diff --git a/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/external/fixed_string.h b/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/external/fixed_string.h
index 025d1c60..35e39738 100644
--- a/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/external/fixed_string.h
+++ b/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/external/fixed_string.h
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ struct basic_fixed_string {
   [[nodiscard]] constexpr const_iterator end() const noexcept { return data() + size(); }
   [[nodiscard]] constexpr const_iterator cend() const noexcept { return data() + size(); }
 
+  [[nodiscard]] constexpr std::basic_string_view<CharT> view() const noexcept
+  {
+    return std::basic_string_view<CharT>(*this);
+  }
+
   template<std::size_t N2>
   [[nodiscard]] constexpr friend basic_fixed_string<CharT, N + N2> operator+(
     const basic_fixed_string& lhs, const basic_fixed_string<CharT, N2>& rhs) noexcept
diff --git a/test/static/fixed_string_test.cpp b/test/static/fixed_string_test.cpp
index c4a56aed..a40677d1 100644
--- a/test/static/fixed_string_test.cpp
+++ b/test/static/fixed_string_test.cpp
@@ -54,4 +54,8 @@ static_assert(basic_fixed_string('d') + txt2 == basic_fixed_string("dabc"));
 static_assert(txt2 + basic_fixed_string("def") == basic_fixed_string("abcdef"));
 static_assert(basic_fixed_string("def") + txt2 == basic_fixed_string("defabc"));
 
+#ifndef MP_UNITS_COMP_GCC
+static_assert(basic_fixed_string("abcd").view().find('c') == 2);
+#endif
+
 }  // namespace