diff --git a/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/lib/Drupal/telephone/Plugin/field/formatter/TelephoneLinkFormatter.php b/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/lib/Drupal/telephone/Plugin/field/formatter/TelephoneLinkFormatter.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\telephone\Plugin\field\formatter\TelephoneLinkFormatter.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\telephone\Plugin\field\formatter;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Annotation\Plugin;
+use Drupal\Core\Annotation\Translation;
+use Drupal\field\Plugin\Type\Formatter\FormatterBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Plugin implementation of the 'telephone_link' formatter.
+ *
+ * @Plugin(
+ *   id = "telephone_link",
+ *   module = "telephone",
+ *   label = @Translation("Telephone link"),
+ *   field_types = {
+ *     "telephone"
+ *   },
+ *   settings = {
+ *     "title" = ""
+ *   }
+ * )
+ */
+class TelephoneLinkFormatter extends FormatterBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Implements Drupal\field\Plugin\Type\Formatter\FormatterInterface::settingsForm().
+   */
+  public function settingsForm(array $form, array &$form_state) {
+    $elements['title'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => t('Title to replace basic numeric telephone number display.'),
+      '#default_value' => $this->getSetting('title'),
+    );
+
+    return $elements;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implements Drupal\field\Plugin\Type\Formatter\FormatterInterface::settingsSummary().
+   */
+  public function settingsSummary() {
+    $settings = $this->getSettings();
+
+    if (!empty($settings['title'])) {
+      $summary = t('Link using text: @title', array('@title' => $settings['title']));
+    }
+    else {
+      $summary = t('Link using provided telephone number.');
+    }
+
+    return $summary;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implements Drupal\field\Plugin\Type\Formatter\FormatterInterface::prepareView().
+   */
+  public function prepareView(array $entities, $langcode, array &$items) {
+    $settings = $this->getSettings();
+
+    foreach ($entities as $id => $entity) {
+      foreach ($items[$id] as &$item) {
+        // If available, set custom link text.
+        if (!empty($settings['title'])) {
+          $item['title'] = $settings['title'];
+        }
+        // Otherwise, use telephone number itself as title.
+        else {
+          $item['title'] = $item['value'];
+        }
+
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implements Drupal\field\Plugin\Type\Formatter\FormatterInterface::viewElements().
+   */
+  public function viewElements(EntityInterface $entity, $langcode, array $items) {
+    $element = array();
+
+    foreach ($items as $delta => $item) {
+
+      // Prepend 'tel:' to the telephone number.
+      $href = 'tel:' . rawurlencode(preg_replace('/\s+/', '', $item['value']));
+
+      // Render each element as link.
+      $element[$delta] = array(
+        '#type' => 'link',
+        '#title' => $item['title'],
+        '#href' => $href,
+        '#options' => array('external' => TRUE),
+      );
+
+    }
+    return $element;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/lib/Drupal/telephone/Plugin/field/widget/TelephoneDefaultWidget.php b/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/lib/Drupal/telephone/Plugin/field/widget/TelephoneDefaultWidget.php
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+++ b/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/lib/Drupal/telephone/Plugin/field/widget/TelephoneDefaultWidget.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\telephone\Plugin\field\widget\TelephoneDefaultWidget.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\telephone\Plugin\field\widget;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Annotation\Plugin;
+use Drupal\Core\Annotation\Translation;
+use Drupal\field\Plugin\Type\Widget\WidgetBase;
+
+/**
+ * Plugin implementation of the 'telephone_default' widget.
+ *
+ * @Plugin(
+ *   id = "telephone_default",
+ *   module = "telephone",
+ *   label = @Translation("Telephone number"),
+ *   field_types = {
+ *     "telephone"
+ *   }
+ * )
+ */
+class TelephoneDefaultWidget extends WidgetBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Implements Drupal\field\Plugin\Type\Widget\WidgetInterface::formElement().
+   */
+  public function formElement(array $items, $delta, array $element, $langcode, array &$form, array &$form_state) {
+    $element['value'] = $element + array(
+      '#type' => 'tel',
+      '#default_value' => isset($items[$delta]['value']) ? $items[$delta]['value'] : NULL,
+    );
+    return $element;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/lib/Drupal/telephone/Tests/TelephoneFieldTest.php b/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/lib/Drupal/telephone/Tests/TelephoneFieldTest.php
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+++ b/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/lib/Drupal/telephone/Tests/TelephoneFieldTest.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\telephone\TelephoneFieldTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\telephone\Tests;
+
+use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the creation of telephone fields.
+ */
+class TelephoneFieldTest extends WebTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = array(
+    'field',
+    'field_sql_storage',
+    'node',
+    'telephone'
+  );
+
+  protected $instance;
+  protected $web_user;
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name'  => 'Telephone field',
+      'description'  => "Test the creation of telephone fields.",
+      'group' => 'Field types'
+    );
+  }
+
+  function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+
+    $this->drupalCreateContentType(array('type' => 'article'));
+    $this->article_creator = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('create article content', 'edit own article content'));
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->article_creator);
+  }
+
+  // Test fields.
+
+  /**
+   * Helper function for testTelephoneField().
+   */
+  function testTelephoneField() {
+
+    // Add the telepone field to the article content type.
+    $field = array(
+      'field_name' => 'field_telephone',
+      'type' => 'telephone',
+    );
+    field_create_field($field);
+
+    $instance = array(
+      'field_name' => 'field_telephone',
+      'label' => 'Telephone Number',
+      'entity_type' => 'node',
+      'bundle' => 'article',
+    );
+    field_create_instance($instance);
+
+    entity_get_display('node', 'article', 'default')
+      ->setComponent('field_telephone', array(
+        'type' => 'telephone_link',
+        'weight' => 1,
+      ))
+      ->save();
+
+    // Test basic entery of telephone field.
+    $edit = array(
+      "title" => $this->randomName(),
+      "field_telephone[und][0][value]" => "123456789",
+    );
+
+    $this->drupalPost('node/add/article', $edit, t('Save'));
+    $this->assertRaw('<a href="tel:123456789">', 'A telephone link is provided on the article node page.');
+
+    // Add number with a space in it. Need to ensure it is stripped.
+    $edit = array(
+      "title" => $this->randomName(),
+      "field_telephone[und][0][value]" => "1234 56789",
+    );
+
+    $this->drupalPost('node/add/article', $edit, t('Save'));
+    $this->assertRaw('<a href="tel:123456789">', 'Telephone link is output with whitespace removed.');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/telephone.info b/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/telephone.info
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+++ b/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/telephone.info
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+name = Telephone
+description = Defines a field type for telephone numbers.
+package = Core
+version = VERSION
+core = 8.x
+dependencies[] = field
diff --git a/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/telephone.install b/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/telephone.install
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+++ b/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/telephone.install
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Install, update and uninstall functions for the Telephone module.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_field_schema().
+ */
+function telephone_field_schema($field) {
+  $columns = array(
+    'value' => array(
+      'type' => 'varchar',
+      'length' => 256,
+      'not null' => FALSE,
+    ),
+  );
+  return array(
+    'columns' => $columns,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/telephone.module b/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/telephone.module
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+++ b/core/modules/field/modules/telephone/telephone.module
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Defines a simple telephone number field type.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_field_info().
+ */
+function telephone_field_info() {
+  return array(
+    'telephone' => array(
+      'label' => t('Telephone number'),
+      'description' => t('This field stores a telephone number in the database.'),
+      'default_widget' => 'telephone_default',
+      'default_formatter' => 'telephone_link',
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_field_info_alter().
+ */
+function telephone_field_info_alter(&$info) {
+  if (module_exists('text')) {
+    $info['telephone']['default_formatter'] = 'text_plain';
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_field_is_empty().
+ */
+function telephone_field_is_empty($item, $field) {
+  return !isset($item['value']) || $item['value'] === '';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_field_formatter_info_alter().
+ */
+function telephone_field_formatter_info_alter(&$info) {
+  if (isset($info['text_plain'])) {
+    $info['text_plain']['field_types'][] = 'telephone';
+  }
+}