diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/debug/view_source.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/view_source.rs
index 417da5ec1e..2aadd4d361 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/debug/view_source.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/view_source.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,22 @@ impl Command for ViewSource {
         let arg_span = arg.span();
 
         let source = match arg {
+            Value::Int { val, .. } => {
+                let block = engine_state.get_block(nu_protocol::BlockId::new(val as usize));
+                if let Some(span) = block.span {
+                    let contents = engine_state.get_span_contents(span);
+                    Ok(Value::string(String::from_utf8_lossy(contents), call.head)
+                        .into_pipeline_data())
+                } else {
+                    Err(ShellError::GenericError {
+                        error: "Cannot view int value".to_string(),
+                        msg: "the block does not have a viewable span".to_string(),
+                        span: Some(arg_span),
+                        help: None,
+                        inner: vec![],
+                    })
+                }
+            }
             Value::String { val, .. } => {
                 if let Some(decl_id) = engine_state.find_decl(val.as_bytes(), &[]) {
                     // arg is a command
@@ -130,7 +146,7 @@ impl Command for ViewSource {
                             Ok(Value::string(final_contents, call.head).into_pipeline_data())
                         } else {
                             Err(ShellError::GenericError {
-                                error: "Cannot view value".to_string(),
+                                error: "Cannot view string value".to_string(),
                                 msg: "the command does not have a viewable block span".to_string(),
                                 span: Some(arg_span),
                                 help: None,
@@ -139,7 +155,7 @@ impl Command for ViewSource {
                         }
                     } else {
                         Err(ShellError::GenericError {
-                            error: "Cannot view value".to_string(),
+                            error: "Cannot view string decl value".to_string(),
                             msg: "the command does not have a viewable block".to_string(),
                             span: Some(arg_span),
                             help: None,
@@ -155,7 +171,7 @@ impl Command for ViewSource {
                             .into_pipeline_data())
                     } else {
                         Err(ShellError::GenericError {
-                            error: "Cannot view value".to_string(),
+                            error: "Cannot view string module value".to_string(),
                             msg: "the module does not have a viewable block".to_string(),
                             span: Some(arg_span),
                             help: None,
@@ -164,7 +180,7 @@ impl Command for ViewSource {
                     }
                 } else {
                     Err(ShellError::GenericError {
-                        error: "Cannot view value".to_string(),
+                        error: "Cannot view string value".to_string(),
                         msg: "this name does not correspond to a viewable value".to_string(),
                         span: Some(arg_span),
                         help: None,