diff --git a/packages/files-ui/cypress/support/page-objects/toasts/downloadCompleteToast.ts b/packages/files-ui/cypress/support/page-objects/toasts/downloadCompleteToast.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b60227f978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/files-ui/cypress/support/page-objects/toasts/downloadCompleteToast.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export const downloadCompleteToast = {
+  body: () => cy.get("[data-testid=toast-download-complete]", { timeout: 10000 }),
+  closeButton: () => cy.get("[data-testid=button-close-toast-download-complete]")
+}
diff --git a/packages/files-ui/cypress/tests/file-management-spec.ts b/packages/files-ui/cypress/tests/file-management-spec.ts
index a95a153c73..499f575862 100644
--- a/packages/files-ui/cypress/tests/file-management-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/files-ui/cypress/tests/file-management-spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { deleteSuccessToast } from "../support/page-objects/toasts/deleteSuccess
 import { moveSuccessToast } from "../support/page-objects/toasts/moveSuccessToast"
 import { recoverSuccessToast } from "../support/page-objects/toasts/recoverSuccessToast"
 import { uploadCompleteToast } from "../support/page-objects/toasts/uploadCompleteToast"
+import { downloadCompleteToast } from "../support/page-objects/toasts/downloadCompleteToast"
 import { fileInfoModal } from "../support/page-objects/modals/fileInfoModal"
 
 describe("File management", () => {
@@ -467,25 +468,25 @@ describe("File management", () => {
 
     it("can view file information via modal option", () => {
       cy.web3Login({ clearCSFBucket: true })
-  
+
       // upload a file
       homePage.uploadFile("../fixtures/uploadedFiles/text-file.txt")
       homePage.fileItemRow().should("have.length", 1)
-  
+
       // store file name as cypress aliases for later comparison
       homePage.fileItemName().eq(0).invoke("text").as("fileNameA")
-  
+
       // navigate to the info modal for the file
       homePage.fileItemKebabButton().first().click()
       homePage.infoMenuOption().eq(0).click()
-  
+
       // ensure all labels on the modal are visible
       fileInfoModal.nameLabel().should("be.visible")
       fileInfoModal.fileSizeLabel().should("be.visible")
       fileInfoModal.dateUploadedLabel().should("be.visible")
       fileInfoModal.cidLabel().should("be.visible")
       fileInfoModal.decryptionKeyLabel().should("be.visible")
-  
+
       // ensure the correct file name is being displayed
       fileInfoModal.body().should("be.visible")
       cy.get<string>("@fileNameA").then((fileNameA) => {
@@ -502,5 +503,42 @@ describe("File management", () => {
       fileInfoModal.closeButton().click()
       fileInfoModal.body().should("not.exist")
     })
+
+    it("can download a file from file browser", () => {
+      const fileName = "text-file.txt"
+      const downloadsFolder = Cypress.config("downloadsFolder")
+      const fileFixturePath = `uploadedFiles/${fileName}`
+
+      cy.web3Login({ clearCSFBucket: true })
+
+      // upload a file and store file content
+      homePage.uploadFile(fileFixturePath)
+      cy.fixture(fileFixturePath).as("fileContent")
+      homePage.fileItemRow().should("have.length", 1)
+
+      // download file from kebab menu 
+      homePage.fileItemKebabButton().first().click()
+
+      // intercept POST to ensure the request was successful
+      cy.intercept("POST", "**/bucket/*/download")
+        .as("downloadRequest")
+        .then(() => {
+          homePage.downloadMenuOption().eq(0).click()
+
+          cy.wait("@downloadRequest").should((download) => {
+            expect(download.response).to.have.property("statusCode", 200)
+          })
+        })
+
+      // ensure the file was downloaded
+      downloadCompleteToast.body().should("be.visible")
+      downloadCompleteToast.closeButton().click()
+      cy.get<string>("@fileContent").then((fileContent) => {
+        cy.readFile(`${downloadsFolder}/${fileName}`)
+          .should("exist")
+          .should("eq", fileContent)
+      })
+
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/files-ui/src/Contexts/FilesContext.tsx b/packages/files-ui/src/Contexts/FilesContext.tsx
index 58f6dbb9ba..e2722bdf5f 100644
--- a/packages/files-ui/src/Contexts/FilesContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/files-ui/src/Contexts/FilesContext.tsx
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ const FilesProvider = ({ children }: FilesContextProps) => {
       type: "success",
       progress: 0,
       isClosable: false,
+      testId: "downloading-file",
       onProgressCancel: cancelSource.cancel
     }
     const toastId = addToast(toastParams)
@@ -663,7 +664,8 @@ const FilesProvider = ({ children }: FilesContextProps) => {
         type: "success",
         progress: undefined,
         onProgressCancel: undefined,
-        isClosable: true
+        isClosable: true,
+        testId: "download-complete"
       }, true)
       URL.revokeObjectURL(link.href)
       setDownloadsInProgress(false)