diff --git a/.changeset/full-donuts-help.md b/.changeset/full-donuts-help.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f62cf082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/full-donuts-help.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+"streamdown": minor
+---
+
+- Add `codeDownload.baseFileName` to customize downloaded code filenames
+- Preserve automatic language-to-extension mapping for downloaded files
+- Keep existing `file.<ext>` behavior as the default when not configured
+- Expose the configuration through `StreamdownContext` without prop drilling
diff --git a/packages/streamdown/__tests__/code-block-download.test.tsx b/packages/streamdown/__tests__/code-block-download.test.tsx
index 74b2e860..874f4bd5 100644
--- a/packages/streamdown/__tests__/code-block-download.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/streamdown/__tests__/code-block-download.test.tsx
@@ -137,4 +137,190 @@ describe("CodeBlockDownloadButton", () => {
     );
     expect(button?.hasAttribute("disabled")).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it("should use custom baseFileName from context", async () => {
+    const { save } = await import("../lib/utils");
+
+    const { container } = render(
+      <StreamdownContext.Provider
+        value={{
+          shikiTheme: ["github-light", "github-dark"],
+          controls: true,
+          isAnimating: false,
+          mode: "streaming",
+          codeDownload: { baseFileName: "myScript" },
+        }}
+      >
+        <CodeBlock code="console.log('test');" language="javascript">
+          <CodeBlockDownloadButton
+            code="console.log('test');"
+            language="javascript"
+          />
+        </CodeBlock>
+      </StreamdownContext.Provider>
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const button = container.querySelector(
+        '[data-streamdown="code-block-download-button"]'
+      );
+      expect(button?.hasAttribute("disabled")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    const button = container.querySelector(
+      '[data-streamdown="code-block-download-button"]'
+    );
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/noNonNullAssertion: test assertion
+    fireEvent.click(button!);
+
+    expect(save).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "myScript.js",
+      "console.log('test');",
+      "text/plain"
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should use custom baseFileName with unknown language", async () => {
+    const { save } = await import("../lib/utils");
+
+    const { container } = render(
+      <StreamdownContext.Provider
+        value={{
+          shikiTheme: ["github-light", "github-dark"],
+          controls: true,
+          isAnimating: false,
+          mode: "streaming",
+          codeDownload: { baseFileName: "output" },
+        }}
+      >
+        <CodeBlock code="some data" language="unknown">
+          <CodeBlockDownloadButton code="some data" language="unknown" />
+        </CodeBlock>
+      </StreamdownContext.Provider>
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const button = container.querySelector(
+        '[data-streamdown="code-block-download-button"]'
+      );
+      expect(button?.hasAttribute("disabled")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    const button = container.querySelector(
+      '[data-streamdown="code-block-download-button"]'
+    );
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/noNonNullAssertion: test assertion
+    fireEvent.click(button!);
+
+    expect(save).toHaveBeenCalledWith("output.txt", "some data", "text/plain");
+  });
+
+  it("should fall back to default filename when codeDownload is undefined", async () => {
+    const { save } = await import("../lib/utils");
+
+    const { container } = render(
+      <StreamdownContext.Provider
+        value={{
+          shikiTheme: ["github-light", "github-dark"],
+          controls: true,
+          isAnimating: false,
+          mode: "streaming",
+          codeDownload: undefined,
+        }}
+      >
+        <CodeBlock code="python code" language="python">
+          <CodeBlockDownloadButton code="python code" language="python" />
+        </CodeBlock>
+      </StreamdownContext.Provider>
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const button = container.querySelector(
+        '[data-streamdown="code-block-download-button"]'
+      );
+      expect(button?.hasAttribute("disabled")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    const button = container.querySelector(
+      '[data-streamdown="code-block-download-button"]'
+    );
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/noNonNullAssertion: test assertion
+    fireEvent.click(button!);
+
+    expect(save).toHaveBeenCalledWith("file.py", "python code", "text/plain");
+  });
+
+  it("should fall back to default filename when baseFileName is not set", async () => {
+    const { save } = await import("../lib/utils");
+
+    const { container } = render(
+      <StreamdownContext.Provider
+        value={{
+          shikiTheme: ["github-light", "github-dark"],
+          controls: true,
+          isAnimating: false,
+          mode: "streaming",
+          codeDownload: {},
+        }}
+      >
+        <CodeBlock code="rust code" language="rust">
+          <CodeBlockDownloadButton code="rust code" language="rust" />
+        </CodeBlock>
+      </StreamdownContext.Provider>
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const button = container.querySelector(
+        '[data-streamdown="code-block-download-button"]'
+      );
+      expect(button?.hasAttribute("disabled")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    const button = container.querySelector(
+      '[data-streamdown="code-block-download-button"]'
+    );
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/noNonNullAssertion: test assertion
+    fireEvent.click(button!);
+
+    expect(save).toHaveBeenCalledWith("file.rs", "rust code", "text/plain");
+  });
+
+  it("should handle special characters in custom baseFileName", async () => {
+    const { save } = await import("../lib/utils");
+
+    const { container } = render(
+      <StreamdownContext.Provider
+        value={{
+          shikiTheme: ["github-light", "github-dark"],
+          controls: true,
+          isAnimating: false,
+          mode: "streaming",
+          codeDownload: { baseFileName: "my-config.backup" },
+        }}
+      >
+        <CodeBlock code="config data" language="json">
+          <CodeBlockDownloadButton code="config data" language="json" />
+        </CodeBlock>
+      </StreamdownContext.Provider>
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const button = container.querySelector(
+        '[data-streamdown="code-block-download-button"]'
+      );
+      expect(button?.hasAttribute("disabled")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    const button = container.querySelector(
+      '[data-streamdown="code-block-download-button"]'
+    );
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/noNonNullAssertion: test assertion
+    fireEvent.click(button!);
+
+    expect(save).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "my-config.backup.json",
+      "config data",
+      "text/plain"
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/streamdown/index.tsx b/packages/streamdown/index.tsx
index be32d9fd..6a6b5dd7 100644
--- a/packages/streamdown/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/streamdown/index.tsx
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ export interface MermaidOptions {
   errorComponent?: React.ComponentType<MermaidErrorComponentProps>;
 }
 
+export interface CodeDownloadConfig {
+  baseFileName?: string;
+}
+
 export type AllowedTags = Record<string, string[]>;
 
 export type StreamdownProps = Options & {
@@ -233,6 +237,7 @@ export type StreamdownProps = Options & {
   onAnimationStart?: () => void;
   /** Called when isAnimating transitions from true to false. Suppressed in mode="static". */
   onAnimationEnd?: () => void;
+  codeDownload?: CodeDownloadConfig;
 };
 
 const defaultSanitizeSchema = {
@@ -278,6 +283,7 @@ const carets = {
 
 // Combined context for better performance - reduces React tree depth from 5 nested providers to 1
 export interface StreamdownContextType {
+  codeDownload?: CodeDownloadConfig;
   controls: ControlsConfig;
   isAnimating: boolean;
   /** Show line numbers in code blocks. @default true */
@@ -298,6 +304,7 @@ const defaultLinkSafetyConfig: LinkSafetyConfig = {
 };
 
 const defaultStreamdownContext: StreamdownContextType = {
+  codeDownload: undefined,
   shikiTheme: defaultShikiTheme,
   controls: true,
   isAnimating: false,
@@ -441,6 +448,7 @@ export const Streamdown = memo(
     shikiTheme = defaultShikiTheme,
     mermaid,
     controls = true,
+    codeDownload,
     isAnimating = false,
     animated,
     BlockComponent = Block,
@@ -611,6 +619,7 @@ export const Streamdown = memo(
       () => ({
         shikiTheme: plugins?.code?.getThemes() ?? shikiTheme,
         controls,
+        codeDownload,
         isAnimating,
         lineNumbers,
         mode,
@@ -621,6 +630,7 @@ export const Streamdown = memo(
         shikiTheme,
         controls,
         isAnimating,
+        codeDownload,
         lineNumbers,
         mode,
         mermaid,
diff --git a/packages/streamdown/lib/code-block/download-button.tsx b/packages/streamdown/lib/code-block/download-button.tsx
index 4a315d1f..cc4a2b96 100644
--- a/packages/streamdown/lib/code-block/download-button.tsx
+++ b/packages/streamdown/lib/code-block/download-button.tsx
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ export const CodeBlockDownloadButton = ({
 }) => {
   const cn = useCn();
   const { code: contextCode } = useCodeBlockContext();
-  const { isAnimating } = useContext(StreamdownContext);
+  const { isAnimating, codeDownload } = useContext(StreamdownContext);
   const t = useTranslations();
   const icons = useIcons();
   const code = propCode ?? contextCode;
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ export const CodeBlockDownloadButton = ({
     language && language in languageExtensionMap
       ? languageExtensionMap[language]
       : "txt";
-  const filename = `file.${extension}`;
+  const filename = `${codeDownload?.baseFileName ?? "file"}.${extension}`;
   const mimeType = "text/plain";
 
   const downloadCode = () => {