diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.test.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.test.ts
index 4311de5dae..afed2eff73 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const fixture = `
     <body>
       <img src="test.jpg" />
       <script type="javascript" src="script.js"></script>
+      <a href="afile.pdf" download>Download Now</a>
     </body>
   </html>
 `;
@@ -78,5 +79,11 @@ describe('addBaseUrl', () => {
       mockEntityId,
       '',
     );
+    expect(techdocsStorageApi.getBaseUrl).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      4,
+      'afile.pdf',
+      mockEntityId,
+      '',
+    );
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.ts
index 9cd11f0903..9bb5418bc2 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export const addBaseUrl = ({
     updateDom<HTMLImageElement>(dom.querySelectorAll('img'), 'src');
     updateDom<HTMLScriptElement>(dom.querySelectorAll('script'), 'src');
     updateDom<HTMLLinkElement>(dom.querySelectorAll('link'), 'href');
+    updateDom<HTMLAnchorElement>(dom.querySelectorAll('a[download]'), 'href');
 
     return dom;
   };
