diff --git a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/scan_directories.py b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/scan_directories.py
index e2a33fbc..76fe0185 100644
--- a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/scan_directories.py
+++ b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/scan_directories.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Currently it handles scan getting information from a information from a scan dir
 eventually is should handle all the file system operation for smart_scan.
 """
 
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Literal
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import zipfile
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
+STITCH_SUFFIX = "_stitched.jpg"
 IMG_DIR_NAME = "images"
 IMAGE_REGEX = re.compile(r"-?[0-9]+_-?[0-9]+\.jpe?g$")
 SCAN_ZERO_PAD_DIGITS = 4
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ class ScanDirectoryManager:
         """Return the file path for the file within a scan directory
 
         If check_exists is True, None is returned if the file does not exist. If False
-        then the path is returned anway
+        then the path is returned anyway
         """
         file_path = os.path.join(self.img_dir_for(scan_name), filename)
         if check_exists:
@@ -96,6 +97,13 @@ class ScanDirectoryManager:
                 return None
         return file_path
 
+    def get_final_stitch(self, scan_name: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Return the file path for the final stitch.
+
+        If no final stitch is found, return None
+        """
+        return ScanDirectory(scan_name, self.base_dir).get_final_stitch()
+
     @property
     def all_scans(self) -> list[str]:
         """Return a list of the scan names in the base directory"""
@@ -242,25 +250,55 @@ class ScanDirectory:
             return []
         return os.listdir(self.images_dir)
 
+    def _find_files(
+        self, file_types=Literal["all", "scan_images", "stitches", "dzi"]
+    ) -> tuple[list[str], list[str], list[str]] | list[str]:
+        folder_contents = self.get_scan_files()
+
+        # Return empty lists if no folder contents.
+        if not folder_contents:
+            if file_types == "all":
+                return [], [], []
+            return []
+
+        if file_types in ["all", "scan_images"]:
+            scan_images = [i for i in folder_contents if IMAGE_REGEX.search(i)]
+            if file_types == "scan_images":
+                return scan_images
+
+        if file_types in ["all", "stitches"]:
+            stitches = [i for i in folder_contents if i.endswith("_stitched.jpg")]
+            if file_types == "stitches":
+                return stitches
+
+        if file_types in ["all", "dzi"]:
+            dzi_files = [i for i in folder_contents if i.endswith("dzi")]
+            if file_types == "dzi":
+                return dzi_files
+
+        return scan_images, stitches, dzi_files
+
+    def get_final_stitch(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Return the file path for the final stitch.
+
+        If no final stitch is found, return None
+        """
+        stitches = self._find_files("stitches")
+        if not stitches:
+            return None
+        return stitches[0]
+
     def get_modified_time(self) -> float:
         """Return the modified time of the directory"""
         return max(os.stat(root).st_mtime for root, _, _ in os.walk(self.dir_path))
 
     def scan_info(self):
         """Return the information for the scan directory as a ScanInfo object"""
-        folder_contents = self.get_scan_files()
-        if folder_contents:
-            scan_images = [i for i in folder_contents if IMAGE_REGEX.search(i)]
-            stitches = [i for i in folder_contents if i.endswith("_stitched.jpg")]
-            dzi_files = [i for i in folder_contents if i.endswith("dzi")]
 
-            number_of_images = len(scan_images)
-            stitch_available = len(stitches) > 0
-            dzi = None if not dzi_files else str(dzi_files[0])
-        else:
-            number_of_images = 0
-            stitch_available = False
-            dzi = None
+        scan_images, stitches, dzi_files = self._find_files("all")
+        number_of_images = len(scan_images)
+        stitch_available = len(stitches) > 0
+        dzi = None if not dzi_files else str(dzi_files[0])
 
         return ScanInfo(
             name=self.name,
diff --git a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/smart_scan.py b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/smart_scan.py
index 832f6170..36e73273 100644
--- a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/smart_scan.py
+++ b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/smart_scan.py
@@ -666,6 +666,30 @@ class SmartScanThing(Thing):
         """
         return self._scan_dir_manager.all_scans_info()
 
+    @fastapi_endpoint(
+        "get",
+        "get_stitch/{scan_name}",
+        responses={
+            200: {
+                "description": "Successfully downloading file",
+                "content": {"*/*": {}},
+            },
+            403: {"description": "Filename not permitted"},
+            404: {"description": "File not found"},
+        },
+    )
+    def get_stitch_file(self, scan_name: str) -> FileResponse:
+        """Return the stitched image corresponding to a given scan name, if it exists.
+
+        Will only return a file ending in suffix STITCH_SUFFIX
+        Note: when downloading this, the default filename will be `scan_name`.jpeg"""
+
+        stitch_path = self._scan_dir_manager.get_final_stitch(scan_name)
+
+        if stitch_path is None:
+            raise HTTPException(404, "File not found")
+        return FileResponse(stitch_path)
+
     @fastapi_endpoint(
         "delete",
         "scans/{scan_name}",
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/scanListContent.vue b/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/scanListContent.vue
index db60cc20..66311720 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/scanListContent.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/scanListContent.vue
@@ -97,17 +97,13 @@
                 @error="modalError"
                 class="uk-button uk-width-1-2"
                 />
-                <action-button
-                thing="smart_scan"
-                action="download_zip"
-                submit-label="Download Stitch"
-                :can-terminate="false"
-                :submit-data="{ scan_name: item.name }"
-                :button-primary="true"
-                @response="downloadZipFile"
-                @error="modalError"
-                class="uk-button uk-width-1-2"
-                />
+                <a
+                  class="uk-button uk-button-primary uk-width-1-2"
+                  :class="item.stitch_available ? '' : 'disabled'"
+                  :href="downloadStitchFile( item.name )"
+                  download
+                  >Download Stitch</a
+                >
               <button
                 class="uk-button uk-button-default uk-width-1-1"
                 @click="deleteScan(item.name)"
@@ -231,6 +227,9 @@ export default {
   },
 
   methods: {
+    downloadStitchFile: function(name) {
+      return `${this.$store.getters.baseUri}/smart_scan/get_stitch/${name}`;
+    },
     thumbnailPath(scan_name) {
       return (
         `${this.$store.getters.baseUri}/smart_scan/scans/stitched_thumbnail.jpg?scan_name=` +
@@ -393,4 +392,9 @@ ul {
   text-align: center;
   font-weight: bold;
 }
+
+a.disabled {
+    pointer-events: none;
+    color: #ccc;
+}
 </style>
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