diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/report-download-btn/report-download-btn.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/report-download-btn/report-download-btn.component.html
index edcff43b6..291c375e2 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/report-download-btn/report-download-btn.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/report-download-btn/report-download-btn.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <redaction-circle-button
     *ngIf="project && permissionsService.isManagerAndOwner(project)"
-    [matMenuTriggerFor]="menu"
-    (click)="openMenu($event)"
+    (action)="openMenu($event)"
+    (click)="$event.stopPropagation()"
     [tooltipClass]="tooltipClass"
     [tooltipPosition]="tooltipPosition"
     [type]="type"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     [disabled]="!isApproved"
     icon="red:report"
 ></redaction-circle-button>
+<div #menuTrigger="matMenuTrigger" [matMenuTriggerFor]="menu"></div>
 
 <mat-menu #menu="matMenu" xPosition="before" (closed)="onMenuClosed()">
     <div (click)="downloadRedactionReport($event, 'EFSA Template')" mat-menu-item>
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/report-download-btn/report-download-btn.component.scss b/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/report-download-btn/report-download-btn.component.scss
index e69de29bb..e203f5340 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/report-download-btn/report-download-btn.component.scss
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/report-download-btn/report-download-btn.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+redaction-circle-button.disabled {
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/report-download-btn/report-download-btn.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/report-download-btn/report-download-btn.component.ts
index bdd5107ea..e8c3f18a8 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/report-download-btn/report-download-btn.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/report-download-btn/report-download-btn.component.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { PermissionsService } from '../../../common/service/permissions.service';
 import { AppStateService } from '../../../state/app-state.service';
 import { ProjectWrapper } from '../../../state/model/project.wrapper';
 import { FileStatusWrapper } from '../../../screens/file/model/file-status.wrapper';
+import { MatMenuTrigger } from '@angular/material/menu';
 
 export type MenuState = 'OPEN' | 'CLOSED';
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export class ReportDownloadBtnComponent implements OnInit {
     @Input() tooltipClass: string;
 
     @Output() menuStateChanged = new EventEmitter<MenuState>();
+    @ViewChild('menuTrigger') menuTrigger: MatMenuTrigger;
 
     constructor(public readonly permissionsService: PermissionsService, private readonly _appStateService: AppStateService) {}
 
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ export class ReportDownloadBtnComponent implements OnInit {
 
     openMenu($event: MouseEvent) {
         $event.stopPropagation();
+        this.menuTrigger.openMenu();
         this.menuStateChanged.emit('OPEN');
     }