diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigImporter.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigImporter.php
index 090b883..24d5e71 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigImporter.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigImporter.php
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\Core\Config;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvents;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigStorageControllerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ImportableEntityStorageInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\DependencySerialization;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageException;
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/StorageComparer.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/StorageComparer.php
index 02cd64f..36031ab 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/StorageComparer.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/StorageComparer.php
@@ -170,11 +170,27 @@ protected function addChangelistCreate() {
    * should be updated before field instances.
    */
   protected function addChangelistUpdate() {
+    $recreates = array();
     foreach (array_intersect($this->sourceNames, $this->targetNames) as $name) {
       if ($this->sourceData[$name] !== $this->targetData[$name]) {
-        $this->addChangeList('update', array($name));
+        if (isset($this->sourceData[$name]['uuid']) && $this->sourceData[$name]['uuid'] != $this->targetData[$name]['uuid']) {
+          // The entity has the same file as an existing entity but the UUIDs do
+          // not match. This means that the the entity has been recreated so
+          // config synchronisation should do the same.
+          $recreates[] = $name;
+        }
+        else {
+          $this->addChangeList('update', array($name));
+        }
       }
     }
+
+    if (!empty($recreates)) {
+      // Recreates should become deletes and creates. Deletes should be ordered
+      // so that dependencies are deleted first.
+      $this->addChangeList('create', $recreates);
+      $this->addChangeList('delete', array_reverse($recreates));
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportRecreateTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportRecreateTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8811a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportRecreateTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\config\Tests\ConfigImportRecreateTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\config\Tests;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\Unicode;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporter;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageComparer;
+use Drupal\simpletest\DrupalUnitTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests importing recreated configuration entities.
+ */
+class ConfigImportRecreateTest extends DrupalUnitTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Config Importer object used for testing.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporter
+   */
+  protected $configImporter;
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = array('system', 'node', 'field', 'text', 'entity');
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Import renamed configuration',
+      'description' => 'Tests importing renamed configuration.',
+      'group' => 'Configuration',
+    );
+  }
+
+  public function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+
+    $this->installSchema('system', 'config_snapshot');
+    $this->installSchema('node', 'node');
+
+    // Set up the ConfigImporter object for testing.
+    $storage_comparer = new StorageComparer(
+      $this->container->get('config.storage.staging'),
+      $this->container->get('config.storage')
+    );
+    $this->configImporter = new ConfigImporter(
+      $storage_comparer->createChangelist(),
+      $this->container->get('event_dispatcher'),
+      $this->container->get('config.manager'),
+      $this->container->get('lock'),
+      $this->container->get('config.typed')
+    );
+    $this->copyConfig($this->container->get('config.storage'), $this->container->get('config.storage.staging'));
+  }
+
+  public function testRecreateEntity() {
+    $type_name = Unicode::strtolower($this->randomName(16));
+    $content_type = entity_create('node_type', array(
+      'type' => $type_name,
+      'name' => 'Node type one',
+    ));
+    $content_type->save();
+    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface $active */
+    $active = $this->container->get('config.storage');
+    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface $staging */
+    $staging = $this->container->get('config.storage.staging');
+
+    $config_name = $content_type->getEntityType()->getConfigPrefix() . '.' . $content_type->id();
+    $this->copyConfig($active, $staging);
+
+    // Delete the content type. This will also delete a field, a field instance,
+    // an entity view display and an entity form display.
+    $content_type->delete();
+    $this->assertFalse($active->exists($config_name), 'Content type\'s old name does not exist active store.');
+    // Recreate with the same type - this will have a different UUID.
+    $content_type = entity_create('node_type', array(
+      'type' => $type_name,
+      'name' => 'Node type two',
+    ));
+    $content_type->save();
+
+    $this->configImporter->reset();
+    // A node type, a field, a field instance an entity view display and an
+    // entity form display will be recreated.
+    $creates = $this->configImporter->getUnprocessed('create');
+    $deletes = $this->configImporter->getUnprocessed('delete');
+    $this->assertEqual(5, count($creates), 'There are 5 configuration items to create.');
+    $this->assertEqual(5, count($deletes), 'There are 5 configuration items to delete.');
+    $this->assertEqual(0, count($this->configImporter->getUnprocessed('update')), 'There are no configuration items to update.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($creates, array_reverse($deletes), 'Deletes and creates contain the same configuration names in opposite orders due to dependencies.');
+
+    $this->configImporter->import();
+
+    // Verify that there is nothing more to import.
+    $this->assertFalse($this->configImporter->reset()->hasUnprocessedChanges());
+    $content_type = entity_load('node_type', $type_name);
+    $this->assertEqual('Node type one', $content_type->label());
+  }
+
+
+}
+
diff --git a/core/modules/field/field.module b/core/modules/field/field.module
index 0c173c2..7c258c5 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/field.module
+++ b/core/modules/field/field.module
@@ -223,6 +223,15 @@ function field_entity_bundle_rename($entity_type, $bundle_old, $bundle_new) {
  * simple DELETE query).
  */
 function field_entity_bundle_delete($entity_type, $bundle) {
+  $view_displays = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('entity_view_display', array('targetEntityType' => $entity_type, 'bundle' => $bundle));
+  foreach ($view_displays as $view_display) {
+    $view_display->delete();
+  }
+  $form_displays = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('entity_form_display', array('targetEntityType' => $entity_type, 'bundle' => $bundle));
+  foreach ($form_displays as $form_display) {
+    $form_display->delete();
+  }
+
   // Get the instances on the bundle. entity_load_multiple_by_properties() must
   // be used here since field_info_instances() does not return instances for
   // disabled entity types or bundles.
diff --git a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Entity/FieldInstanceConfig.php b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Entity/FieldInstanceConfig.php
index 5cc9f67..e09b1b8 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Entity/FieldInstanceConfig.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Entity/FieldInstanceConfig.php
@@ -428,6 +428,13 @@ public static function postDelete(EntityStorageControllerInterface $storage_cont
       }
     }
 
+    // If this is part of a configuration synchronization then the following
+    // configuration updates are not necessary.
+    $entity = reset($instances);
+    if ($entity->isSyncing()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Delete fields that have no more instances.
     $fields_to_delete = array();
     foreach ($instances as $instance) {