diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityResolverManager.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityResolverManager.php
index e9a87d6..10ad93a 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityResolverManager.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityResolverManager.php
@@ -197,6 +197,30 @@ protected function setParametersFromEntityInformation(Route $route) {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Ensure revisionable entities load the latest revision on entity forms.
+   *
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\Routing\Route $route
+   *   The route object.
+   */
+  protected function setLatestRevisionFlag(Route $route) {
+    if (!$entity_form = $route->getDefault('_entity_form')) {
+      return;
+    }
+    // Only set the flag on entity types which are revisionable.
+    list($entity_type) = explode('.', $entity_form, 2);
+    if (!isset($this->getEntityTypes()[$entity_type]) || !$this->getEntityTypes()[$entity_type]->isRevisionable()) {
+      return;
+    }
+    $parameters = $route->getOption('parameters') ?: [];
+    foreach ($parameters as &$parameter) {
+      if ($parameter['type'] === 'entity:' . $entity_type && !isset($parameter['load_latest_revision'])) {
+        $parameter['load_latest_revision'] = TRUE;
+      }
+    }
+    $route->setOption('parameters', $parameters);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Set the upcasting route objects.
    *
    * @param \Symfony\Component\Routing\Route $route
@@ -212,6 +236,7 @@ public function setRouteOptions(Route $route) {
 
     // Try to use _entity_* information on the route.
     $this->setParametersFromEntityInformation($route);
+    $this->setLatestRevisionFlag($route);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/ParamConverter/EntityConverter.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/ParamConverter/EntityConverter.php
index 67f6a89..8f03770 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/ParamConverter/EntityConverter.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/ParamConverter/EntityConverter.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\TypedData\TranslatableInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Route;
 
@@ -60,14 +62,59 @@ public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager) {
    */
   public function convert($value, $definition, $name, array $defaults) {
     $entity_type_id = $this->getEntityTypeFromDefaults($definition, $name, $defaults);
-    if ($storage = $this->entityManager->getStorage($entity_type_id)) {
+    $storage = $this->entityManager->getStorage($entity_type_id);
+    $entity_definition = $this->entityManager->getDefinition($entity_type_id);
+
+    $entity = NULL;
+
+    // If the entity type is revisionable and the parameter has the
+    // "load_latest_revision" flag, load the latest revision.
+    if (!empty($definition['load_latest_revision']) && $entity_definition->isRevisionable()) {
+      $entity = $this->loadLatestRevision($storage, $entity_definition, $value);
+    }
+    else {
       $entity = $storage->load($value);
-      // If the entity type is translatable, ensure we return the proper
-      // translation object for the current context.
-      if ($entity instanceof EntityInterface && $entity instanceof TranslatableInterface) {
-        $entity = $this->entityManager->getTranslationFromContext($entity, NULL, ['operation' => 'entity_upcast']);
-      }
-      return $entity;
+    }
+
+    // If the entity type is translatable, ensure we return the proper
+    // translation object for the current context.
+    if ($entity instanceof EntityInterface && $entity instanceof TranslatableInterface) {
+      $entity = $this->entityManager->getTranslationFromContext($entity, NULL, ['operation' => 'entity_upcast']);
+    }
+
+    return $entity;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load the latest revision of an entity.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface $storage
+   *   The entity storage.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface $entity_definition
+   *   The entity definition.
+   * @param mixed $value
+   *   The raw value.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface|null
+   *   The loaded entity if it exists, NULL otherwise.
+   */
+  protected function loadLatestRevision(EntityStorageInterface $storage, EntityTypeInterface $entity_definition, $value) {
+    // @todo, replace this query with a standardized way of getting the
+    //   latest revision in https://www.drupal.org/node/2784201.
+    $entity_revisions = $storage
+      ->getQuery()
+      ->allRevisions()
+      ->condition($entity_definition->getKey('id'), $value)
+      ->sort($entity_definition->getKey('revision'), 'DESC')
+      ->range(0, 1)
+      // The entity converter is not concerned with access checking, skip the
+      // access check when looking up the latest revision.
+      ->accessCheck(FALSE)
+      ->execute();
+    if (!empty($entity_revisions)) {
+      $revision_ids = array_keys($entity_revisions);
+      $latest_revision_id = array_shift($revision_ids);
+      return $storage->loadRevision($latest_revision_id);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/ParamConverter/EntityConverterLatestRevisionTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/ParamConverter/EntityConverterLatestRevisionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34b53cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/ParamConverter/EntityConverterLatestRevisionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\KernelTests\Core\ParamConverter;
+
+use Drupal\entity_test\Entity\EntityTestMulRev;
+use Drupal\KernelTests\KernelTestBase;
+use Drupal\language\Entity\ConfigurableLanguage;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the entity converter when the "load_latest_revision" flag is set.
+ *
+ * @group ParamConverter
+ * @coversDefaultClass \Drupal\Core\ParamConverter\EntityConverter
+ */
+class EntityConverterLatestRevisionTest extends KernelTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to install.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = [
+    'entity_test',
+    'user',
+    'language',
+    'system',
+  ];
+
+  /**
+   * The entity converter service.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\ParamConverter\EntityConverter
+   */
+  protected $converter;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+
+    $this->installEntitySchema('user');
+    $this->installEntitySchema('entity_test_mulrev');
+    $this->installConfig(['system', 'language']);
+
+    $this->converter = $this->container->get('paramconverter.entity');
+
+    ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('de')->save();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests with no matching entity.
+   */
+  public function testNoEntity() {
+    $converted = $this->converter->convert(1, [
+      'load_latest_revision' => TRUE,
+      'type' => 'entity:entity_test_mulrev',
+    ], 'foo', []);
+    $this->assertEquals(NULL, $converted);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests with no pending revision.
+   */
+  public function testEntityNoPendingRevision() {
+    $entity = EntityTestMulRev::create();
+    $entity->save();
+
+    $converted = $this->converter->convert(1, [
+      'load_latest_revision' => TRUE,
+      'type' => 'entity:entity_test_mulrev',
+    ], 'foo', []);
+    $this->assertEquals($entity->getLoadedRevisionId(), $converted->getLoadedRevisionId());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests with a pending revision.
+   */
+  public function testEntityWithPendingRevision() {
+    $entity = EntityTestMulRev::create();
+    $entity->save();
+
+    $entity->isDefaultRevision(FALSE);
+    $entity->setNewRevision(TRUE);
+    $entity->save();
+
+    $converted = $this->converter->convert(1, [
+      'load_latest_revision' => TRUE,
+      'type' => 'entity:entity_test_mulrev',
+    ], 'foo', []);
+
+    $this->assertEquals($entity->getLoadedRevisionId(), $converted->getLoadedRevisionId());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests with a translated pending revision.
+   */
+  public function testWithTranslatedPendingRevision() {
+    $entity = EntityTestMulRev::create();
+    $entity->save();
+
+    // Create a translated pending revision.
+    $translated_entity = $entity->addTranslation('de');
+    $translated_entity->isDefaultRevision(FALSE);
+    $translated_entity->setNewRevision(TRUE);
+    $translated_entity->save();
+
+    // Change the site language so the converters will attempt to load entities
+    // with 'de'.
+    $this->config('system.site')->set('default_langcode', 'de')->save();
+
+    // The default loaded language is still 'en'.
+    EntityTestMulRev::load($entity->id());
+    $this->assertEquals('en', $entity->language()->getId());
+
+    // The converter will load the latest revision in the correct language.
+    $converted = $this->converter->convert(1, [
+      'load_latest_revision' => TRUE,
+      'type' => 'entity:entity_test_mulrev',
+    ], 'foo', []);
+    $this->assertEquals('de', $converted->language()->getId());
+    $this->assertEquals($translated_entity->getLoadedRevisionId(), $converted->getLoadedRevisionId());
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityResolverManagerTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityResolverManagerTest.php
index ee02cae..d9a53b4 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityResolverManagerTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/EntityResolverManagerTest.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Entity;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityResolverManager;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
@@ -445,23 +446,153 @@ protected function setupEntityTypes() {
     $definition->expects($this->any())
       ->method('getClass')
       ->will($this->returnValue('Drupal\Tests\Core\Entity\SimpleTestEntity'));
+    $definition->expects($this->any())
+      ->method('isRevisionable')
+      ->willReturn(FALSE);
+    $revisionable_definition = $this->getMock('Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface');
+    $revisionable_definition->expects($this->any())
+      ->method('getClass')
+      ->will($this->returnValue('Drupal\Tests\Core\Entity\SimpleTestEntity'));
+    $revisionable_definition->expects($this->any())
+      ->method('isRevisionable')
+      ->willReturn(TRUE);
     $this->entityManager->expects($this->any())
       ->method('getDefinitions')
       ->will($this->returnValue([
         'entity_test' => $definition,
+        'entity_test_rev' => $revisionable_definition,
       ]));
     $this->entityManager->expects($this->any())
       ->method('getDefinition')
-      ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($entity_type) use ($definition) {
+      ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($entity_type) use ($definition, $revisionable_definition) {
         if ($entity_type == 'entity_test') {
           return $definition;
         }
+        elseif ($entity_type === 'entity_test_rev') {
+          return $revisionable_definition;
+        }
         else {
           return NULL;
         }
       }));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @covers ::setLatestRevisionFlag
+   *
+   * @dataProvider setLatestRevisionFlagTestCases
+   */
+  public function testSetLatestRevisionFlag($defaults, $parameters, $expected_parameters = FALSE) {
+    $route = new Route('/foo/{entity_test}', $defaults, [], [
+      'parameters' => $parameters,
+    ]);
+    $this->setupEntityTypes();
+    $this->entityResolverManager->setRouteOptions($route);
+    // If expected parameters have not been provided, assert they are unchanged.
+    $this->assertEquals($expected_parameters ?: $parameters, $route->getOption('parameters'));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Data provider for ::testSetLatestRevisionFlag.
+   */
+  public function setLatestRevisionFlagTestCases() {
+    return [
+      'Entity parameter not on an entity form' => [
+        [],
+        [
+          'entity_test' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:entity_test_rev',
+          ],
+        ],
+      ],
+      'Entity parameter on an entity form' => [
+        [
+          '_entity_form' => 'entity_test_rev.edit'
+        ],
+        [
+          'entity_test_rev' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:entity_test_rev',
+          ],
+        ],
+        [
+          'entity_test_rev' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:entity_test_rev',
+            'load_latest_revision' => TRUE,
+          ],
+        ],
+      ],
+      'Multiple entity parameters on an entity form' => [
+        [
+          '_entity_form' => 'entity_test_rev.edit'
+        ],
+        [
+          'entity_test_rev' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:entity_test_rev',
+          ],
+          'node' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:node',
+          ],
+        ],
+        [
+          'entity_test_rev' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:entity_test_rev',
+            'load_latest_revision' => TRUE,
+          ],
+          'node' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:node',
+          ],
+        ],
+      ],
+      'Overriden load_latest_revision flag does not change' => [
+        [
+          '_entity_form' => 'entity_test_rev.edit'
+        ],
+        [
+          'entity_test_rev' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:entity_test_rev',
+            'load_latest_revision' => FALSE,
+          ],
+        ],
+      ],
+      'Non-revisionable entity type will not change' => [
+        [
+          '_entity_form' => 'entity_test.edit'
+        ],
+        [
+          'entity_test' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:entity_test',
+          ],
+        ],
+        FALSE,
+        FALSE,
+      ],
+      'Overriden load_latest_revision flag does not change with multiple parameters' => [
+        [
+          '_entity_form' => 'entity_test_rev.edit'
+        ],
+        [
+          'entity_test_rev' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:entity_test_rev',
+          ],
+          'node' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:node',
+            'load_latest_revision' => FALSE,
+          ],
+        ],
+        [
+          'entity_test_rev' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:entity_test_rev',
+            'load_latest_revision' => TRUE,
+          ],
+          'node' => [
+            'type' => 'entity:node',
+            'load_latest_revision' => FALSE,
+          ],
+        ],
+      ],
+    ];
+  }
+
 }
 
 /**