diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityForm.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityForm.php
index 14e910d..e20042b 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityForm.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityForm.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\Core\Entity;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface;
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Display\EntityFormDisplayInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Entity\EntityFormDisplay;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
@@ -30,6 +31,13 @@ class ContentEntityForm extends EntityForm implements ContentEntityFormInterface
   protected $entity;
 
   /**
+   * Whether a deep serialization should be performed on the entity object.
+   *
+   * @var bool
+   */
+  protected $entityDeepSerializationRequired = FALSE;
+
+  /**
    * The entity type bundle info service.
    *
    * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface
@@ -44,6 +52,13 @@ class ContentEntityForm extends EntityForm implements ContentEntityFormInterface
   protected $time;
 
   /**
+   * The widget plugin manager.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface
+   */
+  protected $widgetPluginManager;
+
+  /**
    * Constructs a ContentEntityForm object.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager
@@ -52,12 +67,15 @@ class ContentEntityForm extends EntityForm implements ContentEntityFormInterface
    *   The entity type bundle service.
    * @param \Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface $time
    *   The time service.
+   * @param \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager
+   *   The widget plugin manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL) {
+  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL, PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager = NULL) {
     $this->entityManager = $entity_manager;
 
     $this->entityTypeBundleInfo = $entity_type_bundle_info ?: \Drupal::service('entity_type.bundle.info');
     $this->time = $time ?: \Drupal::service('datetime.time');
+    $this->widgetPluginManager = $widget_plugin_manager ?: \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.field.widget');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -67,7 +85,8 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('entity.manager'),
       $container->get('entity_type.bundle.info'),
-      $container->get('datetime.time')
+      $container->get('datetime.time'),
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.field.widget')
     );
   }
 
@@ -328,6 +347,17 @@ public function getFormDisplay(FormStateInterface $form_state) {
    */
   public function setFormDisplay(EntityFormDisplayInterface $form_display, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $form_state->set('form_display', $form_display);
+
+    // If one of the widget requires a deep entity serialization then the
+    // entity should be deeply serialized as part of the form object
+    // serialization.
+    foreach ($form_display->getComponents() as $component) {
+      if (($widget_definition = $this->widgetPluginManager->getDefinition($component['type'])) && isset($widget_definition['entity_deep_serialization']) && $widget_definition['entity_deep_serialization']) {
+        $this->entityDeepSerializationRequired = TRUE;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
     return $this;
   }
 
@@ -450,4 +480,12 @@ protected function showRevisionUi() {
     return $this->entity->getEntityType()->showRevisionUi();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function __sleep() {
+    $this->entity->setDeepSerialization($this->entityDeepSerializationRequired);
+    return parent::__sleep();
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/book/src/Form/BookOutlineForm.php b/core/modules/book/src/Form/BookOutlineForm.php
index 8b4e364..7b73bf7 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/src/Form/BookOutlineForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/book/src/Form/BookOutlineForm.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Drupal\book\BookManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface;
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityForm;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface;
@@ -41,9 +42,11 @@ class BookOutlineForm extends ContentEntityForm {
    *   The entity type bundle service.
    * @param \Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface $time
    *   The time service.
+   * @param \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager
+   *   The widget plugin manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, BookManagerInterface $book_manager, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL) {
-    parent::__construct($entity_manager, $entity_type_bundle_info, $time);
+  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, BookManagerInterface $book_manager, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL, PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager = NULL) {
+    parent::__construct($entity_manager, $entity_type_bundle_info, $time, $widget_plugin_manager);
     $this->bookManager = $book_manager;
   }
 
@@ -55,7 +58,8 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
       $container->get('entity.manager'),
       $container->get('book.manager'),
       $container->get('entity_type.bundle.info'),
-      $container->get('datetime.time')
+      $container->get('datetime.time'),
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.field.widget')
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/src/CommentForm.php b/core/modules/comment/src/CommentForm.php
index d162a95..fd8a214 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/src/CommentForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/src/CommentForm.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Drupal\comment\Plugin\Field\FieldType\CommentItemInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface;
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Html;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Unicode;
 use Drupal\Core\Datetime\DrupalDateTime;
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
       $container->get('current_user'),
       $container->get('renderer'),
       $container->get('entity_type.bundle.info'),
-      $container->get('datetime.time')
+      $container->get('datetime.time'),
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.field.widget')
     );
   }
 
@@ -61,9 +63,11 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
    *   The entity type bundle service.
    * @param \Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface $time
    *   The time service.
+   * @param \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager
+   *   The widget plugin manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, AccountInterface $current_user, RendererInterface $renderer, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL) {
-    parent::__construct($entity_manager, $entity_type_bundle_info, $time);
+  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, AccountInterface $current_user, RendererInterface $renderer, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL, PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager = NULL) {
+    parent::__construct($entity_manager, $entity_type_bundle_info, $time, $widget_plugin_manager);
     $this->currentUser = $current_user;
     $this->renderer = $renderer;
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/contact/src/MessageForm.php b/core/modules/contact/src/MessageForm.php
index da221ff..3372560 100644
--- a/core/modules/contact/src/MessageForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/contact/src/MessageForm.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\contact;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface;
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateFormatterInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityForm;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
@@ -69,9 +70,11 @@ class MessageForm extends ContentEntityForm {
    *   The entity type bundle service.
    * @param \Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface $time
    *   The time service.
+   * @param \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager
+   *   The widget plugin manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, FloodInterface $flood, LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager, MailHandlerInterface $mail_handler, DateFormatterInterface $date_formatter, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL) {
-    parent::__construct($entity_manager, $entity_type_bundle_info, $time);
+  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, FloodInterface $flood, LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager, MailHandlerInterface $mail_handler, DateFormatterInterface $date_formatter, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL, PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager = NULL) {
+    parent::__construct($entity_manager, $entity_type_bundle_info, $time, $widget_plugin_manager);
     $this->flood = $flood;
     $this->languageManager = $language_manager;
     $this->mailHandler = $mail_handler;
@@ -89,7 +92,8 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
       $container->get('contact.mail_handler'),
       $container->get('date.formatter'),
       $container->get('entity_type.bundle.info'),
-      $container->get('datetime.time')
+      $container->get('datetime.time'),
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.field.widget')
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Form/MenuLinkContentForm.php b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Form/MenuLinkContentForm.php
index 8a708ce..2b6ee45 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Form/MenuLinkContentForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Form/MenuLinkContentForm.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\menu_link_content\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface;
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityForm;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface;
@@ -53,9 +54,11 @@ class MenuLinkContentForm extends ContentEntityForm {
    *   The entity type bundle service.
    * @param \Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface $time
    *   The time service.
+   * @param \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager
+   *   The widget plugin manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, MenuParentFormSelectorInterface $menu_parent_selector, LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager, PathValidatorInterface $path_validator, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL) {
-    parent::__construct($entity_manager, $entity_type_bundle_info, $time);
+  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, MenuParentFormSelectorInterface $menu_parent_selector, LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager, PathValidatorInterface $path_validator, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL, PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager = NULL) {
+    parent::__construct($entity_manager, $entity_type_bundle_info, $time, $widget_plugin_manager);
     $this->menuParentSelector = $menu_parent_selector;
     $this->pathValidator = $path_validator;
   }
@@ -70,7 +73,8 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
       $container->get('language_manager'),
       $container->get('path.validator'),
       $container->get('entity_type.bundle.info'),
-      $container->get('datetime.time')
+      $container->get('datetime.time'),
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.field.widget')
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/NodeForm.php b/core/modules/node/src/NodeForm.php
index bb58377..914bfdd 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/NodeForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/NodeForm.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\node;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface;
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityForm;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface;
@@ -33,9 +34,11 @@ class NodeForm extends ContentEntityForm {
    *   The entity type bundle service.
    * @param \Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface $time
    *   The time service.
+   * @param \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager
+   *   The widget plugin manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, PrivateTempStoreFactory $temp_store_factory, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL) {
-    parent::__construct($entity_manager, $entity_type_bundle_info, $time);
+  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, PrivateTempStoreFactory $temp_store_factory, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL, PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager = NULL) {
+    parent::__construct($entity_manager, $entity_type_bundle_info, $time, $widget_plugin_manager);
     $this->tempStoreFactory = $temp_store_factory;
   }
 
@@ -47,7 +50,8 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
       $container->get('entity.manager'),
       $container->get('user.private_tempstore'),
       $container->get('entity_type.bundle.info'),
-      $container->get('datetime.time')
+      $container->get('datetime.time'),
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.field.widget')
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/AccountForm.php b/core/modules/user/src/AccountForm.php
index 05257fd..c59cfb6 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/AccountForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/AccountForm.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\user;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface;
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Crypt;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityForm;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityConstraintViolationListInterface;
@@ -49,9 +50,11 @@
    *   The entity type bundle service.
    * @param \Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface $time
    *   The time service.
+   * @param \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager
+   *   The widget plugin manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager, QueryFactory $entity_query, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL) {
-    parent::__construct($entity_manager, $entity_type_bundle_info, $time);
+  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager, QueryFactory $entity_query, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $entity_type_bundle_info = NULL, TimeInterface $time = NULL, PluginManagerInterface $widget_plugin_manager = NULL) {
+    parent::__construct($entity_manager, $entity_type_bundle_info, $time, $widget_plugin_manager);
     $this->languageManager = $language_manager;
     $this->entityQuery = $entity_query;
   }
@@ -65,7 +68,8 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
       $container->get('language_manager'),
       $container->get('entity.query'),
       $container->get('entity_type.bundle.info'),
-      $container->get('datetime.time')
+      $container->get('datetime.time'),
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.field.widget')
     );
   }