diff --git a/app/templates/views/returned-letter-summary.html b/app/templates/views/returned-letter-summary.html
index 5d4f45d91..573069513 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/returned-letter-summary.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/returned-letter-summary.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         empty_message='If you have returned letter reports they will be listed here'
       ) %}
     {% call field() %}
-      <a target="_blank" class="govuk_link file-list-filename"
+      <a download class="govuk_link file-list-filename"
          href="{{url_for('.returned_letters_report', service_id=current_service.id, reported_at=item.reported_at)}}">{{ item.reported_at | format_date_normal }}</a>
        <p class="file-list-hint">
          {{ item.returned_letter_count}} {{ message_count_label(item.returned_letter_count, 'letter', suffix='')}}