diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.module b/core/modules/node/node.module
index e9112b19e27..c6cce777f32 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.module
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function node_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
 
     case 'entity.node.edit_form':
       $node = $route_match->getParameter('node');
-      $type = $node->getType();
+      $type = NodeType::load($node->getType());
       return (!empty($type->help) ? Xss::filterAdmin($type->help) : '');
 
     case 'node.add':
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeHelpTest.php b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeHelpTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..99658f87cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeHelpTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\node\Tests\NodeHelpTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\node\Tests;
+
+use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests help functionality for nodes.
+ *
+ * @group node
+ */
+class NodeHelpTest extends WebTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array.
+   */
+  public static $modules = array('block', 'node', 'help');
+
+  /**
+   * The name of the test node type to create.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  protected $testType;
+
+  /**
+   * The test 'node help' text to be checked.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  protected $testText;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+
+    // Create user.
+    $admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array(
+      'administer content types',
+      'administer nodes',
+      'bypass node access',
+    ));
+
+    $this->drupalLogin($admin_user);
+    $this->drupalPlaceBlock('system_help_block');
+
+    $this->testType = 'type';
+    $this->testText = t('Help text to find on node forms.');
+
+    // Create content type.
+    $this->drupalCreateContentType(array(
+      'type' => $this->testType,
+      'help' => $this->testText,
+    ));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Verifies that help text appears on node add/edit forms.
+   */
+  public function testNodeShowHelpText() {
+    // Check the node add form.
+    $this->drupalGet('node/add/' . $this->testType);
+    $this->assertResponse(200);
+    $this->assertText($this->testText);
+
+    // Create node and check the node edit form.
+    $node = $this->drupalCreateNode(array('type' => $this->testType));
+    $this->drupalGet('node/' . $node->id() . '/edit');
+    $this->assertResponse(200);
+    $this->assertText($this->testText);
+  }
+}