diff --git a/pylib/cqlshlib/cql3handling.py b/pylib/cqlshlib/cql3handling.py
index eabb059c66..8738f10eb9 100644
--- a/pylib/cqlshlib/cql3handling.py
+++ b/pylib/cqlshlib/cql3handling.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class UnexpectedTableStructure(UserWarning):
         return 'Unexpected table structure; may not translate correctly to CQL. ' + self.msg
 
 
-SYSTEM_KEYSPACES = ('system', 'system_schema', 'system_traces', 'system_auth', 'system_distributed')
+SYSTEM_KEYSPACES = ('system', 'system_schema', 'system_traces', 'system_auth', 'system_distributed', 'system_views', 'system_virtual_schema')
 NONALTERBALE_KEYSPACES = ('system', 'system_schema')