diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/dialogs/download-dialog/download-dialog.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/dialogs/download-dialog/download-dialog.component.html
index 88856561d..539c93c98 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/dialogs/download-dialog/download-dialog.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/dialogs/download-dialog/download-dialog.component.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <div class="dialog-actions">
             <iqser-icon-button
                 (action)="save()"
-                [disabled]="form.invalid"
+                [disabled]="form.invalid || invalidDownload"
                 [label]="'download-dialog.actions.save' | translate"
                 [submit]="true"
                 [type]="iconButtonTypes.primary"
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/dialogs/download-dialog/download-dialog.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/dialogs/download-dialog/download-dialog.component.ts
index 500b6c04e..1cdc7d4ea 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/dialogs/download-dialog/download-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/dialogs/download-dialog/download-dialog.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, Inject } from '@angular/core';
-import { Dossier, DownloadFileType, IReportTemplate } from '@red/domain';
+import { Dossier, DownloadFileType, DownloadFileTypes, IReportTemplate } from '@red/domain';
 import { downloadTypesForDownloadTranslations } from '@translations/download-types-translations';
 import { ReportTemplateService } from '@services/report-template.service';
 import { AbstractControl, FormBuilder } from '@angular/forms';
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ export class DownloadDialogComponent {
         this._dialogRef.close();
     }
 
+    get invalidDownload() {
+        return (
+            this.form.controls.downloadFileTypes.value.every(type => type === DownloadFileTypes.REDACTED) &&
+            this.data.hasUnapprovedDocuments
+        );
+    }
+
     private _hasReportTemplateOrDownloadType(control: AbstractControl) {
         const atLeastAReportSelected = control.get('reportTemplateIds')?.value.length > 0;
         const atLeastATypeSelected = control.get('downloadFileTypes')?.value.length > 0;