diff --git a/include/kokkos_buffer_util.hpp b/include/kokkos_buffer_util.hpp
index eaadf2aa..7e95a9c6 100644
--- a/include/kokkos_buffer_util.hpp
+++ b/include/kokkos_buffer_util.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class aggregated_recycled_view : public kokkos_type {
   std::shared_ptr<element_type> data_ref_counter;
 
 public:
+  using view_type = kokkos_type;
   template <class... Args>
   explicit aggregated_recycled_view(alloc_type &alloc, Args... args)
       : kokkos_type(
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ class recycled_view : public kokkos_type {
   size_t total_elements{0};
 
 public:
+  using view_type = kokkos_type;
   template <class... Args>
   explicit recycled_view(Args... args)
       : kokkos_type(