diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js
index 6024a0fb82a..3f6998703e5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js
@@ -879,7 +879,9 @@ function makeActionManager(env) {
         if (url && !(url.startsWith("http") || url.startsWith("/"))) {
             url = "/" + url;
         }
-        if (action.target === "self") {
+        if (action.target === "download") {
+            browser.location.assign(url);
+        } else if (action.target === "self") {
             let willUnload = false;
             const onUnload = () => {
                 willUnload = true;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/url_action_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/url_action_tests.js
index 10d085ef49b..e79149da88b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/url_action_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/url_action_tests.js
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 import { registry } from "@web/core/registry";
 import { makeTestEnv } from "../../helpers/mock_env";
 import { setupWebClientRegistries, doAction, getActionManagerServerData } from "./../helpers";
-import { patchWithCleanup } from "@web/../tests/helpers/utils";
+import { getFixture, patchWithCleanup } from "@web/../tests/helpers/utils";
 import { browser } from "@web/core/browser/browser";
 
+let target;
 let serverData;
 const serviceRegistry = registry.category("services");
 
 QUnit.module("ActionManager", (hooks) => {
     hooks.beforeEach(() => {
+        target = getFixture();
         serverData = getActionManagerServerData();
     });
 
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ QUnit.module("ActionManager", (hooks) => {
         await doAction(env, { type: "ir.actions.act_url" }, options);
         assert.verifySteps(["browser open", "onClose"]);
     });
-    
+
     QUnit.test("execute an 'ir.actions.act_url' action with url javascript:", async (assert) => {
         assert.expect(2);
         patchWithCleanup(browser.location, {
@@ -83,4 +85,21 @@ QUnit.module("ActionManager", (hooks) => {
         });
         assert.verifySteps(["/javascript:alert()"]);
     });
+
+    QUnit.test("execute an 'ir.actions.act_url' action with target 'download'", async (assert) => {
+        patchWithCleanup(browser.location, {
+            assign: (url) => {
+                assert.step(url);
+            },
+        });
+        setupWebClientRegistries();
+        const env = await makeTestEnv({ serverData });
+        await doAction(env, {
+            type: "ir.actions.act_url",
+            target: "download",
+            url: "/my/test/url",
+        });
+        assert.containsNone(target, ".o_blockUI", "ui should not be blocked");
+        assert.verifySteps(["/my/test/url"]);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/addons/web/views/partner_view.xml b/addons/web/views/partner_view.xml
index 314960f307e..5c15aca0e87 100644
--- a/addons/web/views/partner_view.xml
+++ b/addons/web/views/partner_view.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             action = {
                 'type': 'ir.actions.act_url',
                 'url': '/web/partner/%d/vcard' % record.id,
-                'target': 'self',
+                'target': 'download',
             }
         </field>
     </record>
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions.py
index a6fe1307295..388b8fa5d42 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions.py
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class IrActionsActUrl(models.Model):
 
     type = fields.Char(default='ir.actions.act_url')
     url = fields.Text(string='Action URL', required=True)
-    target = fields.Selection([('new', 'New Window'), ('self', 'This Window')],
+    target = fields.Selection([('new', 'New Window'), ('self', 'This Window'), ('download', 'Download')],
                               string='Action Target', default='new', required=True)
 
     def _get_readable_fields(self):