diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/FileDownloadTest.java b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/FileDownloadTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..83fa21fa7497a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/FileDownloadTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package io.quarkus.rest.client.reactive;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.time.Duration;
+
+import jakarta.ws.rs.GET;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.Path;
+
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.RestClientBuilder;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.quarkus.rest.client.reactive.redirect.RedirectingResource;
+import io.quarkus.test.QuarkusUnitTest;
+import io.quarkus.test.common.http.TestHTTPResource;
+import io.smallrye.mutiny.Uni;
+
+public class FileDownloadTest {
+
+    private static final File TXT_FILE = new File("./src/test/resources/lorem.txt");
+
+    @RegisterExtension
+    static final QuarkusUnitTest TEST = new QuarkusUnitTest()
+            .withApplicationRoot((jar) -> jar
+                    .addClasses(Client.class, RedirectingResource.class))
+            .overrideRuntimeConfigKey("quarkus.rest-client.follow-redirects", "true");
+
+    @TestHTTPResource
+    URI uri;
+
+    @Test
+    void test() {
+        Client client = RestClientBuilder.newBuilder().baseUri(uri).build(Client.class);
+        File file = client.file();
+        assertThat(file).exists().hasSize(TXT_FILE.length());
+
+        java.nio.file.Path path = client.path();
+        assertThat(path).exists().hasSize(TXT_FILE.length());
+
+        file = client.uniFile().await().atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(10));
+        assertThat(file).exists().hasSize(TXT_FILE.length());
+
+        path = client.uniPath().await().atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(10));
+        assertThat(path).exists().hasSize(TXT_FILE.length());
+    }
+
+    @Path("/test")
+    public interface Client {
+        @GET
+        @Path("file")
+        File file();
+
+        @GET
+        @Path("file")
+        java.nio.file.Path path();
+
+        @GET
+        @Path("file")
+        Uni<File> uniFile();
+
+        @GET
+        @Path("file")
+        Uni<java.nio.file.Path> uniPath();
+    }
+
+    @Path("test")
+    public static class Resource {
+
+        @Path("file")
+        @GET
+        public File file() {
+            return TXT_FILE;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/handlers/ClientSendRequestHandler.java b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/handlers/ClientSendRequestHandler.java
index 2d0392166403d1..cbdcfb0f1c79cb 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/handlers/ClientSendRequestHandler.java
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/handlers/ClientSendRequestHandler.java
@@ -311,24 +311,20 @@ public void handle(AsyncResult<AsyncFile> asyncFileOpened) {
                                                                     new Handler<>() {
                                                                         @Override
                                                                         public void handle(AsyncResult<Void> event) {
-                                                                            tmpAsyncFile.flush(new Handler<>() {
-                                                                                public void handle(AsyncResult<Void> flushed) {
-                                                                                    if (flushed.failed()) {
-                                                                                        reportFinish(flushed.cause(),
-                                                                                                requestContext);
-                                                                                        requestContext.resume(flushed.cause());
-                                                                                        return;
-                                                                                    }
-
-                                                                                    if (loggingScope != LoggingScope.NONE) {
-                                                                                        clientLogger.logRequest(
-                                                                                                httpClientRequest, null, false);
-                                                                                    }
-
-                                                                                    requestContext.setTmpFilePath(tmpFilePath);
-                                                                                    requestContext.resume();
-                                                                                }
-                                                                            });
+                                                                            if (event.failed()) {
+                                                                                reportFinish(event.cause(),
+                                                                                        requestContext);
+                                                                                requestContext.resume(event.cause());
+                                                                                return;
+                                                                            }
+
+                                                                            if (loggingScope != LoggingScope.NONE) {
+                                                                                clientLogger.logRequest(
+                                                                                        httpClientRequest, null, false);
+                                                                            }
+
+                                                                            requestContext.setTmpFilePath(tmpFilePath);
+                                                                            requestContext.resume();
                                                                         }
                                                                     });
                                                             clientResponse.resume();