diff --git a/core/modules/file/file.install b/core/modules/file/file.install
index fa5d9a6..6cfe56d 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/file.install
+++ b/core/modules/file/file.install
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function file_update_8001() {
     /** @var EntityViewDisplay $display */
     $fields_settings = $display->get('content');
     foreach ($fields_settings as $field_name => $settings) {
-      if ($settings['type'] == 'file_table') {
+      if (!empty($settings['type']) && $settings['type'] == 'file_table') {
         $fields_settings[$field_name]['settings']['show_description'] = FALSE;
       }
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/file/src/Tests/Update/FileUpdateTest.php b/core/modules/file/src/Tests/Update/FileUpdateTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9643d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/file/src/Tests/Update/FileUpdateTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\file\Tests\Update;
+
+use Drupal\system\Tests\Update\UpdatePathTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests File update path.
+ *
+ * @group file
+ */
+class FileUpdateTest extends UpdatePathTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable after the database is loaded.
+   */
+  protected static $modules = ['file'];
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setDatabaseDumpFiles() {
+    $this->databaseDumpFiles = [
+      __DIR__ . '/../../../../system/tests/fixtures/update/drupal-8.bare.standard.php.gz',
+      __DIR__ . '/../../../tests/fixtures/update/drupal-8.file_formatters_update_2677990.php',
+    ];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests file_update_8001().
+   */
+  public function testPostUpdate8001() {
+    $view = 'core.entity_view_display.node.article.default';
+
+    // Check that field_file_generic formatter has no show_description setting.
+    $formatter_settings = $this->config($view)->get('content.field_file_generic_2677990.settings');
+    $this->assertTrue(!isset($formatter_settings['show_description']));
+
+    // Check that field_file_table formatter has no show_description setting.
+    $formatter_settings = $this->config($view)->get('content.field_file_table_2677990.settings');
+    $this->assertTrue(!isset($formatter_settings['show_description']));
+
+    // Run updates.
+    $this->runUpdates();
+
+    // Check that field_file_generic formatter still has no show_description
+    // setting.
+    $formatter_settings = $this->config($view)->get('content.field_file_generic_2677990.settings');
+    $this->assertTrue(!isset($formatter_settings['show_description']));
+
+    // Check that field_file_table formatter has a show_description setting
+    // which value is FALSE.
+    $formatter_settings = $this->config($view)->get('content.field_file_table_2677990.settings');
+    $this->assertEqual($formatter_settings, ['show_description' => FALSE]);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/core.entity_view_display.node.article.default_2677990.yml b/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/core.entity_view_display.node.article.default_2677990.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fae6ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/core.entity_view_display.node.article.default_2677990.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+uuid: 9ca49b35-b49d-4014-9337-965cdf15b61e
+langcode: en
+status: true
+dependencies:
+  config:
+    - field.field.node.article.body
+    - field.field.node.article.comment
+    - field.field.node.article.field_file_generic_2677990
+    - field.field.node.article.field_file_table_2677990
+    - field.field.node.article.field_image
+    - field.field.node.article.field_tags
+    - image.style.large
+    - node.type.article
+  module:
+    - comment
+    - file
+    - image
+    - text
+    - user
+_core:
+  default_config_hash: JtAg_-waIt1quMtdDtHIaXJMxvTuSmxW7bWyO6Zd68E
+id: node.article.default
+targetEntityType: node
+bundle: article
+mode: default
+content:
+  body:
+    type: text_default
+    weight: 0
+    settings: {  }
+    third_party_settings: {  }
+    label: hidden
+  comment:
+    label: above
+    type: comment_default
+    weight: 20
+    settings:
+      pager_id: 0
+    third_party_settings: {  }
+  field_file_generic_2677990:
+    weight: 101
+    label: above
+    settings: {  }
+    third_party_settings: {  }
+    type: file_default
+  field_file_table_2677990:
+    weight: 102
+    label: above
+    settings: {  }
+    third_party_settings: {  }
+    type: file_table
+  field_image:
+    type: image
+    weight: -1
+    settings:
+      image_style: large
+      image_link: ''
+    third_party_settings: {  }
+    label: hidden
+  field_tags:
+    type: entity_reference_label
+    weight: 10
+    label: above
+    settings:
+      link: true
+    third_party_settings: {  }
+  links:
+    weight: 100
+    settings: {  }
+    third_party_settings: {  }
+hidden: {  }
diff --git a/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/drupal-8.file_formatters_update_2677990.php b/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/drupal-8.file_formatters_update_2677990.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6423142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/drupal-8.file_formatters_update_2677990.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains database additions to drupal-8.bare.standard.php.gz for testing the
+ * upgrade path of https://www.drupal.org/node/2677990.
+ */
+
+use Drupal\Core\Database\Database;
+use Drupal\Component\Serialization\Yaml;
+use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldStorageConfig;
+
+$connection = Database::getConnection();
+
+// Configuration for a file field storage for generic display.
+$field_file_generic_2677990 = Yaml::decode(file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/field.storage.node.field_file_generic_2677990.yml'));
+
+// Configuration for a file field storage for table display.
+$field_file_table_2677990 = Yaml::decode(file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/field.storage.node.field_file_table_2677990.yml'));
+
+$connection->insert('config')
+  ->fields([
+    'collection',
+    'name',
+    'data',
+  ])
+  ->values([
+    'collection' => '',
+    'name' => 'field.storage.' . $field_file_generic_2677990['id'],
+    'data' => serialize($field_file_generic_2677990),
+  ])
+  ->values([
+    'collection' => '',
+    'name' => 'field.storage.' . $field_file_table_2677990['id'],
+    'data' => serialize($field_file_table_2677990),
+  ])
+  ->execute();
+// We need to Update the registry of "last installed" field definitions.
+$installed = $connection->select('key_value')
+  ->fields('key_value', ['value'])
+  ->condition('collection', 'entity.definitions.installed')
+  ->condition('name', 'node.field_storage_definitions')
+  ->execute()
+  ->fetchField();
+$installed = unserialize($installed);
+$installed['field_file_generic_2677990'] = new FieldStorageConfig($field_file_generic_2677990);
+$installed['field_file_table_2677990'] = new FieldStorageConfig($field_file_table_2677990);
+$connection->update('key_value')
+  ->condition('collection', 'entity.definitions.installed')
+  ->condition('name', 'node.field_storage_definitions')
+  ->fields([
+    'value' => serialize($installed)
+  ])
+  ->execute();
+
+// Configuration for a file field storage for generic display.
+$field_file_generic_2677990 = Yaml::decode(file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/field.field.node.article.field_file_generic_2677990.yml'));
+
+// Configuration for a file field storage for table display.
+$field_file_table_2677990 = Yaml::decode(file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/field.field.node.article.field_file_table_2677990.yml'));
+
+$connection->insert('config')
+  ->fields([
+    'collection',
+    'name',
+    'data',
+  ])
+  ->values([
+    'collection' => '',
+    'name' => 'field.field.' . $field_file_generic_2677990['id'],
+    'data' => serialize($field_file_generic_2677990),
+  ])
+  ->values([
+    'collection' => '',
+    'name' => 'field.field.' . $field_file_table_2677990['id'],
+    'data' => serialize($field_file_table_2677990),
+  ])
+  ->execute();
+
+// Configuration of the view mode to set the proper formatters.
+$view_mode_2677990 = Yaml::decode(file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/core.entity_view_display.node.article.default_2677990.yml'));
+
+$connection->update('config')
+  ->fields([
+    'data' => serialize($view_mode_2677990),
+  ])
+  ->condition('name', 'core.entity_view_display.' . $view_mode_2677990['id'])
+  ->execute();
diff --git a/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/field.field.node.article.field_file_generic_2677990.yml b/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/field.field.node.article.field_file_generic_2677990.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..140a9f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/field.field.node.article.field_file_generic_2677990.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+uuid: d352a831-c267-4ecc-9b4e-7ae1896b2241
+langcode: en
+status: true
+dependencies:
+  config:
+    - field.storage.node.field_file_generic_2677990
+    - node.type.article
+  module:
+    - file
+id: node.article.field_file_generic_2677990
+field_name: field_file_generic_2677990
+entity_type: node
+bundle: article
+label: 'File generic'
+description: ''
+required: false
+translatable: false
+default_value: {  }
+default_value_callback: ''
+settings:
+  file_directory: '[date:custom:Y]-[date:custom:m]'
+  file_extensions: txt
+  max_filesize: ''
+  description_field: true
+  handler: 'default:file'
+  handler_settings: {  }
+field_type: file
diff --git a/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/field.field.node.article.field_file_table_2677990.yml b/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/field.field.node.article.field_file_table_2677990.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba40a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/field.field.node.article.field_file_table_2677990.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+uuid: 44c7a590-ffcc-4534-b01c-b17b8d57ed48
+langcode: en
+status: true
+dependencies:
+  config:
+    - field.storage.node.field_file_table_2677990
+    - node.type.article
+  module:
+    - file
+id: node.article.field_file_table_2677990
+field_name: field_file_table_2677990
+entity_type: node
+bundle: article
+label: 'File table'
+description: ''
+required: false
+translatable: false
+default_value: {  }
+default_value_callback: ''
+settings:
+  file_directory: '[date:custom:Y]-[date:custom:m]'
+  file_extensions: txt
+  max_filesize: ''
+  description_field: true
+  handler: 'default:file'
+  handler_settings: {  }
+field_type: file
diff --git a/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/field.storage.node.field_file_generic_2677990.yml b/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/field.storage.node.field_file_generic_2677990.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c4a297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/field.storage.node.field_file_generic_2677990.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+uuid: a7eb470d-e538-4221-a8ac-57f989d92d8e
+langcode: en
+status: true
+dependencies:
+  module:
+    - file
+    - node
+id: node.field_file_generic_2677990
+field_name: field_file_generic_2677990
+entity_type: node
+type: file
+settings:
+  display_field: false
+  display_default: false
+  uri_scheme: public
+  target_type: file
+module: file
+locked: false
+cardinality: 1
+translatable: true
+indexes: {  }
+persist_with_no_fields: false
+custom_storage: false
diff --git a/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/field.storage.node.field_file_table_2677990.yml b/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/field.storage.node.field_file_table_2677990.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf93af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/file/tests/fixtures/update/field.storage.node.field_file_table_2677990.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+uuid: 43113a5e-3e07-4234-b045-4aa4cd217dca
+langcode: en
+status: true
+dependencies:
+  module:
+    - file
+    - node
+id: node.field_file_table_2677990
+field_name: field_file_table_2677990
+entity_type: node
+type: file
+settings:
+  display_field: false
+  display_default: false
+  uri_scheme: public
+  target_type: file
+module: file
+locked: false
+cardinality: 1
+translatable: true
+indexes: {  }
+persist_with_no_fields: false
+custom_storage: false