diff --git a/Koha/Illrequest.pm b/Koha/Illrequest.pm
index a04ea5a553..540a3efe46 100644
--- a/Koha/Illrequest.pm
+++ b/Koha/Illrequest.pm
@@ -712,6 +712,23 @@ sub mark_completed {
     };
 }
 
+=head2 backend_illview
+
+View and manage an ILL request
+
+=cut
+
+sub backend_illview {
+    my ( $self, $params ) = @_;
+
+    my $response = $self->_backend_capability('illview',{
+            request    => $self,
+            other      => $params,
+        });
+    return $self->expandTemplate($response) if $response;
+    return $response;
+}
+
 =head2 backend_migrate
 
 Migrate a request from one backend to another.
diff --git a/ill/ill-requests.pl b/ill/ill-requests.pl
index ea2305b3a4..fc7da41710 100755
--- a/ill/ill-requests.pl
+++ b/ill/ill-requests.pl
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ if ( $backends_available ) {
                 ( tran_success => $params->{tran_success} ) : () ),
         );
 
+        my $backend_result = $request->backend_illview($params);
+        $template->param(
+            whole      => $backend_result,
+        ) if $backend_result;
+
+
     } elsif ( $op eq 'create' ) {
         # We're in the process of creating a request
         my $request = Koha::Illrequest->new->load_backend( $params->{backend} );
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/ill/ill-requests.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/ill/ill-requests.tt
index d5774b7331..0933b1a7c5 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/ill/ill-requests.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/ill/ill-requests.tt
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@
                     </div>
 
                 [% ELSIF query_type == 'illview' %]
+                    [% PROCESS $whole.template %]
                     [% req_status = request.status %]
 
                     [% IF error %]
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Illrequests.t b/t/db_dependent/Illrequests.t
index bade08a92f..ccd6b98949 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/Illrequests.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Illrequests.t
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ subtest 'Backend testing (mocks)' => sub {
 
 subtest 'Backend core methods' => sub {
 
-    plan tests => 18;
+    plan tests => 19;
 
     $schema->storage->txn_begin;
 
@@ -774,6 +774,11 @@ subtest 'Backend core methods' => sub {
               },
               "Backend cancel: arbitrary stage.");
 
+    # backend_illview
+    $backend->set_series('illview', { stage => '', method => 'illview' });
+    is_deeply($illrq->backend_illview({test => 1}), 0,
+              "Backend illview optional method.");
+
     # backend_update_status
     $backend->set_series('update_status', { stage => 'bar', method => 'update_status' });
     is_deeply($illrq->backend_update_status({test => 1}),