diff --git a/app/controllers/files_controller.rb b/app/controllers/files_controller.rb
index 54b1725f9..427545716 100644
--- a/app/controllers/files_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/files_controller.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ class FilesController < ApplicationController
   include MessagesHelper
 
   before_action :require_login, :check_auth, except: %i[index]
-  before_action :find_course, except: %i[public_with_course_and_project mine_with_course_and_project]
+  before_action :find_course, except: %i[public_with_course_and_project mine_with_course_and_project update_visits]
   before_action :find_ids, only: %i[bulk_delete bulk_send bulk_move bulk_public bulk_publish]
   before_action :file_validate_sort_type, only: :index
   before_action :validate_send_message_to_course_params, only: :bulk_send
   before_action :set_pagination, only: %i[index public_with_course_and_project mine_with_course_and_project]
   before_action :validate_upload_params, only: %i[import]
-  before_action :find_file, only: %i[show setting update]
+  before_action :find_file, only: %i[show setting update update_visits]
   before_action :publish_params, only: %i[upload import update]
 
   SORT_TYPE = %w[created_on downloads quotes]
@@ -355,6 +355,11 @@ class FilesController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
+  def update_visits
+    @file.increment!(:downloads)
+    render_ok
+  end
+
   private
   def find_file
     @file = Attachment.find params[:id]
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 7bf1b6c1b..3cda05f0d 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
       end
       member do
         get :histories
+        post :update_visits
       end
     end