diff --git a/addons/report/controllers/main.py b/addons/report/controllers/main.py
index 52a949c0bd2..19c266508c3 100644
--- a/addons/report/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/report/controllers/main.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import logging
 import tempfile
 import lxml.html
 import subprocess
+import simplejson
 
 from pyPdf import PdfFileWriter, PdfFileReader
 from werkzeug.test import Client
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ class Report(http.Controller):
         """Resolve an internal webpage url and return its content with the help of
         werkzeug.test.client.
 
-        :param url: string representinf the url to resolve
+        :param url: string representing the url to resolve
         :param post: a dict representing the query string
         :returns: a tuple str(html), int(statuscode)
         """
@@ -427,3 +428,18 @@ class Report(http.Controller):
         content = merged.read()
         merged.close()
         return content
+
+    @http.route('/report/downloadpdf/', type='http', auth="user")
+    def report_pdf_attachment(self, data, token):
+        """This function is only used by 'qwebactionmanager.js' in order to trigger the download of
+        a pdf report.
+
+        :param data: The JSON.stringified report internal url
+        :returns: Response with a filetoken cookie and an attachment header
+        """
+        url = simplejson.loads(data)
+        pdf = self._get_url_content(url)
+        response = self._make_pdf_response(pdf)
+        response.set_cookie('fileToken', token)
+        response.headers.add('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=report.pdf;')
+        return response
diff --git a/addons/report/static/src/js/qwebactionmanager.js b/addons/report/static/src/js/qwebactionmanager.js
index ba71f029dcd..37f5489ab37 100644
--- a/addons/report/static/src/js/qwebactionmanager.js
+++ b/addons/report/static/src/js/qwebactionmanager.js
@@ -37,10 +37,22 @@ openerp.report = function(instance) {
                     });
                     report_url += "?" + $.param(action.datas.form);
                 }
-
-                instance.web.unblockUI();
-                window.open(report_url);
-                return;
+                if (action.report_type == 'qweb-html') {
+                    // Open the html report in a popup
+                    window.open(report_url);
+                    instance.web.unblockUI();
+                    return;
+                } else {
+                    // Trigger the download of the pdf report
+                    var c = openerp.webclient.crashmanager;
+                    this.session.get_file({
+                        url: '/report/downloadpdf',
+                        data: {data: JSON.stringify(report_url)},
+                        complete: openerp.web.unblockUI,
+                        error: c.rpc_error.bind(c)
+                    });
+                    return;
+                }
             } else {
                 return self._super(action, options);
             }