diff --git a/apps/files/src/actions/downloadAction.ts b/apps/files/src/actions/downloadAction.ts
index a63beaca3f276..79c3ce04f0523 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/actions/downloadAction.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/actions/downloadAction.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
 import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
-import { FileAction, Permission, Node, FileType, View } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { FileAction, Permission, Node, FileType, View, DefaultType } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 import ArrowDownSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/arrow-down.svg?raw'
 
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ const isDownloadable = function(node: Node) {
 
 export const action = new FileAction({
 	id: 'download',
+	default: DefaultType.DEFAULT,
+
 	displayName: () => t('files', 'Download'),
 	iconSvgInline: () => ArrowDownSvg,
 
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue
index 3df4289b1a001..3314291187538 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@
 import type { PropType, ShallowRef } from 'vue'
 import type { FileAction, Node, View } from '@nextcloud/files'
 
-import { DefaultType, NodeStatus, getFileActions } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { DefaultType, NodeStatus } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { showError, showSuccess } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
-import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+import { defineComponent, inject } from 'vue'
 
 import NcActionButton from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcActionButton.js'
 import NcActions from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcActions.js'
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ import CustomElementRender from '../CustomElementRender.vue'
 import { useNavigation } from '../../composables/useNavigation'
 import logger from '../../logger.js'
 
-// The registered actions list
-const actions = getFileActions()
-
 export default defineComponent({
 	name: 'FileEntryActions',
 
@@ -136,10 +133,14 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
 	setup() {
 		const { currentView } = useNavigation()
+		const defaultFileAction = inject<FileAction | undefined>('defaultFileAction')
+		const enabledFileActions = inject<FileAction[]>('enabledFileActions', [])
 
 		return {
 			// The file list is guaranteed to be only shown with active view
 			currentView: currentView as ShallowRef<View>,
+			defaultFileAction,
+			enabledFileActions,
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -158,23 +159,12 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			return this.source.status === NodeStatus.LOADING
 		},
 
-		// Sorted actions that are enabled for this node
-		enabledActions() {
-			if (this.source.status === NodeStatus.FAILED) {
-				return []
-			}
-
-			return actions
-				.filter(action => !action.enabled || action.enabled([this.source], this.currentView))
-				.sort((a, b) => (a.order || 0) - (b.order || 0))
-		},
-
 		// Enabled action that are displayed inline
 		enabledInlineActions() {
 			if (this.filesListWidth < 768 || this.gridMode) {
 				return []
 			}
-			return this.enabledActions.filter(action => action?.inline?.(this.source, this.currentView))
+			return this.enabledFileActions.filter(action => action?.inline?.(this.source, this.currentView))
 		},
 
 		// Enabled action that are displayed inline with a custom render function
@@ -182,12 +172,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			if (this.gridMode) {
 				return []
 			}
-			return this.enabledActions.filter(action => typeof action.renderInline === 'function')
-		},
-
-		// Default actions
-		enabledDefaultActions() {
-			return this.enabledActions.filter(action => !!action?.default)
+			return this.enabledFileActions.filter(action => typeof action.renderInline === 'function')
 		},
 
 		// Actions shown in the menu
@@ -202,7 +187,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				// Showing inline first for the NcActions inline prop
 				...this.enabledInlineActions,
 				// Then the rest
-				...this.enabledActions.filter(action => action.default !== DefaultType.HIDDEN && typeof action.renderInline !== 'function'),
+				...this.enabledFileActions.filter(action => action.default !== DefaultType.HIDDEN && typeof action.renderInline !== 'function'),
 			].filter((value, index, self) => {
 				// Then we filter duplicates to prevent inline actions to be shown twice
 				return index === self.findIndex(action => action.id === value.id)
@@ -216,7 +201,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		},
 
 		enabledSubmenuActions() {
-			return this.enabledActions
+			return this.enabledFileActions
 				.filter(action => action.parent)
 				.reduce((arr, action) => {
 					if (!arr[action.parent!]) {
@@ -306,11 +291,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			}
 		},
 		execDefaultAction(event) {
-			if (this.enabledDefaultActions.length > 0) {
+			if (this.defaultFileAction) {
 				event.preventDefault()
 				event.stopPropagation()
 				// Execute the first default action if any
-				this.enabledDefaultActions[0].exec(this.source, this.currentView, this.currentDir)
+				this.defaultFileAction.exec(this.source, this.currentView, this.currentDir)
 			}
 		},
 
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue
index be491db016f5c..2986cbf0d0603 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import type { Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import type { FileAction, Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import type { PropType } from 'vue'
 
 import axios, { isAxiosError } from '@nextcloud/axios'
 import { showError, showSuccess } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { emit } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
-import { FileType, NodeStatus, Permission } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { FileType, NodeStatus } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
-import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+import { defineComponent, inject } from 'vue'
 
 import NcTextField from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcTextField.js'
 
@@ -98,8 +98,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		const { currentView } = useNavigation()
 		const renamingStore = useRenamingStore()
 
+		const defaultFileAction = inject<FileAction | undefined>('defaultFileAction')
+
 		return {
 			currentView,
+			defaultFileAction,
 
 			renamingStore,
 		}
@@ -139,10 +142,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				}
 			}
 
-			const enabledDefaultActions = this.$parent?.$refs?.actions?.enabledDefaultActions
-			if (enabledDefaultActions?.length > 0) {
-				const action = enabledDefaultActions[0]
-				const displayName = action.displayName([this.source], this.currentView)
+			if (this.defaultFileAction && this.currentView) {
+				const displayName = this.defaultFileAction.displayName([this.source], this.currentView)
 				return {
 					is: 'a',
 					params: {
@@ -153,18 +154,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (this.source?.permissions & Permission.READ) {
-				return {
-					is: 'a',
-					params: {
-						download: this.source.basename,
-						href: this.source.source,
-						title: t('files', 'Download file {name}', { name: `${this.basename}${this.extension}` }),
-						tabindex: '0',
-					},
-				}
-			}
-
+			// nothing interactive here, there is no default action
+			// so if not even the download action works we only can show the list entry
 			return {
 				is: 'span',
 			}
@@ -280,12 +271,12 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				// Reset the renaming store
 				this.stopRenaming()
 				this.$nextTick(() => {
-					this.$refs.basename?.focus()
+					const nameContainter = this.$refs.basename as HTMLElement | undefined
+					nameContainter?.focus()
 				})
 			} catch (error) {
 				logger.error('Error while renaming file', { error })
-				this.source.rename(oldName)
-				this.$refs.renameInput?.focus()
+				this.startRenaming()
 
 				if (isAxiosError(error)) {
 					// TODO: 409 means current folder does not exist, redirect ?
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
index d9117053dd8ff..e6348afd76c1a 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { ComponentPublicInstance, PropType } from 'vue'
 import type { FileSource } from '../types.ts'
 
 import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
-import { FileType, Permission, Folder, File as NcFile, NodeStatus, Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { FileType, Permission, Folder, File as NcFile, NodeStatus, Node, getFileActions } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import { vOnClickOutside } from '@vueuse/components'
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import FileEntryActions from '../components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue'
 
 Vue.directive('onClickOutside', vOnClickOutside)
 
+const actions = getFileActions()
+
 export default defineComponent({
 	props: {
 		source: {
@@ -47,6 +49,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		},
 	},
 
+	provide() {
+		return {
+			defaultFileAction: this.defaultFileAction,
+			enabledFileActions: this.enabledFileActions,
+		}
+	},
+
 	data() {
 		return {
 			loading: '',
@@ -178,6 +187,23 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				color: `color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-main-text) ${ratio}%, var(--color-text-maxcontrast))`,
 			}
 		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Sorted actions that are enabled for this node
+		 */
+		enabledFileActions() {
+			if (this.source.status === NodeStatus.FAILED) {
+				return []
+			}
+
+			return actions
+				.filter(action => !action.enabled || action.enabled([this.source], this.currentView))
+				.sort((a, b) => (a.order || 0) - (b.order || 0))
+		},
+
+		defaultFileAction() {
+			return this.enabledFileActions.find((action) => !!action.default)
+		},
 	},
 
 	watch: {
diff --git a/cypress.config.ts b/cypress.config.ts
index 8c35f35473563..e9b09f2012d11 100644
--- a/cypress.config.ts
+++ b/cypress.config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
+import type { Configuration } from 'webpack'
 import {
 	applyChangesToNextcloud,
 	configureNextcloud,
@@ -11,8 +12,8 @@ import {
 } from './cypress/dockerNode'
 import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 import cypressSplit from 'cypress-split'
+import { removeDirectory } from 'cypress-delete-downloads-folder'
 import webpackPreprocessor from '@cypress/webpack-preprocessor'
-import type { Configuration } from 'webpack'
 
 import webpackConfig from './webpack.config.js'
 
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
 
 			on('file:preprocessor', webpackPreprocessor({ webpackOptions: webpackConfig as Configuration }))
 
+			on('task', { removeDirectory })
+
 			// Disable spell checking to prevent rendering differences
 			on('before:browser:launch', (browser, launchOptions) => {
 				if (browser.family === 'chromium' && browser.name !== 'electron') {
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/files/files-download.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/files/files-download.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8636ecd6c6386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/e2e/files/files-download.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/*!
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import type { User } from '@nextcloud/cypress'
+import { getRowForFile, navigateToFolder, triggerActionForFile } from './FilesUtils'
+import { deleteDownloadsFolderBeforeEach } from 'cypress-delete-downloads-folder'
+
+describe('files: Download files using file actions', { testIsolation: true }, () => {
+	let user: User
+
+	deleteDownloadsFolderBeforeEach()
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		cy.createRandomUser().then(($user) => {
+			user = $user
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('can download file', () => {
+		cy.uploadContent(user, new Blob(['<content>']), 'text/plain', '/file.txt')
+		cy.login(user)
+		cy.visit('/apps/files')
+
+		getRowForFile('file.txt').should('be.visible')
+
+		triggerActionForFile('file.txt', 'download')
+
+		const downloadsFolder = Cypress.config("downloadsFolder");
+		cy.readFile(`${downloadsFolder}/file.txt`, { timeout: 15000 })
+			.should('exist')
+			.and('have.length.gt', 8)
+			.and('equal', '<content>')
+	})
+
+	/**
+	 * Regression test of https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/44855
+	 */
+	it('can download file with hash name', () => {
+		cy.uploadContent(user, new Blob(['<content>']), 'text/plain', '/#file.txt')
+		cy.login(user)
+		cy.visit('/apps/files')
+
+		triggerActionForFile('#file.txt', 'download')
+		const downloadsFolder = Cypress.config("downloadsFolder");
+		cy.readFile(`${downloadsFolder}/#file.txt`, { timeout: 15000 })
+			.should('exist')
+			.and('have.length.gt', 8)
+			.and('equal', '<content>')
+	})
+
+	/**
+	 * Regression test of https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/44855
+	 */
+	it('can download file from folder with hash name', () => {
+		cy.mkdir(user, '/#folder')
+			.uploadContent(user, new Blob(['<content>']), 'text/plain', '/#folder/file.txt')
+		cy.login(user)
+		cy.visit('/apps/files')
+
+		navigateToFolder('#folder')
+		// All are visible by default
+		getRowForFile('file.txt').should('be.visible')
+
+		triggerActionForFile('file.txt', 'download')
+		const downloadsFolder = Cypress.config("downloadsFolder");
+		cy.readFile(`${downloadsFolder}/file.txt`, { timeout: 15000 })
+			.should('exist')
+			.and('have.length.gt', 8)
+			.and('equal', '<content>')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('files: Download files using default action', { testIsolation: true }, () => {
+	let user: User
+
+	deleteDownloadsFolderBeforeEach()
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		cy.createRandomUser().then(($user) => {
+			user = $user
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('can download file', () => {
+		cy.uploadContent(user, new Blob(['<content>']), 'text/plain', '/file.txt')
+		cy.login(user)
+		cy.visit('/apps/files')
+
+		getRowForFile('file.txt')
+			.should('be.visible')
+			.findByRole('link')
+			.click()
+
+		const downloadsFolder = Cypress.config("downloadsFolder");
+		cy.readFile(`${downloadsFolder}/file.txt`, { timeout: 15000 })
+			.should('exist')
+			.and('have.length.gt', 8)
+			.and('equal', '<content>')
+	})
+
+	/**
+	 * Regression test of https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/44855
+	 */
+	it('can download file with hash name', () => {
+		cy.uploadContent(user, new Blob(['<content>']), 'text/plain', '/#file.txt')
+		cy.login(user)
+		cy.visit('/apps/files')
+
+		getRowForFile('#file.txt')
+			.should('be.visible')
+				.findByRole('link')
+				.click()
+
+		const downloadsFolder = Cypress.config("downloadsFolder");
+		cy.readFile(`${downloadsFolder}/#file.txt`, { timeout: 15000 })
+			.should('exist')
+			.and('have.length.gt', 8)
+			.and('equal', '<content>')
+	})
+
+	/**
+	 * Regression test of https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/44855
+	 */
+	it('can download file from folder with hash name', () => {
+		cy.mkdir(user, '/#folder')
+			.uploadContent(user, new Blob(['<content>']), 'text/plain', '/#folder/file.txt')
+		cy.login(user)
+		cy.visit('/apps/files')
+
+		navigateToFolder('#folder')
+		// All are visible by default
+		getRowForFile('file.txt')
+			.should('be.visible')
+			.findByRole('link')
+			.click()
+
+		const downloadsFolder = Cypress.config("downloadsFolder");
+		cy.readFile(`${downloadsFolder}/file.txt`, { timeout: 15000 })
+			.should('exist')
+			.and('have.length.gt', 8)
+			.and('equal', '<content>')
+	})
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f4e8a394f4f3d..6cb2e48c6a0bc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
         "css-loader": "^6.8.1",
         "cypress": "^13.13.1",
         "cypress-axe": "^1.5.0",
+        "cypress-delete-downloads-folder": "^0.0.6",
         "cypress-if": "^1.10.5",
         "cypress-split": "^1.24.0",
         "cypress-wait-until": "^3.0.2",
@@ -10058,6 +10059,12 @@
         "cypress": "^10 || ^11 || ^12 || ^13"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/cypress-delete-downloads-folder": {
+      "version": "0.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cypress-delete-downloads-folder/-/cypress-delete-downloads-folder-0.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oKMhBM/O74a3XWCrMdFrv3iWMK/UAOdYX8PU/ZUGLaRjmC0p/XWFrMRJZFAYo7owpip3jvmf+bkm82cV0RJhAw==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/cypress-if": {
       "version": "1.12.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cypress-if/-/cypress-if-1.12.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7c9888ae492f6..4f8bef7db3944 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
     "css-loader": "^6.8.1",
     "cypress": "^13.13.1",
     "cypress-axe": "^1.5.0",
+    "cypress-delete-downloads-folder": "^0.0.6",
     "cypress-if": "^1.10.5",
     "cypress-split": "^1.24.0",
     "cypress-wait-until": "^3.0.2",