diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el b/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
index f860fd89..a2910aa8 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ better with e.g. offlineimap."
   "Default directory for saving attachments.
 This can be either a string (a file system path), or a function
 that takes a filename and the mime-type as arguments, and returns
-the attachment dir. See Info node `(mu4e) Opening and saving
-attachments' for details."
+the attachment dir. See Info node `(mu4e) Attachments' for details."
   :type 'directory
   :group 'mu4e
   :safe 'stringp)
diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-view.el b/mu4e/mu4e-view.el
index 01497001..198082d8 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-view.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-view.el
@@ -687,6 +687,11 @@ FUNC should be a function taking two arguments:
 	  '("Open attachment" . mu4e-view-open-attachment))
 	(define-key menumap [extract-att]
 	  '("Extract attachment" . mu4e-view-save-attachment))
+
+	(define-key menumap [save-url]
+	  '("Save URL to kill-ring" . mu4e-view-save-url))
+	(define-key menumap [fetch-url]
+	  '("Fetch URL" . mu4e-view-fetch-url))
 	(define-key menumap [goto-url]
 	  '("Visit URL" . mu4e-view-go-to-url))
 
@@ -1381,6 +1386,18 @@ to save a range of URLs."
       (kill-new url)
       (mu4e-message "Saved %s to the kill-ring" url))))
 
+(defun mu4e-view-fetch-url (&optional multi)
+  "Offer to fetch (download) urls(s). If MULTI (prefix-argument) is nil,
+download a single one, otherwise, offer to fetch a range of
+URLs. The urls are fetched to `mu4e-attachment-dir'."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (mu4e~view-handle-urls "URL to fetch" multi
+    (lambda (url)
+      (let ((target (concat (mu4e~get-attachment-dir url) "/"
+		      (file-name-nondirectory url))))
+	(url-copy-file url target)
+      (mu4e-message "Fetched %s -> %s" url target)))))
+
 (defun mu4e~view-handle-urls (prompt multi urlfunc)
   "If MULTI is nil, apply URLFUNC to a single uri, otherwise, apply
 it to a range of uris. PROMPT is the query to present to the user."
diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e.texi b/mu4e/mu4e.texi
index 138ca6e9..eb2c1e6b 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e.texi
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e.texi
@@ -1173,6 +1173,8 @@ actions
 g            go to (visit) numbered URL (using `browse-url')
 (or: <mouse-1> or M-RET with point on url)
 C-u g visits multiple URLs
+f            fetch (download )the numbered URL.
+C-u f fetches multiple URLs
 k            save the numbered URL in the kill-ring.
 C-u k saves multiple URLs