diff --git a/nginx/conf.d/Recipes.conf b/nginx/conf.d/Recipes.conf
index 9cda0f745..e3b4456da 100644
--- a/nginx/conf.d/Recipes.conf
+++ b/nginx/conf.d/Recipes.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ server {
   # serve media files
   location /media/ {
     alias /media/;
+    add_header Content-Disposition 'attachment; filename="$args"';
   }
   # pass requests for dynamic content to gunicorn
   location / {