diff --git a/module/gitlab/model.php b/module/gitlab/model.php
index ee475629e2..aa7d73dca6 100644
--- a/module/gitlab/model.php
+++ b/module/gitlab/model.php
@@ -2896,4 +2896,23 @@ class gitlabModel extends model
         $html .= '</div>';
         return $html;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Download zip code.
+     *
+     * @param  int    $gitlabID
+     * @param  int    $projectID
+     * @param  string $branch
+     * @param  string $ext tar.gz|tar.bz2|tbz|tbz2|tb2|bz2|tar|zip
+     * @access public
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function downloadCode($gitlabID = 0, $projectID = 0, $branch = '', $ext = 'zip')
+    {
+        if(empty($gitlabID) or empty($projectID)) return false;
+
+        $url = sprintf($this->getApiRoot($gitlabID), "/projects/$projectID/repository/archive." . $ext);
+        if($branch) $url .= '&sha=' . $branch;
+        return $url;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/module/repo/control.php b/module/repo/control.php
index fee4f2957b..9d50d3a5ab 100644
--- a/module/repo/control.php
+++ b/module/repo/control.php
@@ -1305,10 +1305,13 @@ class repo extends control
      */
     public function downloadCode($repoID = 0, $branch = '')
     {
+        $url  = '';
         $repo = $this->repo->getRepoByID($repoID);
         if($repo->SCM == 'Gitlab')
         {
-            return '';
+            $url = $this->loadModel('gitlab')->downloadCode($repo->gitlab, $repo->project, $branch);
         }
+
+        $this->locate($url);
     }
 }
diff --git a/module/repo/js/browse.js b/module/repo/js/browse.js
index d6649f8d56..37a421b20b 100644
--- a/module/repo/js/browse.js
+++ b/module/repo/js/browse.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ $(function()
 
     $('.download-btn').live('click', function()
     {
-        var link = createLink('repo', 'downloadCode', 'repoID=' + repoID);
+        var link = createLink('repo', 'downloadCode', 'repoID=' + repoID + '&branch=' + branch);
         window.open(link);
     })
 })