diff --git a/ibis/backends/bigquery/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/bigquery/__init__.py
index 7eb9075ff380..bed8a8e059e3 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/bigquery/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/bigquery/__init__.py
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ def create_view(
         )
         self._run_pre_execute_hooks(obj)
         self.raw_sql(stmt.sql(self.name))
-        return self.table(name, database=(catalog, database))
+        return self.table(name, database=(catalog, db))
 
     def drop_view(
         self, name: str, /, *, database: str | None = None, force: bool = False
diff --git a/ibis/backends/bigquery/tests/unit/test_client.py b/ibis/backends/bigquery/tests/unit/test_client.py
index a9bc04d2c31c..60442a9fccab 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/bigquery/tests/unit/test_client.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/bigquery/tests/unit/test_client.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import pytest
 import sqlglot as sg
 
-from ibis.backends.bigquery import _force_quote_table, client
+from ibis.backends.bigquery import Backend, _force_quote_table, client
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -55,3 +55,28 @@ def test_force_quoting(bq_path_str, expected):
     table = _force_quote_table(table)
 
     assert table.sql("bigquery") == expected
+
+
+def test_create_view_project_dataset_database_uses_parsed_database():
+    backend = Backend.__new__(Backend)
+    backend.billing_project = "billing-project"
+    backend.data_project = "billing-project"
+    backend.dataset = "default_dataset"
+
+    captured = {}
+
+    backend._run_pre_execute_hooks = lambda _: None
+    backend.compile = lambda _: sg.select(1)
+    backend.raw_sql = lambda sql: captured.setdefault("sql", sql)
+    backend.table = lambda name, /, *, database=None: captured.setdefault(
+        "table", (name, database)
+    )
+
+    backend.create_view(
+        "my_view",
+        object(),
+        database="my-project.my_dataset",
+        overwrite=True,
+    )
+
+    assert captured["table"] == ("my_view", ("my-project", "my_dataset"))