--- /dev/null
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\pathauto\Plugin\Action;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Access\AccessResult;
+use Drupal\Core\Action\ActionBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
+use Drupal\pathauto\PathautoState;
+
+/**
+ * Pathauto entity update action.
+ *
+ * @Action(
+ * id = "pathauto_update_alias",
+ * label = @Translation("Update URL alias of an entity"),
+ * )
+ */
+class UpdateAction extends ActionBase {
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function execute($entity = NULL) {
+ $entity->path->pathauto = PathautoState::CREATE;
+ \Drupal::service('pathauto.generator')->updateEntityAlias($entity, 'bulkupdate', array('message' => TRUE));
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function access($object, AccountInterface $account = NULL, $return_as_object = FALSE) {
+ $result = AccessResult::allowedIfHasPermission($account, 'create url aliases');
+ return $return_as_object ? $result : $result->isAllowed();
+ }
+
+}