diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/StringFormatter.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/StringFormatter.php
index 772e2e6..79147fe 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/StringFormatter.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/StringFormatter.php
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ public function settingsForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
       '#default_value' => $this->getSetting('link_to_entity'),
     );
 
+    // if the entity is a revision, just change the UI, we're using the same option and link
+    // to the revision in this case.
+    if ($entity_type->isRevisionable() && $entity_type->hasLinkTemplate('revision')) {
+      $form['link_to_entity']['#title'] = $this->t('Link to the revision');
+    }
+
     return $form;
   }
 
@@ -113,6 +119,10 @@ public function settingsSummary() {
       $entity_type = $this->entityManager->getDefinition($this->fieldDefinition->getTargetEntityTypeId());
       $summary = array($this->t('Linked to the @entity_label', ['@entity_label' => $entity_type->getLabel()]));
     }
+
+    if ($this instanceof RevisionableInterface) {
+      $summary = array($this->t('Link to the revision'));
+    }
     return $summary;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Plugin/views/wizard/NodeRevision.php b/core/modules/node/src/Plugin/views/wizard/NodeRevision.php
index fafb3fc..d2b9b0b 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Plugin/views/wizard/NodeRevision.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Plugin/views/wizard/NodeRevision.php
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ protected function defaultDisplayOptions() {
     $display_options['fields']['title']['alter']['html'] = 0;
     $display_options['fields']['title']['hide_empty'] = 0;
     $display_options['fields']['title']['empty_zero'] = 0;
-    $display_options['fields']['title']['settings']['link_to_entity'] = 0;
+    $display_options['fields']['title']['link_to_node'] = 0;
+    $display_options['fields']['title']['link_to_node_revision'] = 1;
     $display_options['fields']['title']['plugin_id'] = 'field';
+
     return $display_options;
   }