diff --git a/crates/api/src/community.rs b/crates/api/src/community.rs
index 2c491e72d..1a50a67de 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/community.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/community.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
       ModTransferCommunityForm,
     },
     person::Person,
+    site::Site,
   },
   traits::{Bannable, Blockable, Crud, Followable, Joinable},
 };
diff --git a/crates/api/src/site.rs b/crates/api/src/site.rs
index 54ce507e7..2f8fed63e 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/site.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/site.rs
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ impl Perform for TransferSite {
 
     is_admin(&local_user_view)?;
 
-    let read_site = blocking(context.pool(), Site::read_simple).await??;
+    let read_site = blocking(context.pool(), Site::read_local_site).await??;
 
     // Make sure user is the creator
     if read_site.creator_id != local_user_view.person.id {
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/site.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/site.rs
index 60d2c013c..9193e7884 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/site.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/site.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{source::site::*, traits::Crud, DbUrl};
+use crate::{naive_now, newtypes::PersonId, source::site::*, traits::Crud, DbUrl};
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, *};
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ impl Crud for Site {
 }
 
 impl Site {
+  pub fn transfer(conn: &PgConnection, new_creator_id: PersonId) -> Result<Site, Error> {
+    use crate::schema::site::dsl::*;
+    diesel::update(site.find(1))
+      .set((creator_id.eq(new_creator_id), updated.eq(naive_now())))
+      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
+  }
+
   pub fn read_local_site(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<Self, Error> {
     use crate::schema::site::dsl::*;
     site.order_by(id).first::<Self>(conn)
diff --git a/crates/db_views/src/site_view.rs b/crates/db_views/src/site_view.rs
index 811b3f36f..5e4ff9f20 100644
--- a/crates/db_views/src/site_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views/src/site_view.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ pub struct SiteView {
 
 impl SiteView {
   pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    let (mut site, counts) = site::table
+    let (mut site, creator, counts) = site::table
       .inner_join(site_aggregates::table)
+      .inner_join(person::table)
       .select((
         site::all_columns,
         Person::safe_columns_tuple(),
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ impl SiteView {
       .first::<(Site, PersonSafe, SiteAggregates)>(conn)?;
 
     site.private_key = None;
-    Ok(SiteView { site, counts })
+    Ok(SiteView {
+      site,
+      creator,
+      counts,
+    })
   }
 }