diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module
index f0674de..7d4145a 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function menu_ui_block_view_system_menu_block_alter(array &$build, BlockPluginIn
   // Add contextual links for system menu blocks.
   $menus = menu_list_system_menus();
   $menu_name = $block->getDerivativeId();
-  if (isset($menus[$menu_name]) && isset($build['content'])) {
+  if (isset($menus[$menu_name])) {
     $build['#contextual_links']['menu'] = array(
       'route_parameters' => array('menu' => $menu_name),
     );
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuTest.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuTest.php
index 2864593..098ed0a 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 use Drupal\Component\Serialization\Json;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Unicode;
+use Drupal\Core\Cache\Cache;
 use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface;
 use Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent;
 use Drupal\system\Entity\Menu;
@@ -533,6 +534,12 @@ public function testBlockContextualLinks() {
     $this->assertResponse(200);
     $json = Json::decode($response);
     $this->assertIdentical($json[$id], '<ul class="contextual-links"><li class="block-configure"><a href="' . base_path() . 'admin/structure/block/manage/' . $block->id() . '">Configure block</a></li><li class="entitymenuedit-form"><a href="' . base_path() . 'admin/structure/menu/manage/tools">Edit menu</a></li></ul>');
+
+    // Test the contextual links are available when block caching is enabled.
+    $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/block/manage/' . $block->id(), ['settings[cache][max_age]' => Cache::PERMANENT], t('Save block'));
+    $this->drupalGet('test-page');
+    $id = 'block:block=' . $block->id() . ':|menu:menu=tools:';
+    $this->assertRaw('<div data-contextual-id="'. $id . '"></div>', format_string('Contextual link placeholder with id @id exists.', array('@id' => $id)));
   }
 
   /**