diff --git a/libraries/classes/Controllers/Database/DatabaseStructureController.php b/libraries/classes/Controllers/Database/DatabaseStructureController.php
index ba3edd39e6..aef0b5fa7d 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Controllers/Database/DatabaseStructureController.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Controllers/Database/DatabaseStructureController.php
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ class DatabaseStructureController extends DatabaseController
 
             $empty_table = '';
             if (!$this->_db_is_system_schema) {
-                $empty_table = ' ';
+                $empty_table = '';
                 if (!$table_is_view) {
                     $empty_table = Template::get('database/structure/empty_table')
                         ->render(
diff --git a/libraries/classes/Controllers/Table/TableStructureController.php b/libraries/classes/Controllers/Table/TableStructureController.php
index 2ee0a43661..6bae3d8b23 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Controllers/Table/TableStructureController.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Controllers/Table/TableStructureController.php
@@ -1220,52 +1220,11 @@ class TableStructureController extends TableController
             'DistinctValues' => Util::getIcon('b_browse', __('Distinct values')),
         );
 
-        /**
-         * Work on the table
-         */
+        $edit_view_url = '';
         if ($this->_tbl_is_view && ! $this->_db_is_system_schema) {
-            $item = $this->dbi->fetchSingleRow(
-                sprintf(
-                    "SELECT `VIEW_DEFINITION`, `CHECK_OPTION`, `DEFINER`,
-                      `SECURITY_TYPE`
-                    FROM `INFORMATION_SCHEMA`.`VIEWS`
-                    WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA='%s'
-                    AND TABLE_NAME='%s';",
-                    $GLOBALS['dbi']->escapeString($this->db),
-                    $GLOBALS['dbi']->escapeString($this->table)
-                )
+            $edit_view_url = Url::getCommon(
+                array('db' => $this->db, 'table' => $this->table)
             );
-
-            $createView = $this->dbi->getTable($this->db, $this->table)
-                ->showCreate();
-            // get algorithm from $createView of the form
-            // CREATE ALGORITHM=<ALGORITHM> DE...
-            $parts = explode(" ", substr($createView, 17));
-            $item['ALGORITHM'] = $parts[0];
-
-            $view = array(
-                'operation' => 'alter',
-                'definer' => $item['DEFINER'],
-                'sql_security' => $item['SECURITY_TYPE'],
-                'name' => $this->table,
-                'as' => $item['VIEW_DEFINITION'],
-                'with' => $item['CHECK_OPTION'],
-                'algorithm' => $item['ALGORITHM'],
-            );
-
-            $edit_view_url = 'view_create.php'
-                . Url::getCommon($url_params) . '&amp;'
-                . implode(
-                    '&amp;',
-                    array_map(
-                        function ($key, $val) {
-                            return 'view[' . urlencode($key) . ']=' . urlencode(
-                                $val
-                            );
-                        },
-                        array_keys($view), $view
-                    )
-                );
         }
 
         /**
@@ -1299,7 +1258,7 @@ class TableStructureController extends TableController
                 'tbl_storage_engine' => $this->_tbl_storage_engine,
                 'primary' => $primary_index,
                 'columns_with_unique_index' => $columns_with_unique_index,
-                'edit_view_url' => isset($edit_view_url) ? $edit_view_url : null,
+                'edit_view_url' => $edit_view_url,
                 'columns_list' => $columns_list,
                 'table_stats' => isset($tablestats) ? $tablestats : null,
                 'fields' => $fields,
diff --git a/templates/table/structure/display_structure.twig b/templates/table/structure/display_structure.twig
index aef31cdbd9..77c32cf0a9 100644
--- a/templates/table/structure/display_structure.twig
+++ b/templates/table/structure/display_structure.twig
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
 {# Work on the table #}
 <div id="structure-action-links">
     {% if tbl_is_view and not db_is_system_schema %}
+        {% set edit_view_url = 'view_create.php' ~ edit_view_url %}
         {{ Util_linkOrButton(
             edit_view_url,
             Util_getIcon('b_edit', 'Edit view'|trans, true)
diff --git a/view_create.php b/view_create.php
index 75836475a8..d9dfbc20a7 100644
--- a/view_create.php
+++ b/view_create.php
@@ -183,8 +183,39 @@ $view = array(
     'column_names' => '',
     'as' => $sql_query,
     'with' => '',
+    'algorithm' => '',
 );
 
+// Used to prefill the fields when editing a view
+if (isset($_GET['db']) && isset($_GET['table'])) {
+    $item = $GLOBALS['dbi']->fetchSingleRow(
+        sprintf(
+            "SELECT `VIEW_DEFINITION`, `CHECK_OPTION`, `DEFINER`,
+            `SECURITY_TYPE`
+            FROM `INFORMATION_SCHEMA`.`VIEWS`
+            WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA='%s'
+            AND TABLE_NAME='%s';",
+            $GLOBALS['dbi']->escapeString($_GET['db']),
+            $GLOBALS['dbi']->escapeString($_GET['table'])
+        )
+    );
+    $createView = $GLOBALS['dbi']->getTable($_GET['db'], $_GET['table'])
+        ->showCreate();
+
+    // CREATE ALGORITHM=<ALGORITHM> DE...
+    $parts = explode(" ", substr($createView, 17));
+    $item['ALGORITHM'] = $parts[0];
+
+    $view['operation'] = 'alter';
+    $view['definer'] = $item['DEFINER'];
+    $view['sql_security'] = $item['SECURITY_TYPE'];
+    $view['name'] = $_GET['table'];
+    $view['as'] = $item['VIEW_DEFINITION'];
+    $view['with'] = $item['CHECK_OPTION'];
+    $view['algorithm'] = $item['ALGORITHM'];
+
+}
+
 if (Core::isValid($_POST['view'], 'array')) {
     $view = array_merge($view, $_POST['view']);
 }