diff --git a/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b3e02ed4..d2438da94 100644
--- a/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ set(SRCS ${SRCS}
     downloads/downloaditem.cpp
     downloads/downloadmanager.cpp
     downloads/downloadoptionsdialog.cpp
+    downloads/downloadsbutton.cpp
     history/history.cpp
     history/historyitem.cpp
     history/historymanager.cpp
diff --git a/src/lib/app/browserwindow.cpp b/src/lib/app/browserwindow.cpp
index 02746680e..4a42935fd 100644
--- a/src/lib/app/browserwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/app/browserwindow.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "websearchbar.h"
 #include "pluginproxy.h"
 #include "sidebar.h"
-#include "downloadmanager.h"
 #include "cookiejar.h"
 #include "cookiemanager.h"
 #include "bookmarkstoolbar.h"
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@
 #include "bookmarksmenu.h"
 #include "historymenu.h"
 #include "mainmenu.h"
+#include "downloadsbutton.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ void BrowserWindow::setupUi()
     statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(m_progressBar);
     statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(m_ipLabel);
 
+    m_navigationToolbar->addToolButton(new DownloadsButton(this));
+
     QDesktopWidget* desktop = mApp->desktop();
     int windowWidth = desktop->availableGeometry().width() / 1.3;
     int windowHeight = desktop->availableGeometry().height() / 1.3;
diff --git a/src/lib/data/icons.qrc b/src/lib/data/icons.qrc
index 316068927..a8cfb60e4 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/icons.qrc
+++ b/src/lib/data/icons.qrc
@@ -61,5 +61,6 @@
         <file>icons/preferences/shortcuts.svg</file>
         <file>icons/preferences/spellcheck.svg</file>
         <file>icons/preferences/tabs.svg</file>
+        <file>icons/menu/download.svg</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/lib/data/icons/menu/download.svg b/src/lib/data/icons/menu/download.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..293505e8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/data/icons/menu/download.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
+  <defs id="defs3051">
+    <style type="text/css" id="current-color-scheme">
+      .ColorScheme-Text {
+        color:#4d4d4d;
+      }
+      </style>
+  </defs>
+ <path style="fill:currentColor;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none" 
+     d="M 6 2 L 6 3 L 6 6 L 7 6 L 7 3 L 9 3 L 9 6 L 10 6 L 10 3 L 10 2 L 9 2 L 7 2 L 6 2 z M 3.8046875 6 L 3 6.8320312 L 8 12 L 13 6.8320312 L 12.195312 6 L 8 10.337891 L 3.8046875 6 z M 2 12 L 2 14 L 3 14 L 13 14 L 14 14 L 14 13 L 14 12 L 13 12 L 13 13 L 3 13 L 3 12 L 2 12 z "
+     class="ColorScheme-Text"
+     />
+</svg>
diff --git a/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.cpp b/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.cpp
index 1b6324b5a..5b1d73f1e 100644
--- a/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.cpp
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ void DownloadManager::clearList()
         items.append(downItem);
     }
     qDeleteAll(items);
+    emit downloadsCountChanged();
 }
 
 void DownloadManager::download(QWebEngineDownloadItem *downloadItem)
@@ -361,22 +362,40 @@ void DownloadManager::download(QWebEngineDownloadItem *downloadItem)
     listItem->setSizeHint(downItem->sizeHint());
     downItem->show();
 
-    show();
-    raise();
-    activateWindow();
+    m_activeDownloadsCount++;
+    emit downloadsCountChanged();
+}
+
+int DownloadManager::downloadsCount() const
+{
+    return ui->list->count();
+}
+
+int DownloadManager::activeDownloadsCount() const
+{
+    return m_activeDownloadsCount;
 }
 
 void DownloadManager::downloadFinished(bool success)
 {
+    m_activeDownloadsCount = 0;
     bool downloadingAllFilesFinished = true;
     for (int i = 0; i < ui->list->count(); i++) {
         DownloadItem* downItem = qobject_cast<DownloadItem*>(ui->list->itemWidget(ui->list->item(i)));
-        if (!downItem || downItem->isCancelled() || !downItem->isDownloading()) {
+        if (!downItem) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (downItem->isDownloading()) {
+            m_activeDownloadsCount++;
+        }
+        if (downItem->isCancelled() || !downItem->isDownloading()) {
             continue;
         }
         downloadingAllFilesFinished = false;
     }
 
+    emit downloadsCountChanged();
+
     if (downloadingAllFilesFinished) {
         if (success && qApp->activeWindow() != this) {
             mApp->desktopNotifications()->showNotification(QIcon::fromTheme(QSL("download"), QIcon(QSL(":icons/other/download.svg"))).pixmap(48), tr("Falkon: Download Finished"), tr("All files have been successfully downloaded."));
diff --git a/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.h b/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.h
index 7613fb1ed..882175cfa 100644
--- a/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.h
+++ b/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* ============================================================
 * Falkon - Qt web browser
-* Copyright (C) 2010-2017 David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
+* Copyright (C) 2010-2018 David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ public:
 
     void download(QWebEngineDownloadItem *downloadItem);
 
+    int downloadsCount() const;
+    int activeDownloadsCount() const;
+
     bool canClose();
 
     bool useExternalManager() const;
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ private slots:
 
 signals:
     void resized(QSize);
+    void downloadsCountChanged();
 
 private:
     void showEvent(QShowEvent *event) override;
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ private:
     bool m_useNativeDialog;
     bool m_isClosing;
     bool m_closeOnFinish;
+    int m_activeDownloadsCount = 0;
 
     bool m_useExternalManager;
     QString m_externalExecutable;
diff --git a/src/lib/downloads/downloadsbutton.cpp b/src/lib/downloads/downloadsbutton.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a12df4260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/downloads/downloadsbutton.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* ============================================================
+* QupZilla - Qt web browser
+* Copyright (C) 2018 David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
+*
+* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+* (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+* GNU General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+* along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+* ============================================================ */
+#include "downloadsbutton.h"
+#include "mainapplication.h"
+#include "downloadmanager.h"
+
+DownloadsButton::DownloadsButton(QObject *parent)
+    : AbstractButtonInterface(parent)
+    , m_manager(mApp->downloadManager())
+{
+    setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QSL("edit-download"), QIcon(QSL(":icons/menu/download.svg"))));
+    setTitle(tr("Downloads"));
+    setToolTip(tr("Open Download Manager"));
+
+    connect(this, &AbstractButtonInterface::clicked, this, &DownloadsButton::clicked);
+    connect(m_manager, &DownloadManager::downloadsCountChanged, this, &DownloadsButton::updateState);
+
+    updateState();
+}
+
+QString DownloadsButton::id() const
+{
+    return QSL("button-downloads");
+}
+
+QString DownloadsButton::name() const
+{
+    return tr("Downloads");
+}
+
+void DownloadsButton::updateState()
+{
+    setVisible(m_manager->downloadsCount() > 0);
+    const int count = m_manager->activeDownloadsCount();
+    if (count > 0) {
+        setBadgeText(QString::number(count));
+    } else {
+        setBadgeText(QString());
+    }
+}
+
+void DownloadsButton::clicked(ClickController *controller)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(controller)
+
+    mApp->downloadManager()->show();
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/downloads/downloadsbutton.h b/src/lib/downloads/downloadsbutton.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b9a4374e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/downloads/downloadsbutton.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* ============================================================
+* QupZilla - Qt web browser
+* Copyright (C) 2018 David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
+*
+* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+* (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+* GNU General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+* along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+* ============================================================ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "abstractbuttoninterface.h"
+
+class DownloadManager;
+
+class DownloadsButton : public AbstractButtonInterface
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit DownloadsButton(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    QString id() const override;
+    QString name() const override;
+
+private:
+    void updateState();
+    void clicked(ClickController *controller);
+
+    DownloadManager *m_manager;
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/navigation/navigationbar.cpp b/src/lib/navigation/navigationbar.cpp
index bc8d00309..e913c0d9f 100644
--- a/src/lib/navigation/navigationbar.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/navigation/navigationbar.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ void NavigationBar::addToolButton(AbstractButtonInterface *button)
     }
 
     NavigationBarToolButton *toolButton = new NavigationBarToolButton(button, this);
+    toolButton->setProperty("button-id", button->id());
     connect(toolButton, &NavigationBarToolButton::visibilityChangeRequested, this, [=]() {
         if (m_layout->indexOf(toolButton) != -1) {
             toolButton->updateVisibility();
@@ -498,6 +499,7 @@ void NavigationBar::loadSettings()
         QSL("button-reloadstop"),
         QSL("button-home"),
         QSL("locationbar"),
+        QSL("button-downloads"),
         QSL("button-tools")
     };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/tools/toolbutton.cpp b/src/lib/tools/toolbutton.cpp
index c7430324c..bfcb37133 100644
--- a/src/lib/tools/toolbutton.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tools/toolbutton.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ QString ToolButton::themeIcon() const
 
 void ToolButton::setThemeIcon(const QString &icon)
 {
-    m_themeIcon = icon;
-    setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(m_themeIcon));
+    const QIcon ic = QIcon::fromTheme(icon);
+    if (!ic.isNull()) {
+        m_themeIcon = icon;
+        setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(m_themeIcon));
+    }
 }
 
 QIcon ToolButton::fallbackIcon() const
diff --git a/themes/chrome/main.css b/themes/chrome/main.css
index ed6dc01bd..cd75b2a53 100644
--- a/themes/chrome/main.css
+++ b/themes/chrome/main.css
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@
     margin: 0px 1px;
 }
 
+ToolButton[button-id="button-downloads"]
+{
+    qproperty-icon: url(images/navigation-downloads.png);
+}
+
 ToolButton[toolbar-look="true"]
 {
     qproperty-iconSize: 19px 19px;
diff --git a/themes/linux/main.css b/themes/linux/main.css
index 5b64f2888..16cc00560 100644
--- a/themes/linux/main.css
+++ b/themes/linux/main.css
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@
     margin: 0px 1px;
 }
 
+ToolButton[button-id="button-downloads"]
+{
+    qproperty-themeIcon: "edit-download";
+}
+
 /*TabWidget*/
 #tabbar
 {
diff --git a/themes/mac/main.css b/themes/mac/main.css
index 401c07958..b17ed190f 100644
--- a/themes/mac/main.css
+++ b/themes/mac/main.css
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@
     margin: 0px 1px;
 }
 
+ToolButton[button-id="button-downloads"]
+{
+    qproperty-icon: url(images/navigation-downloads.png);
+}
+
 ToolButton[toolbar-look="true"]
 {
     qproperty-iconSize: 16px 16px;
diff --git a/themes/windows/main.css b/themes/windows/main.css
index 81fd4c452..1d1e9e762 100644
--- a/themes/windows/main.css
+++ b/themes/windows/main.css
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
     margin: 0px 1px;
 }
 
+ToolButton[button-id="button-downloads"]
+{
+    qproperty-themeIcon: "edit-download";
+}
+
 /*TabWidget*/
 #tabbar-button-right
 {