diff --git a/typo3/sysext/viewpage/Classes/Controller/ViewModuleController.php b/typo3/sysext/viewpage/Classes/Controller/ViewModuleController.php
index 9d0f9c78dd0cffa15082edc7990143b3e1ea4b86..9e473bf4854ff08a8a6ef4b47622f93de847782e 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/viewpage/Classes/Controller/ViewModuleController.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/viewpage/Classes/Controller/ViewModuleController.php
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class ViewModuleController
     protected function initializeView(string $templateName)
     {
         $this->view = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(StandaloneView::class);
+        $this->view->getRequest()->setControllerExtensionName('Viewpage');
         $this->view->setTemplate($templateName);
         $this->view->setTemplateRootPaths(['EXT:viewpage/Resources/Private/Templates/ViewModule']);
         $this->view->setPartialRootPaths(['EXT:viewpage/Resources/Private/Partials']);