attributes' => array('class' => 'more-link'),
+        ),
+      ),
+    ) + $info;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/src/Plugin/Block/AggregatorFeedBlock.php b/core/modules/aggregator/src/Plugin/Block/AggregatorFeedBlock.php
index 4fcb464..65f95f1 100644
--- a/core/modules/aggregator/src/Plugin/Block/AggregatorFeedBlock.php
+++ b/core/modules/aggregator/src/Plugin/Block/AggregatorFeedBlock.php
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ public function build() {
       $items = $this->itemStorage->loadMultiple($result);
 
       $more_link = array(
-        '#theme' => 'more_link',
-        '#url' => 'aggregator/sources/' . $feed->id(),
-        '#title' => t("View this feed's recent news."),
+        '#type' => 'more_link',
+        '#href' => 'aggregator/sources/' . $feed->id(),
+        '#attributes' => array('title' => $this->t("View this feed's recent news.")),
       );
       $read_more = drupal_render($more_link);
       $rendered_items = array();
diff --git a/core/modules/forum/src/Plugin/Block/ForumBlockBase.php b/core/modules/forum/src/Plugin/Block/ForumBlockBase.php
index 8e690f0..88d4780 100644
--- a/core/modules/forum/src/Plugin/Block/ForumBlockBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/forum/src/Plugin/Block/ForumBlockBase.php
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ public function build() {
     if ($node_title_list = node_title_list($result)) {
       $elements['forum_list'] = $node_title_list;
       $elements['forum_more'] = array(
-        '#theme' => 'more_link',
-        '#url' => 'forum',
-        '#title' => t('Read the latest forum topics.')
+        '#type' => 'more_link',
+        '#href' => 'forum',
+        '#attributes' => array('title' => t('Read the latest forum topics.')),
       );
     }
     return $elements;
diff --git a/core/modules/system/css/system.theme.css b/core/modules/system/css/system.theme.css
index 7023b4f..d415710 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/css/system.theme.css
+++ b/core/modules/system/css/system.theme.css
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ abbr.ajax-changed {
 }
 
 /**
- * Markup generated by theme_more_link().
+ * Markup generated by #type 'more_link'.
  */
 .more-link {
   display: block;
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Common/RenderElementTypesTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Common/RenderElementTypesTest.php
index 8d53fe4..6d83838 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Common/RenderElementTypesTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Common/RenderElementTypesTest.php
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ class RenderElementTypesTest extends DrupalUnitTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('system');
+  public static $modules = array('system', 'router_test');
 
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installConfig(array('system'));
+    $this->installSchema('system', array('router'));
+    \Drupal::service('router.builder')->rebuild();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -101,4 +103,85 @@ function testHtmlTag() {
     ), "<title>title test</title>\n", "#type 'html_tag' title tag generation");
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests system #type 'more_link'.
+   */
+  function testMoreLink() {
+    $elements = array(
+      array(
+        'name' => "#type 'more_link' anchor tag generation without extra classes",
+        'value' => array(
+          '#type' => 'more_link',
+          '#href' => 'http://drupal.org',
+        ),
+        'expected' => '//div[@class="more-link"]/a[@href="http://drupal.org" and text()="More"]',
+      ),
+      array(
+        'name' => "#type 'more_link' anchor tag generation with different link text",
+        'value' => array(
+          '#type' => 'more_link',
+          '#href' => 'http://drupal.org',
+          '#title' => 'More Titles',
+        ),
+        'expected' => '//div[@class="more-link"]/a[@href="http://drupal.org" and text()="More Titles"]',
+      ),
+      array(
+        'name' => "#type 'more_link' anchor tag generation with attributes on wrapper",
+        'value' => array(
+          '#type' => 'more_link',
+          '#href' => 'http://drupal.org',
+          '#theme_wrappers' => array(
+            'container' => array(
+              '#attributes' => array(
+                'title' => 'description',
+                'class' => array('more-link', 'drupal', 'test'),
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+        'expected' => '//div[@title="description" and contains(@class, "more-link") and contains(@class, "drupal") and contains(@class, "test")]/a[@href="http://drupal.org" and text()="More"]',
+      ),
+      array(
+        'name' => "#type 'more_link' anchor tag with a relative path",
+        'value' => array(
+          '#type' => 'more_link',
+          '#href' => 'a/link',
+        ),
+        'expected' => '//div[@class="more-link"]/a[@href="' . url('a/link') . '" and text()="More"]',
+      ),
+      array(
+        'name' => "#type 'more_link' anchor tag with a route",
+        'value' => array(
+          '#type' => 'more_link',
+          '#route_name' => 'router_test.1',
+          '#route_parameters' => array(),
+        ),
+        'expected' => '//div[@class="more-link"]/a[@href="' . \Drupal::urlGenerator()->generate('router_test.1') . '" and text()="More"]',
+      ),
+      array(
+        'name' => "#type 'more_link' anchor tag with an absolute path",
+        'value' => array(
+          '#type' => 'more_link',
+          '#href' => 'admin/content',
+          '#options' => array('absolute' => TRUE),
+        ),
+        'expected' => '//div[@class="more-link"]/a[@href="' . url('admin/content', array('absolute' => TRUE)) . '" and text()="More"]',
+      ),
+      array(
+        'name' => "#type 'more_link' anchor tag to the front page",
+        'value' => array(
+          '#type' => 'more_link',
+          '#href' => '<front>',
+        ),
+        'expected' => '//div[@class="more-link"]/a[@href="' . url('<front>') . '" and text()="More"]',
+      ),
+    );
+
+    foreach($elements as $element) {
+      $xml = new \SimpleXMLElement(drupal_render($element['value']));
+      $result = $xml->xpath($element['expected']);
+      $this->assertTrue($result, '"' . $element['name'] . '" input rendered correctly by drupal_render().');
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/theme_test/src/EventSubscriber/ThemeTestSubscriber.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/theme_test/src/EventSubscriber/ThemeTestSubscriber.php
index 0cdf668..a02be18 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/theme_test/src/EventSubscriber/ThemeTestSubscriber.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/theme_test/src/EventSubscriber/ThemeTestSubscriber.php
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ public function onRequest(GetResponseEvent $event) {
       // theme system is initialized this early, it is still capable of
       // returning output and theming the page as a whole.
       $more_link = array(
-        '#theme' => 'more_link',
-        '#url' => 'user',
-        '#title' => 'Themed output generated in a KernelEvents::REQUEST listener',
+        '#type' => 'more_link',
+        '#href' => 'user',
+        '#attributes' => array('title' => 'Themed output generated in a KernelEvents::REQUEST listener'),
       );
       $GLOBALS['theme_test_output'] = drupal_render($more_link);
     }