diff --git a/src/views/Viewer.vue b/src/views/Viewer.vue
index f6f512352..960690949 100644
--- a/src/views/Viewer.vue
+++ b/src/views/Viewer.vue
@@ -326,17 +326,18 @@ export default {
 		subscribe('files:sidebar:opened', this.handleAppSidebarOpen)
 		subscribe('files:sidebar:closed', this.handleAppSidebarClose)
 		window.addEventListener('keydown', this.keyboardDeleteFile)
+		window.addEventListener('keydown', this.keyboardDownloadFile)
 	},
 
 	beforeDestroy() {
 		window.removeEventListener('resize', this.onResize)
 		window.removeEventListener('keydown', this.keyboardDeleteFile)
+		window.removeEventListener('keydown', this.keyboardDownloadFile)
 	},
 
 	destroyed() {
 		// Unsubscribe to Files' Sidebar events.
 		unsubscribe('files:sidebar:opened', this.handleAppSidebarOpen)
-		unsubscribe('files:sidebar:closed', this.handleAppSidebarClose)
 	},
 
 	methods: {
@@ -655,6 +656,15 @@ export default {
 			}
 		},
 
+		keyboardDownloadFile(event) {
+			if (event.key === 'd' && event.ctrlKey === true) {
+				event.preventDefault()
+				if (this.canDownload) {
+					// TODO (trigger the download, see line 53 and below
+				}
+			}
+		},
+
 		cleanup() {
 			// reset all properties
 			this.currentFile = {}