diff --git a/src/main/java/org/primefaces/component/filedownload/FileDownloadActionListener.java b/src/main/java/org/primefaces/component/filedownload/FileDownloadActionListener.java
index 38e1148210..9ee55b6256 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/primefaces/component/filedownload/FileDownloadActionListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/primefaces/component/filedownload/FileDownloadActionListener.java
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ public void processAction(ActionEvent actionEvent) throws AbortProcessingExcepti
                 outputStream.write(buffer, 0, length);
             }
 
-            externalContext.setResponseStatus(200);
+            if (!externalContext.isResponseCommitted()) {
+                externalContext.setResponseStatus(200);
+            }
             externalContext.responseFlushBuffer();
             context.responseComplete();
         }