diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIFileView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIFileView.swift
index c94ba3f830..ae9e09b138 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIFileView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIFileView.swift
@@ -69,19 +69,12 @@ struct CIFileView: View {
         return false
     }
 
-    private func fileSizeValid() -> Bool {
-        if let file = file {
-            return file.fileSize <= getMaxFileSize(file.fileProtocol)
-        }
-        return false
-    }
-
     private func fileAction() {
         logger.debug("CIFileView fileAction")
         if let file = file {
             switch (file.fileStatus) {
             case .rcvInvitation:
-                if fileSizeValid() {
+                if fileSizeValid(file) {
                     Task {
                         logger.debug("CIFileView fileAction - in .rcvInvitation, in Task")
                         if let user = m.currentUser {
@@ -143,7 +136,7 @@ struct CIFileView: View {
             case .sndCancelled: fileIcon("doc.fill", innerIcon: "xmark", innerIconSize: 10)
             case .sndError: fileIcon("doc.fill", innerIcon: "xmark", innerIconSize: 10)
             case .rcvInvitation:
-                if fileSizeValid() {
+                if fileSizeValid(file) {
                     fileIcon("arrow.down.doc.fill", color: .accentColor)
                 } else {
                     fileIcon("doc.fill", color: .orange, innerIcon: "exclamationmark", innerIconSize: 12)
@@ -201,6 +194,13 @@ struct CIFileView: View {
     }
 }
 
+func fileSizeValid(_ file: CIFile?) -> Bool {
+    if let file = file {
+        return file.fileSize <= getMaxFileSize(file.fileProtocol)
+    }
+    return false
+}
+
 func saveCryptoFile(_ fileSource: CryptoFile) {
     if let cfArgs = fileSource.cryptoArgs {
         let url = getAppFilePath(fileSource.filePath)
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
index 5500b0c6e7..45819851f0 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -785,11 +785,15 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                     } else {
                         menu.append(saveFileAction(fileSource))
                     }
+                } else if let file = ci.file, case .rcvInvitation = file.fileStatus, fileSizeValid(file) {
+                    menu.append(downloadFileAction(file))
                 }
                 if ci.meta.editable && !mc.isVoice && !live {
                     menu.append(editAction(ci))
                 }
-                if ci.meta.itemDeleted == nil && !ci.isLiveDummy && !live {
+                if ci.meta.itemDeleted == nil
+                    && (ci.file == nil || (fileSource != nil && fileExists))
+                    && !ci.isLiveDummy && !live {
                     menu.append(forwardUIAction(ci))
                 }
                 if !ci.isLiveDummy {
@@ -949,7 +953,21 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                 saveCryptoFile(fileSource)
             }
         }
-        
+
+        private func downloadFileAction(_ file: CIFile) -> UIAction {
+            UIAction(
+                title: NSLocalizedString("Download", comment: "chat item action"),
+                image: UIImage(systemName: "arrow.down.doc")
+            ) { _ in
+                Task {
+                    logger.debug("ChatView downloadFileAction, in Task")
+                    if let user = m.currentUser {
+                        await receiveFile(user: user, fileId: file.fileId)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         private func editAction(_ ci: ChatItem) -> UIAction {
             UIAction(
                 title: NSLocalizedString("Edit", comment: "chat item action"),
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
index e27e280e40..f33bdfbdd8 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
@@ -1721,6 +1721,7 @@ public enum ChatErrorType: Decodable {
     case inlineFileProhibited(fileId: Int64)
     case invalidQuote
     case invalidForward
+    case forwardNoFile
     case invalidChatItemUpdate
     case invalidChatItemDelete
     case hasCurrentCall