diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/process/MigrationLookup.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/process/MigrationLookup.php
index f387df5233f..835fd691c9b 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/process/MigrationLookup.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/process/MigrationLookup.php
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class MigrationLookup extends ProcessPluginBase implements ContainerFactoryPlugi
         $values[$source_id] = $source_id_values[$migration->id()][$index];
       }
 
-      $stub_row = new Row($values + $migration->getSourceConfiguration(), $source_ids, TRUE);
+      $stub_row = $this->createStubRow($values + $migration->getSourceConfiguration(), $source_ids);
 
       // Do a normal migration with the stub row.
       $migrate_executable->processRow($stub_row, $process);
@@ -257,4 +257,23 @@ class MigrationLookup extends ProcessPluginBase implements ContainerFactoryPlugi
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create a stub row source for later import as stub data.
+   *
+   * This simple wrapper of the Row constructor allows sub-classing plugins to
+   * have more control over the row.
+   *
+   * @param array $values
+   *   An array of values to add as properties on the object.
+   * @param array $source_ids
+   *   An array containing the IDs of the source using the keys as the field
+   *   names.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\migrate\Row
+   *   The stub row.
+   */
+  protected function createStubRow(array $values, array $source_ids) {
+    return new Row($values, $source_ids, TRUE);
+  }
+
 }