diff --git a/nyan/view.cpp b/nyan/view.cpp
index d79faa7..af85116 100644
--- a/nyan/view.cpp
+++ b/nyan/view.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2020 the nyan authors, LGPLv3+. See copying.md for legal info.
+// Copyright 2017-2025 the nyan authors, LGPLv3+. See copying.md for legal info.
 
 #include "view.h"
 
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ Object View::get_object(const fqon_t &fqon) {
 	return Object{fqon, shared_from_this()};
 }
 
+const std::shared_ptr<Object> View::get_object_ptr(const fqon_t &fqon) {
+	// test for object existence
+	this->get_info(fqon);
+
+	return std::make_shared<Object>(Object::Restricted{}, fqon, shared_from_this());
+}
+
 
 const std::shared_ptr<ObjectState> &View::get_raw(const fqon_t &fqon, order_t t) const {
 	auto state = this->state.get_obj_state(fqon, t);
diff --git a/nyan/view.h b/nyan/view.h
index e29375f..a7185db 100644
--- a/nyan/view.h
+++ b/nyan/view.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2020 the nyan authors, LGPLv3+. See copying.md for legal info.
+// Copyright 2017-2025 the nyan authors, LGPLv3+. See copying.md for legal info.
 #pragma once
 
 #include <memory>
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class View : public std::enable_shared_from_this<View> {
 	View(const std::shared_ptr<Database> &database);
 
 	Object get_object(const fqon_t &fqon);
+	const std::shared_ptr<Object> get_object_ptr(const fqon_t &fqon);
 
 	const std::shared_ptr<ObjectState> &get_raw(const fqon_t &fqon, order_t t = LATEST_T) const;