diff --git a/db_structure.php b/db_structure.php
index a80283094e..e190025f7a 100644
--- a/db_structure.php
+++ b/db_structure.php
@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@ foreach ($tables as $keyname => $each_table) {
             $empty_table .= $titles['NoEmpty'];
         }
         $empty_table .= '</a>';
+        // truncating views doesn't work
+        if ($table_is_view) {
+            $empty_table = '&nbsp;';
+        }
 
         $drop_query = 'DROP '
             . ($table_is_view ? 'VIEW' : 'TABLE')
@@ -446,7 +450,9 @@ foreach ($tables as $keyname => $each_table) {
         unset($table_part);
     }
     ?>
-<tr class="<?php echo $odd_row ? 'odd' : 'even'; $odd_row = ! $odd_row; ?>"
+<tr class="<?php echo $odd_row ? 'odd' : 'even'; $odd_row = ! $odd_row;
+    echo $table_is_view ? ' is_view' : '';
+    ?>"
     id="row_tbl_<?php echo $i; ?>">
     <td class="center">
         <input type="checkbox" name="selected_tbl[]"
diff --git a/js/db_structure.js b/js/db_structure.js
index 05ded78501..7892b4558f 100644
--- a/js/db_structure.js
+++ b/js/db_structure.js
@@ -345,10 +345,22 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
          * @var curr_table_name String containing the name of the table to be truncated
          */
         var curr_table_name = $curr_row.children('th').children('a').text();
+        /**
+         * @var is_view Boolean telling if we have a view
+         */
+        var is_view = $curr_row.hasClass('is_view');
         /**
          * @var question    String containing the question to be asked for confirmation
          */
-        var question = 'DROP TABLE ' + curr_table_name;
+        var question;
+        if (! is_view) {
+            question = 
+                PMA_messages.strDropTableStrongWarning + ' ' 
+                + $.sprintf(PMA_messages.strDoYouReally, 'DROP TABLE ' + curr_table_name);
+        } else {
+            question =
+                $.sprintf(PMA_messages.strDoYouReally, 'DROP VIEW ' + curr_table_name);
+        }
 
         $this_anchor.PMA_confirm(question, $this_anchor.attr('href'), function(url) {