diff --git a/datasette/app.py b/datasette/app.py
index f998f390..82562d15 100644
--- a/datasette/app.py
+++ b/datasette/app.py
@@ -398,6 +398,12 @@ class Datasette:
                 labeled_fks[(fk["column"], id)] = value
         return labeled_fks
 
+    def absolute_url(self, request, path):
+        url = urllib.parse.urljoin(request.url, path)
+        if url.startswith("http://") and self.config("force_https_urls"):
+            url = "https://" + url[len("http://"):]
+        return url
+
     def inspect(self):
         " Inspect the database and return a dictionary of table metadata "
         if self._inspect:
diff --git a/datasette/views/base.py b/datasette/views/base.py
index a0a16679..010099d9 100644
--- a/datasette/views/base.py
+++ b/datasette/views/base.py
@@ -207,12 +207,6 @@ class BaseView(RenderMixin):
 
         return name, expected, correct_hash_provided, None
 
-    def absolute_url(self, request, path):
-        url = urllib.parse.urljoin(request.url, path)
-        if url.startswith("http://") and self.ds.config("force_https_urls"):
-            url = "https://" + url[len("http://"):]
-        return url
-
     def get_templates(self, database, table=None):
         assert NotImplemented
 
diff --git a/datasette/views/table.py b/datasette/views/table.py
index 5e95aeed..d1c1d8c4 100644
--- a/datasette/views/table.py
+++ b/datasette/views/table.py
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ class TableView(RowTableShared):
                             row["value"]
                         ),
                         "count": row["count"],
-                        "toggle_url": self.absolute_url(request, toggle_path),
+                        "toggle_url": self.ds.absolute_url(request, toggle_path),
                         "selected": selected,
                     })
             except InterruptedError:
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ class TableView(RowTableShared):
                     added_args["_sort_desc"] = sort_desc
             else:
                 added_args = {"_next": next_value}
-            next_url = self.absolute_url(
+            next_url = self.ds.absolute_url(
                 request, path_with_replaced_args(request, added_args)
             )
             rows = rows[:page_size]
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ class TableView(RowTableShared):
                         ):
                             suggested_facets.append({
                                 'name': facet_column,
-                                'toggle_url': self.absolute_url(
+                                'toggle_url': self.ds.absolute_url(
                                     request, path_with_added_args(
                                         request, {"_facet": facet_column}
                                     )