diff --git a/src/View/Widget/WidgetRegistry.php b/src/View/Widget/WidgetRegistry.php
index ab7a3c64595..13a4ce40432 100644
--- a/src/View/Widget/WidgetRegistry.php
+++ b/src/View/Widget/WidgetRegistry.php
@@ -160,16 +160,18 @@ public function clear() {
  * @param mixed $widget The widget to get
  * @return WidgetInterface
  * @throws \RuntimeException when class cannot be loaded or does not
- *   implement WidgetInterface.
+ *   implement WidgetInterface or not a View instance.
  */
 	protected function _resolveWidget($widget) {
 		$type = gettype($widget);
-		if ($type === 'object' && $widget instanceof WidgetInterface) {
+		if ($type === 'object' &&
+			($widget instanceof WidgetInterface || $widget instanceof View)
+		) {
 			return $widget;
 		}
 		if ($type === 'object') {
 			throw new \RuntimeException(
-				'Input objects must implement Cake\View\Widget\WidgetInterface.'
+				'Widget objects must implement Cake\View\Widget\WidgetInterface.'
 			);
 		}
 		if ($type === 'string') {
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/View/Widget/WidgetRegistryTest.php b/tests/TestCase/View/Widget/WidgetRegistryTest.php
index 8e927a17991..14b34f4e6ea 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/View/Widget/WidgetRegistryTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/View/Widget/WidgetRegistryTest.php
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ public function testAddInConstructor() {
 		$this->assertInstanceOf('Cake\View\Widget\Label', $result);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Test getting view instance from registry.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testGetViewInstance() {
+		$inputs = new WidgetRegistry($this->templates, $this->view, []);
+
+		$result = $inputs->get('_view');
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('Cake\View\View', $result);
+	}
+
 /**
  * Test loading widgets files in the app.
  *