diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Entity/Vocabulary.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Entity/Vocabulary.php
index a2d7eef..156de4c 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Entity/Vocabulary.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Entity/Vocabulary.php
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
  *       "default" = "Drupal\taxonomy\VocabularyForm",
  *       "reset" = "Drupal\taxonomy\Form\VocabularyResetForm",
  *       "delete" = "Drupal\taxonomy\Form\VocabularyDeleteForm"
- *     }
+ *     },
+ *     "access" = "Drupal\taxonomy\VocabularyAccessControlHandler"
  *   },
  *   admin_permission = "administer taxonomy",
  *   config_prefix = "vocabulary",
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyAccessControlHandler.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyAccessControlHandler.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..309b26e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyAccessControlHandler.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\taxonomy;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Access\AccessResult;
+use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityAccessControlHandler;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Defines the access control handler for the vocabulary entity type.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\taxonomy\Entity\Vocabulary
+ */
+class VocabularyAccessControlHandler extends EntityAccessControlHandler {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function checkAccess(EntityInterface $entity, $operation, AccountInterface $account) {
+    // Allow all users to view vocabulary config entities.
+    if ($operation === 'view') {
+      return AccessResult::allowed();
+    }
+
+    return parent::checkAccess($entity, $operation, $account);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.routing.yml b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.routing.yml
index 8a3bd1a..e0046a0 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.routing.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ entity.taxonomy_vocabulary.overview_form:
     _form: 'Drupal\taxonomy\Form\OverviewTerms'
     _title_callback: 'Drupal\taxonomy\Controller\TaxonomyController::vocabularyTitle'
   requirements:
-    _entity_access: 'taxonomy_vocabulary.view'
+    _permission: 'administer taxonomy'
 
 entity.taxonomy_term.canonical:
   path: '/taxonomy/term/{taxonomy_term}'
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/tests/src/Unit/Views/VocabularyAccessControlHandlerTest.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/tests/src/Unit/Views/VocabularyAccessControlHandlerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf2a39d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/tests/src/Unit/Views/VocabularyAccessControlHandlerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\taxonomy\Unit\Views;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Cache\Context\CacheContextsManager;
+use Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\Container;
+use Drupal\Core\Session\UserSession;
+use Drupal\Tests\UnitTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * @group taxonomy
+ */
+class VocabularyAccessControlHandlerTest extends UnitTestCase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+
+    $cache_contexts_manager = $this->prophesize(CacheContextsManager::class);
+    $cache_contexts_manager->assertValidTokens()->willReturn(TRUE);
+    $cache_contexts_manager->reveal();
+    $container = new Container();
+    $container->set('cache_contexts_manager', $cache_contexts_manager);
+    \Drupal::setContainer($container);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Asserts correct vocabulary access for a vocabulary.
+   */
+  public function assertVocabularyAccess($viewer, $target, $view, $edit) {
+    foreach (array('view' => $view, 'edit' => $edit) as $operation => $result) {
+      $result_text = !isset($result) ? 'null' : ($result ? 'true' : 'false');
+      $message = "Access returns '$result_text' with operation '$operation' for '$viewer' accessing '$target'";
+      $this->assertSame($result, TRUE, $message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests anonymous access to vocabulary config entities.
+   *
+   * @dataProvider vocabularyProvider
+   */
+  public function testVocabularyAccess($viewer, $target, $view, $edit) {
+    $this->assertVocabularyAccess($viewer, $target, $view, $edit);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Provides test data for testVocabularyAccess().
+   */
+  public function vocabularyProvider() {
+
+    $anonymous = new UserSession(array(
+      'uid' => 1,
+      'roles' => array(),
+    ));
+
+    $vocabulary_access = array(
+      // Anonymous users are allowed to view vocabulary config entities by
+      // default.
+      array(
+        'viewer' => 'anonymous',
+        'target' => 'tags',
+        'view' => TRUE,
+        'edit' => FALSE,
+      ),
+    );
+    return $vocabulary_access;
+  }
+
+}