diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity.php
index 452f8c7..98f49f2 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity.php
@@ -254,11 +254,6 @@ protected function urlRouteParameters($rel) {
     // The entity ID is needed as a route parameter.
     $uri_route_parameters[$this->getEntityTypeId()] = $this->id();
 
-    // The 'admin-form' link requires the bundle as a route parameter if the
-    // entity type uses bundles.
-    if ($rel == 'admin-form' && $this->getEntityType()->getBundleEntityType() != 'bundle') {
-      $uri_route_parameters[$this->getEntityType()->getBundleEntityType()] = $this->bundle();
-    }
     return $uri_route_parameters;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php
index c827494..b073d7c 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php
@@ -323,9 +323,9 @@ public function getController($entity_type, $controller_type, $controller_class_
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getAdminRouteInfo($entity_type_id, $bundle) {
-    if (($entity_type = $this->getDefinition($entity_type_id, FALSE)) && $admin_form = $entity_type->getLinkTemplate('admin-form')) {
+    if (($entity_type = $this->getDefinition($entity_type_id, FALSE)) && $route_name = $entity_type->get('field_ui_base_route')) {
       return array(
-        'route_name' => $admin_form,
+        'route_name' => $route_name,
         'route_parameters' => array(
           $entity_type->getBundleEntityType() => $bundle,
         ),
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityType.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityType.php
index ca24505..18036b3 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityType.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityType.php
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ class EntityType implements EntityTypeInterface {
   protected $group_label;
 
   /**
+   * The route name where field UI will use to attach its routes.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  protected $field_ui_base_route;
+
+  /**
    * Constructs a new EntityType.
    *
    * @param array $definition
diff --git a/core/modules/block_content/src/Entity/BlockContent.php b/core/modules/block_content/src/Entity/BlockContent.php
index c825620..c9c8c3d 100644
--- a/core/modules/block_content/src/Entity/BlockContent.php
+++ b/core/modules/block_content/src/Entity/BlockContent.php
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
  *     "canonical" = "block_content.edit",
  *     "delete-form" = "block_content.delete",
  *     "edit-form" = "block_content.edit",
- *     "admin-form" = "block_content.type_edit"
  *   },
  *   fieldable = TRUE,
  *   translatable = TRUE,
@@ -52,7 +51,8 @@
  *     "label" = "info",
  *     "uuid" = "uuid"
  *   },
- *   bundle_entity_type = "block_content_type"
+ *   bundle_entity_type = "block_content_type",
+ *   field_ui_base_route = "block_content.type_edit",
  * )
  */
 class BlockContent extends ContentEntityBase implements BlockContentInterface {
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php b/core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php
index 3d3c42f..065600f 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
  *     "canonical" = "entity.comment.canonical",
  *     "delete-form" = "entity.comment.delete_form",
  *     "edit-form" = "entity.comment.edit_form",
- *     "admin-form" = "entity.comment_type.edit_form"
  *   },
- *   bundle_entity_type = "comment_type"
+ *   bundle_entity_type = "comment_type",
+ *   field_ui_base_route  = "entity.comment_type.edit_form",
  * )
  */
 class Comment extends ContentEntityBase implements CommentInterface {
diff --git a/core/modules/contact/src/Entity/Message.php b/core/modules/contact/src/Entity/Message.php
index b52b32a..f9e8b31 100644
--- a/core/modules/contact/src/Entity/Message.php
+++ b/core/modules/contact/src/Entity/Message.php
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@
  *     "uuid" = "uuid"
  *   },
  *   bundle_entity_type = "contact_category",
+ *   field_ui_base_route = "entity.contact_category.edit_form",
  *   fieldable = TRUE,
- *   links = {
- *     "admin-form" = "entity.contact_category.edit_form"
- *   }
  * )
  */
 class Message extends ContentEntityBase implements MessageInterface {
diff --git a/core/modules/field_ui/src/FieldUI.php b/core/modules/field_ui/src/FieldUI.php
index bd18010..77ec651 100644
--- a/core/modules/field_ui/src/FieldUI.php
+++ b/core/modules/field_ui/src/FieldUI.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class FieldUI {
    */
   public static function getOverviewRouteInfo($entity_type_id, $bundle) {
     $entity_type = \Drupal::entityManager()->getDefinition($entity_type_id);
-    if ($entity_type->hasLinkTemplate('admin-form')) {
+    if ($entity_type->get('field_ui_base_route')) {
       return new Url("field_ui.overview_$entity_type_id", array(
         $entity_type->getBundleEntityType() => $bundle,
       ));
diff --git a/core/modules/field_ui/src/Plugin/Derivative/FieldUiLocalTask.php b/core/modules/field_ui/src/Plugin/Derivative/FieldUiLocalTask.php
index 35d0218..e473663 100644
--- a/core/modules/field_ui/src/Plugin/Derivative/FieldUiLocalTask.php
+++ b/core/modules/field_ui/src/Plugin/Derivative/FieldUiLocalTask.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public function getDerivativeDefinitions($base_plugin_definition) {
     $this->derivatives = array();
 
     foreach ($this->entityManager->getDefinitions() as $entity_type_id => $entity_type) {
-      if ($entity_type->isFieldable() && $entity_type->hasLinkTemplate('admin-form')) {
+      if ($entity_type->isFieldable() && $entity_type->get('field_ui_base_route')) {
         $this->derivatives["overview_$entity_type_id"] = array(
           'route_name' => "field_ui.overview_$entity_type_id",
           'weight' => 1,
@@ -172,20 +172,19 @@ public function getDerivativeDefinitions($base_plugin_definition) {
    */
   public function alterLocalTasks(&$local_tasks) {
     foreach ($this->entityManager->getDefinitions() as $entity_type => $entity_info) {
-      if ($entity_info->isFieldable() && $entity_info->hasLinkTemplate('admin-form')) {
-        $admin_form = $entity_info->getLinkTemplate('admin-form');
-        $local_tasks["field_ui.fields:overview_$entity_type"]['base_route'] = $admin_form;
-        $local_tasks["field_ui.fields:form_display_overview_$entity_type"]['base_route'] = $admin_form;
-        $local_tasks["field_ui.fields:display_overview_$entity_type"]['base_route'] = $admin_form;
-        $local_tasks["field_ui.fields:field_form_display_default_$entity_type"]['base_route'] = $admin_form;
-        $local_tasks["field_ui.fields:field_display_default_$entity_type"]['base_route'] = $admin_form;
+      if ($entity_info->isFieldable() && $route_name = $entity_info->get('field_ui_base_route')) {
+        $local_tasks["field_ui.fields:overview_$entity_type"]['base_route'] = $route_name;
+        $local_tasks["field_ui.fields:form_display_overview_$entity_type"]['base_route'] = $route_name;
+        $local_tasks["field_ui.fields:display_overview_$entity_type"]['base_route'] = $route_name;
+        $local_tasks["field_ui.fields:field_form_display_default_$entity_type"]['base_route'] = $route_name;
+        $local_tasks["field_ui.fields:field_display_default_$entity_type"]['base_route'] = $route_name;
 
         foreach ($this->entityManager->getFormModes($entity_type) as $form_mode => $form_mode_info) {
-          $local_tasks['field_ui.fields:field_form_display_' . $form_mode . '_' . $entity_type]['base_route'] = $admin_form;
+          $local_tasks['field_ui.fields:field_form_display_' . $form_mode . '_' . $entity_type]['base_route'] = $route_name;
         }
 
         foreach ($this->entityManager->getViewModes($entity_type) as $view_mode => $form_mode_info) {
-          $local_tasks['field_ui.fields:field_display_' . $view_mode . '_' . $entity_type]['base_route'] = $admin_form;
+          $local_tasks['field_ui.fields:field_display_' . $view_mode . '_' . $entity_type]['base_route'] = $route_name;
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/field_ui/src/Routing/RouteSubscriber.php b/core/modules/field_ui/src/Routing/RouteSubscriber.php
index 9820438..4b371ab 100644
--- a/core/modules/field_ui/src/Routing/RouteSubscriber.php
+++ b/core/modules/field_ui/src/Routing/RouteSubscriber.php
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $manager) {
   protected function alterRoutes(RouteCollection $collection) {
     foreach ($this->manager->getDefinitions() as $entity_type_id => $entity_type) {
       $defaults = array();
-      if ($entity_type->isFieldable() && $entity_type->hasLinkTemplate('admin-form')) {
+      if ($entity_type->isFieldable() && $route_name = $entity_type->get('field_ui_base_route')) {
         // Try to get the route from the current collection.
-        if (!$entity_route = $collection->get($entity_type->getLinkTemplate('admin-form'))) {
+        if (!$entity_route = $collection->get($route_name)) {
           continue;
         }
         $path = $entity_route->getPath();
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
index b9d5a53..a347682 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@
  *     "uuid" = "uuid"
  *   },
  *   bundle_entity_type = "node_type",
+ *   field_ui_base_route = "node.type_edit",
  *   permission_granularity = "bundle",
  *   links = {
  *     "canonical" = "node.view",
  *     "delete-form" = "node.delete_confirm",
  *     "edit-form" = "node.page_edit",
  *     "version-history" = "node.revision_overview",
- *     "admin-form" = "node.type_edit"
  *   }
  * )
  */
diff --git a/core/modules/shortcut/src/Entity/Shortcut.php b/core/modules/shortcut/src/Entity/Shortcut.php
index bec4cb6..a8aaed0 100644
--- a/core/modules/shortcut/src/Entity/Shortcut.php
+++ b/core/modules/shortcut/src/Entity/Shortcut.php
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
  *     "canonical" = "entity.shortcut.canonical",
  *     "delete-form" = "entity.shortcut.delete_form",
  *     "edit-form" = "entity.shortcut.canonical",
- *     "admin-form" = "entity.shortcut.canonical"
  *   },
- *   bundle_entity_type = "shortcut_set"
+ *   bundle_entity_type = "shortcut_set",
+ *   field_ui_base_route = "entity.shortcut.canonical",
  * )
  */
 class Shortcut extends ContentEntityBase implements ShortcutInterface {
diff --git a/core/modules/system/entity.api.php b/core/modules/system/entity.api.php
index e80f34e..2fcf749 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/entity.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/entity.api.php
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
  *   - edit-form: Editing form.
  *   - admin-form: Form for editing bundle or entity type settings.
  *   - Other link types specific to your entity type can also be defined.
+ * - If content entity provides annotation key 'field_ui_base_route' with the
+ *   route where field UI will attach it management forms.
  * - If your content entity has bundles, you will also need to define a second
  *   plugin to handle the bundles. This plugin is itself a configuration entity
  *   type, so follow the steps here to define it. The machine name ('id'
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTest.php
index 4e94184..83097d7 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTest.php
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
  *     "canonical" = "entity_test.render",
  *     "edit-form" = "entity_test.edit_entity_test",
  *     "delete-form" = "entity_test.delete_entity_test",
- *     "admin-form" = "entity_test.admin_entity_test"
- *   }
+ *   },
+ *   field_ui_base_route = "entity_test.admin_entity_test",
  * )
  */
 class EntityTest extends ContentEntityBase implements EntityOwnerInterface {
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestBaseFieldDisplay.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestBaseFieldDisplay.php
index e9e7123..6f78e89 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestBaseFieldDisplay.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestBaseFieldDisplay.php
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
  *   },
  *   links = {
  *     "edit-form" = "entity_test.edit_entity_test",
- *     "admin-form" = "entity_test.admin_entity_test"
- *   }
+ *   },
+ *   field_ui_base_route = "entity_test.admin_entity_test",
  * )
  */
 class EntityTestBaseFieldDisplay extends EntityTest {
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestMul.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestMul.php
index c5227e4..524a2d4 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestMul.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestMul.php
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
  *     "canonical" = "entity_test.edit_entity_test_mul",
  *     "edit-form" = "entity_test.edit_entity_test_mul",
  *     "delete-form" = "entity_test.delete_entity_test_mul",
- *     "admin-form" = "entity_test.admin_entity_test_mul"
- *   }
+ *   },
+ *   field_ui_base_route = "entity_test.admin_entity_test_mul",
  * )
  */
 class EntityTestMul extends EntityTest {
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestNoId.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestNoId.php
index 71bc9b5..b0ec16a 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestNoId.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestNoId.php
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
  *   entity_keys = {
  *     "bundle" = "type",
  *   },
- *   links = {
- *     "admin-form" = "entity_test.admin_entity_test_no_id"
- *   }
+ *   field_ui_base_route = "entity_test.admin_entity_test_no_id",
  * )
  */
 class EntityTestNoId extends EntityTest {
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestStringId.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestStringId.php
index dbe4a20..4e190c4 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestStringId.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Entity/EntityTestStringId.php
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
  *   links = {
  *     "canonical" = "entity_test.render",
  *     "edit-form" = "entity_test.edit_entity_test_string_id",
- *     "admin-form" = "entity_test.admin_entity_test_string_id"
- *   }
+ *   },
+ *   field_ui_base_route = "entity_test.admin_entity_test_string_id",
  * )
  */
 class EntityTestStringId extends EntityTest {
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Entity/Term.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Entity/Term.php
index d01759f..028883b 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Entity/Term.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Entity/Term.php
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
  *     "uuid" = "uuid"
  *   },
  *   bundle_entity_type = "taxonomy_vocabulary",
+ *   field_ui_base_route = "taxonomy.overview_terms",
  *   links = {
  *     "canonical" = "taxonomy.term_page",
  *     "delete-form" = "taxonomy.term_delete",
  *     "edit-form" = "taxonomy.term_edit",
- *     "admin-form" = "taxonomy.overview_terms"
  *   },
  *   permission_granularity = "bundle"
  * )
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/Entity/User.php b/core/modules/user/src/Entity/User.php
index cd2fb48..8c573b7 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/Entity/User.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/Entity/User.php
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
  *   links = {
  *     "canonical" = "user.view",
  *     "edit-form" = "user.edit",
- *     "admin-form" = "user.account_settings",
  *     "cancel-form" = "user.cancel"
- *   }
+ *   },
+ *   field_ui_base_route = "user.account_settings",
  * )
  */
 class User extends ContentEntityBase implements UserInterface {
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityManagerTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityManagerTest.php
index c86a293..dfadfc9 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityManagerTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityManagerTest.php
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ public function testGetAdminRouteInfo() {
       ->method('getBundleEntityType')
       ->will($this->returnValue('bundle'));
     $banana->expects($this->once())
-      ->method('getLinkTemplate')
-      ->with('admin-form')
+      ->method('get')
+      ->with('field_ui_base_route')
       ->will($this->returnValue('entity.view'));
     $this->setUpEntityManager(array(
       'apple' => $apple,
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityUrlTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityUrlTest.php
index 7f6ff8f..4787e62 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityUrlTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityUrlTest.php
@@ -199,44 +199,6 @@ public function testUrl() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests the url() method for "admin-form".
-   *
-   * @covers ::urlRouteParameters()
-   */
-  public function testUrlForAdminForm() {
-    $entity_type = $this->getMock('Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface');
-    $entity_type->expects($this->exactly(2))
-      ->method('getLinkTemplates')
-      ->will($this->returnValue(array(
-        'admin-form' => 'test_entity_type.admin_form',
-      )));
-    $entity_type->expects($this->exactly(2))
-      ->method('getBundleEntityType')
-      ->will($this->returnValue('test_entity_type_bundle'));
-
-    $this->entityManager
-      ->expects($this->exactly(4))
-      ->method('getDefinition')
-      ->with('test_entity_type')
-      ->will($this->returnValue($entity_type));
-
-    $this->urlGenerator->expects($this->once())
-      ->method('generateFromRoute')
-      ->with('test_entity_type.admin_form', array(
-        'test_entity_type_bundle' => 'test_entity_bundle',
-        'test_entity_type' => 'test_entity_id',
-      ))
-      ->will($this->returnValue('entity/test_entity_type/test_entity_bundle/test_entity_id'));
-
-    $entity = $this->getMockForAbstractClass('Drupal\Core\Entity\Entity', array(array('id' => 'test_entity_id'), 'test_entity_type'), '', TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, array('bundle'));
-    $entity->expects($this->any())
-      ->method('bundle')
-      ->will($this->returnValue('test_entity_bundle'));
-
-    $this->assertSame('entity/test_entity_type/test_entity_bundle/test_entity_id', $entity->url('admin-form'));
-  }
-
-  /**
    * Tests the getPathByAlias() method.
    *
    * @covers ::getSystemPath()