diff --git a/grade/report/user/db/services.php b/grade/report/user/db/services.php
index 52ed7ef5127..872d1cb71a1 100644
--- a/grade/report/user/db/services.php
+++ b/grade/report/user/db/services.php
@@ -31,5 +31,13 @@ $functions = array(
         'description' => 'Get the user/s report grades table for a course',
         'type' => 'read',
         'capabilities' => 'gradereport/user:view'
+    ),
+    'gradereport_user_view_grade_report' => array(
+        'classname' => 'gradereport_user_external',
+        'methodname' => 'view_grade_report',
+        'classpath' => 'grade/report/user/externallib.php',
+        'description' => 'Trigger the report view event',
+        'type' => 'write',
+        'capabilities' => 'gradereport/user:view'
     )
 );
diff --git a/grade/report/user/externallib.php b/grade/report/user/externallib.php
index 3392e22d3ba..3b9c9d743e7 100644
--- a/grade/report/user/externallib.php
+++ b/grade/report/user/externallib.php
@@ -253,4 +253,99 @@ class gradereport_user_external extends external_api {
             )
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns description of method parameters
+     *
+     * @return external_function_parameters
+     * @since Moodle 2.9
+     */
+    public static function view_grade_report_parameters() {
+        return new external_function_parameters(
+            array(
+                'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of the course'),
+                'userid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of the user, 0 means current user', VALUE_DEFAULT, 0)
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Trigger the user report events, do the same that the web interface view of the report
+     *
+     * @param int $courseid id of course
+     * @param int $userid id of the user the report belongs to
+     * @return array of warnings and status result
+     * @since Moodle 2.9
+     * @throws moodle_exception
+     */
+    public static function view_grade_report($courseid, $userid = 0) {
+        global $CFG, $USER;
+        require_once($CFG->dirroot . "/grade/lib.php");
+        require_once($CFG->dirroot . "/grade/report/user/lib.php");
+
+        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::view_grade_report_parameters(),
+                                            array(
+                                                'courseid' => $courseid,
+                                                'userid' => $userid
+                                            ));
+
+        $warnings = array();
+
+        $course = get_course($params['courseid']);
+
+        $context = context_course::instance($course->id);
+        self::validate_context($context);
+
+        $userid = $params['userid'];
+        if (empty($userid)) {
+            $userid = $USER->id;
+        } else {
+            $user = core_user::get_user($userid, '*', MUST_EXIST);
+            if ($user->deleted) {
+                throw new moodle_exception('userdeleted');
+            }
+            if (isguestuser($user)) {
+                // Can not view profile of guest - thre is nothing to see there.
+                throw new moodle_exception('invaliduserid');
+            }
+        }
+
+        $access = false;
+
+        if (has_capability('moodle/grade:viewall', $context)) {
+            // Can view all course grades (any user).
+            $access = true;
+        } else if ($userid == $USER->id and has_capability('moodle/grade:view', $context) and $course->showgrades) {
+            // View own grades.
+            $access = true;
+        }
+
+        if (!$access) {
+            throw new moodle_exception('nopermissiontoviewgrades', 'error');
+        }
+
+        // Create a report instance. We don't need the gpr second parameter.
+        $report = new grade_report_user($course->id, null, $context, $userid);
+        $report->viewed();
+
+        $result = array();
+        $result['status'] = true;
+        $result['warnings'] = $warnings;
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns description of method result value
+     *
+     * @return external_description
+     * @since Moodle 2.9
+     */
+    public static function view_grade_report_returns() {
+        return new external_single_structure(
+            array(
+                'status' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'status: true if success'),
+                'warnings' => new external_warnings()
+            )
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/grade/report/user/index.php b/grade/report/user/index.php
index ec79fa53486..c5255a9350f 100644
--- a/grade/report/user/index.php
+++ b/grade/report/user/index.php
@@ -164,13 +164,7 @@ if (has_capability('moodle/grade:viewall', $context)) { //Teachers will see all
     }
 }
 
-$event = \gradereport_user\event\grade_report_viewed::create(
-    array(
-        'context' => $context,
-        'courseid' => $courseid,
-        'relateduserid' => $userid,
-    )
-);
-$event->trigger();
+// Trigger report viewed event.
+$report->viewed();
 
 echo $OUTPUT->footer();
diff --git a/grade/report/user/lib.php b/grade/report/user/lib.php
index a7f86338b50..29b0bee2fba 100644
--- a/grade/report/user/lib.php
+++ b/grade/report/user/lib.php
@@ -1004,6 +1004,22 @@ class grade_report_user extends grade_report {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Trigger the grade_report_viewed event
+     *
+     * @since Moodle 2.9
+     */
+    public function viewed() {
+        $event = \gradereport_user\event\grade_report_viewed::create(
+            array(
+                'context' => $this->context,
+                'courseid' => $this->courseid,
+                'relateduserid' => $this->user->id,
+            )
+        );
+        $event->trigger();
+    }
 }
 
 function grade_report_user_settings_definition(&$mform) {
diff --git a/grade/report/user/tests/externallib_test.php b/grade/report/user/tests/externallib_test.php
index b1a3d07e5ab..90223901a32 100644
--- a/grade/report/user/tests/externallib_test.php
+++ b/grade/report/user/tests/externallib_test.php
@@ -161,4 +161,51 @@ class gradereport_user_externallib_testcase extends externallib_advanced_testcas
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test view_grade_report function
+     */
+    public function test_view_grade_report() {
+        global $USER;
+
+        $this->resetAfterTest(true);
+
+        $s1grade = 80;
+        $s2grade = 60;
+        list($course, $teacher, $student1, $student2) = $this->load_data($s1grade, $s2grade);
+
+        // Redirect events to the sink, so we can recover them later.
+        $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
+
+        $this->setUser($student1);
+        gradereport_user_external::view_grade_report($course->id);
+        $events = $sink->get_events();
+        $this->assertCount(1, $events);
+        $event = reset($events);
+
+        // Check the event details are correct.
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\gradereport_user\event\grade_report_viewed', $event);
+        $this->assertEquals(context_course::instance($course->id), $event->get_context());
+        $this->assertEquals($USER->id, $event->get_data()['relateduserid']);
+
+        $this->setUser($teacher);
+        gradereport_user_external::view_grade_report($course->id, $student1->id);
+        $events = $sink->get_events();
+        $event = reset($events);
+        $sink->close();
+
+        // Check the event details are correct.
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\gradereport_user\event\grade_report_viewed', $event);
+        $this->assertEquals(context_course::instance($course->id), $event->get_context());
+        $this->assertEquals($student1->id, $event->get_data()['relateduserid']);
+
+        $this->setUser($student2);
+        try {
+            $studentgrade = gradereport_user_external::view_grade_report($course->id, $student1->id);
+            $this->fail('Exception expected due to not permissions to view other user grades.');
+        } catch (moodle_exception $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('nopermissiontoviewgrades', $e->errorcode);
+        }
+
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/grade/report/user/version.php b/grade/report/user/version.php
index a0239ff9294..aca5a7b6762 100644
--- a/grade/report/user/version.php
+++ b/grade/report/user/version.php
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version   = 2014111001;        // The current plugin version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX)
+$plugin->version   = 2014111002;        // The current plugin version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX)
 $plugin->requires  = 2014110400;        // Requires this Moodle version
 $plugin->component = 'gradereport_user'; // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics)
diff --git a/lib/db/services.php b/lib/db/services.php
index 42d49b8476a..ba733bc80df 100644
--- a/lib/db/services.php
+++ b/lib/db/services.php
@@ -1116,6 +1116,7 @@ $services = array(
             'core_notes_view_notes',
             'mod_forum_view_forum_discussion',
             'core_user_view_user_profile',
+            'gradereport_user_view_grade_report',
             ),
         'enabled' => 0,
         'restrictedusers' => 0,
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index e031fba2c9a..9f17d6ef6d1 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$version  = 2015040200.04;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch.
+$version  = 2015040200.05;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch.
                                         //         RR    = release increments - 00 in DEV branches.
                                         //           .XX = incremental changes.