diff --git a/ckanext/datatablesview/public/datatablesview.js b/ckanext/datatablesview/public/datatablesview.js
index a273bf32f15..51a72f3575e 100644
--- a/ckanext/datatablesview/public/datatablesview.js
+++ b/ckanext/datatablesview/public/datatablesview.js
@@ -1,7 +1,43 @@
+const run_query = function(params, format) {
+  console.log(format, params);
+}
+
+
 this.ckan.module('datatables_view', function (jQuery) {
   return {
     initialize: function() {
-      jQuery('#dtprv').DataTable({});
+      const datatable = jQuery('#dtprv').DataTable({});
+
+      // Adds download dropdown to buttons menu
+      datatable.button().add(2, {
+        text: 'Download',
+        extend: 'collection',
+        buttons: [{
+          text: 'CSV',
+          action: function (e, dt, button, config) {
+            const params = datatable.ajax.params();
+            run_query(params, 'csv');
+          }
+        }, {
+          text: 'TSV',
+          action: function (e, dt, button, config) {
+            const params = datatable.ajax.params();
+            run_query(params, 'tsv');
+          }
+        }, {
+          text: 'JSON',
+          action: function (e, dt, button, config) {
+            const params = datatable.ajax.params();
+            run_query(params, 'json');
+          }
+        }, {
+          text: 'XML',
+          action: function (e, dt, button, config) {
+            const params = datatable.ajax.params();
+            run_query(params, 'xml');
+          }
+        }]
+      });
     }
   }
 });
diff --git a/ckanext/datatablesview/public/datatablesview.min.js b/ckanext/datatablesview/public/datatablesview.min.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05251b720fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ckanext/datatablesview/public/datatablesview.min.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+const run_query=function(params,format){console.log(format,params)}
+this.ckan.module('datatables_view',function(jQuery){return{initialize:function(){const datatable=jQuery('#dtprv').DataTable({});datatable.button().add(2,{text:'Download',extend:'collection',buttons:[{text:'CSV',action:function(e,dt,button,config){const params=datatable.ajax.params();run_query(params,'csv')}},{text:'TSV',action:function(e,dt,button,config){const params=datatable.ajax.params();run_query(params,'tsv')}},{text:'JSON',action:function(e,dt,button,config){const params=datatable.ajax.params();run_query(params,'json')}},{text:'XML',action:function(e,dt,button,config){const params=datatable.ajax.params();run_query(params,'xml')}}]})}}})
diff --git a/ckanext/datatablesview/templates/datatables/datatables_view.html b/ckanext/datatablesview/templates/datatables/datatables_view.html
index 0d20f3f316f..7beac171448 100644
--- a/ckanext/datatablesview/templates/datatables/datatables_view.html
+++ b/ckanext/datatablesview/templates/datatables/datatables_view.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         {
           "extend": "colvis",
           "text": "{{ _('Hide/Unhide Columns') }}"
-        }{{ ', "copy", "excel", "print"' | safe
+        }{{ ', "copy", "print"' | safe
           if resource_view.get('export_buttons') else ''}}
         ]'
       data-keys='true'>