diff --git a/repos/os/include/loader_session/client.h b/repos/os/include/loader_session/client.h
index ad8e41aa1..9d669f515 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/loader_session/client.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/loader_session/client.h
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ namespace Loader {
 		void constrain_geometry(int width, int height) {
 			call<Rpc_constrain_geometry>(width, height); }
 
+		void parent_view(Nitpicker::View_capability view) {
+			call<Rpc_parent_view>(view); }
+
 		void view_ready_sigh(Signal_context_capability sigh) {
 			call<Rpc_view_ready_sigh>(sigh); }
 
diff --git a/repos/os/include/loader_session/loader_session.h b/repos/os/include/loader_session/loader_session.h
index 538f4bb32..f1516ed0c 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/loader_session/loader_session.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/loader_session/loader_session.h
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ namespace Loader {
 		 */
 		virtual void constrain_geometry(int width, int height) = 0;
 
+		/**
+		 * Set the parent view of the subsystem's view.
+		 *
+		 * If 'parent_view' is not called prior calling 'start', the
+		 * subsystem's view will not have a parent view.
+		 */
+		virtual void parent_view(Nitpicker::View_capability view) = 0;
+
 		/**
 		 * Register signal handler notified at creation time of the first view
 		 */
@@ -165,6 +173,7 @@ namespace Loader {
 		                 Name const &);
 		GENODE_RPC(Rpc_ram_quota, void, ram_quota, size_t);
 		GENODE_RPC(Rpc_constrain_geometry, void, constrain_geometry, int, int);
+		GENODE_RPC(Rpc_parent_view, void, parent_view, Nitpicker::View_capability);
 		GENODE_RPC(Rpc_view_ready_sigh, void, view_ready_sigh, Signal_context_capability);
 		GENODE_RPC(Rpc_fault_sigh, void, fault_sigh, Signal_context_capability);
 		GENODE_RPC_THROW(Rpc_start, void, start,
@@ -174,10 +183,26 @@ namespace Loader {
 		                 GENODE_TYPE_LIST(View_does_not_exist));
 		GENODE_RPC(Rpc_view_geometry, View_geometry, view_geometry);
 
-		GENODE_RPC_INTERFACE(Rpc_alloc_rom_module, Rpc_commit_rom_module,
-		                     Rpc_ram_quota, Rpc_constrain_geometry,
-		                     Rpc_view_ready_sigh, Rpc_fault_sigh, Rpc_start,
-		                     Rpc_view, Rpc_view_geometry);
+		/*
+		 * 'GENODE_RPC_INTERFACE' declaration done manually
+		 *
+		 * The number of RPC function of this interface exceeds the maximum
+		 * number of elements supported by 'Meta::Type_list'. Therefore, we
+		 * construct the type list by hand using nested type tuples instead
+		 * of employing the convenience macro 'GENODE_RPC_INTERFACE'.
+		 */
+		typedef Meta::Type_tuple<Rpc_alloc_rom_module,
+			    Meta::Type_tuple<Rpc_commit_rom_module,
+			    Meta::Type_tuple<Rpc_ram_quota,
+			    Meta::Type_tuple<Rpc_constrain_geometry,
+			    Meta::Type_tuple<Rpc_parent_view,
+			    Meta::Type_tuple<Rpc_view_ready_sigh,
+			    Meta::Type_tuple<Rpc_fault_sigh,
+			    Meta::Type_tuple<Rpc_start,
+			    Meta::Type_tuple<Rpc_view,
+			    Meta::Type_tuple<Rpc_view_geometry,
+			                     Meta::Empty>
+			    > > > > > > > > > Rpc_functions;
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/loader/main.cc b/repos/os/src/server/loader/main.cc
index dd67a286d..410d53832 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/loader/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/loader/main.cc
@@ -176,8 +176,9 @@ namespace Loader {
 				Rpc_entrypoint &ep;
 				Allocator      &_md_alloc;
 
-				int             _max_width;
-				int             _max_height;
+				int                        _max_width;
+				int                        _max_height;
+				Nitpicker::View_capability _parent_view;
 
 				Signal_context_capability view_ready_sigh;
 
@@ -208,6 +209,11 @@ namespace Loader {
 					_max_width = width, _max_height = height;
 				}
 
+				void parent_view(Nitpicker::View_capability view)
+				{
+					_parent_view = view;
+				}
+
 				Genode::Session_capability session(char     const *args,
 				                                   Affinity const &)
 				{
@@ -218,6 +224,7 @@ namespace Loader {
 						Nitpicker::Session_component(ep,
 						                             _max_width,
 						                             _max_height,
+						                             _parent_view,
 						                             view_ready_sigh,
 						                             args);
 
@@ -315,6 +322,11 @@ namespace Loader {
 				_nitpicker_service.constrain_geometry(width, height);
 			}
 
+			void parent_view(Nitpicker::View_capability view)
+			{
+				_nitpicker_service.parent_view(view);
+			}
+
 			void view_ready_sigh(Signal_context_capability sigh)
 			{
 				_nitpicker_service.view_ready_sigh = sigh;
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/loader/nitpicker.h b/repos/os/src/server/loader/nitpicker.h
index 7f6ab3aa2..6d9ad68b7 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/loader/nitpicker.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/loader/nitpicker.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ namespace Nitpicker {
 			Session_component(Rpc_entrypoint            &ep,
 			                  int                        max_width,
 			                  int                        max_height,
+			                  Nitpicker::View_capability parent_view,
 			                  Signal_context_capability  view_ready_sigh,
 			                  const char                *args)
 			:
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ namespace Nitpicker {
 				_max_height(max_height),
 
 				/* create Nitpicker view */
-				_nitpicker_view(_nitpicker.create_view()),
+				_nitpicker_view(_nitpicker.create_view(parent_view)),
 
 				/* create proxy view component for the child */
 				_proxy_view(_nitpicker_view, view_ready_sigh),