diff --git a/core/modules/field/migration_templates/d7_field.yml b/core/modules/field/migration_templates/d7_field.yml
index f4f2e6e..1fa0069 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/migration_templates/d7_field.yml
+++ b/core/modules/field/migration_templates/d7_field.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ process:
   langcode: 'constants/langcode'
   field_name: field_name
   type:
-    plugin: field_type
+    plugin: process_field
     source: type
+    method: getFieldType
   # Translatable is not migrated and the Drupal 8 default of true is used.
   # If translatable is false in field storage then the field can not be
   # set to translatable via the UI.
diff --git a/core/modules/field/src/Plugin/migrate/process/ProcessField.php b/core/modules/field/src/Plugin/migrate/process/ProcessField.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e96db68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/field/src/Plugin/migrate/process/ProcessField.php
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\field\Plugin\migrate\process;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\Exception\PluginNotFoundException;
+use Drupal\Core\Plugin\ContainerFactoryPluginInterface;
+use Drupal\migrate\MigrateException;
+use Drupal\migrate\MigrateExecutableInterface;
+use Drupal\migrate\Plugin\MigrationInterface;
+use Drupal\migrate\ProcessPluginBase;
+use Drupal\migrate\Row;
+use Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\MigrateCckFieldPluginManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\MigrateFieldPluginManagerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Get the value from a method call on a field plugin instance.
+ *
+ * This process plugin will instantiate a field plugin based on the given
+ * field type and then call the given method on it for the return value.
+ *
+ * Available configuration keys:
+ * - source: The source field type to use to instantiate a field plugin.
+ * - method: The method to be called on the field plugin instance.
+ *
+ * If no field plugin for the given field type is found, NULL will be returned.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ * @code
+ * process:
+ *   type:
+ *     plugin: process_field
+ *     source: type
+ *     method: getFieldType
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\migrate\Plugin\MigrateProcessInterface
+ * @see \Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\MigrateFieldInterface;
+ *
+ * @MigrateProcessPlugin(
+ *   id = "process_field"
+ * )
+ */
+class ProcessField extends ProcessPluginBase implements ContainerFactoryPluginInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * The cckfield plugin manager.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\MigrateCckFieldPluginManagerInterface
+   */
+  protected $cckPluginManager;
+
+  /**
+   * The field plugin manager.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\MigrateFieldPluginManagerInterface
+   */
+  protected $fieldPluginManager;
+
+  /**
+   * The migration being run.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\migrate\Plugin\MigrationInterface
+   */
+  protected $migration;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a ProcessField plugin.
+   *
+   * @param array $configuration
+   *   The plugin configuration.
+   * @param string $plugin_id
+   *   The plugin ID.
+   * @param mixed $plugin_definition
+   *   The plugin definition.
+   * @param \Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\MigrateCckFieldPluginManagerInterface $cck_plugin_manager
+   *   The cckfield plugin manager.
+   * @param \Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\MigrateFieldPluginManagerInterface $field_plugin_manager
+   *   The field plugin manager.
+   * @param \Drupal\migrate\Plugin\MigrationInterface $migration
+   *   The migration being run.
+   */
+  public function __construct(array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, MigrateCckFieldPluginManagerInterface $cck_plugin_manager, MigrateFieldPluginManagerInterface $field_plugin_manager, MigrationInterface $migration = NULL) {
+    parent::__construct($configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition);
+    $this->cckPluginManager = $cck_plugin_manager;
+    $this->fieldPluginManager = $field_plugin_manager;
+    $this->migration = $migration;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, MigrationInterface $migration = NULL) {
+    return new static(
+      $configuration,
+      $plugin_id,
+      $plugin_definition,
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.migrate.cckfield'),
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.migrate.field'),
+      $migration
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function transform($value, MigrateExecutableInterface $migrate_executable, Row $row, $destination_property) {
+    if (!is_string($value)) {
+      throw new MigrateException('The input value must be a string.');
+    }
+
+    if (empty($this->configuration['method'])) {
+      throw new MigrateException('You need to specify the name of a method to be called on the Field plugin.');
+    }
+    $method = $this->configuration['method'];
+
+    try {
+      return $this->callMethodOnFieldPlugin($this->fieldPluginManager, $value, $method, $row);
+    }
+    catch (PluginNotFoundException $e) {
+      try {
+        return $this->callMethodOnFieldPlugin($this->cckPluginManager, $value, $method, $row);
+      }
+      catch (PluginNotFoundException $e) {
+        return NULL;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Instantiate a field plugin and call a method on it.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\MigrateFieldPluginManagerInterface $field_plugin_manager
+   *   The field plugin manager.
+   * @param string $field_type
+   *   The field type for which to get the field plugin.
+   * @param string $method
+   *   The method to call on the field plugin.
+   * @param \Drupal\migrate\Row $row
+   *   The row from the source to process.
+   *
+   * @return mixed
+   *   The return value from the method called on the field plugin.
+   */
+  protected function callMethodOnFieldPlugin(MigrateFieldPluginManagerInterface $field_plugin_manager, $field_type, $method, Row $row) {
+    $plugin_id = $field_plugin_manager->getPluginIdFromFieldType($field_type, [], $this->migration);
+    $plugin_instance = $field_plugin_manager->createInstance($plugin_id, [], $this->migration);
+    if (!is_callable([$plugin_instance, $method])) {
+      throw new MigrateException('The specified method does not exists or is not callable.');
+    }
+    return call_user_func_array([$plugin_instance, $method], [$row]);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/field/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/migrate/process/ProcessFieldTest.php b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/migrate/process/ProcessFieldTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db9709e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/migrate/process/ProcessFieldTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\field\Unit\Plugin\migrate\process;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\Exception\PluginNotFoundException;
+use Drupal\field\Plugin\migrate\process\ProcessField;
+use Drupal\migrate\MigrateException;
+use Drupal\migrate\MigrateExecutable;
+use Drupal\migrate\Plugin\MigrationInterface;
+use Drupal\migrate\Row;
+use Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\MigrateCckFieldPluginManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\MigrateFieldInterface;
+use Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\MigrateFieldPluginManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Tests\migrate\Unit\MigrateTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the ProcessField migrate process plugin.
+ *
+ * @coversDefaultClass \Drupal\field\Plugin\migrate\process\ProcessField
+ * @group field
+ * @group legacy
+ */
+class ProcessFieldTest extends MigrateTestCase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp() {
+    $this->cckFieldManager = $this->prophesize(MigrateCckFieldPluginManagerInterface::class);
+    $this->fieldManager = $this->prophesize(MigrateFieldPluginManagerInterface::class);
+    $this->fieldPlugin = $this->prophesize(MigrateFieldInterface::class);
+    $this->migrateExecutable = $this->prophesize(MigrateExecutable::class);
+    $this->migration = $this->prophesize(MigrationInterface::class);
+    $this->row = $this->prophesize(Row::class);
+
+    $this->fieldManager->getPluginIdFromFieldType('foo', [], $this->migration->reveal())->willReturn('foo');
+    $this->fieldManager->createInstance('foo', [], $this->migration->reveal())->willReturn($this->fieldPlugin);
+
+    parent::setUp();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests the transform method.
+   *
+   * @param string $method
+   *   The method to call.
+   * @param string $value
+   *   The value to process.
+   * @param mixed $expected_value
+   *   The expected transformed value.
+   * @param string $migrate_exception
+   *   The MigrateException message to expect.
+   * @param bool $plugin_not_found
+   *   Whether the field plugin is not found.
+   *
+   * @covers ::transform
+   * @dataProvider providerTestTransform
+   */
+  public function testTransform($method, $value, $expected_value, $migrate_exception = '', $plugin_not_found = FALSE) {
+    if ($method) {
+      $this->fieldPlugin->$method($this->row->reveal())->willReturn($expected_value);
+    }
+    $this->plugin = new ProcessField(['method' => $method], $value, [], $this->cckFieldManager->reveal(), $this->fieldManager->reveal(), $this->migration->reveal());
+
+    if ($migrate_exception) {
+      $this->setExpectedException(MigrateException::class, $migrate_exception);
+    }
+
+    if ($plugin_not_found) {
+      $exception = new PluginNotFoundException('foo');
+      $this->cckFieldManager->getPluginIdFromFieldType()->willThrow($exception);
+      $this->fieldManager->getPluginIdFromFieldType()->willThrow($exception);
+    }
+
+    $transformed_value = $this->plugin->transform($value, $this->migrateExecutable->reveal(), $this->row->reveal(), 'foo');
+    $this->assertSame($transformed_value, $expected_value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Provides data for the transform method test.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   - The method to call.
+   *   - The value to process.
+   *   - The expected transformed value.
+   *   - The MigrateException message to expect.
+   *   - Whether the field plugin is not found.
+   */
+  public function providerTestTransform() {
+    return [
+      // Tests the getFieldType() method.
+      [
+        'method' => 'getFieldType',
+        'value' => 'foo',
+        'expected_value' => 'bar',
+      ],
+      // Tests the getFieldFormatterMap() method.
+      [
+        'method' => 'getFieldFormatterMap',
+        'value' => 'foo',
+        'expected_value' => ['foo' => 'bar'],
+      ],
+      // Tests the getFieldWidgetMap() method.
+      [
+        'method' => 'getFieldWidgetMap',
+        'value' => 'foo',
+        'expected_value' => ['foo' => 'bar'],
+      ],
+      // Tests that an exception is thrown if the value is not a string.
+      [
+        'method' => 'getFieldType',
+        'value' => ['foo'],
+        'expected_value' => '',
+        'migrate_exception' => 'The input value must be a string.',
+      ],
+      // Tests that an exception is thrown if no method name is provided.
+      [
+        'method' => '',
+        'value' => '',
+        'expected_value' => '',
+        'migrate_exception' => 'You need to specify the name of a method to be called on the Field plugin.',
+      ],
+      // Tests that NULL is returned if no field plugin is found.
+      [
+        'method' => 'getFieldType',
+        'value' => 'foo',
+        'expected_value' => NULL,
+        'migrate_exception' => '',
+        'plugin_not_found' => TRUE,
+      ],
+    ];
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/migrate/field/d7/TextField.php b/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/migrate/field/d7/TextField.php
index 586f102..6cdc3b0 100644
--- a/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/migrate/field/d7/TextField.php
+++ b/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/migrate/field/d7/TextField.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\text\Plugin\migrate\field\d7;
 
+use Drupal\migrate\Row;
 use Drupal\text\Plugin\migrate\field\d6\TextField as D6TextField;
 
 /**
@@ -15,4 +16,18 @@
  *   core = {7}
  * )
  */
-class TextField extends D6TextField {}
+class TextField extends D6TextField {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getFieldType(Row $row) {
+    $instances = $row->getSourceProperty('instances');
+    // @TODO: figure out if we were expecting this populated. It isn't.
+    $definitions = $row->getSourceProperty('field_definition');
+
+    return parent::getFieldType($row);
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/text/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/MigrateTextConfigsTest.php b/core/modules/text/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateTextConfigsTest.php
similarity index 94%
rename from core/modules/text/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/MigrateTextConfigsTest.php
rename to core/modules/text/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateTextConfigsTest.php
index 05b3708..00cf320 100644
--- a/core/modules/text/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/MigrateTextConfigsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/text/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateTextConfigsTest.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace Drupal\Tests\text\Kernel\Migrate;
+namespace Drupal\Tests\text\Kernel\Migrate\d6;
 
 use Drupal\Tests\SchemaCheckTestTrait;
 use Drupal\Tests\migrate_drupal\Kernel\d6\MigrateDrupal6TestBase;
diff --git a/core/modules/text/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/TextFieldConfig.php b/core/modules/text/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/TextFieldConfig.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52b56d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/text/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/TextFieldConfig.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\text\Kernel\Migrate\d6;
+
+use Drupal\Tests\migrate_drupal\Kernel\d7\MigrateDrupal7TestBase;
+use Drupal\Tests\SchemaCheckTestTrait;
+
+/**
+ * Plaintext fields migrated to text formatted or plain text.
+ *
+ * @group migrate_drupal_7
+ */
+class TextFieldConfig extends MigrateDrupal7TestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static $modules = [
+    'content_translation',
+    'comment',
+    'datetime',
+    'filter',
+    'image',
+    'language',
+    'link',
+    'menu_ui',
+    'node',
+    'taxonomy',
+    'telephone',
+    'text',
+  ];
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    $this->executeMigrations(['d7_field', 'd7_instance']);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests migration of plain text fields.
+   */
+  public function testPlainText() {
+    $this->fail('@TODO: build a test');
+  }
+
+}