diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments-secure.controller.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments-secure.controller.ts
index e19b300077..5d7145307e 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments-secure.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments-secure.controller.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ export class AttachmentsSecureController {
         path: path.join('nc', 'uploads', fpath),
       });
 
-      res.sendFile(file.path);
+      if (this.attachmentsService.previewAvailable(file.type)) {
+        res.sendFile(file.path);
+      } else {
+        res.download(file.path);
+      }
     } catch (e) {
       res.status(404).send('Not found');
     }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments.controller.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments.controller.ts
index 00a471e1e5..353e840eb7 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/controllers/attachments.controller.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ export class AttachmentsController {
         path: path.join('nc', 'uploads', filename),
       });
 
-      res.sendFile(file.path);
+      if (this.attachmentsService.previewAvailable(file.type)) {
+        res.sendFile(file.path);
+      } else {
+        res.download(file.path);
+      }
     } catch (e) {
       res.status(404).send('Not found');
     }
@@ -94,7 +98,11 @@ export class AttachmentsController {
         ),
       });
 
-      res.sendFile(file.path);
+      if (this.attachmentsService.previewAvailable(file.type)) {
+        res.sendFile(file.path);
+      } else {
+        res.download(file.path);
+      }
     } catch (e) {
       res.status(404).send('Not found');
     }
@@ -109,7 +117,11 @@ export class AttachmentsController {
         path: path.join('nc', 'uploads', fpath),
       });
 
-      res.sendFile(file.path);
+      if (this.attachmentsService.previewAvailable(file.type)) {
+        res.sendFile(file.path);
+      } else {
+        res.download(file.path);
+      }
     } catch (e) {
       res.status(404).send('Not found');
     }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/services/attachments.service.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/services/attachments.service.ts
index ead5f4c4bb..ff6ba485ea 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/services/attachments.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/services/attachments.service.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ export class AttachmentsService {
     return { path: filePath, type };
   }
 
+  previewAvailable(mimetype: string) {
+    const available = ['image', 'pdf', 'text/plain'];
+    if (available.some((type) => mimetype.includes(type))) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   sanitizeUrlPath(paths) {
     return paths.map((url) => url.replace(/[/.?#]+/g, '_'));
   }