diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php
index 8f68d0d1f74..13ff1681cf1 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ abstract class DisplayPluginBase extends PluginBase {
    *
    * @return \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\ViewsHandlerInterface[]
    */
-  public function getHandlers($type) {
+  public function &getHandlers($type) {
     if (!isset($this->handlers[$type])) {
       $this->handlers[$type] = array();
       $types = ViewExecutable::getHandlerTypes();
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Handler/AreaTest.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Handler/AreaTest.php
index cece05cce02..03b8b57cea1 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Handler/AreaTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Handler/AreaTest.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class AreaTest extends HandlerTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $testViews = array('test_example_area');
+  public static $testViews = array('test_example_area', 'test_example_area_access');
 
   /**
    * Modules to enable.
@@ -112,6 +112,45 @@ class AreaTest extends HandlerTestBase {
     $this->assertTrue(strpos($output, $empty_string) !== FALSE);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests the access for an area.
+   */
+  public function testAreaAccess() {
+    // Test with access denied for the area handler.
+    $view = Views::getView('test_example_area_access');
+    $view->initDisplay();
+    $view->initHandlers();
+    $handlers = $view->display_handler->getHandlers('empty');
+    $this->assertEqual(0, count($handlers));
+
+    $output = $view->preview();
+    $output = \Drupal::service('renderer')->render($output);
+    // The area output should not be present since access was denied.
+    $this->assertFalse(strpos($output, 'a custom string') !== FALSE);
+    $view->destroy();
+
+    // Test with access granted for the area handler.
+    $view = Views::getView('test_example_area_access');
+    $view->initDisplay();
+    $view->display_handler->overrideOption('empty', [
+      'test_example' => [
+        'field' => 'test_example',
+        'id' => 'test_example',
+        'table' => 'views',
+        'plugin_id' => 'test_example',
+        'string' => 'a custom string',
+        'custom_access' => TRUE,
+      ],
+    ]);
+    $view->initHandlers();
+    $handlers = $view->display_handler->getHandlers('empty');
+
+    $output = $view->preview();
+    $output = \Drupal::service('renderer')->render($output);
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($output, 'a custom string') !== FALSE);
+    $this->assertEqual(1, count($handlers));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Tests global tokens.
    */
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/ViewExecutable.php b/core/modules/views/src/ViewExecutable.php
index 8c61f35633d..72cd5435ca9 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/ViewExecutable.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/ViewExecutable.php
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ class ViewExecutable {
    */
   protected function _initHandler($key, $info) {
     // Load the requested items from the display onto the object.
-    $this->$key = $this->display_handler->getHandlers($key);
+    $this->$key = &$this->display_handler->getHandlers($key);
 
     // This reference deals with difficult PHP indirection.
     $handlers = &$this->$key;
diff --git a/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/config/schema/views_test_config.views.schema.yml b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/config/schema/views_test_config.views.schema.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..199cdfcbb74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/config/schema/views_test_config.views.schema.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Schema for the views plugins of the Views test config module.
+
+views.area.test_example:
+  type: views_area
+  label: 'Test example'
+  mapping:
+    string:
+      type: text
+      label: 'The shown text of the area'
+    custom_access:
+      type: boolean
+      label: 'Should access to the area be allowed'
diff --git a/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_example_area_access.yml b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_example_area_access.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d92e672ac2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_example_area_access.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+langcode: und
+status: true
+dependencies: {  }
+id: test_example_area_access
+module: views
+description: ''
+tag: ''
+base_table: node
+base_field: nid
+core: '8'
+display:
+  default:
+    display_options:
+      access:
+        type: none
+      cache:
+        type: none
+      empty:
+        test_example:
+          field: test_example
+          id: test_example
+          table: views
+          plugin_id: test_example
+          custom_access: false
+          string: 'a custom string'
+    display_plugin: default
+    display_title: Master
+    id: default
+    position: 0
diff --git a/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_data/src/Plugin/views/area/TestExample.php b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_data/src/Plugin/views/area/TestExample.php
index e61997e6432..1bcf2f4d83c 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_data/src/Plugin/views/area/TestExample.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_data/src/Plugin/views/area/TestExample.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\views_test_data\Plugin\views\area;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
 use Drupal\views\Plugin\views\area\AreaPluginBase;
 
 /**
@@ -19,12 +20,20 @@ use Drupal\views\Plugin\views\area\AreaPluginBase;
  */
 class TestExample extends AreaPluginBase {
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function access(AccountInterface $account) {
+    return $this->options['custom_access'];
+  }
+
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\views\Plugin\views\area\AreaPluginBase::option_definition().
    */
   public function defineOptions() {
     $options = parent::defineOptions();
     $options['string'] = array('default' => '');
+    $options['custom_access'] = array('default' => TRUE);
 
     return $options;
   }