diff --git a/presto-hive/src/main/java/io/prestosql/plugin/hive/HiveMetadata.java b/presto-hive/src/main/java/io/prestosql/plugin/hive/HiveMetadata.java
index c998e480ab90..66e815a70d49 100644
--- a/presto-hive/src/main/java/io/prestosql/plugin/hive/HiveMetadata.java
+++ b/presto-hive/src/main/java/io/prestosql/plugin/hive/HiveMetadata.java
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ private ConnectorTableMetadata getTableMetadata(ConnectorSession session, Schema
     private ConnectorTableMetadata doGetTableMetadata(ConnectorSession session, SchemaTableName tableName)
     {
         Optional<Table> table = metastore.getTable(new HiveIdentity(session), tableName.getSchemaName(), tableName.getTableName());
-        if (!table.isPresent() || isHiveOrPrestoView(table.get())) {
+        if (!table.isPresent() || (!translateHiveViews && isHiveOrPrestoView(table.get()))) {
             throw new TableNotFoundException(tableName);
         }
 
diff --git a/presto-product-tests/src/main/java/io/prestosql/tests/hive/TestHiveViews.java b/presto-product-tests/src/main/java/io/prestosql/tests/hive/TestHiveViews.java
index e7bd1d810390..cf71977c9208 100644
--- a/presto-product-tests/src/main/java/io/prestosql/tests/hive/TestHiveViews.java
+++ b/presto-product-tests/src/main/java/io/prestosql/tests/hive/TestHiveViews.java
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ public void testHiveViewInInformationSchema()
 
         assertThat(query("SELECT view_definition FROM information_schema.views WHERE table_schema = 'test_schema' and table_name = 'hive_test_view'")).containsOnly(
                 row("SELECT \"nation\".\"n_nationkey\", \"nation\".\"n_name\", \"nation\".\"n_regionkey\", \"nation\".\"n_comment\" FROM \"default\".\"nation\""));
+
+        assertThat(query("DESCRIBE test_schema.hive_test_view"))
+                .contains(row("n_nationkey", "bigint", "", ""));
     }
 
     @Test(groups = HIVE_VIEWS)