diff --git a/guix-data-service/web/controller.scm b/guix-data-service/web/controller.scm
index a4c5dfb..3f35304 100644
--- a/guix-data-service/web/controller.scm
+++ b/guix-data-service/web/controller.scm
@@ -307,6 +307,16 @@
          (render-formatted-derivation conn
                                       (string-append "/gnu/store/" filename))
          (not-found (request-uri request))))
+    (('GET "gnu" "store" filename "plain")
+     (if (string-suffix? ".drv" filename)
+         (let ((raw-drv
+                (select-serialized-derivation-by-file-name
+                 conn
+                 (string-append "/gnu/store/" filename))))
+           (if raw-drv
+               (render-text raw-drv)
+               (not-found (request-uri request))))
+         (not-found (request-uri request))))
     (('GET "gnu" "store" filename "narinfos")
      (render-narinfos conn filename))
     (((or 'GET 'POST) "build-server" _ ...)
diff --git a/guix-data-service/web/view/html.scm b/guix-data-service/web/view/html.scm
index 8375d0b..c0df5cb 100644
--- a/guix-data-service/web/view/html.scm
+++ b/guix-data-service/web/view/html.scm
@@ -536,7 +536,11 @@
               (a (@ (class "btn btn-lg btn-default")
                     (href ,(string-append file-name "/formatted"))
                     (role "button"))
-                 "Formatted view"))))))
+                 "Formatted view")
+              (a (@ (class "btn btn-lg btn-default")
+                    (href ,(string-append file-name "/plain"))
+                    (role "button"))
+                 "Plain view"))))))
       (div
        (@ (class "row"))
        (div
@@ -640,7 +644,11 @@
               (a (@ (class "btn btn-lg btn-default disabled")
                     (href ,(string-append file-name "/formatted"))
                     (role "button"))
-                 "Formatted view"))))))
+                 "Formatted view")
+              (a (@ (class "btn btn-lg btn-default")
+                    (href ,(string-append file-name "/plain"))
+                    (role "button"))
+                 "Plain view"))))))
       (div
        (@ (class "row"))
        (div