diff --git a/Docs/README.tutorials b/Docs/README.tutorials
index 1b9d494ad..e58a1623a 100644
--- a/Docs/README.tutorials
+++ b/Docs/README.tutorials
@@ -341,8 +341,11 @@ view to a new view position/direction. All parameters are optional. If, for
 example, only <field-of-view> is set, then the view will only zoom in -- the
 direction and position will remain the same. This feature is meant for cockpit
 tutorials, where the pilot's view is directed to some switch or instrument.
+view-number can be used to switch between different views, i.e. to tower-view,
+copilot view etc. Default view-number is 0 (captain's view).
 
   <view>
+      <view-number>0</view-number>                 0=captain's view, 1=copilot,...
       <heading-offset-deg>20</heading-offset-deg>  positive is left
       <pitch-offset-deg>-4</pitch-offset-deg>      positive is up
       <roll-offset-deg>0</roll-offset-deg>         positive is roll right
diff --git a/Nasal/tutorial.nas b/Nasal/tutorial.nas
index 85a4cf825..f086d2c2f 100644
--- a/Nasal/tutorial.nas
+++ b/Nasal/tutorial.nas
@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ var set_view = func(node = nil) {
 	node != nil or return;
 	var v = node.getChild("view");
 	if (v != nil) {
+		# when changing view direction, switch to view 0 (captain's view),
+		# unless another view is explicitly specified
+		v.initNode("view-number", 0, "INT", 0);
 		view.point.move(v);
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/Nasal/view.nas b/Nasal/view.nas
index f94ae02b5..0cdab4466 100644
--- a/Nasal/view.nas
+++ b/Nasal/view.nas
@@ -593,6 +593,9 @@ var point = {
 	},
 	move : func(prop, time = nil) {
 		prop != nil or return;
+		var n = prop.getNode("view-number");
+		if (n != nil)
+			setprop("/sim/current-view/view-number",n.getValue());
 		foreach (var a; keys(me.axes)) {
 			var n = prop.getNode(a);
 			me.axes[a].reset();