diff --git a/vim.csh b/vim.csh
index bb9ceb1..1ccfb37 100644
--- a/vim.csh
+++ b/vim.csh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 if ( -x /usr/bin/id ) then
     if ( "`/usr/bin/id -u`" > 200 ) then
         alias vi vim
+        alias view 'vim -R'
     endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/vim.sh b/vim.sh
index 1e4ff78..dc3df47 100644
--- a/vim.sh
+++ b/vim.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ if [ -n "${BASH_VERSION-}" -o -n "${KSH_VERSION-}" -o -n "${ZSH_VERSION-}" ]; th
   [ "`/usr/bin/id -u 2>/dev/null || echo 0`" -le 200 ] && return
   # for bash and zsh, only if no alias is already set
   alias vi >/dev/null 2>&1 || alias vi=vim
+  alias view >/dev/null 2>&1 || alias view="vim -R"
 fi
diff --git a/vim.spec b/vim.spec
index 5f7bf31..a984b5c 100644
--- a/vim.spec
+++ b/vim.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Summary: The VIM editor
 URL:     http://www.vim.org/
 Name: vim
 Version: %{baseversion}.%{patchlevel}
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: Vim and MIT
 Source0: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unix/vim-%{baseversion}-%{patchlevel}.tar.bz2
 Source1: vim.sh
@@ -775,6 +775,9 @@ touch %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/%{name}/vimfiles/doc/tags
 %{_datadir}/icons/locolor/*/apps/*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jul 31 2020 Zane Bitter <zbitter@redhat.com> - 2:8.2.1328-2
+- Alias view to "vim -R" when available
+
 * Fri Jul 31 2020 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 2:8.2.1328-1
 - patchlevel 1328