diff --git a/sink-connector-lightweight/src/main/java/com/altinity/clickhouse/debezium/embedded/cdc/DebeziumChangeEventCapture.java b/sink-connector-lightweight/src/main/java/com/altinity/clickhouse/debezium/embedded/cdc/DebeziumChangeEventCapture.java
index 1770f2fbb..58a9526d5 100644
--- a/sink-connector-lightweight/src/main/java/com/altinity/clickhouse/debezium/embedded/cdc/DebeziumChangeEventCapture.java
+++ b/sink-connector-lightweight/src/main/java/com/altinity/clickhouse/debezium/embedded/cdc/DebeziumChangeEventCapture.java
@@ -337,9 +337,26 @@ private void createDatabaseForDebeziumStorage(ClickHouseSinkConnectorConfig conf
                     String createDbQuery = String.format("create database if not exists %s", dbName);
                     log.info("CREATING DEBEZIUM STORAGE Database: " + createDbQuery);
                     writer.executeQuery(createDbQuery);
+
+
+                    // Also create view.
+                    String view = " CREATE VIEW %s.show_replica_status\n" +
+                            "                                        AS\n" +
+                            "                                         SELECT\n" +
+                            "                                             now() - fromUnixTimestamp(JSONExtractUInt(offset_val, 'ts_sec')) AS seconds_behind_source,\n" +
+                            "                                             toDateTime(fromUnixTimestamp(JSONExtractUInt(offset_val, 'ts_sec')), 'UTC') AS utc_time,\n" +
+                            "                                             fromUnixTimestamp(JSONExtractUInt(offset_val, 'ts_sec')) AS local_time,\n" +
+                            "                                             *\n" +
+                            "                                         FROM %s\n" +
+                            "                                         FINAL";
+                    String formattedView = String.format(view, dbName, tableName);
+                    try {
+                        writer.executeQuery(formattedView);
+                    } catch(Exception e) {
+                        log.error("**** Error creating VIEW **** " + formattedView);
+                    }
                 }
             }
-
         } catch(Exception e) {
             log.error("Error creating Debezium storage database", e);
         }
diff --git a/sink-connector-lightweight/src/test/java/com/altinity/clickhouse/debezium/embedded/cdc/ClickHouseDelayedStartIT.java b/sink-connector-lightweight/src/test/java/com/altinity/clickhouse/debezium/embedded/cdc/ClickHouseDelayedStartIT.java
index 58d1e02f6..3fd472ce2 100644
--- a/sink-connector-lightweight/src/test/java/com/altinity/clickhouse/debezium/embedded/cdc/ClickHouseDelayedStartIT.java
+++ b/sink-connector-lightweight/src/test/java/com/altinity/clickhouse/debezium/embedded/cdc/ClickHouseDelayedStartIT.java
@@ -124,4 +124,47 @@ public void testClickHouseDelayedStart() throws Exception {
         clickHouseDebeziumEmbeddedApplication.getDebeziumEventCapture().stop();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("Validates that the debezium storage view is created successfully")
+    public void debeziumStorageView() throws Exception {
+
+        Injector injector = Guice.createInjector(new AppInjector());
+
+        Properties props = getDebeziumPropertiesForSchemaOnly(mySqlContainer, clickHouseContainer);
+        ClickHouseDebeziumEmbeddedApplication clickHouseDebeziumEmbeddedApplication = new ClickHouseDebeziumEmbeddedApplication();
+
+        ExecutorService executorService = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(1);
+        executorService.execute(() -> {
+            try {
+                clickHouseDebeziumEmbeddedApplication.start(injector.getInstance(DebeziumRecordParserService.class),
+                        injector.getInstance(DDLParserService.class), props, false);
+                DebeziumEmbeddedRestApi.startRestApi(props, injector, clickHouseDebeziumEmbeddedApplication.getDebeziumEventCapture()
+                        , new Properties());
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            }
+        });
+
+        Thread.sleep(10000);
+
+        // Connect to clickhouse and validate that the view was created successfully.
+        String jdbcUrl = BaseDbWriter.getConnectionString(clickHouseContainer.getHost(), clickHouseContainer.getFirstMappedPort(),
+                "altinity_sink_connector");
+        ClickHouseConnection chConn = BaseDbWriter.createConnection(jdbcUrl, "Client_1",
+                clickHouseContainer.getUsername(), clickHouseContainer.getPassword(), new ClickHouseSinkConnectorConfig(new HashMap<>()));
+        BaseDbWriter writer = new BaseDbWriter(clickHouseContainer.getHost(), clickHouseContainer.getFirstMappedPort(),
+                "altinity_sink_connector", clickHouseContainer.getUsername(), clickHouseContainer.getPassword(), null, chConn);
+
+
+        // Check if the view altinity_sink_connector.show_replica_status was created successfully.
+        ResultSet resultSet = writer.executeQueryWithResultSet("show create view altinity_sink_connector.show_replica_status");
+
+        boolean viewCheck = false;
+        while (resultSet.next()) {
+            viewCheck = true;
+            Assert.assertTrue(resultSet.getString("statement").contains("CREATE VIEW altinity_sink_connector.show_replica_status"));
+            break;
+        }
+        Assert.assertTrue(viewCheck);
+    }
 }