diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Path/UrlAlterFunctionalTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Path/UrlAlterFunctionalTest.php
index 39289307ef3dcbef812336221c449825757c10a3..7c3db8671ead629e585c66ec32f2eedf2f4b298f 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Path/UrlAlterFunctionalTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Path/UrlAlterFunctionalTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\system\Tests\Path;
 
+use Drupal\Core\Database\Database;
 use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
 use Drupal\taxonomy\Entity\Term;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ class UrlAlterFunctionalTest extends WebTestBase {
    * Test that URL altering works and that it occurs in the correct order.
    */
   function testUrlAlter() {
+    // Ensure that the url_alias table exists after Drupal installation.
+    $this->assertTrue(Database::getConnection()->schema()->tableExists('url_alias'), 'The url_alias table exists after Drupal installation.');
+
     $account = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('administer url aliases'));
     $this->drupalLogin($account);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.install b/core/modules/system/system.install
index 44212b11addb149cf621e80aaf77b09cd0753df9..a02a22374792749ff677657024e1485e96e60c54 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.install
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Crypt;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Environment;
+use Drupal\Core\Path\AliasStorage;
 use Drupal\Core\Url;
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Database;
 use Drupal\Core\DrupalKernel;
@@ -982,6 +983,11 @@ function system_schema() {
     ),
   );
 
+  // Create the url_alias table. The alias_storage service can auto-create its
+  // table, but this relies on exceptions being thrown. These exceptions will be
+  // thrown every request until an alias is created.
+  $schema['url_alias'] = AliasStorage::schemaDefinition();
+
   return $schema;
 }