diff --git a/cql3/statements/create_view_statement.cc b/cql3/statements/create_view_statement.cc
index da7f1ac40d..592a6da434 100644
--- a/cql3/statements/create_view_statement.cc
+++ b/cql3/statements/create_view_statement.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "gms/feature_service.hh"
 #include "db/view/view.hh"
 #include "service/migration_manager.hh"
+#include "replica/database.hh"
 
 namespace cql3 {
 
diff --git a/db/config.cc b/db/config.cc
index 90c5e76679..481ec3c4e9 100644
--- a/db/config.cc
+++ b/db/config.cc
@@ -1447,6 +1447,7 @@ std::map<sstring, db::experimental_features_t::feature> db::experimental_feature
         {"broadcast-tables", feature::BROADCAST_TABLES},
         {"keyspace-storage-options", feature::KEYSPACE_STORAGE_OPTIONS},
         {"tablets", feature::UNUSED},
+        {"views-with-tablets", feature::VIEWS_WITH_TABLETS}
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/db/config.hh b/db/config.hh
index 64f9ffce3a..6e001c832a 100644
--- a/db/config.hh
+++ b/db/config.hh
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ struct experimental_features_t {
         ALTERNATOR_STREAMS,
         BROADCAST_TABLES,
         KEYSPACE_STORAGE_OPTIONS,
+        VIEWS_WITH_TABLETS
     };
     static std::map<sstring, feature> map(); // See enum_option.
     static std::vector<enum_option<experimental_features_t>> all();
diff --git a/gms/feature_service.cc b/gms/feature_service.cc
index 00f22866c1..009224591f 100644
--- a/gms/feature_service.cc
+++ b/gms/feature_service.cc
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ feature_config feature_config_from_db_config(const db::config& cfg, std::set<sst
     if (!cfg.check_experimental(db::experimental_features_t::feature::KEYSPACE_STORAGE_OPTIONS)) {
         fcfg._disabled_features.insert("KEYSPACE_STORAGE_OPTIONS"s);
     }
+    if (!cfg.check_experimental(db::experimental_features_t::feature::VIEWS_WITH_TABLETS)) {
+        fcfg._disabled_features.insert("VIEWS_WITH_TABLETS"s);
+    }
     if (cfg.force_gossip_topology_changes()) {
         if (cfg.enable_tablets()) {
             throw std::runtime_error("Tablets cannot be enabled with gossip topology changes.  Use either --enable-tablets or --force-gossip-topology-changes, not both.");
diff --git a/gms/feature_service.hh b/gms/feature_service.hh
index d52056d5df..a4fc300ad3 100644
--- a/gms/feature_service.hh
+++ b/gms/feature_service.hh
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ public:
     gms::feature native_reverse_queries { *this, "NATIVE_REVERSE_QUERIES"sv };
     gms::feature zero_token_nodes { *this, "ZERO_TOKEN_NODES"sv };
     gms::feature view_build_status_on_group0 { *this, "VIEW_BUILD_STATUS_ON_GROUP0"sv };
+    gms::feature views_with_tablets { *this, "VIEWS_WITH_TABLETS"sv };
 
     // Whether to allow fragmented commitlog entries. While this is a node-local feature as such, hide
     // behind a feature to ensure an upgrading cluster appears to be at least functional before using,
diff --git a/test/cqlpy/run.py b/test/cqlpy/run.py
index e9bb9b71c9..029e7bf44d 100755
--- a/test/cqlpy/run.py
+++ b/test/cqlpy/run.py
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ def run_scylla_cmd(pid, dir):
         # test/alternator/run.
         '--experimental-features=udf',
         '--experimental-features=keyspace-storage-options',
+        '--experimental-features=views-with-tablets',
         '--enable-tablets=true',
         '--enable-user-defined-functions', '1',
         # Set up authentication in order to allow testing this module
diff --git a/test/cqlpy/suite.yaml b/test/cqlpy/suite.yaml
index dfc9aa62d0..30d62f0bc8 100644
--- a/test/cqlpy/suite.yaml
+++ b/test/cqlpy/suite.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ dirties_cluster:
 extra_scylla_cmdline_options:
   - '--experimental-features=udf'
   - '--experimental-features=keyspace-storage-options'
+  - '--experimental-features=views-with-tablets'
   - '--enable-tablets=true'
diff --git a/test/pylib/scylla_cluster.py b/test/pylib/scylla_cluster.py
index de755ea9f8..6f1f71115e 100644
--- a/test/pylib/scylla_cluster.py
+++ b/test/pylib/scylla_cluster.py
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ def make_scylla_conf(mode: str, workdir: pathlib.Path, host_addr: str, seed_addr
         'experimental_features': ['udf',
                                   'alternator-streams',
                                   'broadcast-tables',
-                                  'keyspace-storage-options'],
+                                  'keyspace-storage-options',
+                                  'views-with-tablets'],
 
         'skip_wait_for_gossip_to_settle': 0,
         'ring_delay_ms': 0,
diff --git a/test/rest_api/suite.yaml b/test/rest_api/suite.yaml
index f2d545a7aa..b0278991c3 100644
--- a/test/rest_api/suite.yaml
+++ b/test/rest_api/suite.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ skip_in_release:
 extra_scylla_cmdline_options:
   - '--experimental-features=udf'
   - '--enable-tablets=true'
+  - '--experimental-features=views-with-tablets'
diff --git a/tools/schema_loader.cc b/tools/schema_loader.cc
index 433118592c..d601820396 100644
--- a/tools/schema_loader.cc
+++ b/tools/schema_loader.cc
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ std::vector<schema_ptr> do_load_schemas(const db::config& cfg, std::string_view
 
     gms::feature_service feature_service(gms::feature_config_from_db_config(cfg));
     feature_service.enable(feature_service.supported_feature_set()).get();
+    feature_service.views_with_tablets.enable();
+
     sharded<locator::shared_token_metadata> token_metadata;
 
     auto my_address = gms::inet_address("localhost");