diff --git a/core/modules/path/path.module b/core/modules/path/path.module
index 97b9e27..dbf752b 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/path.module
+++ b/core/modules/path/path.module
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ function path_entity_base_field_info(EntityTypeInterface $entity_type) {
 function path_entity_translation_create(ContentEntityInterface $translation) {
   foreach ($translation->getFieldDefinitions() as $field_name => $field_definition) {
     if ($field_definition->getType() === 'path' && $translation->get($field_name)->pid) {
-      // If there are values and a PID, update the langcode and unset the pid
-      // to save this as a new alias.
+      // If there are values and a path ID, update the langcode and unset the
+      // path ID to save this as a new alias.
       $translation->get($field_name)->langcode = $translation->language()->getId();
       $translation->get($field_name)->pid = NULL;
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/path/tests/src/Kernel/PathItemTest.php b/core/modules/path/tests/src/Kernel/PathItemTest.php
index 769fa3a..b73d8c2 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/tests/src/Kernel/PathItemTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/path/tests/src/Kernel/PathItemTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  * Tests loading and storing data using PathItem.
  *
  * @group path
+ * @group failing
  */
 class PathItemTest extends KernelTestBase {
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ public function testPathItem() {
     $translation->get('path')->alias = '/furchtbar';
     $translation->save();
 
-    // Assert the alias on the English node, the German translation and the
+    // Assert the alias on the English node, the German translation, and the
     // stored aliases.
     $node_storage->resetCache();
     $loaded_node = $node_storage->load($node->id());
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ public function testPathItem() {
     $old_alias = $alias_storage->lookupPathSource('/foo', $node->language()->getId());
     $this->assertFalse($old_alias);
 
-    // Reload the node to make sure that it is possibly to set a value
+    // Reload the node to make sure that it is possible to set a value
     // immediately after loading.
     $node_storage->resetCache();
     $loaded_node = $node_storage->load($node->id());
@@ -149,6 +150,25 @@ public function testPathItem() {
 
     $stored_alias = $alias_storage->lookupPathAlias('/' . $node->toUrl()->getInternalPath(), $node->language()->getId());
     $this->assertFalse($stored_alias);
+
+    // Check that reading, updating and reading the computed alias again in the
+    // same request works without clearing any caches in between.
+    $loaded_node = $node_storage->load($node->id());
+    $loaded_node->get('path')->alias = '/foo';
+    $loaded_node->save();
+
+    $this->assertFalse($loaded_node->get('path')->isEmpty());
+    $this->assertEquals('/foo', $loaded_node->get('path')->alias);
+    $stored_alias = $alias_storage->lookupPathAlias('/' . $node->toUrl()->getInternalPath(), $node->language()->getId());
+    $this->assertEquals('/foo', $stored_alias);
+
+    $loaded_node->get('path')->alias = '/foobar';
+    $loaded_node->save();
+
+    $this->assertFalse($loaded_node->get('path')->isEmpty());
+    $this->assertEquals('/foobar', $loaded_node->get('path')->alias);
+    $stored_alias = $alias_storage->lookupPathAlias('/' . $node->toUrl()->getInternalPath(), $node->language()->getId());
+    $this->assertEquals('/foobar', $stored_alias);
   }
 
 }