diff --git a/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Plugin/ResourceBase.php b/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Plugin/ResourceBase.php
index f3292b77a21..41f19fd2a5d 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Plugin/ResourceBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Plugin/ResourceBase.php
@@ -14,17 +14,14 @@ use Symfony\Component\Routing\RouteCollection;
 /**
  * Common base class for resource plugins.
  */
-abstract class ResourceBase extends PluginBase {
+abstract class ResourceBase extends PluginBase implements ResourceInterface {
 
   /**
-   * Provides an array of permissions suitable for hook_permission().
+   * Implements ResourceInterface::permissions().
    *
    * Every plugin operation method gets its own user permission. Example:
    * "restful delete entity:node" with the title "Access DELETE on Node
    * resource".
-   *
-   * @reutrn array
-   *   The permission array.
    */
   public function permissions() {
     $permissions = array();
@@ -43,13 +40,7 @@ abstract class ResourceBase extends PluginBase {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns a collection of routes with URL path information for the resource.
-   *
-   * This method determines where a resource is reachable, what path
-   * replacements are used, the required HTTP method for the operation etc.
-   *
-   * @return \Symfony\Component\Routing\RouteCollection
-   *   A collection of routes that should be registered for this resource.
+   * Implements ResourceInterface::routes().
    */
   public function routes() {
     $collection = new RouteCollection();
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Plugin/ResourceInterface.php b/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Plugin/ResourceInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87da39d73a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Plugin/ResourceInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\rest\Plugin\ResourceInterface.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\rest\Plugin;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginInspectionInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Specifies the publicly available methods of a resource plugin.
+ */
+interface ResourceInterface extends PluginInspectionInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a collection of routes with URL path information for the resource.
+   *
+   * This method determines where a resource is reachable, what path
+   * replacements are used, the required HTTP method for the operation etc.
+   *
+   * @return \Symfony\Component\Routing\RouteCollection
+   *   A collection of routes that should be registered for this resource.
+   */
+  public function routes();
+
+  /**
+   * Provides an array of permissions suitable for hook_permission().
+   *
+   * A resource plugin can define a set of user permissions that are used on the
+   * routes for this resource or for other purposes.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   The permission array.
+   */
+  public function permissions();
+
+}