diff --git a/export.php b/export.php
index 3a2bd6eea8..d002b6b46e 100644
--- a/export.php
+++ b/export.php
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ $post_params = [
         'sql_create_trigger',
         'sql_view_current_user',
         'sql_if_not_exists',
+        'sql_or_replace_view',
         'sql_auto_increment',
         'sql_backquotes',
         'sql_truncate',
diff --git a/libraries/classes/Config/Descriptions.php b/libraries/classes/Config/Descriptions.php
index 9aa6d7af20..c119cf61dd 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Config/Descriptions.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Config/Descriptions.php
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ class Descriptions
                 . ' table creation)'
             ),
             'Export_sql_view_current_user' => __('Exclude definition of current user'),
+            'Export_sql_or_replace_view_name' => sprintf(__('%s view'), 'OR REPLACE'),
             'Export_sql_ignore_name' => __('Use ignore inserts'),
             'Export_sql_include_comments_name' => __('Comments'),
             'Export_sql_insert_syntax_name' => __('Syntax to use when inserting data'),
diff --git a/libraries/classes/Config/Forms/User/ExportForm.php b/libraries/classes/Config/Forms/User/ExportForm.php
index 6102e8c4c0..8eb04a3a52 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Config/Forms/User/ExportForm.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Config/Forms/User/ExportForm.php
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class ExportForm extends BaseForm
                         ':group:end',
                     'Export/sql_create_view' => ':group',
                         'Export/sql_view_current_user',
+                        'Export/sql_or_replace_view',
                         ':group:end',
                     'Export/sql_procedure_function',
                     'Export/sql_create_trigger',
diff --git a/libraries/classes/Plugins/Export/ExportSql.php b/libraries/classes/Plugins/Export/ExportSql.php
index 8927df796e..98efc1bc3a 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Plugins/Export/ExportSql.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Plugins/Export/ExportSql.php
@@ -311,11 +311,19 @@ class ExportSql extends ExportPlugin
                     sprintf(__('Add %s statement'), '<code>CREATE VIEW</code>')
                 );
                 $subgroup_create_view->setSubgroupHeader($leaf);
+
                 $leaf = new BoolPropertyItem(
                     'view_current_user',
                     __('Exclude definition of current user')
                 );
                 $subgroup_create_view->addProperty($leaf);
+
+                $leaf = new BoolPropertyItem(
+                    'or_replace_view',
+                    sprintf(__('%s view'), '<code>OR REPLACE</code>')
+                );
+                $subgroup_create_view->addProperty($leaf);
+
                 $subgroup->addProperty($subgroup_create_view);
 
                 $leaf = new BoolPropertyItem(
@@ -1469,6 +1477,14 @@ class ExportSql extends ExportPlugin
 
         $schema_create .= $new_crlf;
 
+        if (!empty($sql_drop_table)
+            && $GLOBALS['dbi']->getTable($db, $table)->isView()
+        ) {
+            $schema_create .= 'DROP VIEW IF EXISTS '
+                . Util::backquote($table_alias, $sql_backquotes) . ';'
+                . $crlf;
+        }
+
         // no need to generate a DROP VIEW here, it was done earlier
         if (!empty($sql_drop_table)
             && !$GLOBALS['dbi']->getTable($db, $table)->isView()
@@ -1551,6 +1567,15 @@ class ExportSql extends ExportPlugin
                         $create_query
                     );
                 }
+
+                // whether to replace existing view or not
+                if ($GLOBALS['sql_or_replace_view']) {
+                    $create_query = preg_replace(
+                        '/^CREATE/',
+                        'CREATE OR REPLACE',
+                        $create_query
+                    );
+                }
             }
 
             // Substitute aliases in `CREATE` query.
diff --git a/libraries/config.default.php b/libraries/config.default.php
index 9876f9c664..c84ad3c3bc 100644
--- a/libraries/config.default.php
+++ b/libraries/config.default.php
@@ -1959,13 +1959,14 @@ $cfg['Export']['sql_drop_table'] = false;
 $cfg['Export']['sql_if_not_exists'] = false;
 
 /**
- *
- *
- *
  * @global boolean $cfg['Export']['sql_view_current_user']
  */
 $cfg['Export']['sql_view_current_user'] = false;
 
+/**
+ * @global boolean $cfg['Export']['sql_or_replace']
+ */
+$cfg['Export']['sql_or_replace_view'] = false;
 
 /**
  *