diff --git a/gitea/attachment.go b/gitea/attachment.go
index f02c721..1c4d393 100644
--- a/gitea/attachment.go
+++ b/gitea/attachment.go
@@ -109,3 +109,11 @@ func (c *Client) DeleteReleaseAttachment(user, repo string, release, id int64) (
 	_, resp, err := c.getResponse("DELETE", fmt.Sprintf("/repos/%s/%s/releases/%d/assets/%d", user, repo, release, id), nil, nil)
 	return resp, err
 }
+
+// DownloadReleaseAttachment Download an Attachment of the Release by UUID
+func (c *Client) DownloadReleaseAttachment(UUID string) (io.ReadCloser, *Response, error) {
+	if err := escapeValidatePathSegments(&UUID); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return c.getWebResponseReader(http.MethodGet, fmt.Sprintf("/attachments/%s", UUID), nil)
+}
diff --git a/gitea/client.go b/gitea/client.go
index b8c610b..dda704c 100644
--- a/gitea/client.go
+++ b/gitea/client.go
@@ -221,32 +221,59 @@ func SetDebugMode() ClientOption {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Client) getWebResponse(method, path string, body io.Reader) ([]byte, *Response, error) {
+func (c *Client) doWebRequest(method, path string, body io.Reader) (*Response, error) {
 	c.mutex.RLock()
+
 	debug := c.debug
 	if debug {
 		fmt.Printf("%s: %s\nBody: %v\n", method, c.url+path, body)
 	}
+
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(c.ctx, method, c.url+path, body)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.mutex.RUnlock()
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	client := c.client // client ref can change from this point on so safe it
 	c.mutex.RUnlock()
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	if debug {
-		fmt.Printf("Response: %v\n\n", resp)
+	return &Response{resp}, err
+}
+
+func (c *Client) getWebResponseReader(method, path string, body io.Reader) (io.ReadCloser, *Response, error) {
+	resp, err := c.doWebRequest(method, path, body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, resp, err
 	}
-	return data, &Response{resp}, err
+
+	// check for errors
+	data, err := statusCodeToErr(resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(data)), resp, err
+	}
+
+	return resp.Body, resp, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) getWebResponse(method, path string, body io.Reader) ([]byte, *Response, error) {
+	rd, resp, err := c.getWebResponseReader(method, path, body)
+	defer func() {
+		if rd != nil {
+			rd.Close()
+		}
+	}()
+	if err != nil || rd == nil {
+		return nil, resp, err
+	}
+
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(rd)
+	return data, resp, err
 }
 
 func (c *Client) doRequest(method, path string, header http.Header, body io.Reader) (*Response, error) {