diff --git a/core/includes/common.inc b/core/includes/common.inc
index f2a2b4c..b726bf5 100644
--- a/core/includes/common.inc
+++ b/core/includes/common.inc
@@ -3368,6 +3368,8 @@ function drupal_pre_render_dropbutton($element) {
  *     the page template (required).
  *   - #show_messages: Suppress drupal_get_message() items. Used by Batch
  *     API (optional).
+ *   - #show_local_tasks: Suppress tabs and actions. Used by Batch API
+ *     (optional).
  *
  * @return array
  *   The processed render array for the page.
@@ -3439,6 +3441,8 @@ function drupal_prepare_page($page) {
  *     the page template (required).
  *   - #show_messages: Suppress drupal_get_message() items. Used by Batch
  *     API (optional).
+ *   - #show_local_tasks: Suppress tabs and actions. Used by Batch API
+ *     (optional).
  *
  * @return string
  *   Returns the rendered string.
diff --git a/core/includes/theme.inc b/core/includes/theme.inc
index c63f679..3e5573f 100644
--- a/core/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/core/includes/theme.inc
@@ -2079,10 +2079,10 @@ function template_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
   $variables['logo']              = theme_get_setting('logo.url');
   $variables['main_menu']         = theme_get_setting('features.main_menu') ? menu_main_menu() : array();
   $variables['secondary_menu']    = theme_get_setting('features.secondary_menu') ? menu_secondary_menu() : array();
-  $variables['action_links']      = menu_get_local_actions();
+  $variables['action_links']      = $variables['page']['#show_local_tasks'] ? menu_get_local_actions() : array();
   $variables['site_name']         = (theme_get_setting('features.name') ? String::checkPlain($site_config->get('name')) : '');
   $variables['site_slogan']       = (theme_get_setting('features.slogan') ? filter_xss_admin($site_config->get('slogan')) : '');
-  $variables['tabs']              = menu_local_tabs();
+  $variables['tabs']              = $variables['page']['#show_local_tasks'] ? menu_local_tabs() : array();
 
   // Pass the main menu and secondary menu to the template as render arrays.
   if (!empty($variables['main_menu'])) {
diff --git a/core/modules/config/config.services.yml b/core/modules/config/config.services.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ce2696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/config/config.services.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+services:
+  config.config_subscriber:
+    class: Drupal\config\ConfigSubscriber
+    tags:
+      - { name: event_subscriber }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/BatchConfigImporter.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/BatchConfigImporter.php
similarity index 96%
rename from core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/BatchConfigImporter.php
rename to core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/BatchConfigImporter.php
index 67aee13..f9dffcb 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/BatchConfigImporter.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/BatchConfigImporter.php
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 
 /**
  * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\Core\Config\BatchConfigImporter.
+ * Contains \Drupal\config\BatchConfigImporter.
  */
 
-namespace Drupal\Core\Config;
+namespace Drupal\config;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvents;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporter;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporterEvent;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporterException;
 
 /**
  * Defines a batch configuration importer.
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/ConfigSubscriber.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/ConfigSubscriber.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80e69f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/ConfigSubscriber.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\config\ConfigSubscriber.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\config;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvents;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporterEvent;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporterException;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageDispatcher;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Config subscriber.
+ */
+class ConfigSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Checks that the Configuration module is not being uninstalled.
+   *
+   * @param ConfigImporterEvent $event
+   *   The config import event.
+   *
+   * @throws \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporterException
+   *   Exception thrown if the Configuration module is being uninstalled.
+   */
+  public function onConfigImporterValidate(ConfigImporterEvent $event) {
+    $importer = $event->getConfigImporter();
+    if ($importer instanceof BatchConfigImporter) {
+      $core_extension = $importer->getStorageComparer()->getSourceStorage()->read('core.extension');
+      if (!isset($core_extension['module']['config'])) {
+        throw new ConfigImporterException(t('Can not uninstall the Configuration module as part of a configuration synchronization through the user interface.'));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  static function getSubscribedEvents() {
+    $events[ConfigEvents::IMPORT_VALIDATE][] = array('onConfigImporterValidate', 20);
+    return $events;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Form/ConfigSync.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Form/ConfigSync.php
index c48a776..17daf6d 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Form/ConfigSync.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Form/ConfigSync.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 namespace Drupal\config\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface;
+use Drupal\config\BatchConfigImporter;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporterException;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ThemeHandlerInterface;
@@ -15,7 +17,6 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Lock\LockBackendInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\BatchConfigImporter;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageComparer;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\TypedConfigManager;
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGeneratorInterface;
@@ -256,21 +257,27 @@ public function submitForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
       drupal_set_message($this->t('Another request may be synchronizing configuration already.'));
     }
     else{
-      $operations = $config_importer->initialize();
-      $batch = array(
-        'operations' => array(),
-        'finished' => array(get_class($this), 'finishBatch'),
-        'title' => t('Synchronizing configuration'),
-        'init_message' => t('Starting configuration synchronization.'),
-        'progress_message' => t('Completed @current step of @total.'),
-        'error_message' => t('Configuration synchronization has encountered an error.'),
-        'file' => drupal_get_path('module', 'config') . '/config.admin.inc',
-      );
-      foreach ($operations as $operation) {
-        $batch['operations'][] = array(array(get_class($this), 'processBatch'), array($config_importer, $operation));
+      try {
+        $operations = $config_importer->initialize();
+        $batch = array(
+          'operations' => array(),
+          'finished' => array(get_class($this), 'finishBatch'),
+          'title' => t('Synchronizing configuration'),
+          'init_message' => t('Starting configuration synchronization.'),
+          'progress_message' => t('Completed @current step of @total.'),
+          'error_message' => t('Configuration synchronization has encountered an error.'),
+          'file' => drupal_get_path('module', 'config') . '/config.admin.inc',
+        );
+        foreach ($operations as $operation) {
+          $batch['operations'][] = array(array(get_class($this), 'processBatch'), array($config_importer, $operation));
+        }
+
+        batch_set($batch);
+      }
+      catch (ConfigImporterException $e) {
+        drupal_set_message($e->getMessage(), 'error');
       }
 
-      batch_set($batch);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportAllTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportAllTest.php
index 038e318..ade406b 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportAllTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportAllTest.php
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ public static function getInfo() {
     );
   }
 
+  public function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+
+    $this->web_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('synchronize configuration'));
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->web_user);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Tests that a fixed set of modules can be installed and uninstalled.
    */
@@ -81,6 +88,9 @@ public function testInstallUninstall() {
       return TRUE;
     });
 
+    // Can not uninstall config and use admin/config/development/configuration!
+    unset($modules_to_uninstall['config']);
+
     $this->assertTrue(isset($modules_to_uninstall['comment']), 'The comment module will be disabled');
 
     // Uninstall all modules that can be uninstalled.
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@ public function testInstallUninstall() {
     }
 
     // Import the configuration thereby re-installing all the modules.
-    $this->configImporter()->import();
+    $this->drupalPostForm('admin/config/development/configuration', array(), t('Import all'));
 
     // Check that all modules that were uninstalled are now reinstalled.
     $this->assertModules(array_keys($modules_to_uninstall), TRUE);
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportUITest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportUITest.php
index 084be15..68c3264 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportUITest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportUITest.php
@@ -305,6 +305,21 @@ function testImportDiff() {
     $this->drupalGet('admin/config/development/configuration/sync/diff/' . $config_name);
   }
 
+  public function testConfigUninstallConfigException() {
+    $staging = $this->container->get('config.storage.staging');
+
+    $core_extension = \Drupal::config('core.extension')->get();
+    unset($core_extension['module']['config']);
+    $staging->write('core.extension', $core_extension);
+
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/config/development/configuration');
+    $this->assertText('core.extension');
+
+    // Import and verify that both do not appear anymore.
+    $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, array(), t('Import all'));
+    $this->assertText('Can not uninstall the Configuration module as part of a configuration synchronization through the user interface.');
+  }
+
   function prepareSiteNameUpdate($new_site_name) {
     $staging = $this->container->get('config.storage.staging');
     // Create updated configuration object.
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Controller/BatchController.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Controller/BatchController.php
index 574872e..cbf3fba 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Controller/BatchController.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Controller/BatchController.php
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ public function batchPage(Request $request) {
       drupal_set_page_content($output);
       $page = element_info('page');
       $page['#show_messages'] = FALSE;
+      // @todo Remove once local tasks and actions are blocks.
+      $page['#show_local_tasks'] = FALSE;
 
       $page = $this->render($page);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index a870cb3..b23a26a 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ function system_element_info() {
   );
   $types['page'] = array(
     '#show_messages' => TRUE,
+    '#show_local_tasks' => TRUE,
     '#theme' => 'page',
     '#title' => '',
   );