diff --git a/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/Tests/MenuTest.php b/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/Tests/MenuTest.php
index a4b3e9e..92c4a41 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/Tests/MenuTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/Tests/MenuTest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class MenuTest extends MenuWebTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('block', 'test_page_test', 'contextual', 'path');
+  public static $modules = array('block', 'test_page_test', 'contextual', 'path', 'help');
 
   protected $big_user;
   protected $std_user;
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Controller/SystemController.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Controller/SystemController.php
index 7054e95..12458d8 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Controller/SystemController.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Controller/SystemController.php
@@ -8,20 +8,39 @@
 namespace Drupal\system\Controller;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerInterface;
+use Drupal\system\SystemManager;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse;
 
-
 /**
  * Returns responses for System routes.
  */
 class SystemController implements ControllerInterface {
 
   /**
+   * The system manager.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\system\SystemManager
+   */
+  protected $systemManager;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new SystemController.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\system\SystemManager $system_manager
+   *   The system manager.
+   */
+  public function __construct(SystemManager $system_manager) {
+    $this->systemManager = $system_manager;
+  }
+
+  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
-    return new static();
+    return new static(
+      $container->get('system.manager')
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -37,4 +56,11 @@ function compactPage($mode) {
     return new RedirectResponse(url('<front>', array('absolute' => TRUE)));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Provides a single block from the administration menu as a page.
+   */
+  public function systemAdminMenuBlockPage() {
+    return $this->systemManager->getBlockContents();
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/SystemManager.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/SystemManager.php
index 2712169..619642e 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/SystemManager.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/SystemManager.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\system;
 
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\Unicode;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManager;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
@@ -30,6 +32,20 @@ class SystemManager {
   protected $database;
 
   /**
+   * The menu link storage.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkStorageControllerInterface
+   */
+  protected $menuLinkStorage;
+
+  /**
+   * A static cache of menu items.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  protected $menuItems;
+
+  /**
    * Requirement severity -- Requirement successfully met.
    */
   const REQUIREMENT_OK = 0;
@@ -46,10 +62,18 @@ class SystemManager {
 
   /**
    * Constructs a SystemManager object.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler
+   *   The module handler.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $database
+   *   The database connection.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManager $entity_manager
+   *   The entity manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler, Connection $database) {
+  public function __construct(ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler, Connection $database, EntityManager $entity_manager) {
     $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
     $this->database = $database;
+    $this->menuLinkStorage = $entity_manager->getStorageController('menu_link');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -124,4 +148,83 @@ public function getMaxSeverity(&$requirements) {
     return $severity;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Loads the contents of a menu block.
+   *
+   * This function is often a destination for these blocks.
+   * For example, 'admin/structure/types' needs to have a destination to be
+   * valid in the Drupal menu system, but too much information there might be
+   * hidden, so we supply the contents of the block.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   A render array suitable for drupal_render.
+   */
+  public function getBlockContents() {
+    $item = menu_get_item();
+    if ($content = $this->getAdminBlock($item)) {
+      $output = array(
+        '#theme' => 'admin_block_content',
+        '#content' => $content,
+      );
+    }
+    else {
+      $output = array(
+        '#type' => 'markup',
+        '#markup' => t('You do not have any administrative items.'),
+      );
+    }
+    return $output;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Provide a single block on the administration overview page.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkInterface|array $item
+   *   The menu item to be displayed.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   An array of menu items, as expected by theme_admin_block_content().
+   */
+  public function getAdminBlock($item) {
+    // If we are calling this function for a menu item that corresponds to a
+    // local task (for example, admin/tasks), then we want to retrieve the
+    // parent item's child links, not this item's (since this item won't have
+    // any).
+    if ($item['tab_root'] != $item['path']) {
+      $item = menu_get_item($item['tab_root_href']);
+    }
+
+    if (!isset($item['mlid'])) {
+      $menu_links = $this->menuLinkStorage->loadByProperties(array('router_path' => $item['path'], 'module' => 'system'));
+      $menu_link = reset($menu_links);
+      $item['mlid'] = $menu_link->id();
+      $item['menu_name'] = $menu_link->menu_name;
+    }
+
+    if (isset($this->menuItems[$item['mlid']])) {
+      return $this->menuItems[$item['mlid']];
+    }
+
+    $content = array();
+    $menu_links = $this->menuLinkStorage->loadByProperties(array('plid' => $item['mlid'], 'menu_name' => $item['menu_name'], 'hidden' => 0));
+    foreach ($menu_links as $link) {
+      _menu_link_translate($link);
+      if ($link['access']) {
+        // The link description, either derived from 'description' in
+        // hook_menu() or customized via menu module is used as title attribute.
+        if (!empty($link['localized_options']['attributes']['title'])) {
+          $link['description'] = $link['localized_options']['attributes']['title'];
+          unset($link['localized_options']['attributes']['title']);
+        }
+        // Prepare for sorting as in function _menu_tree_check_access().
+        // The weight is offset so it is always positive, with a uniform 5-digits.
+        $key = (50000 + $link['weight']) . ' ' . Unicode::strtolower($link['title']) . ' ' . $link['mlid'];
+        $content[$key] = $link;
+      }
+    }
+    ksort($content);
+    $this->menuItems[$item['mlid']] = $content;
+    return $content;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc b/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
index 050cdd7..ec1f96c 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 function system_admin_config_page() {
   // Check for status report errors.
   // @todo Use depedancy injection in http://drupal.org/node/1987810.
-  if (Drupal::service('system.manager')->checkRequirements() && user_access('administer site configuration')) {
+  $system_manager = Drupal::service('system.manager');
+  if ($system_manager->checkRequirements() && user_access('administer site configuration')) {
     drupal_set_message(t('One or more problems were detected with your Drupal installation. Check the <a href="@status">status report</a> for more information.', array('@status' => url('admin/reports/status'))), 'error');
   }
   $blocks = array();
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ function system_admin_config_page() {
         }
         $block = $item;
         $block['content'] = '';
-        $block['content'] .= theme('admin_block_content', array('content' => system_admin_menu_block($item)));
+        $block['content'] .= theme('admin_block_content', array('content' => $system_manager->getAdminBlock($item)));
         if (!empty($block['content'])) {
           $block['show'] = TRUE;
         }
@@ -65,28 +66,6 @@ function system_admin_config_page() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Provide a single block from the administration menu as a page.
- *
- * This function is often a destination for these blocks.
- * For example, 'admin/structure/types' needs to have a destination to be valid
- * in the Drupal menu system, but too much information there might be
- * hidden, so we supply the contents of the block.
- *
- * @return
- *   The output HTML.
- */
-function system_admin_menu_block_page() {
-  $item = menu_get_item();
-  if ($content = system_admin_menu_block($item)) {
-    $output = theme('admin_block_content', array('content' => $content));
-  }
-  else {
-    $output = t('You do not have any administrative items.');
-  }
-  return $output;
-}
-
-/**
  * Menu callback; displays a listing of all themes.
  */
 function system_themes_page() {
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index bd58f93..674ee26 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -621,11 +621,9 @@ function system_menu() {
   );
   $items['admin'] = array(
     'title' => 'Administration',
-    'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
+    'route_name' => 'system_admin',
     'weight' => 9,
     'menu_name' => 'admin',
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
   );
   $items['admin/tasks'] = array(
     'title' => 'Tasks',
@@ -645,9 +643,7 @@ function system_menu() {
     'description' => 'Administer blocks, content types, menus, etc.',
     'position' => 'right',
     'weight' => -8,
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-    'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
+    'route_name' => 'system_admin_structure',
   );
   // Appearance.
   $items['admin/appearance'] = array(
@@ -738,9 +734,7 @@ function system_menu() {
     'description' => 'Media tools.',
     'position' => 'left',
     'weight' => -10,
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-    'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
+    'route_name' => 'system_admin_config_media',
   );
   $items['admin/config/media/file-system'] = array(
     'title' => 'File system',
@@ -761,9 +755,7 @@ function system_menu() {
     'description' => 'Tools related to web services.',
     'position' => 'right',
     'weight' => 0,
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-    'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
+    'route_name' => 'system_admin_config_services',
   );
   $items['admin/config/services/rss-publishing'] = array(
     'title' => 'RSS publishing',
@@ -777,9 +769,7 @@ function system_menu() {
     'description' => 'Development tools.',
     'position' => 'right',
     'weight' => -10,
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-    'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
+    'route_name' => 'system_admin_config_development',
   );
   $items['admin/config/development/maintenance'] = array(
     'title' => 'Maintenance mode',
@@ -806,9 +796,7 @@ function system_menu() {
     'description' => 'Regional settings, localization and translation.',
     'position' => 'left',
     'weight' => -5,
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-    'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
+    'route_name' => 'system_admin_config_regional',
   );
   $items['admin/config/regional/settings'] = array(
     'title' => 'Regional settings',
@@ -846,9 +834,7 @@ function system_menu() {
     'description' => 'Local site search, metadata and SEO.',
     'position' => 'left',
     'weight' => -10,
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-    'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
+    'route_name' => 'system_admin_config_search',
   );
 
   // System settings.
@@ -857,9 +843,7 @@ function system_menu() {
     'description' => 'General system related configuration.',
     'position' => 'right',
     'weight' => -20,
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-    'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
+    'route_name' => 'system_admin_config_system',
   );
   $items['admin/config/system/site-information'] = array(
     'title' => 'Site information',
@@ -878,9 +862,7 @@ function system_menu() {
     'title' => 'User interface',
     'description' => 'Tools that enhance the user interface.',
     'position' => 'right',
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-    'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
+    'route_name' => 'system_admin_config_ui',
     'weight' => -15,
   );
   $items['admin/config/workflow'] = array(
@@ -888,29 +870,23 @@ function system_menu() {
     'description' => 'Content workflow, editorial workflow tools.',
     'position' => 'right',
     'weight' => 5,
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-    'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
+    'route_name' => 'system_admin_config_workflow',
   );
   $items['admin/config/content'] = array(
     'title' => 'Content authoring',
     'description' => 'Settings related to formatting and authoring content.',
     'position' => 'left',
     'weight' => -15,
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-    'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
+    'route_name' => 'system_admin_config_content',
   );
 
   // Reports.
   $items['admin/reports'] = array(
     'title' => 'Reports',
     'description' => 'View reports, updates, and errors.',
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-    'access arguments' => array('access site reports'),
+    'route_name' => 'system_admin_reports',
     'weight' => 5,
     'position' => 'left',
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
   );
   $items['admin/reports/status'] = array(
     'title' => 'Status report',
@@ -2330,48 +2306,11 @@ function system_preprocess_block(&$variables) {
  *
  * @param $item
  *   The menu item to be displayed.
+ *
+ * @deprecated Use \Drupal\system\SystemManager::getAdminBlock().
  */
 function system_admin_menu_block($item) {
-  $cache = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__, array());
-  // If we are calling this function for a menu item that corresponds to a
-  // local task (for example, admin/tasks), then we want to retrieve the
-  // parent item's child links, not this item's (since this item won't have
-  // any).
-  if ($item['tab_root'] != $item['path']) {
-    $item = menu_get_item($item['tab_root_href']);
-  }
-
-  if (!isset($item['mlid'])) {
-    $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('router_path' => $item['path'], 'module' => 'system'));
-    $menu_link = reset($menu_links);
-    $item['mlid'] = $menu_link->id();
-    $item['menu_name'] = $menu_link->menu_name;
-  }
-
-  if (isset($cache[$item['mlid']])) {
-    return $cache[$item['mlid']];
-  }
-
-  $content = array();
-  $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('plid' => $item['mlid'], 'menu_name' => $item['menu_name'], 'hidden' => 0));
-  foreach ($menu_links as $link) {
-    _menu_link_translate($link);
-    if ($link['access']) {
-      // The link description, either derived from 'description' in
-      // hook_menu() or customized via menu module is used as title attribute.
-      if (!empty($link['localized_options']['attributes']['title'])) {
-        $link['description'] = $link['localized_options']['attributes']['title'];
-        unset($link['localized_options']['attributes']['title']);
-      }
-      // Prepare for sorting as in function _menu_tree_check_access().
-      // The weight is offset so it is always positive, with a uniform 5-digits.
-      $key = (50000 + $link['weight']) . ' ' . drupal_strtolower($link['title']) . ' ' . $link['mlid'];
-      $content[$key] = $link;
-    }
-  }
-  ksort($content);
-  $cache[$item['mlid']] = $content;
-  return $content;
+  return Drupal::service('system.manager')->getAdminBlock($item);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml b/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
index f12ba8a..3a86be2 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,91 @@ system.ajax:
     _controller: '\Drupal\system\Controller\FormAjaxController::content'
   requirements:
     _access: 'TRUE'
+
+system_admin:
+  pattern: '/admin'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access administration pages'
+
+system_admin_structure:
+  pattern: '/admin/structure'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access administration pages'
+
+system_admin_reports:
+  pattern: '/admin/reports'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access site reports'
+
+system_admin_config_media:
+  pattern: '/admin/config/media'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access administration pages'
+
+system_admin_config_services:
+  pattern: '/admin/config/services'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access administration pages'
+
+system_admin_config_development:
+  pattern: '/admin/config/development'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access administration pages'
+
+system_admin_config_regional:
+  pattern: '/admin/config/regional'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access administration pages'
+
+system_admin_config_search:
+  pattern: '/admin/config/search'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access administration pages'
+
+system_admin_config_system:
+  pattern: '/admin/config/system'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access administration pages'
+
+system_admin_config_ui:
+  pattern: '/admin/config/user-interface'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access administration pages'
+
+system_admin_config_workflow:
+  pattern: '/admin/config/workflow'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access administration pages'
+
+system_admin_config_content:
+  pattern: '/admin/config/content'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access administration pages'
+
 system.cron:
   pattern: '/cron/{key}'
   defaults:
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.services.yml b/core/modules/system/system.services.yml
index 08d67ad..f1838b5 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.services.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.services.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
       - { name: access_check }
   system.manager:
     class: Drupal\system\SystemManager
-    arguments: ['@module_handler', '@database']
+    arguments: ['@module_handler', '@database', '@entity.manager']
   system.breadcrumb.legacy:
     class: Drupal\system\LegacyBreadcrumbBuilder
     tags:
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.module b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.module
index 02fa65b..030dac1 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.module
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@ function menu_test_menu() {
     'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
     'access arguments' => array('access content'),
   );
-  // This item uses system_admin_menu_block_page() to list child items.
+  // This item uses SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage() to list child
+  // items.
   $items['menu_callback_description'] = array(
     'title' => 'Menu item title',
-    'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
     'description' => 'Menu item description parent',
-    'access arguments' => array('access content'),
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
-    'file path' => drupal_get_path('module', 'system'),
+    'route_name' => 'menu_callback_description',
   );
   // This item tests the description key.
   $items['menu_callback_description/description-plain'] = array(
@@ -296,14 +294,6 @@ function menu_test_menu() {
     'access arguments' => array('access content'),
   );
 
-  // File inheritance tests. This menu item should inherit the page callback
-  // system_admin_menu_block_page() and therefore render its children as links
-  // on the page.
-  $items['admin/config/development/file-inheritance'] = array(
-    'title' => 'File inheritance',
-    'description' => 'Test file inheritance',
-    'access arguments' => array('access content'),
-  );
   $items['admin/config/development/file-inheritance/inherit'] = array(
     'title' => 'Inherit',
     'description' => 'File inheritance test description',
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.routing.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.routing.yml
index 2d701dc..47d3a87 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.routing.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ menu_login_callback:
     _content: '\Drupal\menu_test\TestControllers::testLogin'
   requirements:
     _access: 'TRUE'
+
+menu_callback_description:
+  pattern: 'menu_callback_description'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access content'
+
 menu_router_test1:
   pattern: '/foo/{bar}'
   defaults:
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.module b/core/modules/user/user.module
index 62ccfd6..e492826 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.module
@@ -893,15 +893,13 @@ function user_menu() {
 
   // Administration pages.
   $items['admin/config/people'] = array(
-   'title' => 'People',
-   'description' => 'Configure user accounts.',
-   'position' => 'left',
-   'weight' => -20,
-   'page callback' => 'system_admin_menu_block_page',
-   'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
-   'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
-   'file path' => drupal_get_path('module', 'system'),
+    'title' => 'People',
+    'description' => 'Configure user accounts.',
+    'position' => 'left',
+    'weight' => -20,
+    'route_name' => 'user_admin_index',
   );
+
   $items['admin/config/people/accounts'] = array(
     'title' => 'Account settings',
     'description' => 'Configure default behavior of users, including registration requirements, e-mails, and fields.',
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.routing.yml b/core/modules/user/user.routing.yml
index 90570ea..8bf9b91 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.routing.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ user_autocomplete_anonymous:
   requirements:
     _permission: 'access user profiles'
 
+user_admin_index:
+  pattern: '/admin/config/people'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::systemAdminMenuBlockPage'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'access administration pages'
+
 user_account_settings:
   pattern: '/admin/config/people/accounts'
   defaults: