diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
index adbb90194..e18dfd23e 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use deltachat::contact::Contact;
 use deltachat::context::Context;
+use deltachat::download::DownloadState;
 use deltachat::message::Message;
 use deltachat::message::MsgId;
 use deltachat::message::Viewtype;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ pub struct MessageObject {
     file_mime: Option<String>,
     file_bytes: u64,
     file_name: Option<String>,
+
+    download_state: MessageDownloadState
 }
 
 impl MessageObject {
@@ -121,6 +124,8 @@ impl MessageObject {
             file_mime: message.get_filemime(),
             file_bytes,
             file_name: message.get_filename(),
+
+            download_state: message.download_state().try_into().unwrap()
         })
     }
 }
@@ -165,6 +170,7 @@ pub enum MessageViewtype {
     Webxdc,
 }
 
+
 impl From<Viewtype> for MessageViewtype {
     fn from(viewtype: Viewtype) -> Self {
         match viewtype {
@@ -200,3 +206,36 @@ impl From<MessageViewtype> for Viewtype {
         }
     }
 }
+
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, TypeDef)]
+#[serde(rename = "DownloadState")]
+pub enum MessageDownloadState {
+    Done,
+    Available,
+    Failure,
+    InProgress
+}
+
+
+impl From<DownloadState> for MessageDownloadState{
+    fn from(download_state: DownloadState) -> Self {
+        match download_state {
+            DownloadState::Done => MessageDownloadState::Done,
+            DownloadState::Available => MessageDownloadState::Available,
+            DownloadState::Failure => MessageDownloadState::Failure,
+            DownloadState::InProgress => MessageDownloadState::InProgress
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<MessageDownloadState> for DownloadState {
+    fn from(message_download_state: MessageDownloadState) -> Self {
+        match message_download_state {
+            MessageDownloadState::Done => DownloadState::Done,
+            MessageDownloadState::Available => DownloadState::Available,
+            MessageDownloadState::Failure => DownloadState::Failure,
+            MessageDownloadState::InProgress => DownloadState::InProgress
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
index 9d07b0036..e923b067d 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ export type Viewtype=("Unknown"|
 "Webxdc");
 export type I32=number;
 export type U64=number;
-export type Message={"id":U32;"chatId":U32;"fromId":U32;"quotedText":(string|null);"quotedMessageId":(U32|null);"text":(string|null);"hasLocation":boolean;"hasHtml":boolean;"viewType":Viewtype;"state":U32;"timestamp":I64;"sortTimestamp":I64;"receivedTimestamp":I64;"hasDeviatingTimestamp":boolean;"subject":string;"showPadlock":boolean;"isSetupmessage":boolean;"isInfo":boolean;"isForwarded":boolean;"duration":I32;"dimensionsHeight":I32;"dimensionsWidth":I32;"videochatType":(U32|null);"videochatUrl":(string|null);"overrideSenderName":(string|null);"sender":Contact;"setupCodeBegin":(string|null);"file":(string|null);"fileMime":(string|null);"fileBytes":U64;"fileName":(string|null);};
+export type DownloadState=("Done"|"Available"|"Failure"|"InProgress");
+export type Message={"id":U32;"chatId":U32;"fromId":U32;"quotedText":(string|null);"quotedMessageId":(U32|null);"text":(string|null);"hasLocation":boolean;"hasHtml":boolean;"viewType":Viewtype;"state":U32;"timestamp":I64;"sortTimestamp":I64;"receivedTimestamp":I64;"hasDeviatingTimestamp":boolean;"subject":string;"showPadlock":boolean;"isSetupmessage":boolean;"isInfo":boolean;"isForwarded":boolean;"duration":I32;"dimensionsHeight":I32;"dimensionsWidth":I32;"videochatType":(U32|null);"videochatUrl":(string|null);"overrideSenderName":(string|null);"sender":Contact;"setupCodeBegin":(string|null);"file":(string|null);"fileMime":(string|null);"fileBytes":U64;"fileName":(string|null);"downloadState":DownloadState;};
 export type WebxdcMessageInfo={
 /**
  * The name of the app.