diff --git a/app/controllers/assets_controller.rb b/app/controllers/assets_controller.rb
index df92415b4..c1a31a88e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/assets_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/assets_controller.rb
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ class AssetsController < ApplicationController
     render plain: @asset.file.blob.service_url
   end
 
+  def download
+    redirect_to rails_blob_path(@asset.file, disposition: 'attachment')
+  end
+
   def edit
     action = @asset.file_size.zero? && !@asset.locked? ? 'editnew' : 'edit'
     @action_url = append_wd_params(@asset.get_action_url(current_user, action, false))
diff --git a/app/controllers/wopi_controller.rb b/app/controllers/wopi_controller.rb
index d2ee1ed9d..de1f9a26b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/wopi_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/wopi_controller.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class WopiController < ActionController::Base
     put_file
   end
 
+  private
+
   def check_file_info
     asset_owner_id = @asset.id.to_s
     asset_owner_id = @asset.created_by_id.to_s if @asset.created_by_id
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ class WopiController < ActionController::Base
       UserCanWrite: @can_write,
       UserCanNotWriteRelative: true,
       CloseUrl: @close_url,
-      DownloadUrl: url_for(controller: 'assets', action: 'file_url', id: @asset.id, host: ENV['WOPI_USER_HOST']),
+      DownloadUrl: url_for(controller: 'assets', action: 'download', id: @asset.id, host: ENV['WOPI_USER_HOST']),
       HostEditUrl: url_for(controller: 'assets', action: 'edit', id: @asset.id, host: ENV['WOPI_USER_HOST']),
       HostViewUrl: url_for(controller: 'assets', action: 'view', id: @asset.id, host: ENV['WOPI_USER_HOST']),
       BreadcrumbBrandName: @breadcrumb_brand_name,
@@ -260,8 +262,6 @@ class WopiController < ActionController::Base
     end
   end
 
-  private
-
   def authenticate_user_from_token!
     wopi_token = params[:access_token]
     if wopi_token.nil?
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index b5f7405be..70d951786 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
     get 'files/:id/preview', to: 'assets#preview', as: 'preview_asset'
     get 'files/:id/view', to: 'assets#view', as: 'view_asset'
     get 'files/:id/file_url', to: 'assets#file_url', as: 'asset_file_url'
+    get 'files/:id/download', to: 'assets#download', as: 'asset_download'
     get 'files/:id/edit', to: 'assets#edit', as: 'edit_asset'
     post 'files/:id/update_image', to: 'assets#update_image',
                                    as: 'update_asset_image'