diff --git a/.changeset/famous-wings-shout.md b/.changeset/famous-wings-shout.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ae5c84157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/famous-wings-shout.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@gradio/downloadbutton": patch
+"gradio": patch
+---
+
+fix:Trigger click event from `gr.DownloadButton` even when no file is present
diff --git a/js/downloadbutton/shared/DownloadButton.svelte b/js/downloadbutton/shared/DownloadButton.svelte
index 6aa6de3207..77d2c96d6b 100644
--- a/js/downloadbutton/shared/DownloadButton.svelte
+++ b/js/downloadbutton/shared/DownloadButton.svelte
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	const dispatch = createEventDispatcher();
 
 	function download_file(): void {
+		dispatch("click");
 		if (!value?.url) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@
 		document.body.appendChild(a);
 		a.click();
 		document.body.removeChild(a);
-		dispatch("click");
 	}
 </script>