diff --git a/server/api/views.js b/server/api/views.js
index 06780f24..f64760b9 100644
--- a/server/api/views.js
+++ b/server/api/views.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ router.post('views.create', auth(), async ctx => {
   const document = await Document.findByPk(documentId, { userId: user.id });
   authorize(user, 'read', document);
 
-  await View.increment({ documentId, userId: user.id });
+  const view = await View.increment({ documentId, userId: user.id });
 
   await Event.create({
     name: 'views.create',
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ router.post('views.create', auth(), async ctx => {
     ip: ctx.request.ip,
   });
 
+  view.user = user;
   ctx.body = {
-    success: true,
+    data: presentView(view),
   };
 });
 
diff --git a/server/api/views.test.js b/server/api/views.test.js
index 099d1af4..2325352c 100644
--- a/server/api/views.test.js
+++ b/server/api/views.test.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe('#views.create', async () => {
     const body = await res.json();
 
     expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
-    expect(body.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(body.data.count).toBe(1);
   });
 
   it('should allow creating a view record for document in read-only collection', async () => {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('#views.create', async () => {
     const body = await res.json();
 
     expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
-    expect(body.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(body.data.count).toBe(1);
   });
 
   it('should require authentication', async () => {