diff --git a/tests/simple/simple.go b/tests/simple/simple.go
index 7aa8c53..7c96197 100644
--- a/tests/simple/simple.go
+++ b/tests/simple/simple.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type simpleTest struct {
 	readNonExistingCounter              counter
 	createCounter                       counter
 	createCollectionCounter             counter
+	createViewCounter                   counter
 	removeExistingCollectionCounter     counter
 	updateExistingCounter               counter
 	updateExistingWrongRevisionCounter  counter
diff --git a/tests/simple/simple_collection.go b/tests/simple/simple_collection.go
index b31c58c..125cab6 100644
--- a/tests/simple/simple_collection.go
+++ b/tests/simple/simple_collection.go
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ func (t *simpleTest) createCollection(c *collection, numberOfShards, replication
 	}
 
 	// Overall timeout :(
+	t.createCollectionCounter.failed++
 	t.reportFailure(
 		test.NewFailure("Timed out while trying to create (%d) collection %s.", i, c.name))
 	return maskAny(fmt.Errorf("Timed out while trying to create (%d) collection %s.", i, c.name))
diff --git a/tests/simple/simple_view.go b/tests/simple/simple_view.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab46374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/simple/simple_view.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package simple
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/arangodb-helper/testagent/service/test"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// createCollection creates a new collection.
+// The operation is expected to succeed.
+func (t *simpleTest) createView(name string, vtype string) error {
+
+	view := struct {
+		Name              string `json:"name"`
+		Type              string `json:"type"`
+	}{
+		Name: name,
+		Type: vtype,
+	}
+
+	operationTimeout := t.OperationTimeout
+	testTimeout := time.Now().Add(operationTimeout * 5)
+	backoff := time.Millisecond * 250
+	i := 0
+
+	for {
+
+		i++
+		if time.Now().After(testTimeout) {
+			break
+		}
+
+		t.log.Infof(
+			"Creating (%d) view '%s' with numberOfShards=%d, replicationFactor=%d...", i, name, vtype)
+		resp, err := t.client.Post(
+			"/_api/view", nil, nil, view, "", nil, []int{0, 1, 200, 409, 500, 503},
+			[]int{400, 404, 307}, operationTimeout, 1)
+		t.log.Infof("... got http %d - arangodb %d via %s",
+			resp[0].StatusCode, resp[0].Error_.ErrorNum, resp[0].CoordinatorURL)
+
+		// 0, 503: recheck without expectations
+		//  exists:
+		//    true: good (?) -> done
+		//   false: retry
+		//
+		//      1:
+		//  exists:
+		//   true: failure
+		//  false: retry
+		//
+		// 201:  good -> done
+		//
+		//  ...
+
+		if err[0] != nil {
+			// This is a failure
+			t.createViewCounter.failed++
+			t.reportFailure(test.NewFailure("Failed to create view '%s': %v", name, vtype, err[0]))
+			return maskAny(err[0])
+		} else {
+
+			// do all verifications necessary
+
+			
+		}
+		
+		time.Sleep(backoff)
+		if backoff < time.Second*5 {
+			backoff += backoff
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	// Overall timeout :(
+	t.reportFailure(
+		test.NewFailure("Timed out while trying to create (%d) view %s, %s.", i, name, vtype))
+	return maskAny(fmt.Errorf("Timed out"))
+
+	
+}