diff --git a/src/atlas/array.h b/src/atlas/array.h
index c2cf7f720..a7ac48d07 100644
--- a/src/atlas/array.h
+++ b/src/atlas/array.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "atlas/array/ArraySpec.h"
 #include "atlas/array/ArrayStrides.h"
 #include "atlas/array/ArrayView.h"
+#include "atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.h"
 #include "atlas/array/DataType.h"
 #include "atlas/array/LocalView.h"
 #include "atlas/array/MakeView.h"
diff --git a/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.cc b/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.cc
index 28d532117..f62efd2d8 100644
--- a/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.cc
+++ b/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.cc
@@ -19,22 +19,34 @@ using namespace detail;
 
 namespace {
 
+template <bool IsConst>
+struct VariantTypeHelper {
+  using type = ArrayViewVariant;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct VariantTypeHelper<true> {
+  using type = ConstArrayViewVariant;
+};
+
+template <typename ArrayType>
+using VariantType =
+    typename VariantTypeHelper<std::is_const_v<ArrayType>>::type;
+
 // Match array.rank() and array.datatype() to variant types. Return result of
 // makeView on a successful pattern match.
 template <size_t TypeIndex = 0, typename ArrayType, typename MakeView>
-ArrayViewVariant executeMakeView(ArrayType& array, const MakeView& makeView) {
-  using View = std::variant_alternative_t<TypeIndex, ArrayViewVariant>;
-  constexpr auto Const = std::is_const_v<typename View::value_type>;
-
-  if constexpr (std::is_const_v<ArrayType> == Const) {
-    using Value = typename View::non_const_value_type;
-    constexpr auto Rank = View::rank();
-    if (array.datatype() == DataType::kind<Value>() && array.rank() == Rank) {
-      return makeView(array, Value{}, std::integral_constant<int, Rank>{});
-    }
+VariantType<ArrayType> executeMakeView(ArrayType& array,
+                                       const MakeView& makeView) {
+  using View = std::variant_alternative_t<TypeIndex, VariantType<ArrayType>>;
+  using Value = typename View::non_const_value_type;
+  constexpr auto Rank = View::rank();
+
+  if (array.datatype() == DataType::kind<Value>() && array.rank() == Rank) {
+    return makeView(array, Value{}, std::integral_constant<int, Rank>{});
   }
 
-  if constexpr (TypeIndex < std::variant_size_v<ArrayViewVariant> - 1) {
+  if constexpr (TypeIndex < std::variant_size_v<VariantType<ArrayType>> - 1) {
     return executeMakeView<TypeIndex + 1>(array, makeView);
   } else {
     throw_Exception("ArrayView<" + array.datatype().str() + ", " +
@@ -45,7 +57,7 @@ ArrayViewVariant executeMakeView(ArrayType& array, const MakeView& makeView) {
 }
 
 template <typename ArrayType>
-ArrayViewVariant makeViewVariantImpl(ArrayType& array) {
+VariantType<ArrayType> makeViewVariantImpl(ArrayType& array) {
   const auto makeView = [](auto& array, auto value, auto rank) {
     return make_view<decltype(value), decltype(rank)::value>(array);
   };
@@ -53,7 +65,7 @@ ArrayViewVariant makeViewVariantImpl(ArrayType& array) {
 }
 
 template <typename ArrayType>
-ArrayViewVariant makeHostViewVariantImpl(ArrayType& array) {
+VariantType<ArrayType> makeHostViewVariantImpl(ArrayType& array) {
   const auto makeView = [](auto& array, auto value, auto rank) {
     return make_host_view<decltype(value), decltype(rank)::value>(array);
   };
@@ -61,7 +73,7 @@ ArrayViewVariant makeHostViewVariantImpl(ArrayType& array) {
 }
 
 template <typename ArrayType>
-ArrayViewVariant makeDeviceViewVariantImpl(ArrayType& array) {
+VariantType<ArrayType> makeDeviceViewVariantImpl(ArrayType& array) {
   const auto makeView = [](auto& array, auto value, auto rank) {
     return make_device_view<decltype(value), decltype(rank)::value>(array);
   };
@@ -74,7 +86,7 @@ ArrayViewVariant make_view_variant(Array& array) {
   return makeViewVariantImpl(array);
 }
 
-ArrayViewVariant make_view_variant(const Array& array) {
+ConstArrayViewVariant make_view_variant(const Array& array) {
   return makeViewVariantImpl(array);
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +94,7 @@ ArrayViewVariant make_host_view_variant(Array& array) {
   return makeHostViewVariantImpl(array);
 }
 
-ArrayViewVariant make_host_view_variant(const Array& array) {
+ConstArrayViewVariant make_host_view_variant(const Array& array) {
   return makeHostViewVariantImpl(array);
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +102,7 @@ ArrayViewVariant make_device_view_variant(Array& array) {
   return makeDeviceViewVariantImpl(array);
 }
 
-ArrayViewVariant make_device_view_variant(const Array& array) {
+ConstArrayViewVariant make_device_view_variant(const Array& array) {
   return makeDeviceViewVariantImpl(array);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.h b/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.h
index d5dd196f8..0ea3f87c6 100644
--- a/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.h
+++ b/src/atlas/array/ArrayViewVariant.h
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ using namespace array;
 
 // Container struct for a list of types.
 template <typename... Ts>
-struct Types {};
+struct Types {
+  using add_const = Types<std::add_const_t<Ts>...>;
+};
 
 // Container struct for a list of integers.
 template <int... Is>
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ struct VariantHelper;
 template <typename T, typename... Ts, int... Is, typename... ArrayViews>
 struct VariantHelper<Types<T, Ts...>, Ints<Is...>, ArrayViews...> {
   using type = typename VariantHelper<Types<Ts...>, Ints<Is...>, ArrayViews...,
-                                      ArrayView<const T, Is>...,
                                       ArrayView<T, Is>...>::type;
 };
 
@@ -54,26 +55,42 @@ using Values = detail::Types<float, double, int, long, unsigned long>;
 /// @brief Supported ArrayView ranks.
 using Ranks = detail::Ints<1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9>;
 
-/// @brief Variant containing all supported ArrayView alternatives.
+/// @brief Variant containing all supported non-const ArrayView alternatives.
 using ArrayViewVariant = detail::Variant<Values, Ranks>;
 
+/// @brief Variant containing all supported const ArrayView alternatives.
+using ConstArrayViewVariant = detail::Variant<Values::add_const, Ranks>;
+
 /// @brief Create an ArrayView and assign to an ArrayViewVariant.
 ArrayViewVariant make_view_variant(Array& array);
 
 /// @brief Create a const ArrayView and assign to an ArrayViewVariant.
-ArrayViewVariant make_view_variant(const Array& array);
+ConstArrayViewVariant make_view_variant(const Array& array);
 
 /// @brief Create a host ArrayView and assign to an ArrayViewVariant.
 ArrayViewVariant make_host_view_variant(Array& array);
 
 /// @brief Create a const host ArrayView and assign to an ArrayViewVariant.
-ArrayViewVariant make_host_view_variant(const Array& array);
+ConstArrayViewVariant make_host_view_variant(const Array& array);
 
 /// @brief Create a device ArrayView and assign to an ArrayViewVariant.
 ArrayViewVariant make_device_view_variant(Array& array);
 
 /// @brief Create a const device ArrayView and assign to an ArrayViewVariant.
-ArrayViewVariant make_device_view_variant(const Array& array);
+ConstArrayViewVariant make_device_view_variant(const Array& array);
+
+/// @brief Return true if ArrayView<typename, int>::rank() is any of Ranks...
+template <typename View, int... Ranks>
+constexpr bool RankIs() {
+  return ((std::decay_t<View>::rank() == Ranks) || ...);
+}
+
+/// @brief Return true if View::non_const_value_type is any of Values...
+template <typename View, typename... Values>
+constexpr bool ValueIs() {
+  using Value = typename std::decay_t<View>::non_const_value_type;
+  return ((std::is_same_v<Value, Values>) || ...);
+}
 
 }  // namespace array
 }  // namespace atlas
diff --git a/src/tests/array/test_array_view_variant.cc b/src/tests/array/test_array_view_variant.cc
index 9f60a10be..29a3cb044 100644
--- a/src/tests/array/test_array_view_variant.cc
+++ b/src/tests/array/test_array_view_variant.cc
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ CASE("test variant assignment") {
   visitVariants(deviceView1, deviceView2, deviceView3, deviceView4);
 }
 
-template <typename View>
-constexpr auto Rank() {
-  return std::remove_reference_t<View>::rank();
-}
-
 CASE("test std::visit") {
   auto array1 = ArrayT<int>(10);
   make_view<int, 1>(array1).assign({0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
@@ -127,11 +122,11 @@ CASE("test std::visit") {
     auto rank2Tested = false;
 
     const auto visitor = [&](auto&& view) {
-      if constexpr (Rank<decltype(view)>() == 1) {
+      if constexpr (RankIs<decltype(view), 1>()) {
         rank1Tested = true;
         return testRank1(view);
       }
-      if constexpr (Rank<decltype(view)>() == 2) {
+      if constexpr (RankIs<decltype(view), 2>()) {
         rank2Tested = true;
         return testRank2(view);
       }
@@ -151,15 +146,15 @@ CASE("test std::visit") {
     auto rank1Tested = false;
     auto rank2Tested = false;
     const auto visitor = eckit::Overloaded{
-        [&](auto&& view) -> std::enable_if_t<Rank<decltype(view)>() == 1> {
+        [&](auto&& view) -> std::enable_if_t<RankIs<decltype(view), 1>()> {
           testRank1(view);
           rank1Tested = true;
         },
-        [&](auto&& view) -> std::enable_if_t<Rank<decltype(view)>() == 2> {
+        [&](auto&& view) -> std::enable_if_t<RankIs<decltype(view), 2>()> {
           testRank2(view);
           rank2Tested = true;
         },
-        [](auto&& view) -> std::enable_if_t<(Rank<decltype(view)>() > 2)> {
+        [](auto&& view) -> std::enable_if_t<!RankIs<decltype(view), 1, 2>()> {
           // Test should not reach here.
           EXPECT(false);
         }};