diff --git a/app/pages/documents.vue b/app/pages/documents.vue
index 4d3b205..696da51 100644
--- a/app/pages/documents.vue
+++ b/app/pages/documents.vue
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 <script setup>
 import { ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { useDocuments } from '~/composables/useDocuments'
+import { useApi } from '~/composables/useApi'
 import { useUrlState } from '~/composables/useUrlState'
 import { getFileIcon } from '~/utils/fileIcons'
 import { canPreviewDocument } from '~/utils/documentPreview'
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ import DocumentPreviewModal from '~/components/DocumentPreviewModal.vue'
 import IconLucideFileSearch from '~icons/lucide/file-search'
 
 const { documents, loading, loadDocuments } = useDocuments()
+const { get } = useApi()
 
 const { q: searchTerm, filter: attachmentFilter } = useUrlState({
   q: { default: '', debounce: 300 },
@@ -195,22 +197,36 @@ const formatSize = (size) => {
 
 const documentIcon = doc => getFileIcon({ name: doc.filename || doc.name, mime: doc.mimeType })
 
-const downloadDocument = (doc) => {
-  if (!doc?.path) { return }
+/** Fetch the full document (with path) from the API on demand. */
+const fetchDocumentPath = async (doc) => {
+  if (doc?.path) { return doc.path }
+  if (!doc?.id) { return null }
+  const result = await get(`/documents/${doc.id}`)
+  if (result.success && result.data?.path) {
+    doc.path = result.data.path
+    return result.data.path
+  }
+  return null
+}
 
-  if (doc.path.startsWith('data:')) {
+const downloadDocument = async (doc) => {
+  const path = await fetchDocumentPath(doc)
+  if (!path) { return }
+
+  if (path.startsWith('data:')) {
     const link = document.createElement('a')
-    link.href = doc.path
+    link.href = path
     link.download = doc.filename || doc.name || 'document'
     link.click()
     return
   }
 
-  window.open(doc.path, '_blank')
+  window.open(path, '_blank')
 }
 
-const openPreview = (doc) => {
+const openPreview = async (doc) => {
   if (!canPreviewDocument(doc)) { return }
+  await fetchDocumentPath(doc)
   previewDocument.value = doc
   previewVisible.value = true
 }