diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php b/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php
index 894d1ae..b39c19d 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php
@@ -152,13 +152,17 @@ public function getViewsData() {
       }
     }
 
-    $data[$base_table]['operations'] = array(
-      'field' => array(
-        'title' => $this->t('Operations links'),
-        'help' => $this->t('Provides links to perform entity operations.'),
-        'id' => 'entity_operations',
-      ),
-    );
+    if ($this->entityType->hasListBuilderClass()) {
+      // The handler for entity operations needs the entity list builder; only
+      // provide it if there is one.
+      $data[$base_table]['operations'] = array(
+        'field' => array(
+          'title' => $this->t('Operations links'),
+          'help' => $this->t('Provides links to perform entity operations.'),
+          'id' => 'entity_operations',
+        ),
+      );
+    }
 
     // Setup relations to the revisions/property data.
     if ($data_table) {
diff --git a/core/modules/views/tests/src/Unit/EntityViewsDataTest.php b/core/modules/views/tests/src/Unit/EntityViewsDataTest.php
index fb34794..30f551e 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/tests/src/Unit/EntityViewsDataTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/tests/src/Unit/EntityViewsDataTest.php
@@ -155,6 +155,30 @@ protected function setupBaseFields(array $base_fields) {
   }
 
   /**
+   * @covers ::getViewsData
+   */
+  public function testGetViewsDataWithoutEntityOperations() {
+    // Make sure there is no list builder. The API does not document is
+    // supports resetting entity handlers, so this might break in the future.
+    $this->baseEntityType->setListBuilderClass(NULL);
+
+    $data = $this->viewsData->getViewsData();
+
+    $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('operations', $data[$this->baseEntityType->getBaseTable()]);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @covers ::getViewsData
+   */
+  public function testGetViewsDataWithEntityOperations() {
+    $this->baseEntityType->setListBuilderClass('\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityListBuilder');
+
+    $data = $this->viewsData->getViewsData();
+
+    $this->assertSame('entity_operations', $data[$this->baseEntityType->getBaseTable()]['operations']['field']['id']);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Tests base tables.
    */
   public function testBaseTables() {