diff --git a/loolwsd/ChildSession.cpp b/loolwsd/ChildSession.cpp
index 93a231232..2e44eeba1 100644
--- a/loolwsd/ChildSession.cpp
+++ b/loolwsd/ChildSession.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ bool ChildSession::loadDocument(const char * /*buffer*/, int /*length*/, StringT
     if (_multiView)
     {
         std::ostringstream ossViewInfo;
-        _viewId = _loKitDocument->getView();
         const auto viewId = std::to_string(_viewId);
 
         // Create a message object
diff --git a/loolwsd/ChildSession.hpp b/loolwsd/ChildSession.hpp
index e0b9df51a..4cb79703d 100644
--- a/loolwsd/ChildSession.hpp
+++ b/loolwsd/ChildSession.hpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
     bool getStatus(const char *buffer, int length);
     bool getPartPageRectangles(const char *buffer, int length);
     int getViewId() const { return _viewId; }
+    void setViewId(const int viewId) { _viewId = viewId; }
     const std::string getViewUserName() const { return _userName; }
 
     void loKitCallback(const int nType, const std::string& rPayload);
diff --git a/loolwsd/LOOLKit.cpp b/loolwsd/LOOLKit.cpp
index 65cab3655..b8ae37c04 100644
--- a/loolwsd/LOOLKit.cpp
+++ b/loolwsd/LOOLKit.cpp
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ private:
 
         if (_multiView)
         {
-            viewId = _loKitDocument->getView();
+            session->setViewId((viewId = _loKitDocument->getView()));
             _viewIdToCallbackDescr.emplace(viewId,
                                            std::unique_ptr<CallbackDescriptor>(new CallbackDescriptor({ this, viewId })));
             _loKitDocument->registerCallback(ViewCallback, _viewIdToCallbackDescr[viewId].get());