diff --git a/app/components/avo/fields/common/files/view_type/grid_item_component.html.erb b/app/components/avo/fields/common/files/view_type/grid_item_component.html.erb
index cb5910355d..83883f32c6 100644
--- a/app/components/avo/fields/common/files/view_type/grid_item_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/avo/fields/common/files/view_type/grid_item_component.html.erb
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
     <% elsif is_video? %>
       <%= video_tag(helpers.main_app.url_for(file), controls: true, preload: false, class: 'w-full') %>
     <% else %>
-      <div class="relative flex flex-col justify-evenly items-center px-2 rounded-lg border bg-white border-gray-500 min-h-24">
+      <%= content_tag file.representable? ? :a : :div, **document_arguments do %>
         <div class="flex flex-col justify-center items-center w-full">
           <%= helpers.svg "heroicons/outline/document-text", class: 'h-10 text-gray-600 mb-2' %>
         </div>
-      </div>
+      <% end %>
     <% end %>
     <% if @field.display_filename %>
       <span class="text-gray-500 mt-1 text-sm truncate" title="<%= file.filename %>"><%= file.filename %></span>
diff --git a/app/components/avo/fields/common/files/view_type/grid_item_component.rb b/app/components/avo/fields/common/files/view_type/grid_item_component.rb
index 013596eaac..28540e092e 100644
--- a/app/components/avo/fields/common/files/view_type/grid_item_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/avo/fields/common/files/view_type/grid_item_component.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class Avo::Fields::Common::Files::ViewType::GridItemComponent < Avo::BaseComponent
+  include Avo::Fields::Concerns::FileAuthorization
+
   prop :field
   prop :resource
   prop :file
@@ -45,4 +47,27 @@ def record_persisted?
     ActiveStorage::Blob.destroy(file.blob_id) if file.blob_id.present?
     false
   end
+
+  def document_arguments
+    args = {
+      class: class_names(
+        "relative flex flex-col justify-evenly items-center px-2 rounded-lg border bg-white border-gray-500 min-h-24",
+        {
+          "hover:bg-gray-100 transition": file.representable?
+        }
+      )
+    }
+
+    if file.representable? && can_download_file?
+      args.merge!(
+        {
+          href: helpers.main_app.url_for(file),
+          target: "_blank",
+          rel: "noopener noreferrer"
+        }
+      )
+    end
+
+    args
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/assets/csvs/sample.csv b/spec/dummy/app/assets/csvs/sample.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/assets/pdfs/cv_sample.pdf b/spec/dummy/app/assets/pdfs/cv_sample.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/spec/system/avo/open_field_attachment_spec.rb b/spec/system/avo/open_field_attachment_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c2c6974e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/system/avo/open_field_attachment_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe "OpenFieldAttachment", type: :system do
+  let!(:user) { User.first }
+  let!(:cv_file) { Rails.root.join("app", "assets", "pdfs", "cv_sample.pdf") }
+  let!(:csv_file) { Rails.root.join("app", "assets", "csvs", "sample.csv") }
+  let(:path) { "/admin/resources/field_discovery_users/#{user.slug}" }
+
+  context "with PDF attachment" do
+    before do
+      user.cv.attach(io: File.open(cv_file), filename: "cv_sample.pdf", content_type: "application/pdf")
+    end
+
+    it "opens attachment in new window without download" do
+      test_open_PDF_attachment(path)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with CSV attachment" do
+    before do
+      user.cv.attach(io: File.open(csv_file), filename: "sample.csv", content_type: "application/csv")
+    end
+
+    it "can not open or download attachment in new window" do
+      test_open_CSV_attachment(path)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_open_PDF_attachment(path)
+    visit path
+
+    link = find('a[rel="noopener noreferrer"][target="_blank"]', visible: :all)
+
+    expect(link).to be_present
+    expect(link[:target]).to eq("_blank")
+    expect(link[:rel]).to eq("noopener noreferrer")
+    link.click
+
+    expect(page.driver.browser.current_url).not_to include("download")
+    expect(page.driver.browser.window_handles.length).to eq 2
+  end
+
+  def test_open_CSV_attachment(path)
+    visit path
+
+    div = find('span[title="' + csv_file.basename.to_s + '"]').find(:xpath, './ancestor::div[@class="flex flex-col h-full"]')
+
+    link = div.find("a")
+    expect(link[:rel]).to eq("")
+    expect(link[:target]).to eq("")
+
+    div.find('svg[data-slot="icon"]').find(:xpath, "./ancestor::a").click
+
+    expect(page.driver.browser.current_url).not_to include("download")
+    expect(page.driver.browser.window_handles.length).to eq 1
+  end
+end