diff --git a/src/app/ideas/[id]/IdeaAnalysisReport.tsx b/src/app/ideas/[id]/IdeaAnalysisReport.tsx
index b38fe10..cec6df2 100644
--- a/src/app/ideas/[id]/IdeaAnalysisReport.tsx
+++ b/src/app/ideas/[id]/IdeaAnalysisReport.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use client'
 
-import Link from 'next/link'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation'
 import { usePlausible } from 'next-plausible'
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@ import FeedbackForm from '@/components/FeedbackForm'
 import HorizontalLine from '@/components/HorizontalLine'
 import MessageBox from '@/components/MessageBox'
 import { Goals } from '@/lib/goals'
+import DownloadPDFButton from './components/DownloadPDFButton'
 import { NavBar } from './components/NavBar'
 import SectionActionableNextSteps from './components/SectionActionableNextSteps'
 import SectionCompetitors from './components/SectionCompetitors'
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ export const IdeaAnalysisReport = ({ data }: Props) => {
             </h1>
 
             {readyForReport ? (
-              <Link
-                href={`/api/ideas/${data.id}/pdf`}
+              <DownloadPDFButton
+                ideaId={data.id}
                 onClick={() =>
                   plausible(Goals.DownloadPDF, {
                     props: {
@@ -251,11 +251,7 @@ export const IdeaAnalysisReport = ({ data }: Props) => {
                     },
                   })
                 }
-                target="_blank"
-                className="rounded bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-white hover:bg-blue-700"
-              >
-                PDF
-              </Link>
+              />
             ) : (
               <span className="rounded bg-gray-500 px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-white">
                 Loading...
@@ -350,8 +346,8 @@ export const IdeaAnalysisReport = ({ data }: Props) => {
             </p>
 
             {readyForReport ? (
-              <Link
-                href={`/api/ideas/${data.id}/pdf`}
+              <DownloadPDFButton
+                ideaId={data.id}
                 onClick={() =>
                   plausible(Goals.DownloadPDF, {
                     props: {
@@ -359,11 +355,7 @@ export const IdeaAnalysisReport = ({ data }: Props) => {
                     },
                   })
                 }
-                target="_blank"
-                className="rounded bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-white hover:bg-blue-700"
-              >
-                Download
-              </Link>
+              />
             ) : (
               <span className="rounded bg-gray-500 px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-white">
                 Loading...
diff --git a/src/app/ideas/[id]/components/DownloadPDFButton.tsx b/src/app/ideas/[id]/components/DownloadPDFButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4ac48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/ideas/[id]/components/DownloadPDFButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+'use client'
+import React, { useState } from 'react'
+
+interface DownloadPDFButtonProps {
+  ideaId: string
+  onClick?: () => void
+}
+
+type DownloadError = string | null
+
+const DownloadPDFButton: React.FC<DownloadPDFButtonProps> = ({
+  ideaId,
+  onClick,
+}) => {
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(false)
+  const [error, setError] = useState<DownloadError>(null)
+
+  const handleDownload = async () => {
+    if (onClick) {
+      onClick()
+    }
+
+    setLoading(true)
+    setError(null)
+
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(`/api/ideas/${ideaId}/pdf`, {
+        method: 'GET',
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/pdf',
+        },
+      })
+
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        let errorMessage = `Server error: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`
+        try {
+          const errorData = await response.json()
+          if (errorData.error) {
+            errorMessage = `Error: ${errorData.error}`
+          }
+        } catch (parseError) {
+          errorMessage = (parseError as Error).message
+        }
+        throw new Error(errorMessage)
+      }
+
+      const blob = await response.blob()
+
+      const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([blob]))
+
+      const link = document.createElement('a')
+      link.href = url
+
+      const filename = 'CheckMVP-Report.pdf'
+      link.setAttribute('download', filename)
+
+      document.body.appendChild(link)
+
+      link.click()
+
+      link.parentNode?.removeChild(link)
+      window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Error downloading PDF:', err)
+
+      if (err instanceof Error) {
+        setError(err.message)
+      } else {
+        setError('An unknown error occurred while downloading the PDF.')
+      }
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <button
+        onClick={handleDownload}
+        disabled={loading}
+        className={`rounded px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-white transition-colors duration-200 ${
+          loading
+            ? 'cursor-not-allowed bg-blue-400'
+            : 'bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-700'
+        }`}
+        aria-busy={loading}
+        aria-disabled={loading}
+      >
+        {loading ? 'Generating PDF...' : 'Download PDF'}
+      </button>
+      {error && (
+        <p className="mt-2 text-red-500" role="alert">
+          {error}
+        </p>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default DownloadPDFButton