diff --git a/frontend/src/components/buckets/ObjectDetailsView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/buckets/ObjectDetailsView.tsx
index 47e2d9f..4bd330f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/buckets/ObjectDetailsView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/buckets/ObjectDetailsView.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { IconTile } from '@/components/ui/icon-tile';
 import { ConfirmDialog } from '@/components/ui/confirm-dialog';
 import { ArrowLeft, ChevronRight, Copy, Download, File, Loader2, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
-import { formatBytes } from '@/lib/file-utils';
+import { downloadObject, formatBytes } from '@/lib/file-utils';
 import { formatDate } from '@/lib/utils';
 
 function CardSection({ title, children }: { title: string; children: React.ReactNode }) {
@@ -73,22 +73,9 @@ export function ObjectDetailsView() {
     toast.success(label);
   };
 
-  const handleDownload = async () => {
+  const handleDownload = () => {
     if (!bucketName || !objectKey) return;
-    try {
-      const blob = await objectsApi.get(bucketName, objectKey);
-      const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-      const a = document.createElement('a');
-      a.href = url;
-      a.download = fileName || 'download';
-      document.body.appendChild(a);
-      a.click();
-      window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
-      document.body.removeChild(a);
-      toast.success('Download started');
-    } catch {
-      // error toast handled by axios interceptor
-    }
+    downloadObject(bucketName, objectKey);
   };
 
   const handleDelete = async () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/buckets/ObjectsTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/buckets/ObjectsTable.tsx
index 4c5dea8..f063442 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/buckets/ObjectsTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/buckets/ObjectsTable.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu';
 import {ChevronLeft, ChevronRight, Download, Eye, FileIcon, FolderIcon, Loader2, MoreVertical, Trash2} from 'lucide-react';
 import {Select, SelectOption} from '@/components/ui/select';
-import {formatBytes, formatRelativeTime} from '@/lib/file-utils';
+import {downloadObject, formatBytes, formatRelativeTime} from '@/lib/file-utils';
 import type {S3Object} from '@/types';
 
 interface ObjectsTableProps {
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ export function ObjectsTable({
                         <Eye className="h-4 w-4" />
                         View Details
                       </DropdownMenuItem>
-                      <DropdownMenuItem>
+                      <DropdownMenuItem onClick={() => downloadObject(bucketName, obj.key)}>
                         <Download className="h-4 w-4" />
                         Download
                       </DropdownMenuItem>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/file-utils.ts b/frontend/src/lib/file-utils.ts
index f9a015b..93d0f39 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/file-utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/file-utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+import { objectsApi } from './api';
+import { toast } from 'sonner';
+
+/**
+ * Download an object from a bucket by fetching it as a blob and clicking a
+ * temporary anchor element. Errors are surfaced by the axios interceptor.
+ */
+export async function downloadObject(bucket: string, key: string): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    const blob = await objectsApi.get(bucket, key);
+    const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    const a = document.createElement('a');
+    a.href = url;
+    a.download = key.split('/').pop() || 'download';
+    document.body.appendChild(a);
+    a.click();
+    window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+    document.body.removeChild(a);
+    toast.success('Download started');
+  } catch {
+    // error toast handled by axios interceptor
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Get the file type based on file extension
  */