diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/protocolMetadata.vue b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/protocolMetadata.vue
index d73dbdf3b..50354b0ef 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/protocolMetadata.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/protocolMetadata.vue
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         </a>
       </div>
       <div class="actions-block">
-        <a class="btn btn-light icon-btn pull-right" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#print-protocol-modal" tabindex="0">
+        <a class="btn btn-light icon-btn pull-right" :href="protocol.attributes.urls.print_protocol_url" target="_blank">
           <span class="fas fa-print" aria-hidden="true"></span>
         </a>
         <button class="btn btn-light" @click="openVersionsModal">{{ i18n.t("protocols.header.versions") }}</button>
diff --git a/app/serializers/protocol_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/protocol_serializer.rb
index e8350eed2..167ff01f7 100644
--- a/app/serializers/protocol_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/protocol_serializer.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ class ProtocolSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
       delete_steps_url: delete_steps_url,
       publish_url: publish_url,
       save_as_draft_url: save_as_draft_url,
-      versions_modal_url: versions_modal_url
+      versions_modal_url: versions_modal_url,
+      print_protocol_url: print_protocol_url
     }
   end
 
@@ -115,6 +116,12 @@ class ProtocolSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
     versions_modal_protocol_path(object.parent || object)
   end
 
+  def print_protocol_url
+    return unless can_read_protocol_in_repository?(object)
+
+    print_protocol_path(object)
+  end
+
   def reorder_steps_url
     return unless can_manage_protocol_in_module?(object) || can_manage_protocol_in_repository?(object)