diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.tsx b/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.tsx
index f236e5193e..9b1384ba1a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.tsx
@@ -620,6 +620,8 @@ function DownloadButton({
                     // Err on the side of safety.
                     setCanDownload(false);
                 });
+        } else {
+            setCanDownload(true);
         }
     }, [mxEvent]);