diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Tests/EntityReferenceFieldTest.php b/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Tests/EntityReferenceFieldTest.php
index bde0b2c..405ffa9 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Tests/EntityReferenceFieldTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/lib/Drupal/entity_reference/Tests/EntityReferenceFieldTest.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\entity_reference\Tests;
 
+use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface;
 use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig;
 use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldInstanceConfig;
 use Drupal\system\Tests\Entity\EntityUnitTestBase;
@@ -47,14 +48,14 @@ class EntityReferenceFieldTest extends EntityUnitTestBase {
   /**
    * A field array.
    *
-   * @var array
+   * @var \Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig
    */
   protected $field;
 
   /**
    * An associative array of field instance data.
    *
-   * @var array
+   * @var \Drupal\field\Entity\FieldInstanceConfig
    */
   protected $instance;
 
@@ -116,4 +117,49 @@ public function testEntityReferenceFieldValidation() {
     // https://drupal.org/node/2064191 is fixed
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests the property definitions of an entity reference field.
+   */
+  public function testEntityReferencePropertyDefinitions() {
+    $property_names = array_keys($this->field->getPropertyDefinitions());
+    $this->assertEqual(array('entity', 'target_id'), sort($property_names));
+
+    // Set up a new field with the 'target_revision' setting set to TRUE.
+    // Setup a field and instance.
+    /** @var \Drupal\field\FieldConfigInterface $field */
+    $field = entity_create('field_config', array(
+      'name' => $this->fieldName . '_revision',
+      'type' => 'entity_reference',
+      'entity_type' => $this->entityType,
+      'cardinality' => FieldDefinitionInterface::CARDINALITY_UNLIMITED,
+      'settings' => array(
+        'target_type' => $this->referencedEntityType,
+        'target_revision' => TRUE,
+      ),
+    ));
+    $field->save();
+    $property_names = array_keys($field->getPropertyDefinitions());
+    $this->assertEqual(array(
+      'entity',
+      'target_id',
+      'target_revision_id',
+    ), sort($property_names));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests the schema of an entity reference field.
+   */
+  public function testEntityReferenceSchema() {
+    $column_names = array_keys($this->field->getColumns());
+    $this->assertEqual(array('target_id'), $column_names);
+
+    $this->instance->settings['target_revision'] = TRUE;
+    $this->instance->save();
+    $column_names = array_keys($this->field->getColumns());
+    $this->assertEqual(array(
+      'target_id',
+      'target_revision_id',
+    ), sort($column_names));
+  }
+
 }