diff --git a/crates/entity-derive-impl/src/entity/view.rs b/crates/entity-derive-impl/src/entity/view.rs
index 26349d4..b7d7ad1 100644
--- a/crates/entity-derive-impl/src/entity/view.rs
+++ b/crates/entity-derive-impl/src/entity/view.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 //! For an entity with at least one `#[join(...)]`, generates:
 //!
 //! - `{Entity}View` — a flat struct with every entity column plus the declared
-//!   joined columns, deriving `sqlx::FromRow` and `serde::Serialize`
+//!   joined columns, deriving `sqlx::FromRow` and `serde::Serialize` (plus
+//!   `utoipa::ToSchema` when the `api` feature is enabled)
 //! - `{Entity}View::SELECT` — the canonical `SELECT ... FROM ... JOIN ...`
 //!   fragment (no WHERE), for custom filters via `format!("{} WHERE ...",
 //!   TicketView::SELECT)`
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ pub fn generate(entity: &EntityDef) -> TokenStream {
     let doc = format!(
         "Joined read model for [`{entity_name}`], generated from its `#[join(...)]` declarations."
     );
+    let api_derive = if cfg!(feature = "api") {
+        quote! { #[derive(utoipa::ToSchema)] }
+    } else {
+        TokenStream::new()
+    };
     let select_doc = format!(
         "Canonical `SELECT ... FROM ... JOIN ...` fragment (no WHERE clause).\n\n\
          Compose custom filters with\n\
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ pub fn generate(entity: &EntityDef) -> TokenStream {
         #marker
         #[doc = #doc]
         #[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize, sqlx::FromRow)]
+        #api_derive
         #vis struct #view_name {
             #(#entity_fields,)*
             #(#join_fields,)*
@@ -182,6 +189,12 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(code.contains("pub async fn list"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn view_struct_derives_to_schema_only_with_api_feature() {
+        let code = generate(&ticket_entity()).to_string();
+        assert_eq!(code.contains("utoipa :: ToSchema"), cfg!(feature = "api"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn select_qualifies_and_aliases_columns() {
         let sql = build_select(&ticket_entity());
diff --git a/crates/entity-derive/tests/cases/pass/join_view.rs b/crates/entity-derive/tests/cases/pass/join_view.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..823abe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/entity-derive/tests/cases/pass/join_view.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025-2026 RAprogramm <andrey.rozanov.vl@gmail.com>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use entity_derive::Entity;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Entity, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+#[join(airports as origin, on = origin_iata = iata, fields(
+    lat as origin_lat: f64,
+    city as origin_city: String
+))]
+#[join(airports as dest, on = destination_iata = iata, fields(
+    lat as destination_lat: f64
+))]
+#[entity(table = "tickets")]
+pub struct Ticket {
+    #[id]
+    pub id: Uuid,
+
+    #[field(create, response)]
+    pub origin_iata: String,
+
+    #[field(create, response)]
+    pub destination_iata: String,
+}
+
+fn assert_schema<T: utoipa::ToSchema>() {}
+
+fn main() {
+    let _select: &str = TicketView::SELECT;
+    assert_schema::<TicketView>();
+}