diff --git a/core/modules/field/src/Tests/TestItemWithDependenciesTest.php b/core/modules/field/src/Tests/TestItemWithDependenciesTest.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\field\Tests\TestItemWithDependenciesTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\field\Tests;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the new entity API for the test field with dependencies type.
+ *
+ * @group field
+ */
+class TestItemWithDependenciesTest extends FieldUnitTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = array('field_test');
+
+  /**
+   * The name of the field to use in this test.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  protected $field_name = 'field_test';
+
+  /**
+   * Tests that field types can add dependencies to field config entities.
+   */
+  public function testTestItemWithDepenencies() {
+    // Create a 'test_field_with_dependencies' field and storage for validation.
+    entity_create('field_storage_config', array(
+      'field_name' => $this->field_name,
+      'entity_type' => 'entity_test',
+      'type' => 'test_field_with_dependencies',
+    ))->save();
+    $field = entity_create('field_config', array(
+      'entity_type' => 'entity_test',
+      'field_name' => $this->field_name,
+      'bundle' => 'entity_test',
+    ));
+    $field->save();
+
+    // Validate that the field configuration entity has the expected
+    // dependencies.
+    $this->assertEqual([
+      'content' => ['node:article:uuid'],
+      'entity' => ['field.storage.entity_test.field_test'],
+      'module' => ['field_test', 'test_module']
+    ], $field->getDependencies());
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TestItemWithDependencies.php b/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TestItemWithDependencies.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\field_test\Plugin\Field\FieldType\TestItemWithDependencies.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\field_test\Plugin\Field\FieldType;
+
+
+/**
+ * Defines the 'test_field_with_dependencies' entity field item.
+ *
+ * @FieldType(
+ *   id = "test_field_with_dependencies",
+ *   label = @Translation("Test field with dependencies"),
+ *   description = @Translation("Dummy field type used for tests."),
+ *   default_widget = "test_field_widget",
+ *   default_formatter = "field_test_default",
+ *   config_dependencies = {
+ *     "module" = {
+ *       "test_module"
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ * )
+ */
+
+class TestItemWithDependencies extends TestItem {
+
+  /**
+   * {inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function calculateDependencies() {
+    return ['content' => ['node:article:uuid']];
+  }
+
+}