diff --git a/fp-includes/core/core.fpdb.class.php b/fp-includes/core/core.fpdb.class.php
index 7530d27..102cc40 100644
--- a/fp-includes/core/core.fpdb.class.php
+++ b/fp-includes/core/core.fpdb.class.php
@@ -159,13 +159,12 @@ class FPDB_Query {
 	var $secondary_idx = null;
 
 	var $walker = null;
-	
+
 	var $prevkey = null;
-	
+
 	var $nextkey = null;
-	
+
 	var $comments = null;
-	
 
 	function __construct($params, $ID) {
 		global $current_query;
@@ -849,6 +848,13 @@ function smarty_block_entry($params, $content, &$smarty, &$repeat) {
 
 		$smarty->assignByRef('id', $id);
 
+		// If PostViews plugin is active: Trigger view counter!
+		// This seems a bit hackish; please fix if possible.
+		// See also commented line "// add_action('entry_block', 'plugin_postviews_do');" in plugin.postviews.php
+		if (function_exists('plugin_postviews_do')) {
+			plugin_postviews_do($smarty, $id);
+		}
+
 		if (array_key_exists('categories', $entry)) {
 			$smarty->assign('entry_commslock', in_array('commslock', $entry ['categories']));
 		}
diff --git a/fp-plugins/postviews/plugin.postviews.php b/fp-plugins/postviews/plugin.postviews.php
index b5a2bbe..c7f02d8 100644
--- a/fp-plugins/postviews/plugin.postviews.php
+++ b/fp-plugins/postviews/plugin.postviews.php
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
  * Author URI: https://www.flatpress.org
  * Description: Counts and displays entry views. Part of the standard distribution.
  */
-add_action('entry_block', 'plugin_postviews_do');
+
+// This seems a bit hackish; please fix if possible.
+// The action hook seems to come "to late", the 'views' variable assignment in plugin_postviews_do() does not have effect on the (already parsed?) template.
+// For now, smarty_block_entry() in core.fpdb.class.php takes care of calling plugin_postviews_do() early enough.
+// add_action('entry_block', 'plugin_postviews_do');
 
 function plugin_postviews_calc($id, $calc) {
 	$dir = entry_dir($id);
@@ -32,18 +36,17 @@ function plugin_postviews_calc($id, $calc) {
 		$v++;
 		io_write_file($f, $v);
 	}
-
+	
 	return $v;
 }
 
-function plugin_postviews_do($id) {
-	global $fpdb, $smarty;
-
+function plugin_postviews_do($smarty, $id) {
+	global $fpdb;
+	
 	$q = $fpdb->getQuery();
 	$calc = $q->single;
 
 	$v = plugin_postviews_calc($id, $calc);
-
 	$smarty->assign('views', $v);
 }