diff --git a/core/modules/views/tests/src/Functional/Wizard/BasicTest.php b/core/modules/views/tests/src/Functional/Wizard/BasicTest.php
index 79cf695fedc..cd0b4d7ca7e 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/tests/src/Functional/Wizard/BasicTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/tests/src/Functional/Wizard/BasicTest.php
@@ -176,6 +176,20 @@ class BasicTest extends WizardTestBase {
     $this->assertEqual(count($data), 1, 'Only the node of type page is exported.');
     $node = reset($data);
     $this->assertEqual($node['nid'][0]['value'], $node1->id(), 'The node of type page is exported.');
+
+    // Create a view with a leading slash in the path and test that is properly
+    // set.
+    $leading_slash_view = [];
+    $leading_slash_view['label'] = $this->randomMachineName(16);
+    $leading_slash_view['id'] = strtolower($this->randomMachineName(16));
+    $leading_slash_view['description'] = $this->randomMachineName(16);
+    $leading_slash_view['show[wizard_key]'] = 'node';
+    $leading_slash_view['show[type]'] = 'page';
+    $leading_slash_view['page[create]'] = 1;
+    $leading_slash_view['page[title]'] = $this->randomMachineName(16);
+    $leading_slash_view['page[path]'] = '/' . $this->randomMachineName(16);
+    $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/views/add', $leading_slash_view, t('Save and edit'));
+    $this->assertEquals($leading_slash_view['page[path]'], $this->cssSelect('#views-page-1-path')[0]->getText());
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/views_ui/src/ViewAddForm.php b/core/modules/views_ui/src/ViewAddForm.php
index cfdd4e206e0..37b0136e555 100644
--- a/core/modules/views_ui/src/ViewAddForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/views_ui/src/ViewAddForm.php
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ class ViewAddForm extends ViewFormBase {
     $wizard_instance = $this->wizardManager->createInstance($wizard_type);
     $form_state->set('wizard', $wizard_instance->getPluginDefinition());
     $form_state->set('wizard_instance', $wizard_instance);
+
+    $path = &$form_state->getValue(['page', 'path']);
+    if (!empty($path)) {
+      // @todo https://www.drupal.org/node/2423913 Views should expect and store
+      //   a leading /.
+      $path = ltrim($path, '/ ');
+    }
     $errors = $wizard_instance->validateView($form, $form_state);
 
     foreach ($errors as $display_errors) {