diff --git a/frontend/src/components/share-link-panel/link-details.js b/frontend/src/components/share-link-panel/link-details.js
index a416e73c23..22ad548f42 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/share-link-panel/link-details.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/share-link-panel/link-details.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class LinkDetails extends React.Component {
 
   onCopyDownloadLink = () => {
     const { sharedLinkInfo } = this.props;
-    copy(`${sharedLinkInfo.download_link}`);
+    copy(`${sharedLinkInfo.download_link}?op=view`);
     toaster.success(gettext('Direct download link is copied to the clipboard.'));
   };
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class LinkDetails extends React.Component {
               <dt className="text-secondary font-weight-normal">{gettext('Direct download link')}</dt>
               <dd>
                 <SharedLink
-                  link={`${sharedLinkInfo.download_link}`}
+                  link={`${sharedLinkInfo.download_link}?op=view`}
                   linkExpired={sharedLinkInfo.is_expired}
                   copyLink={this.onCopyDownloadLink}
                 />
diff --git a/seahub/api2/endpoints/internal_api.py b/seahub/api2/endpoints/internal_api.py
index bdcb7bdc46..2e49777c40 100644
--- a/seahub/api2/endpoints/internal_api.py
+++ b/seahub/api2/endpoints/internal_api.py
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ def post(self, request):
                 error_msg = 'Permission denied.'
                 return api_error(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, error_msg)
 
-            can_download = share_obj.get_permissions()['can_download']
-            if not can_download:
-                error_msg = 'Permission denied.'
-                return api_error(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, error_msg)
-
         repo_id = share_obj.repo_id
         repo = seafile_api.get_repo(repo_id)
         if not repo: