diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 61093ae3e4..af4927a65c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ explanation
 - bug #4790 DROP TABLE/VIEW IF EXISTS are not tracked
 - bug       Compatibility with central columns of version 4.4
 - bug #4758 Firefox with auth_type to http with multiple server doesn't work anymore
+- bug #4789 Views aren't dropped when copying a database
 
 4.3.11.1 (2015-03-04)
 - bug       [security] Risk of BREACH attack, see PMASA-2015-1
diff --git a/libraries/operations.lib.php b/libraries/operations.lib.php
index c94e79251c..f54330098d 100644
--- a/libraries/operations.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/operations.lib.php
@@ -361,6 +361,20 @@ function PMA_getViewsAndCreateSqlViewStandIn(
         // first all the views are collected and a stand-in is created
         // the real views are created after the tables
         if (PMA_Table::isView($db, $each_table)) {
+
+            // If view exists, and 'add drop view' is selected: Drop it!
+            if ($_REQUEST['what'] != 'nocopy'
+                && isset($_REQUEST['drop_if_exists'])
+                && $_REQUEST['drop_if_exists'] == 'true'
+            ) {
+                $drop_query = 'DROP VIEW IF EXISTS '
+                    . PMA_Util::backquote($_REQUEST['newname']) . '.'
+                    . PMA_Util::backquote($each_table);
+                $GLOBALS['dbi']->query($drop_query);
+
+                $GLOBALS['sql_query'] .= "\n" . $drop_query . ';';
+            }
+
             $views[] = $each_table;
             // Create stand-in definition to resolve view dependencies
             $sql_view_standin = $export_sql_plugin->getTableDefStandIn(