diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 30afd61cb..b2a220ca6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1202,7 +1202,8 @@ test_node_relay: hub node_base standalone_firefox
 		echo BASE_VERSION=$(BASE_VERSION) >> .env ; \
 		if [ $$node = "Android" ] ; then \
 			echo BROWSER=firefox >> .env \
-			&& echo BROWSER_NAME=firefox >> .env ; \
+			&& echo BROWSER_NAME=firefox >> .env \
+			&& echo SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS=false >> .env ; \
 		fi ; \
 			if [ $$node = "NodeChrome" ] ; then \
 				echo BROWSER=chrome >> .env \
@@ -1219,7 +1220,8 @@ test_node_relay: hub node_base standalone_firefox
 			fi ; \
 			if [ $$node = "NodeFirefox" ] ; then \
 				echo BROWSER=firefox >> .env \
-				&& echo BROWSER_NAME=firefox >> .env ; \
+				&& echo BROWSER_NAME=firefox >> .env \
+				&& echo SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS=$(or $(SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS), true) >> .env ; \
 			fi ; \
 			export $$(cat .env | xargs) ; \
 			envsubst < relay_config.toml > ./videos/relay_config.toml ; \
@@ -1266,7 +1268,7 @@ test_node_docker: hub standalone_docker standalone_chrome standalone_firefox sta
 		echo TEST_PARALLEL_HARDENING=$(or $(TEST_PARALLEL_HARDENING), "false") >> .env ; \
 		echo LOG_LEVEL=$(or $(LOG_LEVEL), "INFO") >> .env ; \
 		echo REQUEST_TIMEOUT=$(or $(REQUEST_TIMEOUT), 300) >> .env ; \
-		echo SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS=$(or $(SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS), "false") >> .env ; \
+		echo SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS=$(or $(SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS), "true") >> .env ; \
 		echo TEST_DELAY_AFTER_TEST=$(or $(TEST_DELAY_AFTER_TEST), 0) >> .env ; \
 		echo RECORD_STANDALONE=$(or $(RECORD_STANDALONE), "true") >> .env ; \
 		echo SE_UPLOAD_RETAIN_LOCAL_FILE=$(or $(SE_UPLOAD_RETAIN_LOCAL_FILE), "false") >> .env ; \
diff --git a/kubernetes/DynamicGrid/Hub_Node/node-kubernetes-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/DynamicGrid/Hub_Node/node-kubernetes-deployment.yaml
index 25fda268f..6daf3f47c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/DynamicGrid/Hub_Node/node-kubernetes-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/DynamicGrid/Hub_Node/node-kubernetes-deployment.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ spec:
               value: "10"
             - name: SE_RECORD_VIDEO
               value: "true"
+            - name: SE_NODE_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS
+              value: "true"
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: "512Mi"
diff --git a/kubernetes/DynamicGrid/Standalone/standalone-kubernetes.yaml b/kubernetes/DynamicGrid/Standalone/standalone-kubernetes.yaml
index abf27e066..66bd36fa0 100644
--- a/kubernetes/DynamicGrid/Standalone/standalone-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/DynamicGrid/Standalone/standalone-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ spec:
               value: "10"
             - name: SE_RECORD_VIDEO
               value: "true"
+            - name: SE_NODE_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS
+              value: "true"
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: "512Mi"
diff --git a/tests/SeleniumTests/__init__.py b/tests/SeleniumTests/__init__.py
index 46a2d4016..0f371af06 100644
--- a/tests/SeleniumTests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/SeleniumTests/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import concurrent.futures
 import os
 import random
+import shutil
+import tempfile
 import time
 import traceback
 import unittest
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@
 from selenium.webdriver.edge.options import Options as EdgeOptions
 from selenium.webdriver.firefox.options import Options as FirefoxOptions
 from selenium.webdriver.remote.client_config import ClientConfig
+from selenium.webdriver.remote.file_detector import LocalFileDetector
 from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
 from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
 
@@ -117,6 +120,31 @@ def test_play_video(self):
         paused = video.get_property('paused')
         self.assertFalse(paused)
 
+    def test_upload_file(self):
+        driver = self.driver
+        # LocalFileDetector transfers the client-side file to the machine running the browser.
+        if TEST_NODE_RELAY == 'Android':
+            self.skipTest("HTML file upload via LocalFileDetector is not applicable to the Android emulator relay")
+        driver.file_detector = LocalFileDetector()
+        upload_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        file_name = 'selenium-upload.txt'
+        file_path = os.path.join(upload_dir, file_name)
+        try:
+            with open(file_path, 'w') as upload_file:
+                upload_file.write('docker-selenium remote upload test')
+            driver.get(f'http://{TEST_SITE}/upload')
+            wait = WebDriverWait(driver, WEB_DRIVER_WAIT_TIMEOUT)
+            file_input = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, 'file-upload')))
+            file_input.send_keys(file_path)
+            driver.find_element(By.ID, 'file-submit').click()
+            uploaded_files = wait.until(EC.visibility_of_element_located((By.ID, 'uploaded-files')))
+            self.assertTrue(
+                file_name in uploaded_files.text,
+                f"Uploaded file '{file_name}' not reported by the server, got '{uploaded_files.text}'",
+            )
+        finally:
+            shutil.rmtree(upload_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
     def test_download_file(self):
         driver = self.driver
         driver.get(f'http://{TEST_SITE}/download')
@@ -132,6 +160,15 @@ def test_download_file(self):
             lambda d: len(d.get_downloadable_files()) > 0 and str(d.get_downloadable_files()[0]).endswith(file_name)
         )
         self.assertTrue(str(driver.get_downloadable_files()[0]).endswith(file_name))
+        # Retrieve the managed download to the client to exercise the remote file forwarding.
+        download_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        try:
+            driver.download_file(file_name, download_dir)
+            downloaded_file = os.path.join(download_dir, file_name)
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(downloaded_file), f"Downloaded file not found at {downloaded_file}")
+            self.assertGreater(os.path.getsize(downloaded_file), 0, "Downloaded file is empty")
+        finally:
+            shutil.rmtree(download_dir, ignore_errors=True)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         if TEST_CUSTOM_SPECIFIC_NAME:
diff --git a/tests/docker-compose-v3-test-node-relay.yml b/tests/docker-compose-v3-test-node-relay.yml
index 3b695f8e1..e4e59c1c5 100644
--- a/tests/docker-compose-v3-test-node-relay.yml
+++ b/tests/docker-compose-v3-test-node-relay.yml
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@ services:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
       - SE_LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL}
       - GENERATE_CONFIG=false
+      - SE_NODE_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS=${SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS:-true}
 
   standalone:
     image: ${NAMESPACE}/standalone-${BROWSER}:${TAG}
     shm_size: 2gb
     environment:
-      - SE_OPTS=--enable-cdp true
+      - SE_OPTS=--enable-cdp true --enable-managed-downloads ${SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS:-true}
       - SE_NODE_ENABLE_CDP=true
+      - SE_NODE_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS=${SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS:-true}
 
   selenium-hub:
     image: ${NAMESPACE}/hub:${TAG}
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ services:
       - RUN_IN_DOCKER_COMPOSE=true
       - SELENIUM_GRID_HOST=selenium-hub
       - BINDING_VERSION=${BINDING_VERSION}
-      - SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS=false
+      - SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS=${SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS:-true}
       - TEST_NODE_RELAY=${TEST_NODE_RELAY}
       - ANDROID_PLATFORM_API=${ANDROID_PLATFORM_API}
       - TEST_DELAY_AFTER_TEST=${TEST_DELAY_AFTER_TEST}
diff --git a/tests/k8s/make/dynamic_grid_test.sh b/tests/k8s/make/dynamic_grid_test.sh
index 77dc00418..0155ee86f 100755
--- a/tests/k8s/make/dynamic_grid_test.sh
+++ b/tests/k8s/make/dynamic_grid_test.sh
@@ -237,9 +237,8 @@ export SELENIUM_GRID_PORT=${GRID_LOCAL_PORT}
 export SELENIUM_GRID_USERNAME=${GRID_USERNAME}
 export SELENIUM_GRID_PASSWORD=${GRID_PASSWORD}
 export SELENIUM_GRID_TEST_HEADLESS=${SELENIUM_GRID_TEST_HEADLESS:-"false"}
-# The browser runs in its own Job Pod and downloads into it, while the Node serves the
-# downloadable files from a Pod local directory, so managed downloads are not retrievable here
-export SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS=${SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS:-"false"}
+# The Node forwards managed downloads to the browser Job Pod, so they are retrievable here.
+export SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS=${SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS:-"true"}
 export TEST_DELAY_AFTER_TEST=${TEST_DELAY_AFTER_TEST:-"0"}
 export BINDING_VERSION=${BINDING_VERSION}
 export BASE_VERSION=${BASE_VERSION}
diff --git a/tests/relay_config.toml b/tests/relay_config.toml
index 3f89202d4..af58f5665 100755
--- a/tests/relay_config.toml
+++ b/tests/relay_config.toml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ max-sessions = 1
 url = "http://standalone:4444/wd/hub"
 status-endpoint = "/status"
 configs = [
-    '3', '{"browserName":"${BROWSER_NAME}","platformName":"linux"}'
+    '3', '{"browserName":"${BROWSER_NAME}","platformName":"linux","se:downloadsEnabled":${SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS}}'
 ]