diff --git a/backend-django/clarin_backend/sql_views.py b/backend-django/clarin_backend/sql_views.py
index e7d10d78..51a40820 100644
--- a/backend-django/clarin_backend/sql_views.py
+++ b/backend-django/clarin_backend/sql_views.py
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ def list(self, request):
 ##############################################
 ## Visualise Annotation Data
 ##############################################
+@method_decorator(csrf_exempt, name='dispatch')
 class VisualiseAnnotationView(MongoDBAccess, SQLDBAPIView):
     """
     Retrieves visualisation data for a single annotation