diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/file-tree/components/file-tree-item/file-tree-item-menu-items.js b/services/web/frontend/js/features/file-tree/components/file-tree-item/file-tree-item-menu-items.js
index 84e1b24dd4..a439291cea 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/file-tree/components/file-tree-item/file-tree-item-menu-items.js
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/file-tree/components/file-tree-item/file-tree-item-menu-items.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ function FileTreeItemMenuItems() {
     startCreatingFolder,
     startCreatingDocOrFile,
     startUploadingDocOrFile,
+    downloadPath,
   } = useFileTreeActionable()
 
   return (
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@ function FileTreeItemMenuItems() {
       {canRename ? (
         <MenuItem onClick={startRenaming}>{t('rename')}</MenuItem>
       ) : null}
+      {downloadPath ? (
+        <MenuItem href={downloadPath}>{t('download')}</MenuItem>
+      ) : null}
       {canDelete ? (
         <MenuItem onClick={startDeleting}>{t('delete')}</MenuItem>
       ) : null}
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/file-tree/contexts/file-tree-actionable.js b/services/web/frontend/js/features/file-tree/contexts/file-tree-actionable.js
index 2376148131..76552cdb6a 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/file-tree/contexts/file-tree-actionable.js
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/file-tree/contexts/file-tree-actionable.js
@@ -346,6 +346,17 @@ export function FileTreeActionableProvider({ children }) {
     }
   }, [])
 
+  // build the path for downloading a single file
+  const downloadPath = useMemo(() => {
+    if (selectedEntityIds.size === 1) {
+      const [selectedEntityId] = selectedEntityIds
+      const selectedEntity = findInTree(fileTreeData, selectedEntityId)
+      if (selectedEntity?.type === 'fileRef') {
+        return `/project/${projectId}/file/${selectedEntityId}`
+      }
+    }
+  }, [fileTreeData, projectId, selectedEntityIds])
+
   const value = {
     canDelete: selectedEntityIds.size > 0,
     canRename: selectedEntityIds.size === 1,
@@ -368,6 +379,7 @@ export function FileTreeActionableProvider({ children }) {
     cancel,
     droppedFiles,
     setDroppedFiles,
+    downloadPath,
   }
 
   return (