diff --git a/app/components/rfd/MoreDropdown.tsx b/app/components/rfd/MoreDropdown.tsx
index e6bbe5c..11f846f 100644
--- a/app/components/rfd/MoreDropdown.tsx
+++ b/app/components/rfd/MoreDropdown.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ const MoreDropdown = () => {
             </DropdownMenu.LinkItem>
           )}
 
+          <DropdownMenu.LinkItem to={`/rfd/${rfd.formattedNumber}/pdf/download`} internal>
+            Download PDF
+          </DropdownMenu.LinkItem>
+
           <DropdownMenu.LinkItem to={`/rfd/${rfd.formattedNumber}/pdf`} internal>
             View PDF
           </DropdownMenu.LinkItem>
diff --git a/app/routes/rfd.$slug.pdf.download.tsx b/app/routes/rfd.$slug.pdf.download.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e84dd58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/routes/rfd.$slug.pdf.download.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * Copyright Oxide Computer Company
+ */
+
+import { redirect, type LoaderFunction } from 'react-router'
+
+import { authenticate } from '~/services/auth.server'
+import { fetchRfdPdf } from '~/services/rfd.server'
+import { parseRfdNum } from '~/utils/parseRfdNum'
+
+export const loader: LoaderFunction = async ({ request, params: { slug } }) => {
+  const num = parseRfdNum(slug)
+  if (!num) throw new Response('Not Found', { status: 404 })
+
+  const user = await authenticate(request)
+  const rfd = await fetchRfdPdf(num, user)
+
+  if (!rfd || rfd.content.length === 0) throw new Response('Not Found', { status: 404 })
+
+  const pdf = rfd.content[0]
+
+  if (pdf.source === 'google') {
+    throw redirect(`https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=${pdf.externalId}`)
+  }
+
+  throw redirect(pdf.link)
+}