diff --git a/Robust.Client/ViewVariables/ViewVariablesCommand.cs b/Robust.Client/ViewVariables/ViewVariablesCommand.cs
index fee4e11b8..3bba370b8 100644
--- a/Robust.Client/ViewVariables/ViewVariablesCommand.cs
+++ b/Robust.Client/ViewVariables/ViewVariablesCommand.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ namespace Robust.Client.ViewVariables
             var entityManager = IoCManager.Resolve<IEntityManager>();
             if (!entityManager.EntityExists(entity))
             {
-                shell.WriteLine("That entity does not exist.");
+                shell.WriteLine("That entity does not exist locally. Attempting to open remote view...");
+                vvm.OpenVV(new ViewVariablesEntitySelector(entity));
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/Robust.Shared/GameObjects/EntityUid.cs b/Robust.Shared/GameObjects/EntityUid.cs
index 454249c10..0d1789607 100644
--- a/Robust.Shared/GameObjects/EntityUid.cs
+++ b/Robust.Shared/GameObjects/EntityUid.cs
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.GameObjects
         private TransformComponent? Transform =>
             IoCManager.Resolve<IEntityManager>().GetComponentOrNull<TransformComponent>(this);
 
+        // This might seem useless, but it allows you to retrieve remote entities that don't exist on the client.
+        [ViewVariables]
+        private EntityUid Uid => this;
+
         #endregion
     }
 }