diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
index 9935436bdca..3d777b381bb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
@@ -2163,20 +2163,26 @@ instance.web.list.Binary = instance.web.list.Column.extend({
      */
     _format: function (row_data, options) {
         var text = _t("Download");
-        var download_url = _.str.sprintf(
+        var value = row_data[this.id].value;
+        var download_url;
+        if (value && value.substr(0, 10).indexOf(' ') == -1) {
+            download_url = "data:application/octet-stream;base64," + value;
+        } else {
+            download_url = _.str.sprintf(
                 '/web/binary/saveas?session_id=%s&model=%s&field=%s&id=%d',
                 instance.session.session_id, options.model, this.id, options.id);
-        if (this.filename) {
-            download_url += '&filename_field=' + this.filename;
-            if (row_data[this.filename]) {
-                text = _.str.sprintf(_t("Download \"%s\""), instance.web.format_value(
-                        row_data[this.filename].value, {type: 'char'}));
+            if (this.filename) {
+                download_url += '&filename_field=' + this.filename;
             }
         }
+        if (this.filename && row_data[this.filename]) {
+            text = _.str.sprintf(_t("Download \"%s\""), instance.web.format_value(
+                    row_data[this.filename].value, {type: 'char'}));
+        }
         return _.template('<a href="<%-href%>"><%-text%></a> (<%-size%>)', {
             text: text,
             href: download_url,
-            size: instance.web.binary_to_binsize(row_data[this.id].value),
+            size: instance.web.binary_to_binsize(value),
         });
     }
 });