diff --git a/pyiceberg/catalog/rest/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/catalog/rest/__init__.py
index 88bbd29bef..57f1f89127 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/catalog/rest/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/catalog/rest/__init__.py
@@ -1187,6 +1187,7 @@ def _response_to_view(self, identifier_tuple: tuple[str, ...], view_response: Vi
             identifier=identifier_tuple,
             metadata=view_response.metadata,
             config=view_response.config,
+            metadata_location=view_response.metadata_location,
         )
 
     def _refresh_token(self) -> None:
diff --git a/pyiceberg/view/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/view/__init__.py
index 4f298e5b60..e2f7bb97d4 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/view/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/view/__init__.py
@@ -30,16 +30,20 @@ class View:
     _identifier: Identifier
     metadata: ViewMetadata
     config: dict[str, str]
+    # None when no metadata location is available, such as for directly constructed views.
+    metadata_location: str | None
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         identifier: Identifier,
         metadata: ViewMetadata,
         config: dict[str, str] = EMPTY_DICT,
+        metadata_location: str | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         self._identifier = identifier
         self.metadata = metadata
         self.config = config
+        self.metadata_location = metadata_location
 
     def name(self) -> Identifier:
         """Return the identifier of this view."""
@@ -92,4 +96,5 @@ def sql_for(self, dialect: str) -> SQLViewRepresentation | None:
 
     def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
         """Return the equality of two instances of the View class."""
+        # Metadata location is intentionally excluded from view equality.
         return self.name() == other.name() and self.metadata == other.metadata if isinstance(other, View) else False
diff --git a/tests/catalog/test_rest.py b/tests/catalog/test_rest.py
index b06281bcef..18028ed6ab 100644
--- a/tests/catalog/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/catalog/test_rest.py
@@ -1765,6 +1765,7 @@ def test_create_view_200(rest_mock: Mocker, table_schema_simple: Schema, example
     )
     assert actual == expected
     assert actual.config == example_view_metadata_rest_json["config"]
+    assert actual.metadata_location == example_view_metadata_rest_json["metadata-location"]
 
 
 def test_create_view_409(
@@ -1812,6 +1813,7 @@ def test_load_view_200(rest_mock: Mocker, example_view_metadata_rest_json: dict[
     expected = View(identifier=("fokko", "view"), metadata=ViewMetadata(**example_view_metadata_rest_json["metadata"]))
     assert actual == expected
     assert actual.config == example_view_metadata_rest_json["config"]
+    assert actual.metadata_location == example_view_metadata_rest_json["metadata-location"]
 
 
 def test_load_view_404(rest_mock: Mocker) -> None:
@@ -2772,6 +2774,7 @@ def test_register_view_200(rest_mock: Mocker, example_view_metadata_rest_json: d
     )
     assert actual == expected
     assert actual.config == example_view_metadata_rest_json["config"]
+    assert actual.metadata_location == example_view_metadata_rest_json["metadata-location"]
 
 
 def test_register_view_409_view(rest_mock: Mocker) -> None: