diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
index f4132279e7e..e3af1b5eff6 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ abstract class EntityReferenceFormatterBase extends FormatterBase {
   /**
    * Checks access to the given entity.
    *
-   * By default, entity access is checked. However, a subclass can choose to
-   * exclude certain items from entity access checking by immediately granting
-   * access.
+   * By default, entity 'view' access is checked. However, a subclass can choose
+   * to exclude certain items from entity access checking by immediately
+   * granting access.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
    *    The entity to check.
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceLabelFormatter.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceLabelFormatter.php
index 2084339f911..4cb5d149004 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceLabelFormatter.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceLabelFormatter.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldFormatter;
 
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Exception\UndefinedLinkTemplateException;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
@@ -100,4 +101,11 @@ class EntityReferenceLabelFormatter extends EntityReferenceFormatterBase {
     return $elements;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function checkAccess(EntityInterface $entity) {
+    return $entity->access('view label', NULL, TRUE);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/fixtures/update/drupal-8-rc1.filled.standard.php.gz b/core/modules/system/tests/fixtures/update/drupal-8-rc1.filled.standard.php.gz
index 615b88a7d45..d7f880d07a3 100644
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diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/fixtures/update/drupal-8.filled.standard.php.gz b/core/modules/system/tests/fixtures/update/drupal-8.filled.standard.php.gz
index 1b3e2396553..b3f2afb3002 100644
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diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AuthorFormatter.php b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AuthorFormatter.php
index df97a798eed..e6b670cfa38 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AuthorFormatter.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AuthorFormatter.php
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ class AuthorFormatter extends EntityReferenceFormatterBase {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   protected function checkAccess(EntityInterface $entity) {
-    // Always allow an entity author's username to be read, even if the current
-    // user does not have permission to view the entity author's profile.
-    return AccessResult::allowed();
+    return $entity->access('view label', NULL, TRUE);
   }
 
 }