diff --git a/javascript/DMSGridField.js b/javascript/DMSGridField.js
index ec18f8b..853ba26 100644
--- a/javascript/DMSGridField.js
+++ b/javascript/DMSGridField.js
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@
 			}
 		});
 
+		$('.ss-gridfield-item a.file-url').entwine({
+			onclick: function(e) {
+				//make sure the download link doesn't trigger a gridfield edit dialog
+				window.open(this.attr('href'), '_blank');
+
+				e.preventDefault();
+				return false;
 			}
 		});