diff --git a/_states/jenkins_view.py b/_states/jenkins_view.py
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+import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+add_view_groovy = """\
+view = Jenkins.instance.getView("{view_name}")
+if(view){{
+  if(view.getClass().getName().equals("hudson.model.ListView")){{
+    include_regex="{include_regex}"
+    if(include_regex != "" && !view.getIncludeRegex().equals(include_regex)){{
+        view.setIncludeRegex(include_regex)
+        print("ADDED/CHANGED")
+    }}else{{
+        print("EXISTS")
+    }}
+  }}else{{
+    print("EXISTS")
+  }}
+}}else{{
+  try{{
+    {view_def}
+    Jenkins.instance.addView(view)
+    print("ADDED/CHANGED")
+  }}catch(Exception e){{
+    print("FAILED")
+  }}
+}}
+""" # noqa
+
+remove_view_groovy = """\
+view = Jenkins.instance.getView("{view_name}")
+if(view){{
+  try{{
+    Jenkins.instance.deleteView(view)
+    print("REMOVED")
+  }}catch(Exception e){{
+    print("FAILED")
+  }}
+}}else{{
+  print("NOT PRESENT")
+}}
+""" # noqa
+
+
+def present(name, type="ListView", **kwargs):
+    """
+    Jenkins view present state method
+
+    :param name: view name
+    :param type: view type (default ListView)
+    :returns: salt-specified state dict
+    """
+    return _plugin_call(name, type, add_view_groovy, ["ADDED/CHANGED", "EXISTS"], **kwargs)
+
+
+def absent(name, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Jenkins view absent state method
+
+    :param name: view name
+    :returns: salt-specified state dict
+    """
+    return _plugin_call(name, None, remove_view_groovy, ["REMOVED", "NOT PRESENT"], **kwargs)
+
+
+def _plugin_call(name, type, template, success_msgs, **kwargs):
+    test = __opts__['test']  # noqa
+    ret = {
+        'name': name,
+        'changes': {},
+        'result': False,
+        'comment': '',
+    }
+    result = False
+    if test:
+        status = success_msgs[0]
+        ret['changes'][name] = status
+        ret['comment'] = 'Jenkins view %s %s' % (name, status.lower())
+    else:
+        view_def = "view = new {}(\"{}\")".format(type, name)
+        # handle view specific params
+        include_regex = kwargs.get('include_regex')
+        if type == "ListView":
+            if include_regex:
+                view_def += "\nview.setIncludeRegex(\"{}\")".format(include_regex)
+
+        call_result = __salt__['jenkins_common.call_groovy_script'](
+            template, {"view_def": view_def, "view_name": name, "type": type if type else "", "include_regex": include_regex if include_regex else ""})
+        if call_result["code"] == 200 and call_result["msg"] in success_msgs:
+            status = call_result["msg"]
+            if status == success_msgs[0]:
+                ret['changes'][name] = status
+            ret['comment'] = 'Jenkins view %s %s' % (name, status.lower())
+            result = True
+        else:
+            status = 'FAILED'
+            logger.error(
+                "Jenkins view API call failure: %s", call_result["msg"])
+            ret['comment'] = 'Jenkins view API call failure: %s' % (call_result[
+                                                                           "msg"])
+    ret['result'] = None if test else result
+    return ret