diff --git a/src/playsim/actor.h b/src/playsim/actor.h
index 3a0d6d1fa..70f2c60b3 100644
--- a/src/playsim/actor.h
+++ b/src/playsim/actor.h
@@ -660,9 +660,9 @@ enum EViewPosFlags // [MC] Flags for SetViewPos.
 	VPSF_ABSOLUTEPOS =		1 << 2,			// Use absolute position.
 };
 
-class FViewPosition : public DObject
+class DViewPosition : public DObject
 {
-	DECLARE_CLASS(FViewPosition, DObject);
+	DECLARE_CLASS(DViewPosition, DObject);
 public:
 	// Variables
 	// Exposed to ZScript
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ public:
 	int			Flags;
 
 	// Functions
-	FViewPosition()
+	DViewPosition()
 	{
 		Offset = { 0,0,0 };
 		Flags = 0;
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ public:
 	DAngle			SpriteRotation;
 	DRotator		Angles;
 	DRotator		ViewAngles;			// Angle offsets for cameras
-	FViewPosition	*ViewPos;			// Position offsets for cameras
+	TObjPtr<DViewPosition*> ViewPos;			// Position offsets for cameras
 	DVector2		Scale;				// Scaling values; 1 is normal size
 	double			Alpha;				// Since P_CheckSight makes an alpha check this can't be a float. It has to be a double.
 
diff --git a/src/playsim/p_local.h b/src/playsim/p_local.h
index 375c1c039..ce39c5b77 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_local.h
+++ b/src/playsim/p_local.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct secplane_t;
 struct FCheckPosition;
 struct FTranslatedLineTarget;
 struct FLinePortal;
-class FViewPosition;
+class DViewPosition;
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ void	P_PlaySpawnSound(AActor *missile, AActor *spawner);
 void	P_AimCamera (AActor *t1, DVector3 &, DAngle &, sector_t *&sec, bool &unlinked);
 
 // [MC] Aiming for ViewPos
-void	P_AdjustViewPos(AActor *t1, DVector3 orig, DVector3 &, sector_t *&sec, bool &unlinked, FViewPosition *VP);
+void	P_AdjustViewPos(AActor *t1, DVector3 orig, DVector3 &, sector_t *&sec, bool &unlinked, DViewPosition *VP);
 
 
 // [RH] Means of death
diff --git a/src/playsim/p_map.cpp b/src/playsim/p_map.cpp
index 1dd5d5578..ddb4bf1b9 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_map.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/p_map.cpp
@@ -5424,7 +5424,7 @@ void P_AimCamera(AActor *t1, DVector3 &campos, DAngle &camangle, sector_t *&Came
 }
 
 // [MC] Used for ViewPos. Uses code borrowed from P_AimCamera.
-void P_AdjustViewPos(AActor *t1, DVector3 orig, DVector3 &campos, sector_t *&CameraSector, bool &unlinked, FViewPosition *VP)
+void P_AdjustViewPos(AActor *t1, DVector3 orig, DVector3 &campos, sector_t *&CameraSector, bool &unlinked, DViewPosition *VP)
 {
 	FTraceResults trace;
 	const DVector3 vvec = campos - orig;
diff --git a/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp b/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
index cba16a2b9..3e08caee3 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_POINTERS_START(AActor)
 	IMPLEMENT_POINTER(master)
 	IMPLEMENT_POINTER(Poisoner)
 	IMPLEMENT_POINTER(alternative)
+	IMPLEMENT_POINTER(ViewPos)
 IMPLEMENT_POINTERS_END
 
 AActor::~AActor ()
diff --git a/src/rendering/r_utility.cpp b/src/rendering/r_utility.cpp
index 0487d42bc..89c361329 100644
--- a/src/rendering/r_utility.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/r_utility.cpp
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ void R_SetupFrame (FRenderViewpoint &viewpoint, FViewWindow &viewwindow, AActor
 	// Handles offsetting the camera with ChaseCam and/or viewpos.
 	{
 		AActor *mo = viewpoint.camera;
-		FViewPosition *VP = mo->ViewPos;
+		DViewPosition *VP = mo->ViewPos;
 		const DVector3 orig = { mo->Pos().XY(), mo->player ? mo->player->viewz : mo->Z() + mo->GetCameraHeight() };
 		viewpoint.ActorPos = orig;
 
diff --git a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
index 9a44ac916..d5fe7118b 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ static void SetViewPos(AActor *self, double x, double y, double z, int flags)
 {
 	if (!self->ViewPos)
 	{
-		self->ViewPos = Create<FViewPosition>();
+		self->ViewPos = Create<DViewPosition>();
 	}
 
 	DVector3 pos = { x,y,z };
@@ -1839,9 +1839,9 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_NATIVE(AActor, SetViewPos, SetViewPos)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-IMPLEMENT_CLASS(FViewPosition, false, false);
-DEFINE_FIELD_X(ViewPosition, FViewPosition, Offset)
-DEFINE_FIELD_X(ViewPosition, FViewPosition, Flags)
+IMPLEMENT_CLASS(DViewPosition, false, false);
+DEFINE_FIELD_X(ViewPosition, DViewPosition, Offset)
+DEFINE_FIELD_X(ViewPosition, DViewPosition, Flags)
 
 DEFINE_FIELD(DThinker, Level)
 DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, snext)