diff --git a/src/Plugin/migrate/process/EntityGenerate.php b/src/Plugin/migrate/process/EntityGenerate.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains Drupal\migrate_plus\Plugin\migrate\process\EntityGenerate.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\migrate_plus\Plugin\migrate\process;
+
+use Drupal\migrate\MigrateExecutableInterface;
+use Drupal\migrate\Row;
+
+/**
+ * This plugin generates entity stubs.
+ *
+ * @MigrateProcessPlugin(
+ *   id = "entity_generate"
+ * )
+ *
+ * @see EntityLookup
+ *
+ * All the configuration from the lookup plugin applies here. In it's most
+ * simple form, this plugin needs no configuration. If there are fields on the
+ * stub entity that are required or need some default value, that can be
+ * provided via a default_values configuration option.
+ *
+ * Example usage with default_values configuration:
+ * @code
+ * destination:
+ *   plugin: 'entity:node'
+ * process:
+ *   type:
+ *     plugin: default_value
+ *     default_value: page
+ *   field_tags:
+ *     plugin: entity_generate
+ *     source: tags
+ *     default_values:
+ *       description: Stub description
+ *       field_long_description: Stub long description
+ * @endcode
+ */
+class EntityGenerate extends EntityLookup {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function transform($value, MigrateExecutableInterface $migrateExecutable, Row $row, $destinationProperty) {
+    // Creates a stub entity if one doesn't exist.
+    if (!($result = parent::transform($value, $migrateExecutable, $row, $destinationProperty))) {
+      $result = $this->generateEntity($value);
+    }
+
+    return $result;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Generates stub entity for a given value.
+   *
+   * @param string $value
+   *   Value to use in creation of stub entity.
+   *
+   * @return int|string
+   *   The entity id of the generated entity.
+   */
+  protected function generateEntity($value) {
+    $entity = $this->entityManager
+        ->getStorage($this->lookupEntityType)
+        ->create($this->stub($value));
+    $entity->save();
+    return $entity->id();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Fabricate a stub entity.
+   *
+   * This is intended to be extended by implementing classes to provide for more
+   * dynamic default values, rather than just static ones.
+   *
+   * @param $value
+   *   Value to use in creation of stub entity.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   The stub entity.
+   */
+  protected function stub($value) {
+    $stub = [$this->lookupValueKey => $value];
+
+    if ($this->lookupBundleKey) {
+      $stub[$this->lookupBundleKey] = $this->lookupBundle;
+    }
+
+    // Gather any static default values for properties/fields.
+    if (isset($this->configuration['default_values']) && is_array($this->configuration['default_values'])) {
+      foreach ($this->configuration['default_values'] as $key => $value) {
+        $stub[$key] = $value;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $stub;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Plugin/migrate/process/EntityLookup.php b/src/Plugin/migrate/process/EntityLookup.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains Drupal\migrate_plus\Plugin\migrate\process\EntityGenerate.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\migrate_plus\Plugin\migrate\process;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityReferenceSelection\SelectionPluginManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Plugin\ContainerFactoryPluginInterface;
+use Drupal\migrate\Entity\MigrationInterface;
+use Drupal\migrate\MigrateException;
+use Drupal\migrate\MigrateExecutableInterface;
+use Drupal\migrate\ProcessPluginBase;
+use Drupal\migrate\Row;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * This plugin looks for existing entities.
+ *
+ * @MigrateProcessPlugin(
+ *   id = "entity_lookup"
+ * )
+ *
+ * In it's most simple form, this plugin needs no configuration. However, if the
+ * lookup properties cannot be determined through introspection, define them via
+ * configuration.
+ *
+ * Example usage with minimal configuration:
+ * @code
+ * destination:
+ *   plugin: 'entity:node'
+ * process:
+ *   type:
+ *     plugin: default_value
+ *     default_value: page
+ *   field_tags:
+ *     plugin: entity_lookup
+ *     source: tags
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * Example usage with full configuration:
+ * @code
+ *   field_tags:
+ *     plugin: entity_lookup
+ *     source: tags
+ *     value_key: name
+ *     bundle_key: vid
+ *     bundle: tags
+ *     entity_type: taxonomy_term
+ *     ignore_case: true
+ * @endcode
+ */
+class EntityLookup extends ProcessPluginBase implements ContainerFactoryPluginInterface {
+
+  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface */
+  protected $entityManager;
+
+  /** @var \Drupal\migrate\Entity\MigrationInterface */
+  protected $migration;
+
+  /** @var Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityReferenceSelection\SelectionPluginManagerInterface */
+  protected $selectionPluginManager;
+
+  /** @var string */
+  protected $destinationEntityType;
+
+  /** @var string|bool */
+  protected $destinationBundleKey;
+
+  /** @var string */
+  protected $lookupValueKey;
+
+  /** @var string */
+  protected $lookupBundleKey;
+
+  /** @var string */
+  protected $lookupBundle;
+
+  /** @var string */
+  protected $lookupEntityType;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function __construct(array $configuration, $pluginId, $pluginDefinition, MigrationInterface $migration, EntityManagerInterface $entityManager, SelectionPluginManagerInterface $selectionPluginManager) {
+    parent::__construct($configuration, $pluginId, $pluginDefinition);
+    $this->migration = $migration;
+    $this->entityManager = $entityManager;
+    $this->selectionPluginManager = $selectionPluginManager;
+    $pluginIdParts = explode(':', $this->migration->getDestinationPlugin()->getPluginId());
+    $this->destinationEntityType = empty($pluginIdParts[1]) ?: $pluginIdParts[1];
+    $this->destinationBundleKey = !$this->destinationEntityType ?: $this->entityManager->getDefinition($this->destinationEntityType)->getKey('bundle');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuration, $pluginId, $pluginDefinition, MigrationInterface $migration = NULL) {
+    return new static(
+      $configuration,
+      $pluginId,
+      $pluginDefinition,
+      $migration,
+      $container->get('entity.manager'),
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.entity_reference_selection')
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function transform($value, MigrateExecutableInterface $migrateExecutable, Row $row, $destinationProperty) {
+    $this->determineLookupProperties($destinationProperty);
+
+    return $this->query($value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Determine the lookup properties from config or target field configuration.
+   *
+   * @param string $destinationProperty
+   *   The destination property currently worked on. This is only used together
+   *   with the $row above.
+   */
+  protected function determineLookupProperties($destinationProperty) {
+    if (!empty($this->configuration['value_key'])) {
+      $this->lookupValueKey = $this->configuration['value_key'];
+    }
+    if (!empty($this->configuration['bundle_key'])) {
+      $this->lookupBundleKey = $this->configuration['bundle_key'];
+    }
+    if (!empty($this->configuration['bundle'])) {
+      $this->lookupBundle = $this->configuration['bundle'];
+    }
+    if (!empty($this->configuration['entity_type'])) {
+      $this->lookupEntityType = $this->configuration['entity_type'];
+    }
+
+    if (empty($this->lookupValueKey) || empty($this->lookupBundleKey) || $this->lookupBundle || empty($this->lookupEntityType)) {
+      // See if we can introspect the lookup properties from the destination field.
+      if (!empty($this->migration->getProcess()[$this->destinationBundleKey][0]['default_value'])) {
+        $destinationEntityBundle = $this->migration->getProcess()[$this->destinationBundleKey][0]['default_value'];
+        $fieldConfig = $this->entityManager->getFieldDefinitions($this->destinationEntityType, $destinationEntityBundle)[$destinationProperty]->getConfig($destinationEntityBundle);
+        if ($fieldConfig->getType() != 'entity_reference') {
+          throw new MigrateException('The entity_lookup plugin found no entity reference field.');
+        }
+
+        if (empty($this->lookupBundle)) {
+          $handlerSettings = $fieldConfig->getSetting('handler_settings');
+          $bundles = array_filter((array) $handlerSettings['target_bundles']);
+          if (count($bundles) == 1) {
+            $this->lookupBundle = reset($bundles);
+          }
+          // This was added in 8.1.x is not supported in 8.0.x.
+          elseif (!empty($handlerSettings['auto_create']) && !empty($handlerSettings['auto_create_bundle'])) {
+            $this->lookupBundle = reset($handlerSettings['auto_create_bundle']);
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Make an assumption that if the selection handler can target more than
+        // one type of entity that we will use the first entity type.
+        $this->lookupEntityType = $this->lookupEntityType ?: reset($this->selectionPluginManager->createInstance($fieldConfig->getSetting('handler'))->getPluginDefinition()['entity_types']);
+        $this->lookupValueKey = $this->lookupValueKey ?: $this->entityManager->getDefinition($this->lookupEntityType)->getKey('label');
+        $this->lookupBundleKey = $this->lookupBundleKey ?: $this->entityManager->getDefinition($this->lookupEntityType)->getKey('bundle');
+      }
+    }
+
+    // If there aren't enough lookup properties available by now, then bail.
+    if (empty($this->lookupValueKey)) {
+      throw new MigrateException('The entity_lookup plugin requires a value_key, none located.');
+    }
+    if (!empty($this->lookupBundleKey) && empty($this->lookupBundle)) {
+      throw new MigrateException('The entity_lookup plugin found no bundle but destination entity requires one.');
+    }
+    if (empty($this->lookupEntityType)) {
+      throw new MigrateException('The entity_lookup plugin requires a entity_type, none located.');
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks for the existence of some value.
+   *
+   * @param $value
+   * The value to query.
+   *
+   * @return mixed|bool
+   *   Entity id if the queried entity exists. Otherwise FALSE.
+   */
+  protected function query($value) {
+    // Entity queries typically are case-insensitive. Therefore, we need to
+    // handle case sensitive filtering as a post-query step. By default, it
+    // filters case insensitive. Change to true if that is not the desired
+    // outcome.
+    $ignoreCase = !empty($this->configuration['ignore_case']) ?: FALSE;
+
+    $query = $this->entityManager->getStorage($this->lookupEntityType)
+      ->getQuery()
+      ->condition($this->lookupValueKey, $value);
+    if ($this->lookupBundleKey) {
+      $query->condition($this->lookupBundleKey, $this->lookupBundle);
+    }
+    $results = $query->execute();
+
+    // By default do a case-sensitive comparison.
+    if (!$ignoreCase) {
+      // Returns the entity's identifier.
+      foreach ($results as $identifier) {
+        if ($value === $this->entityManager->getStorage($this->lookupEntityType)->load($identifier)->{$this->lookupValueKey}->value) {
+          return $identifier;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return reset($results);
+  }
+
+}