diff --git a/src/files-ui/components/file-mosaic/components/file-mosaic/FileMosaic.tsx b/src/files-ui/components/file-mosaic/components/file-mosaic/FileMosaic.tsx
index 261d30fbdd236e192637d06ba1f15ea8dc3f2679..e5806f2dc41e6cb2f0f1e10cc51af6aa8622976d 100644
--- a/src/files-ui/components/file-mosaic/components/file-mosaic/FileMosaic.tsx
+++ b/src/files-ui/components/file-mosaic/components/file-mosaic/FileMosaic.tsx
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ const FileMosaic: React.FC<FileMosaicProps> = (props: FileMosaicProps) => {
           uploadMessage={uploadMessage}
         />
         {downloadUrl && (
-          <a ref={downloadRef} href={downloadUrl} download={localName} hidden>
+          <a ref={downloadRef}  target={"_blank"} href={downloadUrl} download={localName} hidden>
             download_file
           </a>
         )}