diff --git a/bzz/api.go b/bzz/api.go
index d0d8965d6e..019104776f 100644
--- a/bzz/api.go
+++ b/bzz/api.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package bzz
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -179,8 +180,62 @@ func (self *Api) Modify(rootHash, path, contentHash, contentType string) (newRoo
 
 // Download replicates the manifest path structure on the local filesystem
 // under localpath
-func (self *Api) Download(bzzpath, localpath string) (string, error) {
-	return "", nil
+func (self *Api) Download(bzzpath, localpath string) (err error) {
+	lpath, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Clean(localpath))
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	err = os.MkdirAll(lpath, os.ModePerm)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	parts := slashes.Split(bzzpath, 3)
+	if len(parts) < 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid bzz path")
+	}
+	hostPort := parts[1]
+	var path string
+	if len(parts) > 2 {
+		path = regularSlashes(parts[2]) + "/"
+	}
+	dpaLogger.Debugf("Swarm: host: '%s', path '%s' requested.", hostPort, path)
+
+	//resolving host and port
+	var key Key
+	key, err = self.Resolve(hostPort)
+	if err != nil {
+		err = errResolve(err)
+		dpaLogger.Debugf("Swarm: error : %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	trie, err := loadManifest(self.dpa, key)
+	if err != nil {
+		dpaLogger.Debugf("Swarm: loadManifestTrie error: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	prevPath := lpath
+	trie.listWithPrefix(path, func(entry *manifestTrieEntry, suffix string) { // TODO: paralellize
+		key := common.Hex2Bytes(entry.Hash)
+		reader := self.dpa.Retrieve(key)
+		path := lpath + "/" + suffix
+		dir := filepath.Dir(path)
+		if dir != prevPath {
+			os.MkdirAll(dir, os.ModePerm) // TODO: handle errors
+			prevPath = dir
+		}
+		f, _ := os.Create(path) // TODO: handle errors, ??path separators
+		writer := bufio.NewWriter(f)
+		//io.Copy(writer, reader) // TODO: handle errors
+		io.CopyN(writer, reader, reader.Size()) // TODO: handle errors
+
+		writer.Flush()
+		f.Close()
+	})
+
+	return
 }
 
 const maxParallelFiles = 5
diff --git a/bzz/js_api.go b/bzz/js_api.go
index 4bea187b06..a405d34153 100644
--- a/bzz/js_api.go
+++ b/bzz/js_api.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (self *JSApi) download(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	var bzzpath, localpath, res string
+	var bzzpath, localpath string
 	bzzpath, err = call.Argument(0).ToString()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
@@ -171,14 +171,13 @@ func (self *JSApi) download(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
 		return otto.UndefinedValue()
 	}
 
-	res, err = self.api.Download(bzzpath, localpath)
+	err = self.api.Download(bzzpath, localpath)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		return otto.UndefinedValue()
 	}
 
-	v, _ := call.Otto.ToValue(res)
-	return v
+	return otto.UndefinedValue()
 }
 
 func (self *JSApi) upload(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
diff --git a/bzz/manifest.go b/bzz/manifest.go
index 579ced1f23..02c333b207 100644
--- a/bzz/manifest.go
+++ b/bzz/manifest.go
@@ -209,6 +209,42 @@ func (self *manifestTrie) loadSubTrie(entry *manifestTrieEntry) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func (self *manifestTrie) listWithPrefixInt(prefix, rp string, cb func(entry *manifestTrieEntry, suffix string)) {
+	plen := len(prefix)
+	var start, stop int
+	if plen == 0 {
+		start = 0
+		stop = 256
+	} else {
+		start = int(prefix[0])
+		stop = start
+	}
+
+	for i := start; i <= stop; i++ {
+		entry := self.entries[i]
+		if entry != nil {
+			epl := len(entry.Path)
+			if entry.ContentType == manifestType {
+				l := plen
+				if epl < l {
+					l = epl
+				}
+				if (prefix[:l] == entry.Path[:l]) && (self.loadSubTrie(entry) == nil) { // TODO: handle errors
+					entry.subtrie.listWithPrefixInt(prefix[l:], rp+entry.Path[l:], cb)
+				}
+			} else {
+				if (epl >= plen) && (prefix == entry.Path[:plen]) {
+					cb(entry, rp+entry.Path[plen:])
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *manifestTrie) listWithPrefix(prefix string, cb func(entry *manifestTrieEntry, suffix string)) {
+	self.listWithPrefixInt(prefix, "", cb)
+}
+
 func (self *manifestTrie) findPrefixOf(path string) (entry *manifestTrieEntry, pos int) {
 
 	dpaLogger.Debugf("findPrefixOf(%s)", path)