diff --git a/src/api/projectAttachments.js b/src/api/projectAttachments.js
index 3e0f313a8..601a34e18 100644
--- a/src/api/projectAttachments.js
+++ b/src/api/projectAttachments.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export function addProjectAttachment(projectId, fileData) {
   fileData.s3Bucket = FILE_PICKER_SUBMISSION_CONTAINER_NAME
   return axios.post(`${PROJECTS_API_URL}/v4/projects/${projectId}/attachments`, { param: fileData })
     .then( resp => {
+      resp.data.result.content.downloadUrl = `/projects/${projectId}/attachments/${resp.data.result.content.id}`
       return _.get(resp.data, 'result.content', {})
     })
 }
@@ -23,3 +24,9 @@ export function removeProjectAttachment(projectId, attachmentId) {
   return axios.delete(`${PROJECTS_API_URL}/v4/projects/${projectId}/attachments/${attachmentId}`)
     .then(() => attachmentId)
 }
+
+export function getProjectAttachment(projectId, attachmentId) {
+  return axios.get(
+    `${PROJECTS_API_URL}/v4/projects/${projectId}/attachments/${attachmentId}`)
+    .then ( resp => resp.data.result.content.url )
+}
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diff --git a/src/api/projects.js b/src/api/projects.js
index 53a4980d2..f634ab5ec 100644
--- a/src/api/projects.js
+++ b/src/api/projects.js
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ export function getProjectById(projectId) {
   projectId = parseInt(projectId)
   return axios.get(`${PROJECTS_API_URL}/v4/projects/${projectId}/`)
     .then(resp => {
-      return _.get(resp.data, 'result.content', {})
+      const res = _.get(resp.data, 'result.content', {})
+      _.forEach(res.attachments, a => {
+        a.downloadUrl = `/projects/${projectId}/attachments/${a.id}`
+      })
+      return res
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/FileDownload.jsx b/src/components/FileDownload.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26741cde5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/FileDownload.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { getProjectAttachment } from '../api/projectAttachments'
+import { withRouter } from 'react-router-dom'
+
+class FileDownload extends React.Component {
+
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props)
+    this.state={loaded:false, error:null}
+    
+  }
+
+  componentWillMount() {
+    this.download()
+  }
+
+  download() {
+    const projectId = this.props.match.params.projectId
+    const attachmentId = this.props.match.params.attachmentId
+    getProjectAttachment(projectId, attachmentId).then((url) => {
+      window.location = url
+    }).catch(() => {
+      this.setState({loaded:true, error:'File unavailable'})
+    })
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    
+
+    return (
+      <div >
+        {!this.state.loaded ? 'Loading...':this.state.error}
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+export default withRouter(FileDownload)
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diff --git a/src/projects/routes.jsx b/src/projects/routes.jsx
index b4918ef6a..b4d4aa63b 100644
--- a/src/projects/routes.jsx
+++ b/src/projects/routes.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Projects from './list/components/Projects/Projects'
 import TopBarContainer from '../components/TopBar/TopBarContainer'
 import ProjectsToolBar from '../components/TopBar/ProjectsToolBar'
 import ProjectToolBar from '../components/TopBar/ProjectToolBar'
+import FileDownload from '../components/FileDownload'
 import ProjectDetail from './detail/ProjectDetail'
 import Dashboard     from './detail/Dashboard'
 import ProjectMessages from './detail/Messages'
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import SpecificationContainer from './detail/containers/SpecificationContainer'
 import { requiresAuthentication } from '../components/AuthenticatedComponent'
 
 const ProjectLayoutWithAuth = requiresAuthentication(ProjectLayout)
+const FileDownloadWithAuth = requiresAuthentication(FileDownload)
 
 // NOTE:
 // we cannot move up ProjectDetail component
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ const projectRoutes = (
     path="/projects"
     render={() => (
       <Switch>
+        <Route path="/projects/:projectId/attachments/:attachmentId" render={renderApp(<FileDownloadWithAuth />, null)} />
         <Route path="/projects/:projectId" render={renderApp(<TopBarContainer toolbar={ProjectToolBar} />, <ProjectDetailWithAuth />)} />
         <Route path="/projects" render={renderApp(<TopBarContainer toolbar={ProjectsToolBar} />, <ProjectsWithAuth />)} />
       </Switch>