diff --git a/lib/db/services.php b/lib/db/services.php
index ed2c26a9864..fccdf1cf4b1 100644
--- a/lib/db/services.php
+++ b/lib/db/services.php
@@ -1300,6 +1300,7 @@ $services = array(
             'mod_imscp_view_imscp',
             'mod_imscp_get_imscps_by_courses',
             'mod_quiz_get_quizzes_by_courses',
+            'mod_quiz_view_quiz',
             'mod_glossary_get_glossaries_by_courses',
             'mod_wiki_get_wikis_by_courses',
             'mod_wiki_view_wiki',
diff --git a/mod/quiz/classes/external.php b/mod/quiz/classes/external.php
index c526e42d8bf..419ca2c2dc2 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/classes/external.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/classes/external.php
@@ -272,4 +272,63 @@ class mod_quiz_external extends external_api {
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Describes the parameters for view_quiz.
+     *
+     * @return external_external_function_parameters
+     * @since Moodle 3.1
+     */
+    public static function view_quiz_parameters() {
+        return new external_function_parameters (
+            array(
+                'quizid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'quiz instance id'),
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Trigger the course module viewed event and update the module completion status.
+     *
+     * @param int $quizid quiz instance id
+     * @return array of warnings and status result
+     * @since Moodle 3.1
+     * @throws moodle_exception
+     */
+    public static function view_quiz($quizid) {
+        global $DB;
+
+        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::view_quiz_parameters(), array('quizid' => $quizid));
+        $warnings = array();
+
+        // Request and permission validation.
+        $quiz = $DB->get_record('quiz', array('id' => $params['quizid']), '*', MUST_EXIST);
+        list($course, $cm) = get_course_and_cm_from_instance($quiz, 'quiz');
+
+        $context = context_module::instance($cm->id);
+        self::validate_context($context);
+
+        // Trigger course_module_viewed event and completion.
+        quiz_view($quiz, $course, $cm, $context);
+
+        $result = array();
+        $result['status'] = true;
+        $result['warnings'] = $warnings;
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Describes the view_quiz return value.
+     *
+     * @return external_single_structure
+     * @since Moodle 3.1
+     */
+    public static function view_quiz_returns() {
+        return new external_single_structure(
+            array(
+                'status' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'status: true if success'),
+                'warnings' => new external_warnings(),
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/mod/quiz/db/services.php b/mod/quiz/db/services.php
index 0dab1f9bac4..cf5adbd3aa5 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/db/services.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/db/services.php
@@ -36,4 +36,12 @@ $functions = array(
         'type'          => 'read',
         'capabilities'  => 'mod/quiz:view'
     ),
+
+    'mod_quiz_view_quiz' => array(
+        'classname'     => 'mod_quiz_external',
+        'methodname'    => 'view_quiz',
+        'description'   => 'Trigger the course module viewed event and update the module completion status.',
+        'type'          => 'write',
+        'capabilities'  => 'mod/quiz:view'
+    ),
 );
diff --git a/mod/quiz/tests/external_test.php b/mod/quiz/tests/external_test.php
index 5de4726c3ab..5cd2645b4d0 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/tests/external_test.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/tests/external_test.php
@@ -206,4 +206,66 @@ class mod_quiz_external_testcase extends externallib_advanced_testcase {
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test test_view_quiz
+     */
+    public function test_view_quiz() {
+        global $DB;
+
+        // Test invalid instance id.
+        try {
+            mod_quiz_external::view_quiz(0);
+            $this->fail('Exception expected due to invalid mod_quiz instance id.');
+        } catch (moodle_exception $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('invalidrecord', $e->errorcode);
+        }
+
+        // Test not-enrolled user.
+        $usernotenrolled = self::getDataGenerator()->create_user();
+        $this->setUser($usernotenrolled);
+        try {
+            mod_quiz_external::view_quiz($this->quiz->id);
+            $this->fail('Exception expected due to not enrolled user.');
+        } catch (moodle_exception $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('requireloginerror', $e->errorcode);
+        }
+
+        // Test user with full capabilities.
+        $this->setUser($this->student);
+
+        // Trigger and capture the event.
+        $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
+
+        $result = mod_quiz_external::view_quiz($this->quiz->id);
+        $result = external_api::clean_returnvalue(mod_quiz_external::view_quiz_returns(), $result);
+        $this->assertTrue($result['status']);
+
+        $events = $sink->get_events();
+        $this->assertCount(1, $events);
+        $event = array_shift($events);
+
+        // Checking that the event contains the expected values.
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\mod_quiz\event\course_module_viewed', $event);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->context, $event->get_context());
+        $moodlequiz = new \moodle_url('/mod/quiz/view.php', array('id' => $this->cm->id));
+        $this->assertEquals($moodlequiz, $event->get_url());
+        $this->assertEventContextNotUsed($event);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($event->get_name());
+
+        // Test user with no capabilities.
+        // We need a explicit prohibit since this capability is only defined in authenticated user and guest roles.
+        assign_capability('mod/quiz:view', CAP_PROHIBIT, $this->studentrole->id, $this->context->id);
+        // Empty all the caches that may be affected  by this change.
+        accesslib_clear_all_caches_for_unit_testing();
+        course_modinfo::clear_instance_cache();
+
+        try {
+            mod_quiz_external::view_quiz($this->quiz->id);
+            $this->fail('Exception expected due to missing capability.');
+        } catch (moodle_exception $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('requireloginerror', $e->errorcode);
+        }
+
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/mod/quiz/version.php b/mod/quiz/version.php
index 6e4f8e8e6cd..70a0e4b90c2 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/version.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/version.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version   = 2015111601;
+$plugin->version   = 2015111602;
 $plugin->requires  = 2015111000;
 $plugin->component = 'mod_quiz';
 $plugin->cron      = 60;