diff --git a/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html b/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
index 5dc6838801..b1a2d244cd 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
+++ b/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@
 		<li>[Fix] Fix duplicate creation of acl options in acl_add_options() under certain conditions. (Bug #38385, #40225)</li>
 		<li>[Fix] Cancel when replying to global announcement redirects to first forum - not to the current forum (Bug #41225 - Patch by TerraFrost)</li>
 		<li>[Fix] Cursor Jumps on New Topic in IE (Bug #42455 - Patch by TerraFrost)</li>
+		<li>[Fix] Add indicator to be used in code if session was created (user visits the site for the first time).</li>
+		<li>[Fix] Correctly count topic views for guests visiting the website the first time by entering the topic directly (Bug #43445)</li>
 		<li>[Change] Allow download of conflicting file for later reference in automatic updater</li>
 		<li>[Change] Default difference view is now 'inline' instead of 'side by side'</li>
 		<li>[Change] Added new option for merging differences to conflicting files in automatic updater</li>
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/session.php b/phpBB/includes/session.php
index b01d0b2281..9cf19e4302 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/session.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/session.php
@@ -726,6 +726,15 @@ class session
 		// Commented out because it will not allow forums to update correctly
 //		$db->sql_return_on_error(false);
 
+		// Something quite important: session_page always holds the *last* page visited, except for the *first* visit.
+		// We are not able to simply have an empty session_page btw, therefore we need to tell phpBB how to detect this special case.
+		// If the session id is empty, we have a completely new one and will set an "identifier" here. This identifier is able to be checked later.
+		if (empty($this->data['session_id']))
+		{
+			// This is a temporary variable, only set for the very first visit
+			$this->data['session_created'] = true;
+		}
+
 		$this->session_id = $this->data['session_id'] = md5(unique_id());
 
 		$sql_ary['session_id'] = (string) $this->session_id;
diff --git a/phpBB/viewtopic.php b/phpBB/viewtopic.php
index 02bb502075..495a536932 100644
--- a/phpBB/viewtopic.php
+++ b/phpBB/viewtopic.php
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ for ($i = 0, $end = sizeof($post_list); $i < $end; ++$i)
 unset($rowset, $user_cache);
 
 // Update topic view and if necessary attachment view counters ... but only for humans and if this is the first 'page view'
-if (isset($user->data['session_page']) && !$user->data['is_bot'] && strpos($user->data['session_page'], '&t=' . $topic_id) === false)
+if (isset($user->data['session_page']) && !$user->data['is_bot'] && (strpos($user->data['session_page'], '&t=' . $topic_id) === false || isset($user->data['session_created'])))
 {
 	$sql = 'UPDATE ' . TOPICS_TABLE . '
 		SET topic_views = topic_views + 1, topic_last_view_time = ' . time() . "