diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/BaseFieldDefinition.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/BaseFieldDefinition.php
index 09c818800081..7eb0d8ae6c97 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/BaseFieldDefinition.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/BaseFieldDefinition.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\Entity\BaseFieldOverride;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\TypedData\FieldItemDataDefinition;
 use Drupal\Core\TypedData\ListDataDefinition;
+use Drupal\Core\TypedData\OptionsProviderInterface;
 
 /**
  * A class for defining entity fields.
@@ -431,6 +432,19 @@ class BaseFieldDefinition extends ListDataDefinition implements FieldDefinitionI
     return $this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getOptionsProvider($property_name, ContentEntityInterface $entity) {
+    // If the field item class implements the interface, proxy it through.
+    $item = $entity->get($this->getName())->first();
+    if ($item instanceof OptionsProviderInterface) {
+      return $item;
+    }
+    // @todo: Allow setting custom options provider, see
+    // https://www.drupal.org/node/2002138.
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldStorageDefinitionInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldStorageDefinitionInterface.php
index 0b62fa0cf7c3..7df3c8359beb 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldStorageDefinitionInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldStorageDefinitionInterface.php
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Core\Field;
 
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface;
+
 /**
  * Defines an interface for entity field storage definitions.
  *
@@ -130,6 +132,19 @@ interface FieldStorageDefinitionInterface {
    */
   public function getDescription();
 
+  /**
+   * Gets an options provider for the given field item property.
+   *
+   * @param string $property_name
+   *   The name of the property to get options for; e.g., 'value'.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface $entity
+   *   The entity for which the options should be provided.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\TypedData\OptionsProviderInterface|null
+   *   An options provider, or NULL if no options are defined.
+   */
+  public function getOptionsProvider($property_name, ContentEntityInterface $entity);
+
   /**
    * Returns whether the field can contain multiple items.
    *
diff --git a/core/modules/field/src/Entity/FieldStorageConfig.php b/core/modules/field/src/Entity/FieldStorageConfig.php
index 7f9d5d93a210..c6e9bd1f61b3 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/src/Entity/FieldStorageConfig.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/src/Entity/FieldStorageConfig.php
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ namespace Drupal\field\Entity;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Unicode;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldException;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldStorageDefinitionInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\TypedData\OptionsProviderInterface;
 use Drupal\field\FieldStorageConfigInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -580,6 +582,19 @@ class FieldStorageConfig extends ConfigEntityBase implements FieldStorageConfigI
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getOptionsProvider($property_name, ContentEntityInterface $entity) {
+    // If the field item class implements the interface, proxy it through.
+    $item = $entity->get($this->getName())->first();
+    if ($item instanceof OptionsProviderInterface) {
+      return $item;
+    }
+    // @todo: Allow setting custom options provider, see
+    // https://www.drupal.org/node/2002138.
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
diff --git a/core/modules/options/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ButtonsWidget.php b/core/modules/options/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ButtonsWidget.php
index d84854cf0dc1..906b8fd331ea 100644
--- a/core/modules/options/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ButtonsWidget.php
+++ b/core/modules/options/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ButtonsWidget.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ButtonsWidget extends OptionsWidgetBase {
   public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $element, array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $element = parent::formElement($items, $delta, $element, $form, $form_state);
 
-    $options = $this->getOptions($items[$delta]);
+    $options = $this->getOptions($items->getEntity());
     $selected = $this->getSelectedOptions($items);
 
     // If required and there is one single option, preselect it.
diff --git a/core/modules/options/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/OptionsWidgetBase.php b/core/modules/options/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/OptionsWidgetBase.php
index ab9325003dac..6ed388e2f4c2 100644
--- a/core/modules/options/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/OptionsWidgetBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/options/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/OptionsWidgetBase.php
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\options\Plugin\Field\FieldWidget;
 
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\WidgetBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
 
@@ -114,16 +114,19 @@ abstract class OptionsWidgetBase extends WidgetBase {
   /**
    * Returns the array of options for the widget.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemInterface $item
-   *   The field item.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface $entity
+   *   The entity for which to return options.
    *
    * @return array
    *   The array of options for the widget.
    */
-  protected function getOptions(FieldItemInterface $item) {
+  protected function getOptions(ContentEntityInterface $entity) {
     if (!isset($this->options)) {
       // Limit the settable options for the current user account.
-      $options = $item->getSettableOptions(\Drupal::currentUser());
+      $options = $this->fieldDefinition
+        ->getFieldStorageDefinition()
+        ->getOptionsProvider($this->column, $entity)
+        ->getSettableOptions(\Drupal::currentUser());
 
       // Add an empty option if the widget needs one.
       if ($empty_option = $this->getEmptyOption()) {
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ abstract class OptionsWidgetBase extends WidgetBase {
       $module_handler = \Drupal::moduleHandler();
       $context = array(
         'fieldDefinition' => $this->fieldDefinition,
-        'entity' => $item->getEntity(),
+        'entity' => $entity,
       );
       $module_handler->alter('options_list', $options, $context);
 
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ abstract class OptionsWidgetBase extends WidgetBase {
    */
   protected function getSelectedOptions(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta = 0) {
     // We need to check against a flat list of options.
-    $flat_options = $this->flattenOptions($this->getOptions($items[$delta]));
+    $flat_options = $this->flattenOptions($this->getOptions($items->getEntity()));
 
     $selected_options = array();
     foreach ($items as $item) {
diff --git a/core/modules/options/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/SelectWidget.php b/core/modules/options/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/SelectWidget.php
index 2c27c3a7ba1a..09e9d37a63ca 100644
--- a/core/modules/options/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/SelectWidget.php
+++ b/core/modules/options/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/SelectWidget.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class SelectWidget extends OptionsWidgetBase {
 
     $element += array(
       '#type' => 'select',
-      '#options' => $this->getOptions($items[$delta]),
+      '#options' => $this->getOptions($items->getEntity()),
       '#default_value' => $this->getSelectedOptions($items, $delta),
       // Do not display a 'multiple' select box if there is only one option.
       '#multiple' => $this->multiple && count($this->options) > 1,