.../path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathItem.php        | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/core/modules/path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathItem.php b/core/modules/path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathItem.php
index 4106381..31901ad 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathItem.php
+++ b/core/modules/path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathItem.php
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@ public function set($property_name, $value, $notify = TRUE) {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
+  public function setValue($values, $notify = TRUE) {
+    // Also ensure that existing values are loaded when setting a value, this
+    // ensures that it is possible to set a new value immediately after loading
+    // an entity.
+    $this->ensureLoaded();
+    return parent::setValue($values, $notify);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
   public function postSave($update) {
     if (!$update) {
       if ($this->alias) {
@@ -162,7 +173,9 @@ public static function mainPropertyName() {
    *   https://www.drupal.org/node/2392845.
    */
   protected function ensureLoaded() {
-    if (!$this->isLoaded) {
+    static $is_loading = FALSE;
+
+    if (!$this->isLoaded && !$is_loading) {
       $entity = $this->getEntity();
       if (!$entity->isNew()) {
         // @todo Support loading languge neutral aliases in
@@ -172,7 +185,9 @@ protected function ensureLoaded() {
           'langcode' => $this->getLangcode(),
         ]);
         if ($alias) {
+          $is_loading = TRUE;
           $this->setValue($alias);
+          $is_loading = FALSE;
         }
         else {
           // If there is no existing alias, default the langcode to the current