diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/Entity.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/Entity.php
index b7faaae4910..839a0b448b6 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/Entity.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/Entity.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Drupal\Component\Plugin\DependentPluginInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\DependencyTrait;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFieldManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Plugin\ContainerFactoryPluginInterface;
 use Drupal\migrate\EntityFieldDefinitionTrait;
@@ -181,6 +182,35 @@ abstract class Entity extends DestinationBase implements ContainerFactoryPluginI
     return $entity;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Updates an entity with the new values from row.
+   *
+   * This method should be implemented in extending classes.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
+   *   The entity to update.
+   * @param \Drupal\migrate\Row $row
+   *   The row object to update from.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface
+   *   An updated entity from row values.
+   *
+   * @throws \LogicException
+   *   Thrown for config entities, if the destination is for translations and
+   *   either the "property" or "translation" property does not exist.
+   */
+  abstract protected function updateEntity(EntityInterface $entity, Row $row);
+
+  /**
+   * Populates as much of the stub row as possible.
+   *
+   * This method can be implemented in extending classes when needed.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\migrate\Row $row
+   *   The row of data.
+   */
+  protected function processStubRow(Row $row) {}
+
   /**
    * Gets the entity ID of the row.
    *
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityConfigBase.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityConfigBase.php
index 5fcb6671d72..545db080270 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityConfigBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityConfigBase.php
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ class EntityConfigBase extends Entity {
    * @param \Drupal\migrate\Row $row
    *   The row object to update from.
    *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface
+   *   An updated entity from row values.
+   *
    * @throws \LogicException
    *   Thrown if the destination is for translations and either the "property"
    *   or "translation" property does not exist.
@@ -226,6 +229,8 @@ class EntityConfigBase extends Entity {
       }
       $this->setRollbackAction($row->getIdMap());
     }
+
+    return $entity;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php
index cd1c24c2916..9724ee64d3c 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php
@@ -266,15 +266,7 @@ class EntityContentBase extends Entity implements HighestIdInterface, MigrateVal
   }
 
   /**
-   * Updates an entity with the new values from row.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
-   *   The entity to update.
-   * @param \Drupal\migrate\Row $row
-   *   The row object to update from.
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface
-   *   An updated entity from row values.
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   protected function updateEntity(EntityInterface $entity, Row $row) {
     $empty_destinations = $row->getEmptyDestinationProperties();
@@ -325,10 +317,7 @@ class EntityContentBase extends Entity implements HighestIdInterface, MigrateVal
   }
 
   /**
-   * Populates as much of the stub row as possible.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\migrate\Row $row
-   *   The row of data.
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   protected function processStubRow(Row $row) {
     $bundle_key = $this->getKey('bundle');
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/tests/src/Unit/destination/EntityRevisionTest.php b/core/modules/migrate/tests/src/Unit/destination/EntityRevisionTest.php
index 096f9a231ae..c9724ad8197 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/tests/src/Unit/destination/EntityRevisionTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/tests/src/Unit/destination/EntityRevisionTest.php
@@ -242,6 +242,14 @@ class EntityRevision extends RealEntityRevision {
    * This method is from the parent and we aren't concerned with the inner
    * workings of its implementation which would trickle into mock assertions. An
    * empty implementation avoids this.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
+   *   The entity to update.
+   * @param \Drupal\migrate\Row $row
+   *   The row object to update from.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface
+   *   An updated entity from row values.
    */
   protected function updateEntity(EntityInterface $entity, Row $row) {
     return $entity;
diff --git a/core/modules/search/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntitySearchPage.php b/core/modules/search/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntitySearchPage.php
index 75d74ac3173..e2210c70341 100644
--- a/core/modules/search/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntitySearchPage.php
+++ b/core/modules/search/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntitySearchPage.php
@@ -90,12 +90,7 @@ class EntitySearchPage extends EntityConfigBase {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Updates the entity with the contents of a row.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
-   *   The search page entity.
-   * @param \Drupal\migrate\Row $row
-   *   The row object to update from.
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   protected function updateEntity(EntityInterface $entity, Row $row) {
     parent::updateEntity($entity, $row);
@@ -105,6 +100,7 @@ class EntitySearchPage extends EntityConfigBase {
     if ($plugin instanceof ConfigurableSearchPluginBase) {
       $plugin->setConfiguration($row->getDestinationProperty('configuration'));
     }
+    return $entity;
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/phpstan-baseline.neon b/core/phpstan-baseline.neon
index d83b67c6b68..82e143308d7 100644
--- a/core/phpstan-baseline.neon
+++ b/core/phpstan-baseline.neon
@@ -1500,16 +1500,6 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/Config.php
 
-		-
-			message: "#^Call to an undefined method Drupal\\\\migrate\\\\Plugin\\\\migrate\\\\destination\\\\Entity\\:\\:processStubRow\\(\\)\\.$#"
-			count: 1
-			path: modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/Entity.php
-
-		-
-			message: "#^Call to an undefined method Drupal\\\\migrate\\\\Plugin\\\\migrate\\\\destination\\\\Entity\\:\\:updateEntity\\(\\)\\.$#"
-			count: 1
-			path: modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/Entity.php
-
 		-
 			message: "#^Method Drupal\\\\migrate\\\\Plugin\\\\migrate\\\\destination\\\\Entity\\:\\:fields\\(\\) should return array but return statement is missing\\.$#"
 			count: 1