diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.install b/core/modules/system/system.install
index 9d823ca..5ea9d6e 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.install
@@ -2232,6 +2232,16 @@ function system_update_8036() {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Enable Views if the node listing is set as the front page.
+ */
+function system_update_8037() {
+  $front_page = config('system.site')->get('page.front');
+  if (!isset($front_page) || $front_page == 'node') {
+    update_module_enable(array('views'));
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * @} End of "defgroup updates-7.x-to-8.x".
  * The next series of updates should start at 9000.
  */