diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php b/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php
index 30fdfccb94..a41d317e4a 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function twentyseventeen_setup() {
 			'top' => array(
 				'name' => __( 'Top Menu', 'twentyseventeen' ),
 				'items' => array(
-					'page_home',
+					'link_home',
 					'page_about',
 					'page_blog',
 					'page_contact',
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/theme.php b/src/wp-includes/theme.php
index db6016d7c3..da1cb12ce9 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/theme.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/theme.php
@@ -1965,7 +1965,12 @@ function get_theme_starter_content() {
 			) ),
 		),
 		'nav_menus' => array(
-			'page_home' => array(
+			'link_home' => array(
+				'type' => 'custom',
+				'title' => _x( 'Home', 'Theme starter content' ),
+				'url' => home_url(),
+			),
+			'page_home' => array( // Deprecated in favor of home_link.
 				'type' => 'post_type',
 				'object' => 'page',
 				'object_id' => '{{home}}',
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/customize/manager.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/customize/manager.php
index 2ead05ea08..033fa49731 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/customize/manager.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/customize/manager.php
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class Tests_WP_Customize_Manager extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 				'top' => array(
 					'name'  => 'Menu Name',
 					'items' => array(
-						'page_home',
+						'link_home',
 						'page_about',
 						'page_blog',
 						'link_email',
@@ -478,7 +478,9 @@ class Tests_WP_Customize_Manager extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals( $posts_by_name['blog'], $changeset_values['page_for_posts'] );
 
 		$this->assertEquals( -1, $changeset_values['nav_menu_locations[top]'] );
-		$this->assertEquals( $posts_by_name['home'], $changeset_values['nav_menu_item[-1]']['object_id'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 0, $changeset_values['nav_menu_item[-1]']['object_id'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'custom', $changeset_values['nav_menu_item[-1]']['type'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( home_url(), $changeset_values['nav_menu_item[-1]']['url'] );
 
 		$this->assertEmpty( $wp_customize->changeset_data() );
 		$this->assertNull( $wp_customize->changeset_post_id() );