diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 86db27c2b7..7ec8f40e05 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - bug #3518983 [designer] Error messages do not appear in the Designer
 - bug #3519747 [interface] Suhosin patch warning incorrectly displayed
 - bug #3520107 [interface] Server status page: Incorrect dialog box titles
+- bug #3516089 [structure] DROP does not work on defective VIEWs
 
 3.5.0.0 (2012-04-07)
 + rfe #2021981 [interface] Add support for mass prefix change.
diff --git a/db_structure.php b/db_structure.php
index 2ddf775b96..13d343908b 100644
--- a/db_structure.php
+++ b/db_structure.php
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ foreach ($tables as $keyname => $each_table) {
         $empty_table .= '</a>';
 
         $drop_query = 'DROP '
-            . ($table_is_view ? 'VIEW' : 'TABLE')
+            . (($table_is_view || $each_table['ENGINE'] == null) ? 'VIEW' : 'TABLE')
             . ' ' . PMA_backquote($each_table['TABLE_NAME']);
         $drop_message = sprintf(
             $table_is_view ? __('View %s has been dropped') : __('Table %s has been dropped'),
@@ -422,7 +422,17 @@ foreach ($tables as $keyname => $each_table) {
             <?php echo $titles['Insert']; ?></a></td>
     <td align="center"><?php echo $empty_table; ?></td>
     <td align="center">
-    <a <?php echo ($GLOBALS['cfg']['AjaxEnable'] ? 'class="drop_table_anchor"' : ''); ?> href="sql.php?<?php echo $tbl_url_query;
+    <a 
+    <?php if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['AjaxEnable']) {
+            echo 'class="drop_table_anchor';
+            if ($table_is_view || $each_table['ENGINE'] == null) {
+                // this class is used in db_structure.js to display the
+                // correct confirmation message
+                echo ' view';
+            }
+            echo '"';
+          }
+    ?> href="sql.php?<?php echo $tbl_url_query;
             ?>&amp;reload=1&amp;purge=1&amp;sql_query=<?php
             echo urlencode($drop_query); ?>&amp;message_to_show=<?php
             echo urlencode($drop_message); ?>" >
diff --git a/js/db_structure.js b/js/db_structure.js
index 5151bcaf38..b87c42210e 100644
--- a/js/db_structure.js
+++ b/js/db_structure.js
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     }); //end of Truncate Table Ajax action
 
     /**
-     * Ajax Event handler for 'Drop Table'
+     * Ajax Event handler for 'Drop Table' or 'Drop View'
      *
      * @uses    $.PMA_confirm()
      * @uses    PMA_ajaxShowMessage()
@@ -329,7 +329,13 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         /**
          * @var question    String containing the question to be asked for confirmation
          */
-        var question = 'DROP TABLE ' + curr_table_name;
+        var question = 'DROP ';
+        if ($this_anchor.hasClass('view')) {
+            question += 'VIEW';
+        } else {
+            question += 'TABLE';
+        }
+        question += ' ' + curr_table_name;
 
         $this_anchor.PMA_confirm(question, $this_anchor.attr('href'), function(url) {