diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ModuleTest.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ModuleTest.php
index e237a19..7809160 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ModuleTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ModuleTest.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ModuleTest extends ViewUnitTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $testViews = array('test_view_status', 'test_view');
+  public static $testViews = array('test_view_status', 'test_view', 'test_argument');
 
   /**
    * Modules to enable.
@@ -269,6 +269,18 @@ public function testViewsPluginList() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Tests views.module: views_embed_view().
+   */
+  public function testViewsEmbedView() {
+    $this->enableModules(array('user'));
+    $result = views_embed_view('test_argument');
+    $this->assertEqual(count($result['#view']->result), 5);
+
+    $result = views_embed_view('test_argument', 'default', 1);
+    $this->assertEqual(count($result['#view']->result), 1);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Helper to return an expected views option array.
    *
    * @param array $views
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewUnitTestBase.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewUnitTestBase.php
index 5efbc14..3aba1f5 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewUnitTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewUnitTestBase.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ protected function orderResultSet($result_set, $column, $reverse = FALSE) {
    * @param array $args
    *   (optional) An array of the view arguments to use for the view.
    */
-  protected function executeView($view, $args = array()) {
+  protected function executeView($view, array $args = array()) {
     $view->setDisplay();
     $view->preExecute($args);
     $view->execute();
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/ViewExecutable.php b/core/modules/views/src/ViewExecutable.php
index fe65fe3..12b3d19 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/ViewExecutable.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/ViewExecutable.php
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@ public function save() {
    * Set the arguments that come to this view. Usually from the URL
    * but possibly from elsewhere.
    */
-  public function setArguments($args) {
-    $this->args = $args;
+  public function setArguments(array $args) {
+    $this->args = array_values($args);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_argument.yml b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_argument.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2edd29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_argument.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+langcode: en
+status: true
+dependencies: {  }
+label: ''
+module: views
+description: ''
+tag: ''
+base_table: views_test_data
+base_field: nid
+core: '8'
+id: test_argument
+display:
+  default:
+    display_options:
+      defaults:
+        fields: false
+        pager: false
+        sorts: false
+        arguments: false
+      fields:
+        age:
+          field: age
+          id: age
+          relationship: none
+          table: views_test_data
+        id:
+          field: id
+          id: id
+          relationship: none
+          table: views_test_data
+        name:
+          field: name
+          id: name
+          relationship: none
+          table: views_test_data
+      pager:
+        options:
+          offset: '0'
+        type: none
+      sorts:
+        id:
+          field: id
+          id: id
+          order: ASC
+          relationship: none
+          table: views_test_data
+      arguments:
+        id:
+          id: id
+          table: views_test_data
+          field: id
+          relationship: none
+          group_type: group
+          admin_label: ''
+          default_action: ignore
+          exception:
+            value: all
+            title_enable: false
+            title: All
+          title_enable: false
+          title: ''
+          default_argument_type: fixed
+          default_argument_options:
+            argument: ''
+          default_argument_skip_url: false
+          summary_options:
+            base_path: ''
+            count: true
+            items_per_page: 25
+            override: false
+          summary:
+            sort_order: asc
+            number_of_records: 0
+            format: default_summary
+          specify_validation: false
+          validate:
+            type: none
+            fail: 'not found'
+          validate_options: {  }
+          break_phrase: false
+          not: false
+          entity_type: node
+          entity_field: nid
+          plugin_id: numeric
+    display_plugin: default
+    display_title: Master
+    id: default
+    position: 0