diff --git a/packages/engines/mysql/MySqlAnalyser.js b/packages/engines/mysql/MySqlAnalyser.js
index e963a5ecf..f3c6775aa 100644
--- a/packages/engines/mysql/MySqlAnalyser.js
+++ b/packages/engines/mysql/MySqlAnalyser.js
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class MySqlAnalyser extends DatabaseAnalayser {
         ...view,
         columns: columns.rows.filter((col) => col.pureName == view.pureName).map(getColumnInfo),
         createSql: viewTexts[view.pureName],
+        requiresFormat: true,
       })),
       procedures: programmables.rows.filter((x) => x.objectType == 'PROCEDURE').map(fp.omit(['objectType'])),
       functions: programmables.rows.filter((x) => x.objectType == 'FUNCTION').map(fp.omit(['objectType'])),
diff --git a/packages/types/dbinfo.d.ts b/packages/types/dbinfo.d.ts
index 5c55ae9e8..55082defe 100644
--- a/packages/types/dbinfo.d.ts
+++ b/packages/types/dbinfo.d.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export interface DatabaseObjectInfo extends NamedObjectInfo {
 
 export interface SqlObjectInfo extends DatabaseObjectInfo {
   createSql?: string;
+  requiresFormat?: boolean; // SQL is human unreadable, requires formatting (eg. MySQL views)
 }
 
 export interface TableInfo extends DatabaseObjectInfo {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/tabs/QueryTab.js b/packages/web/src/tabs/QueryTab.js
index f5762a3db..2e964b7a1 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/tabs/QueryTab.js
+++ b/packages/web/src/tabs/QueryTab.js
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ function useSqlTemplate(sqlTemplate, props) {
     }
     if (sqlTemplate == 'CREATE OBJECT') {
       const objectInfo = await getSqlObjectInfo(props);
-      if (objectInfo) setSql(objectInfo.createSql);
+      if (objectInfo) {
+        if (objectInfo.requiresFormat) setSql(sqlFormatter.format(objectInfo.createSql));
+        else setSql(objectInfo.createSql);
+      }
     }
     if (sqlTemplate == 'EXECUTE PROCEDURE') {
       const procedureInfo = await getSqlObjectInfo(props);