diff --git a/src/hooks/useDownloadMedia.ts b/src/hooks/useDownloadMedia.ts
index 74328ac7ca6..eb0af954e02 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useDownloadMedia.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useDownloadMedia.ts
@@ -59,15 +59,19 @@ export function useDownloadMedia(url: string, fileName?: string, mxEvent?: Matri
                 return downloadBlob(blobRef.current);
             }
 
-            const res = await fetch(url);
-            if (!res.ok) {
-                throw parseErrorResponse(res, await res.text());
+            // We must download via the mediaEventHelper if given as the file may need decryption.
+            if (mediaEventHelper) {
+                blobRef.current = await mediaEventHelper.sourceBlob.value;
+            } else {
+                const res = await fetch(url);
+                if (!res.ok) {
+                    throw parseErrorResponse(res, await res.text());
+                }
+
+                blobRef.current = await res.blob();
             }
 
-            const blob = await res.blob();
-            blobRef.current = blob;
-
-            await downloadBlob(blob);
+            await downloadBlob(blobRef.current);
         } catch (e) {
             showError(e);
         }
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/components/views/elements/ImageView-test.tsx b/test/unit-tests/components/views/elements/ImageView-test.tsx
index b0e9338f69a..6537a3948a2 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/components/views/elements/ImageView-test.tsx
+++ b/test/unit-tests/components/views/elements/ImageView-test.tsx
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ import React from "react";
 import { mocked } from "jest-mock";
 import { render, fireEvent, waitFor } from "jest-matrix-react";
 import fetchMock from "fetch-mock-jest";
+import { MatrixEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 
 import ImageView from "../../../../../src/components/views/elements/ImageView";
 import { FileDownloader } from "../../../../../src/utils/FileDownloader";
 import Modal from "../../../../../src/Modal";
 import ErrorDialog from "../../../../../src/components/views/dialogs/ErrorDialog";
+import { stubClient } from "../../../../test-utils";
 
 jest.mock("../../../../../src/utils/FileDownloader");
 
@@ -44,6 +46,39 @@ describe("<ImageView />", () => {
         expect(fetchMock).toHaveFetched("https://example.com/image.png");
     });
 
+    it("should use event as download source if given", async () => {
+        stubClient();
+
+        const event = new MatrixEvent({
+            event_id: "$eventId",
+            type: "m.image",
+            content: {
+                body: "fromEvent.png",
+                url: "mxc://test.dummy/fromEvent.png",
+                file_name: "filename.png",
+            },
+            origin_server_ts: new Date(2000, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0).getTime(),
+        });
+
+        fetchMock.get("http://this.is.a.url/test.dummy/fromEvent.png", "TESTFILE");
+        const { getByRole } = render(
+            <ImageView
+                src="https://test.dummy/fromSrc.png"
+                name="fromName.png"
+                onFinished={jest.fn()}
+                mxEvent={event}
+            />,
+        );
+        fireEvent.click(getByRole("button", { name: "Download" }));
+        await waitFor(() =>
+            expect(mocked(FileDownloader).mock.instances[0].download).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                blob: expect.anything(),
+                name: "fromEvent.png",
+            }),
+        );
+        expect(fetchMock).toHaveFetched("http://this.is.a.url/test.dummy/fromEvent.png");
+    });
+
     it("should start download on Ctrl+S", async () => {
         fetchMock.get("https://example.com/image.png", "TESTFILE");