diff -r a5c3c1ebe5c7 config.def.h
--- a/config.def.h	Mon Oct 26 22:02:21 2009 +0100
+++ b/config.def.h	Mon Oct 26 15:48:03 2009 -0700
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@
     { "Stop",           stop,      { 0 } },
     { "Paste URI",      clipboard, { .b = TRUE } },
     { "Copy URI",       clipboard, { .b = FALSE } },
+    { "Download",       preinitdl, { 0 } },
 };
diff -r a5c3c1ebe5c7 surf.c
--- a/surf.c	Mon Oct 26 22:02:21 2009 +0100
+++ b/surf.c	Mon Oct 26 15:48:03 2009 -0700
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 static WebKitWebView *createwindow(WebKitWebView *v, WebKitWebFrame *f, Client *c);
 static void pasteuri(GtkClipboard *clipboard, const char *text, gpointer d);
 static GdkFilterReturn processx(GdkXEvent *xevent, GdkEvent *event, gpointer d);
+static void preinitdl(Client *c, const Arg *arg);
 static void print(Client *c, const Arg *arg);
 static void progresschange(WebKitWebView *v, gint p, Client *c);
 static void reloadcookies();
@@ -314,6 +315,18 @@
 	return buf;
 }
 
+void
+preinitdl(Client *c, const Arg *arg) {
+    WebKitNetworkRequest *wnr;
+    WebKitDownload       *wdl;
+
+    if (c->linkhover) {
+        wnr = webkit_network_request_new(c->linkhover);
+        wdl = webkit_download_new(wnr);
+        initdownload(c->view, wdl, c);
+    }
+}
+
 gboolean
 initdownload(WebKitWebView *view, WebKitDownload *o, Client *c) {
 	const char *filename;