diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/EditorWebView.java b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/EditorWebView.java
index fb17f5a5bc7a..bbdebf312bef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/EditorWebView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/EditorWebView.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 public abstract class EditorWebView extends ExternalSiteWebView {
     public static final int REQUEST_LOCAL_FILE = 101;
+    protected static final int REQUEST_SAVE_BASE64_FILE = 102;
     public ValueCallback<Uri[]> uploadMessage;
     protected Snackbar loadingSnackbar;
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/TextEditorWebView.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/TextEditorWebView.kt
index e3fe221abd9b..03a2eb841fcb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/TextEditorWebView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/TextEditorWebView.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 package com.owncloud.android.ui.activity
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.util.Base64
+import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap
+import android.webkit.WebResourceError
+import android.webkit.WebResourceRequest
+import android.webkit.WebView
+import android.webkit.WebViewClient
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.webkit.WebSettingsCompat
 import androidx.webkit.WebViewFeature
@@ -34,6 +42,8 @@ class TextEditorWebView : EditorWebView() {
     @Inject
     lateinit var editorUtils: EditorUtils
 
+    private var pendingBase64Data: ByteArray? = null
+
     @SuppressLint("AddJavascriptInterface") // suppress warning as webview is only used > Lollipop
     override fun postOnCreate() {
         super.postOnCreate()
@@ -61,11 +71,98 @@ class TextEditorWebView : EditorWebView() {
             WebSettingsCompat.setForceDark(webView.settings, WebSettingsCompat.FORCE_DARK_ON)
         }
 
-        webView.setDownloadListener { url, _, _, _, _ -> downloadFile(url.toUri(), fileName) }
+        webView.setDownloadListener { url, _, _, mimeType, _ ->
+            if (url.startsWith("data:")) {
+                saveBase64Data(url, mimeType)
+            } else {
+                downloadFile(url.toUri(), fileName)
+            }
+        }
+
+        installShowSaveFilePickerPolyfill()
 
         loadUrl(intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_URL))
     }
 
+    private fun installShowSaveFilePickerPolyfill() {
+        val existingClient = webView.webViewClient
+        webView.webViewClient = object : WebViewClient() {
+            override fun onPageStarted(view: WebView?, url: String?, favicon: Bitmap?) {
+                existingClient.onPageStarted(view, url, favicon)
+                view?.evaluateJavascript(SAVE_FILE_PICKER_POLYFILL, null)
+            }
+
+            override fun onPageFinished(view: WebView?, url: String?) {
+                existingClient.onPageFinished(view, url)
+            }
+
+            override fun shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view: WebView?, request: WebResourceRequest?): Boolean {
+                return existingClient.shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view, request)
+            }
+
+            override fun onReceivedError(view: WebView?, request: WebResourceRequest?, error: WebResourceError?) {
+                existingClient.onReceivedError(view, request, error)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun saveBase64Data(dataUrl: String, mimeType: String?) {
+        val base64Prefix = ";base64,"
+        val base64Index = dataUrl.indexOf(base64Prefix)
+        if (base64Index == -1) {
+            DisplayUtils.showSnackMessage(webView, getString(R.string.failed_to_download))
+            return
+        }
+
+        val base64String = dataUrl.substring(base64Index + base64Prefix.length)
+        pendingBase64Data = try {
+            Base64.decode(base64String, Base64.DEFAULT)
+        } catch (_: IllegalArgumentException) {
+            DisplayUtils.showSnackMessage(webView, getString(R.string.failed_to_download))
+            return
+        }
+
+        val resolvedMimeType = mimeType
+            ?: dataUrl.substringAfter("data:").substringBefore(";").ifEmpty { "application/octet-stream" }
+        val extension = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getExtensionFromMimeType(resolvedMimeType) ?: "png"
+        val suggestedName = "${fileName.substringBeforeLast(".", fileName)}_image.$extension"
+
+        val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT).apply {
+            addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE)
+            type = resolvedMimeType
+            putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, suggestedName)
+        }
+        startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_SAVE_BASE64_FILE)
+    }
+
+    override fun handleActivityResult(requestCode: Int, resultCode: Int, data: Intent?) {
+        if (requestCode == REQUEST_SAVE_BASE64_FILE) {
+            handleBase64SaveResult(data)
+        } else {
+            super.handleActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun handleBase64SaveResult(data: Intent?) {
+        val uri = data?.data
+        val bytes = pendingBase64Data
+        pendingBase64Data = null
+
+        if (uri == null || bytes == null) {
+            DisplayUtils.showSnackMessage(webView, getString(R.string.failed_to_download))
+            return
+        }
+
+        try {
+            contentResolver.openOutputStream(uri)?.use { outputStream ->
+                outputStream.write(bytes)
+            }
+            DisplayUtils.showSnackMessage(webView, getString(R.string.downloader_download_succeeded_ticker))
+        } catch (_: Exception) {
+            DisplayUtils.showSnackMessage(webView, getString(R.string.failed_to_download))
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun loadUrl(url: String?) {
         if (url.isNullOrEmpty()) {
             TextEditorLoadUrlTask(this, user.get(), file, editorUtils).execute()
@@ -77,4 +174,41 @@ class TextEditorWebView : EditorWebView() {
 
         return String.format(userAgent, deviceInfo.androidVersion, appInfo.getAppVersion(this))
     }
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val SAVE_FILE_PICKER_POLYFILL = """
+            (function() {
+                if (window.__nc_savePickerPatched) return;
+                window.__nc_savePickerPatched = true;
+                window.showSaveFilePicker = function(options) {
+                    return Promise.resolve({
+                        createWritable: function() {
+                            var chunks = [];
+                            return Promise.resolve({
+                                write: function(data) {
+                                    chunks.push(data);
+                                    return Promise.resolve();
+                                },
+                                close: function() {
+                                    var blob = new Blob(chunks, {type: (options && options.types && options.types[0] &&
+                                        options.types[0].accept && Object.values(options.types[0].accept).flat()[0]) || 'application/octet-stream'});
+                                    var reader = new FileReader();
+                                    reader.onloadend = function() {
+                                        var a = document.createElement('a');
+                                        a.href = reader.result;
+                                        a.download = (options && options.suggestedName) || 'download';
+                                        document.body.appendChild(a);
+                                        a.click();
+                                        document.body.removeChild(a);
+                                    };
+                                    reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
+                                    return Promise.resolve();
+                                }
+                            });
+                        }
+                    });
+                };
+            })();
+        """
+    }
 }