diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Form/CronForm.php b/core/modules/system/src/Form/CronForm.php
index 751b3379eb3c00f2039b3fb18e8df0642dbdd8b3..8a3f23175cdb09bff59f30fef0af5f034a2da9ec 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Form/CronForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Form/CronForm.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * Configure cron settings for this site.
  */
 class CronForm extends FormBase {
+
   use ConfigFormBaseTrait;
 
   /**
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $form['run'] = [
       '#type' => 'submit',
       '#value' => t('Run cron'),
+      '#submit' => ['::runCron'],
     ];
     $status = '<p>' . $this->t('Last run: %time ago.', ['%time' => $this->dateFormatter->formatTimeDiffSince($this->state->get('system.cron_last'))]) . '</p>';
     $form['status'] = [
@@ -145,22 +147,25 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Runs cron and reloads the page.
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function submitForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $this->config('system.cron')
       ->set('logging', $form_state->getValue('logging'))
       ->save();
     drupal_set_message(t('The configuration options have been saved.'));
+  }
 
-    // Run cron manually from Cron form.
+  /**
+   * Form submission handler for running cron manually.
+   */
+  public function runCron(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     if ($this->cron->run()) {
-      drupal_set_message(t('Cron ran successfully.'));
+      drupal_set_message($this->t('Cron ran successfully.'));
     }
     else {
-      drupal_set_message(t('Cron run failed.'), 'error');
+      drupal_set_message($this->t('Cron run failed.'), 'error');
     }
-
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/System/CronRunTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/System/CronRunTest.php
index 111cc00870b10ebd05b5e4c2b74716f04c8ad07e..ec4e649bf73b32a60e6a0b3d05ea6b7897f98188 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/System/CronRunTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/System/CronRunTest.php
@@ -105,9 +105,19 @@ public function testCronUI() {
     // the time will start at 1 January 1970.
     $this->assertNoText('years');
 
-    $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, [], t('Save configuration'));
-    $this->assertText(t('The configuration options have been saved.'));
+    $cron_last = time() - 200;
+    \Drupal::state()->set('system.cron_last', $cron_last);
+
+    $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, [], 'Save configuration');
+    $this->assertText('The configuration options have been saved.');
     $this->assertUrl('admin/config/system/cron');
+
+    // Check that cron does not run when saving the configuration form.
+    $this->assertEqual($cron_last, \Drupal::state()->get('system.cron_last'), 'Cron does not run when saving the configuration form.');
+
+    // Check that cron runs when triggered manually.
+    $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, [], 'Run cron');
+    $this->assertTrue($cron_last < \Drupal::state()->get('system.cron_last'), 'Cron runs when triggered manually.');
   }
 
   /**