diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/asset.ts b/packages/api/src/controllers/asset.ts
index 1f1ea3741..8118ce584 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/asset.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/asset.ts
@@ -418,7 +418,26 @@ function getDownloadUrl(
     os.id !== vodObjectStoreId ? os.publicUrl : pathJoin(ingest, "asset");
   const source = asset.files?.find((f) => f.type === "source_file");
   if (source) {
-    return pathJoin(base, asset.playbackId, source.path);
+    const formatToFileExtension: Map<string, string> = new Map([
+      ["mpegts", "ts"],
+      ["mp4", "mp4"],
+      ["mov", "mov"],
+      ["matroska", "mkv"],
+      ["avi", "avi"],
+    ]);
+
+    if (
+      source.path != "video" ||
+      !formatToFileExtension.has(asset.videoSpec.format)
+    ) {
+      return pathJoin(base, asset.playbackId, source.path);
+    }
+    return pathJoin(
+      base,
+      asset.playbackId,
+      source.path,
+      "download." + formatToFileExtension.get(asset.videoSpec.format),
+    );
   }
   return pathJoin(base, asset.playbackId, "video");
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/schema/api-schema.yaml b/packages/api/src/schema/api-schema.yaml
index 376f76feb..435067a2b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/schema/api-schema.yaml
+++ b/packages/api/src/schema/api-schema.yaml
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ components:
         downloadUrl:
           readOnly: true
           type: string
-          example: "https://livepeercdn.com/asset/eaw4nk06ts2d0mzb/video"
+          example: "https://livepeercdn.com/asset/eaw4nk06ts2d0mzb/video/download.mp4"
           description: >-
             The URL to directly download the asset, e.g.
             `https://livepeercdn.com/asset/eawrrk06ts2d0mzb/video`. It is not