diff --git a/core/modules/path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathItem.php b/core/modules/path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathItem.php
index ff8d795..a335d4b 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathItem.php
+++ b/core/modules/path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathItem.php
@@ -83,6 +83,28 @@ public function preSave() {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
+  public function __set($name, $value) {
+    // Also ensure that existing values are loaded when setting a value, this
+    // ensures that it is possible to set a new value immediately after loading
+    // an entity.
+    $this->ensureLoaded();
+    parent::__set($name, $value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function set($property_name, $value, $notify = TRUE) {
+    // Also ensure that existing values are loaded when setting a value, this
+    // ensures that it is possible to set a new value immediately after loading
+    // an entity.
+    $this->ensureLoaded();
+    return parent::set($property_name, $value, $notify);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
   public function postSave($update) {
     if (!$update) {
       if ($this->alias) {
diff --git a/core/modules/path/tests/src/Kernel/PathItemTest.php b/core/modules/path/tests/src/Kernel/PathItemTest.php
index 1d694d7..769fa3a 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/tests/src/Kernel/PathItemTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/path/tests/src/Kernel/PathItemTest.php
@@ -125,6 +125,23 @@ public function testPathItem() {
     $old_alias = $alias_storage->lookupPathSource('/foo', $node->language()->getId());
     $this->assertFalse($old_alias);
 
+    // Reload the node to make sure that it is possibly to set a value
+    // immediately after loading.
+    $node_storage->resetCache();
+    $loaded_node = $node_storage->load($node->id());
+    $loaded_node->get('path')->alias = '/foobar';
+    $loaded_node->save();
+
+    $node_storage->resetCache();
+    $loaded_node = $node_storage->load($node->id());
+    $this->assertFalse($loaded_node->get('path')->isEmpty());
+    $this->assertEquals('/foobar', $loaded_node->get('path')->alias);
+    $stored_alias = $alias_storage->lookupPathAlias('/' . $node->toUrl()->getInternalPath(), $node->language()->getId());
+    $this->assertEquals('/foobar', $stored_alias);
+
+    $old_alias = $alias_storage->lookupPathSource('/bar', $node->language()->getId());
+    $this->assertFalse($old_alias);
+
     $loaded_node->get('path')->alias = '';
     $this->assertEquals('', $loaded_node->get('path')->alias);