diff --git a/core/modules/media/src/MediaForm.php b/core/modules/media/src/MediaForm.php
index 6f860e23cdc0ddd4555b53c882009e3c6249d882..45cff5fdca5dfbf837ba20f4f448fd5908debeb8 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/src/MediaForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/media/src/MediaForm.php
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ public function form(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
    */
   public function save(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $saved = parent::save($form, $form_state);
-    $context = ['@type' => $this->entity->bundle(), '%label' => $this->entity->label()];
+    $context = ['@type' => $this->entity->bundle(), '%label' => $this->entity->label(), 'link' => $this->entity->toLink($this->t('View'))->toString()];
     $logger = $this->logger('media');
-    $t_args = ['@type' => $this->entity->bundle->entity->label(), '%label' => $this->entity->label()];
+    $t_args = ['@type' => $this->entity->bundle->entity->label(), '%label' => $this->entity->toLink($this->entity->label())->toString()];
 
     if ($saved === SAVED_NEW) {
       $logger->notice('@type: added %label.', $context);
@@ -72,7 +72,16 @@ public function save(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
       $this->messenger()->addStatus($this->t('@type %label has been updated.', $t_args));
     }
 
-    $form_state->setRedirectUrl($this->entity->toUrl('canonical'));
+    // Redirect the user to the media overview if the user has the 'access media
+    // overview' permission. If not, redirect to the canonical URL of the media
+    // item.
+    if ($this->currentUser()->hasPermission('access media overview')) {
+      $form_state->setRedirectUrl($this->entity->toUrl('collection'));
+    }
+    else {
+      $form_state->setRedirectUrl($this->entity->toUrl());
+    }
+
     return $saved;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/media/tests/src/Functional/MediaRevisionTest.php b/core/modules/media/tests/src/Functional/MediaRevisionTest.php
index 9a8ce5a0bccd68d117b7bffc9e12189123922fa3..8291d2fcfd02cb96f815550a6ea99b4098ee9557 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/tests/src/Functional/MediaRevisionTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/media/tests/src/Functional/MediaRevisionTest.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public function testFileMediaRevision() {
     $page->fillField('Name', 'Foobar');
     $page->attachFileToField('File', $this->container->get('file_system')->realpath($uri));
     $page->pressButton('Save');
-    $assert->addressMatches('/^\/media\/[0-9]+$/');
+    $assert->addressEquals('admin/content/media');
 
     // The media item was just created, so it should only have one revision.
     $media = $this->container
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public function testImageMediaRevision() {
     $page->fillField('Name', 'Foobar');
     $page->attachFileToField('Image', $this->root . '/core/modules/media/tests/fixtures/example_1.jpeg');
     $page->pressButton('Save');
-    $assert->addressMatches('/^\/media\/[0-9]+$/');
+    $assert->addressEquals('admin/content/media');
 
     // The media item was just created, so it should only have one revision.
     $media = $this->container
diff --git a/core/modules/media/tests/src/Functional/MediaUiFunctionalTest.php b/core/modules/media/tests/src/Functional/MediaUiFunctionalTest.php
index f45a33e30fcffc0a7787229dbab8e904b14f85ad..fe39fd828ebfe6d17d90c1a3b40d3a6ae0d6cedd 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/tests/src/Functional/MediaUiFunctionalTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/media/tests/src/Functional/MediaUiFunctionalTest.php
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public function testMediaWithOnlyOneMediaType() {
       ->loadUnchanged($media_id);
     $this->assertSame($media->getRevisionLogMessage(), $revision_log_message);
     $this->assertSame($media->getName(), $media_name);
+    $this->drupalGet('media/' . $media_id);
     $assert_session->titleEquals($media_name . ' | Drupal');
 
     // Tests media edit form.
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ public function testMediaWithOnlyOneMediaType() {
       ->getStorage('media')
       ->loadUnchanged($media_id);
     $this->assertSame($media->getName(), $media_name2);
+    $this->drupalGet('media/' . $media_id);
     $assert_session->titleEquals($media_name2 . ' | Drupal');
 
     // Test that there is no empty vertical tabs element, if the container is
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ public function testMediaWithOnlyOneMediaType() {
     $page->fillField('name[0][value]', $media_name);
     $page->fillField('revision_log_message[0][value]', $revision_log_message);
     $page->pressButton('Save');
+    $this->drupalGet('media/' . $media_id);
     $assert_session->titleEquals($media_name . ' | Drupal');
     /** @var \Drupal\media\MediaInterface $media */
     $media = $this->container->get('entity_type.manager')
@@ -433,6 +436,49 @@ public function testMediaReferenceWidget($cardinality, array $media_type_create_
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests the redirect URL after creating a media item.
+   */
+  public function testMediaCreateRedirect() {
+    $session = $this->getSession();
+    $page = $session->getPage();
+    $assert_session = $this->assertSession();
+
+    $this->createMediaType('test', [
+      'queue_thumbnail_downloads' => FALSE,
+    ]);
+
+    // Test a redirect to the media canonical URL for a user without the 'access
+    // media overview' permission.
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->drupalCreateUser([
+      'view media',
+      'create media',
+    ]));
+    $this->drupalGet('media/add');
+    $page->fillField('name[0][value]', $this->randomMachineName());
+    $page->fillField('field_media_test[0][value]', $this->randomString());
+    $page->pressButton('Save');
+    $media_id = $this->container->get('entity_type.manager')
+      ->getStorage('media')
+      ->getQuery()
+      ->execute();
+    $media_id = reset($media_id);
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('media/' . $media_id);
+
+    // Test a redirect to the media overview for a user with the 'access media
+    // overview' permission.
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->drupalCreateUser([
+      'view media',
+      'create media',
+      'access media overview',
+    ]));
+    $this->drupalGet('media/add');
+    $page->fillField('name[0][value]', $this->randomMachineName());
+    $page->fillField('field_media_test[0][value]', $this->randomString());
+    $page->pressButton('Save');
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('admin/content/media');
+  }
+
   /**
    * Asserts that the given texts are present exactly once.
    *
diff --git a/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaDisplayTest.php b/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaDisplayTest.php
index 591643b1696b4bfefbb204d30b8fe64c8c65115f..19ebf9dc2cdc2010669fe4cdcfe0ad21d2617f42 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaDisplayTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaDisplayTest.php
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ public function testMediaDisplay() {
       ->execute();
     $image_media_id = reset($image_media_id);
 
+    // Go to the media entity view.
+    $this->drupalGet('/media/' . $image_media_id);
+
     // Here we expect to see only the image, nothing else.
     // Assert only one element in the content region.
     $this->assertSame(1, count($page->findAll('css', '.media--type-image > div')));
@@ -104,6 +107,9 @@ public function testMediaDisplay() {
     $this->assertNotEmpty($result);
     $page->pressButton('Save');
 
+    // Go to the media entity view.
+    $this->drupalGet($this->assertLinkToCreatedMedia());
+
     // Here we expect to see only the linked filename.
     // Assert only one element in the content region.
     $this->assertSame(1, count($page->findAll('css', 'article.media--type-file > div')));
diff --git a/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaJavascriptTestBase.php b/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaJavascriptTestBase.php
index f8c04d17b6e3ff05144785adc251c51da9241018..390e22075ab8f815a49aa0816cf82a5a7f1e7372 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaJavascriptTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaJavascriptTestBase.php
@@ -43,4 +43,21 @@ protected function waitUntilVisible($selector, $timeout = 1000, $message = '') {
     $this->assertJsCondition($condition, $timeout, $message);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Asserts that a link to a new media item is displayed in the messages area.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   The link URL.
+   */
+  protected function assertLinkToCreatedMedia() {
+    $assert_session = $this->assertSession();
+    $selector = '.messages a';
+
+    // Get the canonical media entity URL from the creation message.
+    $link = $assert_session->elementExists('css', $selector);
+    $assert_session->elementAttributeExists('css', $selector, 'href');
+
+    return $link->getAttribute('href');
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceAudioVideoTest.php b/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceAudioVideoTest.php
index 4ad3c5be08e85e507ccf3f32d220d01217c652a5..2195f74b3443bb9a94ec3d6099f443ddf9ec1750 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceAudioVideoTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceAudioVideoTest.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public function testAudioTypeCreation() {
     $formatter = $display->getComponent($field_name)['type'];
     $this->assertSame('file_audio', $formatter);
 
-    // Create a media asset and verify that the <audio> tag is present.
+    // Create a media asset.
     file_put_contents('public://file.mp3', str_repeat('t', 10));
     $file = File::create([
       'uri' => 'public://file.mp3',
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ public function testAudioTypeCreation() {
     $this->assertNotEmpty($result);
     $page->pressButton('Save');
 
+    // Verify that there is a creation message and that it contains a link to
+    // the media entity.
     $assert_session->pageTextContains("$type_name Audio media asset has been created.");
+    $this->drupalGet($this->assertLinkToCreatedMedia());
+
+    // Verify that the <audio> tag is present on the media entity view.
     $assert_session->elementExists('css', "audio > source[type='audio/mpeg']");
   }
 
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ public function testVideoTypeCreation() {
     $formatter = $display->getComponent($field_name)['type'];
     $this->assertSame('file_video', $formatter);
 
-    // Create a media asset and verify that the <video> tag is present.
+    // Create a media asset.
     file_put_contents('public://file.mp4', str_repeat('t', 10));
     $file = File::create([
       'uri' => 'public://file.mp4',
@@ -98,7 +103,12 @@ public function testVideoTypeCreation() {
     $this->assertNotEmpty($result);
     $page->pressButton('Save');
 
+    // Verify that there is a creation message and that it contains a link to
+    // the media entity.
     $assert_session->pageTextContains("$type_name Video media asset has been created.");
+
+    $this->drupalGet($this->assertLinkToCreatedMedia());
+    // Verify that the <video> tag is present on the media entity view.
     $assert_session->elementExists('css', "video > source[type='video/mp4']");
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceFileTest.php b/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceFileTest.php
index 708a941c8778070fb23d496ec20ea0f8922de6f4..ad509b02366ef558433ccc091d459ccd9a25001a 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceFileTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceFileTest.php
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ public function testMediaFileSource() {
     $this->assertNotEmpty($result);
     $page->pressButton('Save');
 
-    $assert_session->addressEquals('media/1');
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('admin/content/media');
+
+    // Get the media entity view URL from the creation message.
+    $this->drupalGet($this->assertLinkToCreatedMedia());
 
     // Make sure the thumbnail is displayed.
     $assert_session->elementAttributeContains('css', '.image-style-thumbnail', 'src', 'generic.png');
diff --git a/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceImageTest.php b/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceImageTest.php
index 8adb98af2affc82343579ac9acd5001fbdf75335..faf58c1a39b6d6753b61bc1ce16ee0d7c309bc26 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceImageTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceImageTest.php
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ public function testMediaImageSource() {
     $page->fillField("{$source_field_id}[0][alt]", 'Image Alt Text 1');
     $page->pressButton('Save');
 
-    $assert_session->addressEquals('media/1');
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('admin/content/media');
+
+    // Get the media entity view URL from the creation message.
+    $this->drupalGet($this->assertLinkToCreatedMedia());
 
     // Make sure the thumbnail is displayed from uploaded image.
     $assert_session->elementAttributeContains('css', '.image-style-thumbnail', 'src', 'example_1.jpeg');
diff --git a/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceOEmbedVideoTest.php b/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceOEmbedVideoTest.php
index fbdfe6d175d8bccee015b5bd191b89ea2fde6d78..cb7ae2ac5c152cd4dfe083d6646c10c42f1c9239 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceOEmbedVideoTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/media/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/MediaSourceOEmbedVideoTest.php
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ public function testMediaOEmbedVideoSource() {
     $assert_session->fieldExists('Remote video URL')->setValue($video_url);
     $assert_session->buttonExists('Save')->press();
 
-    $assert_session->addressEquals('media/1');
+    $assert_session->addressEquals('admin/content/media');
+
+    // Get the media entity view URL from the creation message.
+    $this->drupalGet($this->assertLinkToCreatedMedia());
+
     /** @var \Drupal\media\MediaInterface $media */
     $media = Media::load(1);