diff --git a/reflex/.templates/web/utils/state.js b/reflex/.templates/web/utils/state.js
index 95f7c5a05..aa60c02b7 100644
--- a/reflex/.templates/web/utils/state.js
+++ b/reflex/.templates/web/utils/state.js
@@ -162,7 +162,10 @@ export const applyEvent = async (event, socket) => {
     const a = document.createElement("a");
     a.hidden = true;
     // Special case when linking to uploaded files
-    a.href = event.payload.url.replace("${getBackendURL(env.UPLOAD)}", getBackendURL(env.UPLOAD))
+    a.href = event.payload.url.replace(
+      "${getBackendURL(env.UPLOAD)}",
+      getBackendURL(env.UPLOAD)
+    );
     a.download = event.payload.filename;
     a.click();
     a.remove();
@@ -647,11 +650,11 @@ export const useEventLoop = (
   // Route after the initial page hydration.
   useEffect(() => {
     const change_start = () => {
-      const main_state_dispatch = dispatch["state"]
+      const main_state_dispatch = dispatch["state"];
       if (main_state_dispatch !== undefined) {
-        main_state_dispatch({is_hydrated: false})
+        main_state_dispatch({ is_hydrated: false });
       }
-    }
+    };
     const change_complete = () => addEvents(onLoadInternalEvent());
     router.events.on("routeChangeStart", change_start);
     router.events.on("routeChangeComplete", change_complete);
diff --git a/reflex/app.py b/reflex/app.py
index 50000e507..82c528fb2 100644
--- a/reflex/app.py
+++ b/reflex/app.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ from reflex.state import (
     _substate_key,
     code_uses_state_contexts,
 )
+from reflex.staticfiles import DownloadFiles
 from reflex.utils import console, exceptions, format, prerequisites, types
 from reflex.utils.exec import is_testing_env, should_skip_compile
 from reflex.utils.imports import ImportVar
@@ -271,17 +272,23 @@ class App(Base):
         self.api.get(str(constants.Endpoint.PING))(ping)
 
     def add_optional_endpoints(self):
-        """Add optional api endpoints (_upload)."""
+        """Add optional api endpoints (_upload and _download)."""
         # To upload files.
         if Upload.is_used:
             self.api.post(str(constants.Endpoint.UPLOAD))(upload(self))
 
-            # To access uploaded files.
+            # To access uploaded files as assets.
             self.api.mount(
                 str(constants.Endpoint.UPLOAD),
                 StaticFiles(directory=get_upload_dir()),
                 name="uploaded_files",
             )
+            # To download uploaded files.
+            self.api.mount(
+                str(constants.Endpoint.DOWNLOAD),
+                DownloadFiles(directory=get_upload_dir()),
+                name="download_files",
+            )
 
     def add_cors(self):
         """Add CORS middleware to the app."""
diff --git a/reflex/components/core/upload.py b/reflex/components/core/upload.py
index dfc62bc0f..adeb64cad 100644
--- a/reflex/components/core/upload.py
+++ b/reflex/components/core/upload.py
@@ -117,29 +117,37 @@ def get_upload_dir() -> Path:
     return uploaded_files_dir
 
 
-uploaded_files_url_prefix: Var = Var.create_safe(
-    "${getBackendURL(env.UPLOAD)}"
-)._replace(
-    merge_var_data=VarData(  # type: ignore
-        imports={
-            f"/{Dirs.STATE_PATH}": {imports.ImportVar(tag="getBackendURL")},
-            "/env.json": {imports.ImportVar(tag="env", is_default=True)},
-        }
-    )
+upload_var_data: VarData = VarData(  # type: ignore
+    imports={
+        f"/{Dirs.STATE_PATH}": {imports.ImportVar(tag="getBackendURL")},
+        "/env.json": {imports.ImportVar(tag="env", is_default=True)},
+    }
 )
 
+uploaded_files_url_prefix: Var = Var.create_safe(
+    "${getBackendURL(env.UPLOAD)}"
+)._replace(merge_var_data=upload_var_data)
 
-def get_upload_url(file_path: str) -> Var[str]:
+download_files_url_prefix: Var = Var.create_safe(
+    "${getBackendURL(env.DOWNLOAD)}"
+)._replace(merge_var_data=upload_var_data)
+
+
+def get_upload_url(file_path: str, download: bool = False) -> Var[str]:
     """Get the URL of an uploaded file.
 
     Args:
         file_path: The path of the uploaded file.
+        download: Whether to get the download URL instead of the upload URL.
 
     Returns:
         The URL of the uploaded file to be rendered from the frontend (as a str-encoded Var).
     """
     Upload.is_used = True
 
+    if download:
+        return Var.create_safe(f"{download_files_url_prefix}/{file_path}")
+
     return Var.create_safe(f"{uploaded_files_url_prefix}/{file_path}")
 
 
diff --git a/reflex/components/core/upload.pyi b/reflex/components/core/upload.pyi
index b8387e696..23238b9fa 100644
--- a/reflex/components/core/upload.pyi
+++ b/reflex/components/core/upload.pyi
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ def clear_selected_files(id_: str = DEFAULT_UPLOAD_ID) -> EventSpec: ...
 def cancel_upload(upload_id: str) -> EventSpec: ...
 def get_upload_dir() -> Path: ...
 
+upload_var_data: VarData
 uploaded_files_url_prefix: Var
+download_files_url_prefix: Var
 
-def get_upload_url(file_path: str) -> Var[str]: ...
+def get_upload_url(file_path: str, download: bool = False) -> Var[str]: ...
 
 class UploadFilesProvider(Component):
     @overload
diff --git a/reflex/constants/event.py b/reflex/constants/event.py
index aa6f8c713..4797a65ca 100644
--- a/reflex/constants/event.py
+++ b/reflex/constants/event.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Event-related constants."""
+
 from enum import Enum
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ class Endpoint(Enum):
     PING = "ping"
     EVENT = "_event"
     UPLOAD = "_upload"
+    DOWNLOAD = "_download"
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         """Get the string representation of the endpoint.
diff --git a/reflex/event.py b/reflex/event.py
index 19fdad5e9..b46badead 100644
--- a/reflex/event.py
+++ b/reflex/event.py
@@ -585,6 +585,10 @@ def download(
         if filename is None:
             filename = url.rpartition("/")[-1]
 
+    elif isinstance(url, Var):
+        # May need additional check here to only impact get_upload_url Vars ?
+        url._var_is_string = True
+
     if filename is None:
         filename = ""
 
diff --git a/reflex/staticfiles.py b/reflex/staticfiles.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83bf4c994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reflex/staticfiles.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""Classes for staticfiles served by Reflex backend."""
+
+from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
+from starlette.responses import Response
+from starlette.types import Scope
+
+
+class DownloadFiles(StaticFiles):
+    """Static files with download headers."""
+
+    async def get_response(self, path: str, scope: Scope) -> Response:
+        """Get the response for a static file with download headers.
+
+        Args:
+            path: The path of the static file.
+            scope: The request scope.
+
+        Returns:
+            The response for the static file with download headers.
+        """
+        response = await super().get_response(path, scope)
+        response.headers["Content-Disposition"] = "attachment"
+        return response