diff --git a/pages/objects/[id].vue b/pages/objects/[id].vue
index 17a63a0b..57a9a1ec 100644
--- a/pages/objects/[id].vue
+++ b/pages/objects/[id].vue
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ const objectInfo = await fetchResource(resourceId)
 
 function isDownloadable(): boolean {
   if (objectInfo) {
+    if (objectInfo.data_class === v2DataClass.DATA_CLASS_PUBLIC) {
+      return true
+    }
+
     return objectInfo.variant === v2ResourceVariant.RESOURCE_VARIANT_OBJECT &&
         objectInfo.object_status === modelsv2Status.STATUS_AVAILABLE &&
         objectInfo.permission !== v2PermissionLevel.PERMISSION_LEVEL_UNSPECIFIED &&