diff --git a/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentHalJsonAnonTest.php b/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentHalJsonAnonTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\hal\Functional\EntityResource\MenuLinkContent;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Cache\Cache;
+use Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\AnonResourceTestTrait;
+use Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\EntityResource\MenuLinkContent\MenuLinkContentResourceTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * MenuLinkContent anonymous hal json test.
+ *
+ * @group hal
+ */
+class MenuLinkContentHalJsonAnonTest extends MenuLinkContentResourceTestBase {
+
+  use AnonResourceTestTrait;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static $modules = ['hal'];
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $format = 'hal_json';
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $mimeType = 'application/hal+json';
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $expectedErrorMimeType = 'application/json';
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function getExpectedCacheContexts() {
+    // The 'url.site' cache context is added for '_links' in the response.
+    return Cache::mergeTags(parent::getExpectedCacheContexts(), ['url.site']);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentHalJsonBasicAuthTest.php b/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentHalJsonBasicAuthTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\EntityResource\MenuLinkContent;
+
+use Drupal\Tests\hal\Functional\EntityResource\MenuLinkContent\MenuLinkContentHalJsonAnonTest;
+use Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\BasicAuthResourceTestTrait;
+
+/**
+ * MenuLinkContent basic auth hal json test.
+ *
+ * @group hal
+ */
+class MenuLinkContentHalJsonBasicAuthTest extends MenuLinkContentHalJsonAnonTest {
+
+  use BasicAuthResourceTestTrait;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static $modules = ['basic_auth'];
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $auth = 'basic_auth';
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentHalJsonCookieTest.php b/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentHalJsonCookieTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\hal\Functional\EntityResource\MenuLinkContent;
+
+use Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\CookieResourceTestTrait;
+
+/**
+ * MenuLinkContent cookie hal json test.
+ *
+ * @group hal
+ */
+class EntityTestHalJsonCookieTest extends MenuLinkContentHalJsonAnonTest {
+
+  use CookieResourceTestTrait;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $auth = 'cookie';
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentJsonAnonTest.php b/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentJsonAnonTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\EntityResource\MenuLinkContent;
+
+use Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\AnonResourceTestTrait;
+
+/**
+ * @group rest
+ */
+class MenuLinkContentJsonAnonTest extends MenuLinkContentResourceTestBase {
+
+  use AnonResourceTestTrait;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $format = 'json';
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $mimeType = 'application/json';
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentJsonBasicAuthTest.php b/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentJsonBasicAuthTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\EntityResource\MenuLinkContent;
+
+use Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\BasicAuthResourceTestTrait;
+use Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\JsonBasicAuthWorkaroundFor2805281Trait;
+
+/**
+ * @group rest
+ */
+class MenuLinkContentJsonBasicAuthTest extends MenuLinkContentResourceTestBase {
+
+  use BasicAuthResourceTestTrait;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static $modules = ['basic_auth'];
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $format = 'json';
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $mimeType = 'application/json';
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $auth = 'basic_auth';
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentJsonCookieTest.php b/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentJsonCookieTest.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\EntityResource\MenuLinkContent\MenuLinkContentJsonCookieTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\EntityResource\MenuLinkContent;
+
+use Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\CookieResourceTestTrait;
+
+/**
+ * @group rest
+ */
+class MenuLinkContentJsonCookieTest extends MenuLinkContentResourceTestBase {
+
+  use CookieResourceTestTrait;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $format = 'json';
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $mimeType = 'application/json';
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $auth = 'cookie';
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentResourceTestBase.php b/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/MenuLinkContent/MenuLinkContentResourceTestBase.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\EntityResource\MenuLinkContent;
+
+use Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent;
+use Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\EntityResource\EntityResourceTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * ResourceTestBase for MenuLinkContent entity.
+ */
+abstract class MenuLinkContentResourceTestBase extends EntityResourceTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static $modules = ['menu_link_content'];
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $entityTypeId = 'menu_link_content';
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected static $patchProtectedFieldNames = [];
+
+  /**
+   * The MenuLinkContent entity.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\menu_link_content\MenuLinkContentInterface
+   */
+  protected $entity;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUpAuthorization($method) {
+    switch ($method) {
+      case 'GET':
+      case 'POST':
+      case 'PATCH':
+      case 'DELETE':
+        $this->grantPermissionsToTestedRole(['administer menu']);
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function createEntity() {
+    $menu_link = MenuLinkContent::create([
+      'id' => 'llama',
+      'title' => 'Llama Gabilondo',
+      'description' => 'Llama Gabilondo',
+      'link' => 'https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llama',
+      'weight' => 0,
+      'menu_name' => 'main',
+    ]);
+    $menu_link->save();
+
+    return $menu_link;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function getExpectedNormalizedEntity() {
+    return [
+      'uuid' => [
+        [
+          'value' => $this->entity->uuid(),
+        ],
+      ],
+      'id' => [
+        [
+          'value' => '1',
+        ],
+      ],
+      'title' => [
+        [
+          'value' => 'Llama Gabilondo',
+          'lang' => 'en',
+        ],
+      ],
+      'link' => [
+        [
+          'uri' => 'https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llama',
+          'title' => NULL,
+          'options' => [],
+        ],
+      ],
+      'weight' => [
+        [
+          'value' => 0,
+        ],
+      ],
+      'menu_name' => [
+        [
+          'value' => 'main',
+        ],
+      ],
+      'langcode' => [
+        [
+          'value' => 'en',
+          'lang' => 'en',
+        ],
+      ],
+      '_links' => [
+        'self' => [
+          'href' => $this->baseUrl . '/admin/structure/menu/item/1/edit?_format=hal_json',
+        ],
+        'type' => [
+          'href' => $this->baseUrl . '/rest/type/menu_link_content/menu_link_content',
+        ],
+      ],
+      'bundle' => [
+        [
+          'value' => 'menu_link_content',
+        ],
+      ],
+      'description' => [
+        [
+          'value' => 'Llama Gabilondo',
+          'lang' => 'en',
+        ],
+      ],
+      'external' => [
+        [
+          'value' => '0',
+        ],
+      ],
+      'rediscover' => [
+        [
+          'value' => '0',
+        ],
+      ],
+      'expanded' => [
+        [
+          'value' => '0',
+        ],
+      ],
+      'enabled' => [
+        [
+          'value' => TRUE,
+        ],
+      ],
+      'changed' => [
+        [
+          'value' => $this->entity->getChangedTime(),
+          'lang' => 'en',
+        ],
+      ],
+      'default_langcode' => [
+        [
+          'value' => '1',
+          'lang' => 'en',
+        ],
+      ],
+    ];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function getNormalizedPostEntity() {
+    return [
+      'name' => [
+        [
+          'title' => 'Dramallama',
+        ],
+      ],
+      'link' => [
+        [
+          'uri' => 'http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=drama%20llama',
+        ],
+      ],
+    ];
+  }
+
+}