diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.body.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.body.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b06f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.body.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: body
+label: Body
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.footer_a.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.footer_a.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3f611e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.footer_a.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: footer_a
+label: Footer A
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.footer_b.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.footer_b.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f04323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.footer_b.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: footer_b
+label: Footer B
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.footer_c.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.footer_c.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f9dbe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.footer_c.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: footer_c
+label: Footer C
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.header_a.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.header_a.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3867f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.header_a.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: header_a
+label: Header A
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.header_b.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.header_b.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d91fe82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.header_b.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: header_b
+label: Header B
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.header_c.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.header_c.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..204ab21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.header_c.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: header_c
+label: Header C
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.navigation.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.navigation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f7afff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.navigation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: navigation
+label: Navigation
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.sidebar_a.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.sidebar_a.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c27f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.sidebar_a.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: sidebar_a
+label: Sidebar A
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.sidebar_b.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.sidebar_b.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5a8e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.sidebar_b.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: sidebar_b
+label: Sidebar B
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.sidebar_c.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.sidebar_c.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00c9bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.sidebar_c.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: sidebar_c
+label: Sidebar C
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.subheader_a.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.subheader_a.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db7685c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.subheader_a.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: subheader_a
+label: Subheader A
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.subheader_b.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.subheader_b.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..269a100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.subheader_b.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: subheader_b
+label: Subheader B
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.subheader_c.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.subheader_c.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0149b78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.subheader_c.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: subheader_c
+label: Subheader C
diff --git a/core/modules/region/config/region.title.yml b/core/modules/region/config/region.title.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa36188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/config/region.title.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id: title
+label: Title
diff --git a/core/modules/region/lib/Drupal/region/Plugin/Core/Entity/Region.php b/core/modules/region/lib/Drupal/region/Plugin/Core/Entity/Region.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e26642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/lib/Drupal/region/Plugin/Core/Entity/Region.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\region\Plugin\Core\Entity\Region.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\region\Plugin\Core\Entity;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Annotation\Plugin;
+use Drupal\Core\Annotation\Translation;
+
+/**
+ * Defines the region entity class.
+ *
+ * @Plugin(
+ *   id = "region",
+ *   label = @Translation("Region"),
+ *   module = "region",
+ *   controller_class =  "Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigStorageController",
+ *   form_controller_class = {
+ *     "default" = "Drupal\region\RegionFormController",
+ *   },
+ *   list_controller_class = "Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityListController",
+ *   list_path = "admin/structure/regions",
+ *   uri_callback = "region_uri",
+ *   config_prefix = "region",
+ *   entity_keys = {
+ *     "id" = "id",
+ *     "label" = "label",
+ *     "uuid" = "uuid",
+ *   }
+ * )
+ */
+class Region extends ConfigEntityBase {
+
+  /**
+   * The region ID (machine name).
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $id;
+
+  /**
+   * The region UUID.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $uuid;
+
+  /**
+   * The region label.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $label;
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/region/lib/Drupal/region/RegionFormController.php b/core/modules/region/lib/Drupal/region/RegionFormController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06943d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/lib/Drupal/region/RegionFormController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\region\RegionFormController.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\region;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormController;
+use Drupal\region\Plugin\Core\Entity\Region;
+
+/**
+ * Form controller for the region edit/add forms.
+ */
+class RegionFormController extends EntityFormController {
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormController::form().
+   */
+  public function form(array $form, array &$form_state, EntityInterface $region) {
+    $form['label'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => t('Label'),
+      '#maxlength' => 255,
+      '#default_value' => $region->label(),
+      '#description' => t("Example: 'Banner' or 'Highlight'."),
+      '#required' => TRUE,
+    );
+    $form['id'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'machine_name',
+      '#default_value' => $region->id(),
+      '#machine_name' => array(
+        'exists' => 'region_load',
+        'source' => array('label'),
+      ),
+      '#disabled' => !$region->isNew(),
+    );
+    return parent::form($form, $form_state, $region);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormController::actions().
+   */
+  protected function actions(array $form, array &$form_state) {
+    // Only includes a Save action for the entity, no direct Delete button.
+    return array(
+      'submit' => array(
+        '#value' => t('Save'),
+        '#validate' => array(
+          array($this, 'validate'),
+        ),
+        '#submit' => array(
+          array($this, 'submit'),
+          array($this, 'save'),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormController::save().
+   */
+  public function save(array $form, array &$form_state) {
+    $region = $this->getEntity($form_state);
+    $region->save();
+
+    watchdog('region', 'Region @label saved.', array('@label' => $region->label()), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
+    drupal_set_message(t('Region %label saved.', array('%label' => $region->label())));
+
+    $form_state['redirect'] = 'admin/structure/regions';
+  }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/core/modules/region/lib/Drupal/region/Tests/RegionTest.php b/core/modules/region/lib/Drupal/region/Tests/RegionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7b32c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/lib/Drupal/region/Tests/RegionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\region\Tests\RegionTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\region\Tests;
+
+use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Test for region management.
+ */
+class RegionTest extends WebTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = array('region');
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Region management',
+      'description' => 'Tests region management.',
+      'group' => 'Region',
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests the default regions.
+   */
+  function testDefaultRegions() {
+    // Create a new user, allow him to manage the blocks and the languages.
+    $admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array(
+      'administer regions',
+    ));
+    $this->drupalLogin($admin_user);
+
+    // Check that these regions show up on the user interface.
+    $base_regions = array(
+      'header_a' => 'Header A',
+      'header_b' => 'Header B',
+      'header_c' => 'Header C',
+      'subheader_a' => 'Subheader A',
+      'subheader_b' => 'Subheader B',
+      'subheader_c' => 'Subheader C',
+      'navigation' => 'Navigation',
+      'title' => 'Title',
+      'body' => 'Body',
+      'sidebar_a' => 'Sidebar A',
+      'sidebar_b' => 'Sidebar B',
+      'sidebar_c' => 'Sidebar C',
+      'footer_a' => 'Footer A',
+      'footer_b' => 'Footer B',
+      'footer_c' => 'Footer C',
+    );
+
+    // Check if the visibility setting is available.
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/regions');
+    foreach($base_regions as $machine_name => $label) {
+      $this->assertText($machine_name);
+      $this->assertText($label);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests editing a default region.
+   */
+  function testEditDefaultRegion() {
+    // Create a new user, allow him to manage the blocks and the languages.
+    $admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array(
+      'administer regions',
+    ));
+    $this->drupalLogin($admin_user);
+
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/regions/manage/body/edit');
+    $this->assertResponse(200);
+    $this->assertPattern('!disabled="disabled"(.+)id="edit-id"(.+)value="body"!', 'Existing region name machine name field is disabled.');
+
+    $edit = array('label' => 'Page content');
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/regions/manage/body/edit', $edit, t('Save'));
+    $this->assertText('Page content');
+    $this->assertNoText('Body');
+    $this->assertRaw(t('Region %label saved.', array('%label' => 'Page content')));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests deleting a default region.
+   */
+  function testDeleteDefaultRegion() {
+    // Create a new user, allow him to manage the blocks and the languages.
+    $admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array(
+      'administer regions',
+    ));
+    $this->drupalLogin($admin_user);
+
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/regions/manage/body/delete');
+    $this->assertResponse(200);
+
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/regions/manage/body/delete', array(), t('Delete'));
+    $this->assertRaw(t('Region %label has been deleted.', array('%label' => 'Body')));
+    $this->assertNoText('body');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests adding a new region and all actions on that.
+   */
+  function testNewRegion() {
+    // Create a new user, allow him to manage the blocks and the languages.
+    $admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array(
+      'administer regions',
+    ));
+    $this->drupalLogin($admin_user);
+
+    $edit = array('label' => 'Banner', 'id' => 'banner');
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/regions/add', $edit, t('Save'));
+    $this->assertText('banner');
+    $this->assertRaw(t('Region %label saved.', array('%label' => 'Banner')));
+
+    $edit = array('label' => 'Highlight');
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/regions/manage/banner/edit', $edit, t('Save'));
+    $this->assertNoText('Banner');
+    $this->assertText('banner');
+    $this->assertRaw(t('Region %label saved.', array('%label' => 'Highlight')));
+
+    $edit = array('label' => 'Conflicting banner', 'id' => 'banner');
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/regions/add', $edit, t('Save'));
+    $this->assertText(t('The machine-readable name is already in use. It must be unique.'));
+
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/regions/manage/banner/edit');
+    $this->assertPattern('!disabled="disabled"(.+)id="edit-id"(.+)value="banner"!', 'Existing region name machine name field is disabled.');
+
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/regions/manage/banner/delete', array(), t('Delete'));
+    $this->assertRaw(t('Region %label has been deleted.', array('%label' => 'Highlight')));
+    $this->assertNoText('banner');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/region/region.admin.inc b/core/modules/region/region.admin.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c36b63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/region.admin.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Administration functions to maintain a common set of regions for layouts.
+ */
+
+use Drupal\region\Plugin\Core\Entity\Region;
+
+/**
+ * Page callback: Presents list of regions.
+ *
+ * @see region_menu()
+ */
+function region_page_list() {
+  $controller = entity_list_controller('region');
+  return $controller->render();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Page callback: Presents the region editing form.
+ *
+ * @see region_menu()
+ */
+function region_page_edit(Region $region) {
+  drupal_set_title(t('<em>Edit region</em> @label', array('@label' => $region->label())), PASS_THROUGH);
+  return entity_get_form($region);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Page callback: Provides the new region addition form.
+ *
+ * @see region_menu()
+ */
+function region_page_add() {
+  $region = entity_create('region', array());
+  return entity_get_form($region);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Page callback: Form constructor for region deletion confirmation form.
+ *
+ * @see region_menu()
+ */
+function region_confirm_delete($form, &$form_state, Region $region) {
+  // Always provide entity id in the same form key as in the entity edit form.
+  $form['id'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => $region->id());
+  $form_state['region'] = $region;
+  return confirm_form($form,
+    t('Are you sure you want to remove the region %title?', array('%title' => $region->label())),
+    'admin/structure/regions',
+    t('This action cannot be undone.'),
+    t('Delete'),
+    t('Cancel')
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Form submission handler for region_delete_confirm().
+ */
+function region_confirm_delete_submit($form, &$form_state) {
+  $region = $form_state['region'];
+  $region->delete();
+  drupal_set_message(t('Region %label has been deleted.', array('%label' => $region->label())));
+  watchdog('region', 'Region %label has been deleted.', array('%label' => $region->label()), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
+  $form_state['redirect'] = 'admin/structure/regions';
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/region/region.info b/core/modules/region/region.info
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..552b8f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/region.info
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+name = Region
+description = Maintains a common set of regions available to dynamic layouts.
+package = Core
+version = VERSION
+core = 8.x
+dependencies[] = config
+configure = admin/structure/regions
diff --git a/core/modules/region/region.module b/core/modules/region/region.module
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32561e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/region/region.module
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Module to maintain a common set of regions for layouts.
+ */
+
+use Drupal\region\Plugin\Core\Entity\Region;
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_help().
+ */
+function region_help($path, $arg) {
+  switch($path) {
+    case 'admin/help#region':
+      return '<p>' . t('Regions allow you to place blocks on pages. The region module provides management facilities for a dynamic region list useful for layout builders which allow you to dynamically edit your page layouts. It is not useful for static layouts shipped with modules and themes.') . '</p>';
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_menu().
+ */
+function region_menu() {
+  $items['admin/structure/regions'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Regions',
+    'description' => 'Manage list of regions that allow content to be placed.',
+    'page callback' => 'region_page_list',
+    'access callback' => 'user_access',
+    'access arguments' => array('administer regions'),
+    'file' => 'region.admin.inc',
+  );
+  $items['admin/structure/regions/add'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Add region',
+    'page callback' => 'region_page_add',
+    'access callback' => 'user_access',
+    'access arguments' => array('administer regions'),
+    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_ACTION,
+    'file' => 'region.admin.inc',
+  );
+  $items['admin/structure/regions/manage/%region'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Edit region',
+    'page callback' => 'region_page_edit',
+    'page arguments' => array(4),
+    'access callback' => 'user_access',
+    'access arguments' => array('administer regions'),
+    'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
+    'file' => 'region.admin.inc',
+  );
+  $items['admin/structure/regions/manage/%region/edit'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Edit',
+    'type' => MENU_DEFAULT_LOCAL_TASK,
+    'weight' => -100,
+  );
+  $items['admin/structure/regions/manage/%region/delete'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Delete',
+    'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
+    'page arguments' => array('region_confirm_delete', 4),
+    'access callback' => 'user_access',
+    'access arguments' => array('administer regions'),
+    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
+    'file' => 'region.admin.inc',
+  );
+  return $items;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_permission().
+ */
+function region_permission() {
+  return array(
+    'administer regions' => array(
+      'title' => t('Administer regions'),
+      'description' => t('Manage list of regions available on the site.'),
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Entity URI callback.
+ *
+ * @param Drupal\region\Region $region
+ *   Region configuration entity instance.
+ *
+ * @return array
+ *   Entity URI information.
+ */
+function region_uri(Region $region) {
+  return array(
+    'path' => 'admin/structure/regions/manage/' . $region->id(),
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Load one region object by its identifier.
+ *
+ * @return Drupal\region\Region
+ *   Region configuration entity instance.
+ */
+function region_load($id) {
+  return entity_load('region', $id);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Load all region objects.
+ *
+ * @return array
+ *   List of Drupal\region\Region instances keyed by id.
+ */
+function region_load_all() {
+  return entity_load_multiple('region');
+}