diff --git a/sqlite_utils/db.py b/sqlite_utils/db.py
index 68ba132..ed2f267 100644
--- a/sqlite_utils/db.py
+++ b/sqlite_utils/db.py
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ class Database:
         self.conn.execute(sql)
         return self[name]
 
+    def create_view(self, name, sql):
+        self.conn.execute(
+            """
+            CREATE VIEW {name} AS {sql}
+        """.format(
+                name=name, sql=sql
+            )
+        )
+
 
 class Table:
     def __init__(self, db, name):
diff --git a/tests/test_create.py b/tests/test_create.py
index 966602b..3a38284 100644
--- a/tests/test_create.py
+++ b/tests/test_create.py
@@ -133,3 +133,10 @@ def test_insert_dictionaries_and_lists_as_json(fresh_db, data_structure):
     row = fresh_db.conn.execute("select id, data from test").fetchone()
     assert row[0] == 1
     assert data_structure == json.loads(row[1])
+
+
+def test_create_view(fresh_db):
+    fresh_db["data"].insert({"foo": "foo", "bar": "bar"})
+    fresh_db.create_view("bar", "select bar from data")
+    rows = fresh_db.conn.execute("select * from bar").fetchall()
+    assert [("bar",)] == rows