diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Block/Plugin/Block/Broken.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Block/Plugin/Block/Broken.php
index df61f3b..429b6f0 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Block/Plugin/Block/Broken.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Block/Plugin/Block/Broken.php
@@ -49,4 +49,14 @@ protected function brokenMessage() {
     return $build;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function calculateDependencies() {
+    // Broken blocks should preserve the provider of the broken plugin.
+    $dependencies = parent::calculateDependencies();
+    $dependencies['module'][] = $this->configuration['provider'];
+    return $dependencies;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php
index bb396e6..f235b04 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigEntityBase.php
@@ -352,9 +352,13 @@ public function preSave(EntityStorageInterface $storage) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function calculateDependencies() {
-    // All dependencies should be recalculated on every save apart from enforced
-    // dependencies. This ensures stale dependencies are never saved.
-    $this->dependencies = array_intersect_key($this->dependencies, ['enforced' => '']);
+    // Content dependencies are preserved because they are soft and the content
+    // might not exist when the configuration entity is created. This can be the
+    // case during configuration sync. Enforced dependencies are preserved
+    // because this is the only place this information exists. Recalculating
+    // configuration and module dependencies ensures stale information is never
+    // saved.
+    $this->dependencies = array_intersect_key($this->dependencies, ['enforced' => '', 'content' => '']);
     if ($this instanceof EntityWithPluginCollectionInterface) {
       // Configuration entities need to depend on the providers of any plugins
       // that they store the configuration for.
diff --git a/core/modules/block_content/tests/modules/block_content_test/config/install/block.block.test_content_dependency.yml b/core/modules/block_content/tests/modules/block_content_test/config/install/block.block.test_content_dependency.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a44a340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/block_content/tests/modules/block_content_test/config/install/block.block.test_content_dependency.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+langcode: en
+status: true
+dependencies:
+  content:
+    - 'block_content:basic:7297c945-457f-4b2c-8700-dc3052ab63ba'
+  module:
+    - block_content
+  theme:
+    - classy
+id: test_content_dependency
+theme: classy
+region: content
+weight: -8
+provider: null
+plugin: 'block_content:7297c945-457f-4b2c-8700-dc3052ab63ba'
+settings:
+  id: 'block_content:7297c945-457f-4b2c-8700-dc3052ab63ba'
+  label: 'Test Block'
+  provider: block_content
+  label_display: visible
+  status: true
+  info: ''
+  view_mode: full
+visibility: {  }
diff --git a/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentDependencyTest.php b/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentDependencyTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb370ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentDependencyTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\Tests\block_content\Kernel\BlockContentDependencyTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\block_content\Kernel;
+
+use Drupal\block_content\Entity\BlockContent;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\FileStorage;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\InstallStorage;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface;
+use Drupal\KernelTests\AssertConfigTrait;
+use Drupal\KernelTests\KernelTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests block content configuration dependencies.
+ *
+ * @group block_content
+ */
+class BlockContentDependencyTest extends KernelTestBase {
+
+  use AssertConfigTrait;
+
+  /**
+   * An array of modules to enabled.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = ['system', 'block', 'block_content', 'block_content_test'];
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    $this->installEntitySchema('block_content');
+    $this->installEntitySchema('block');
+    $this->installConfig(['block_content_test']);
+
+    BlockContent::create([
+      'uuid' => '7297c945-457f-4b2c-8700-dc3052ab63ba',
+      'type' => 'basic',
+    ])->save();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test that dependencies are not removed upon import.
+   */
+  public function testBlockContentDependency() {
+    $config_name = 'block.block.test_content_dependency';
+    $default_install_path = drupal_get_path('module', 'block_content_test') . '/' . InstallStorage::CONFIG_INSTALL_DIRECTORY;
+    $module_config_storage = new FileStorage($default_install_path, StorageInterface::DEFAULT_COLLECTION);
+
+    $result = $this->container->get('config.manager')
+      ->diff($module_config_storage, $this->container->get('config.storage'), $config_name);
+    $this->assertConfigDiff($result, $config_name, []);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/field/src/Tests/EntityReference/EntityReferenceIntegrationTest.php b/core/modules/field/src/Tests/EntityReference/EntityReferenceIntegrationTest.php
index 4d678f8..c4ffe7d 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/src/Tests/EntityReference/EntityReferenceIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/src/Tests/EntityReference/EntityReferenceIntegrationTest.php
@@ -164,7 +164,14 @@ public function testSupportedEntityTypesAndWidgets() {
       $field = FieldConfig::loadByName($this->entityType, $this->bundle, $this->fieldName);
       $field->save();
       $dependencies = $field->getDependencies();
-      $this->assertFalse(isset($dependencies[$key]) && in_array($referenced_entities[0]->getConfigDependencyName(), $dependencies[$key]), SafeMarkup::format('@type dependency @name does not exist.', ['@type' => $key, '@name' => $referenced_entities[0]->getConfigDependencyName()]));
+      // Content dependencies are soft and therefore will not be removed if they
+      // do not exist.
+      if ($key !== 'content') {
+        $this->assertFalse(isset($dependencies[$key]) && in_array($referenced_entities[0]->getConfigDependencyName(), $dependencies[$key]), SafeMarkup::format('@type dependency @name does not exist.', [
+          '@type' => $key,
+          '@name' => $referenced_entities[0]->getConfigDependencyName()
+        ]));
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Entity/ViewEntityDependenciesTest.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Entity/ViewEntityDependenciesTest.php
index 632be6a..6270175 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Entity/ViewEntityDependenciesTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Entity/ViewEntityDependenciesTest.php
@@ -103,15 +103,15 @@ public function testGetDependencies() {
       ]
     ];
     $expected['test_plugin_dependencies'] = [
-      'module' => [
-        'comment',
-        'views_test_data',
-      ],
       'content' => [
         'RowTest',
         'StaticTest',
         'StyleTest',
-      ]
+      ],
+      'module' => [
+        'comment',
+        'views_test_data',
+      ],
     ];
 
     $expected['test_argument_dependency'] = [
diff --git a/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_plugin_dependencies.yml b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_plugin_dependencies.yml
index 21877c9..4a123e6 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_plugin_dependencies.yml
+++ b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_plugin_dependencies.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ dependencies:
     - comment
     - views_test_data
   content:
-    - StaticTest
     - RowTest
+    - StaticTest
     - StyleTest
 id: test_plugin_dependencies
 label: test_plugin_dependencies