diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/EntityReferenceItem.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/EntityReferenceItem.php
index 29e00a3..731adda 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/EntityReferenceItem.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/EntityReferenceItem.php
@@ -285,8 +285,18 @@ public function hasNewEntity() {
    */
   public static function calculateDependencies(FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition) {
     $dependencies = [];
+    // Create dependencies on target bundles.
+    $target_entity_type = \Drupal::entityManager()->getDefinition($field_definition->getFieldStorageDefinition()->getSetting('target_type'));
+    $handler_settings = $field_definition->getSetting('handler_settings');
+    if (isset($handler_settings['target_bundles'])) {
+      foreach ($handler_settings['target_bundles'] as $target_bundle) {
+        // Create dependency on the bundle.
+        $bundle_config_dependency = $target_entity_type->getBundleConfigDependency($target_bundle);
+        $dependencies[$bundle_config_dependency['type']][] = $bundle_config_dependency['name'];
+      }
+    }
+    // Create dependencies on default value entities, if any.
     if ($default_value = $field_definition->getDefaultValueLiteral()) {
-      $target_entity_type = \Drupal::entityManager()->getDefinition($field_definition->getFieldStorageDefinition()->getSetting('target_type'));
       foreach ($default_value as $value) {
         if (is_array($value) && isset($value['target_uuid'])) {
           $entity = \Drupal::entityManager()->loadEntityByUuid($target_entity_type->id(), $value['target_uuid']);