diff --git a/src/stores/Howto/howto.store.test.ts b/src/stores/Howto/howto.store.test.ts
index 764bc8d10f..a30f4f02fb 100644
--- a/src/stores/Howto/howto.store.test.ts
+++ b/src/stores/Howto/howto.store.test.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ async function factory(howtoOverloads: Partial<IHowtoDB> = {}) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
     // @ts-ignore
     setFn: store.db.set,
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+    // @ts-ignore
+    getFn: store.db.get,
   }
 }
 
@@ -403,4 +406,39 @@ describe('howto.store', () => {
       expect(store.activeHowto).toBe(null)
     })
   })
+
+  describe('incrementDownloadCount', () => {
+    it('increments download count by one', async () => {
+      const { store, howToItem, setFn } = await factory()
+
+      const downloads = howToItem.total_downloads!
+      // Act
+      const updatedDownloads = await store.incrementDownloadCount(howToItem._id)
+
+      expect(setFn).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(updatedDownloads).toBe(downloads + 1)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('incrementViews', () => {
+    it('data fetched from server db', async () => {
+      const { store, howToItem, getFn } = await factory()
+
+      // Act
+      await store.incrementViewCount(howToItem._id)
+
+      expect(getFn).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(getFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('server')
+    })
+    it('increments views by one', async () => {
+      const { store, howToItem, setFn } = await factory()
+
+      const views = howToItem.total_views!
+      // Act
+      const updatedViews = await store.incrementViewCount(howToItem._id)
+
+      expect(setFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(updatedViews).toBe(views + 1)
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/stores/Howto/howto.store.tsx b/src/stores/Howto/howto.store.tsx
index 1828d7632c..44bee11d56 100644
--- a/src/stores/Howto/howto.store.tsx
+++ b/src/stores/Howto/howto.store.tsx
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export class HowtoStore extends ModuleStore {
 
   public async incrementDownloadCount(howToID: string) {
     const dbRef = this.db.collection<IHowto>(COLLECTION_NAME).doc(howToID)
-    const howToData = await toJS(dbRef.get())
+    const howToData = await toJS(dbRef.get('server'))
     const totalDownloads = howToData?.total_downloads || 0
 
     if (howToData) {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export class HowtoStore extends ModuleStore {
 
   public async incrementViewCount(howToID: string) {
     const dbRef = this.db.collection<IHowto>(COLLECTION_NAME).doc(howToID)
-    const howToData = await toJS(dbRef.get())
+    const howToData = await toJS(dbRef.get('server'))
     const totalViews = howToData?.total_views || 0
 
     if (howToData) {
diff --git a/src/stores/Research/research.store.test.ts b/src/stores/Research/research.store.test.ts
index 000a9c5fbb..ccd08b4f0a 100644
--- a/src/stores/Research/research.store.test.ts
+++ b/src/stores/Research/research.store.test.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ const factory = async (researchItemOverloads: any = {}) => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
     // @ts-ignore
     setFn: store.db.set,
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+    // @ts-ignore
+    getFn: store.db.get,
   }
 }
 
@@ -501,4 +504,27 @@ describe('research.store', () => {
       })
     })
   })
+  describe('incrementViews', () => {
+    it('data fetched from server db', async () => {
+      const { store, researchItem, getFn } = await factory()
+      // necessary as getFn gets called when active research item is set in factory
+      jest.clearAllMocks()
+
+      // Act
+      await store.incrementViewCount(researchItem._id)
+
+      expect(getFn).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(getFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('server')
+    })
+    it('increments views by one', async () => {
+      const { store, researchItem, setFn } = await factory()
+
+      const views = researchItem.total_views!
+      // Act
+      const updatedViews = await store.incrementViewCount(researchItem._id)
+
+      expect(setFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(updatedViews).toBe(views + 1)
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/stores/Research/research.store.tsx b/src/stores/Research/research.store.tsx
index 9df3be91ac..040d280712 100644
--- a/src/stores/Research/research.store.tsx
+++ b/src/stores/Research/research.store.tsx
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class ResearchStore extends ModuleStore {
 
   public async incrementViewCount(id: string) {
     const dbRef = this.db.collection<IResearchDB>(COLLECTION_NAME).doc(id)
-    const researchData = await toJS(dbRef.get())
+    const researchData = await toJS(dbRef.get('server'))
     const totalViews = researchData?.total_views || 0
 
     if (researchData) {
diff --git a/src/test/factories/Howto.ts b/src/test/factories/Howto.ts
index d13aa0409a..02057ec5ea 100644
--- a/src/test/factories/Howto.ts
+++ b/src/test/factories/Howto.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ export const FactoryHowto = (
     updated: '',
     size: 0,
   },
+  total_views: faker.datatype.number(),
+  total_downloads: faker.datatype.number(),
   ...howtoOverloads,
 })
 
diff --git a/src/test/factories/ResearchItem.ts b/src/test/factories/ResearchItem.ts
index 5dad69149d..9e5dee4085 100644
--- a/src/test/factories/ResearchItem.ts
+++ b/src/test/factories/ResearchItem.ts
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ export const FactoryResearchItem = (
     'accepted',
   ]),
   mentions: [],
+  total_views: faker.datatype.number(),
   ...researchItemOverloads,
 })