diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/concurrent_declarative_source.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/concurrent_declarative_source.py
index 7a0063b5e..657ab2df4 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/concurrent_declarative_source.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/concurrent_declarative_source.py
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ def _group_streams(
                             else None,
                             logger=self.logger,
                             cursor=cursor,
+                            supports_file_transfer=bool(file_uploader),
                         )
                     )
                 elif (
@@ -371,6 +372,7 @@ def _group_streams(
                             cursor_field=None,
                             logger=self.logger,
                             cursor=final_state_cursor,
+                            supports_file_transfer=bool(file_uploader),
                         )
                     )
                 elif (
@@ -425,6 +427,7 @@ def _group_streams(
                             cursor_field=perpartition_cursor.cursor_field.cursor_field_key,
                             logger=self.logger,
                             cursor=perpartition_cursor,
+                            supports_file_transfer=bool(file_uploader),
                         )
                     )
                 else:
diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/retrievers/file_uploader.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/retrievers/file_uploader.py
index 83850881d..348aa81c7 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/retrievers/file_uploader.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/retrievers/file_uploader.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
+from airbyte_cdk.models import AirbyteRecordMessageFileReference
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.extractors.record_extractor import RecordExtractor
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.partition_routers.substream_partition_router import (
     SafeResponse,
 )
-from airbyte_cdk.models import AirbyteRecordMessageFileReference
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.requesters import Requester
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.types import Record, StreamSlice
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.utils.files_directory import get_files_directory
diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/concurrent/default_stream.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/concurrent/default_stream.py
index 7679a1eb6..54600d635 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/concurrent/default_stream.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/concurrent/default_stream.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def __init__(
         logger: Logger,
         cursor: Cursor,
         namespace: Optional[str] = None,
+        supports_file_transfer: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         self._stream_partition_generator = partition_generator
         self._name = name
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._logger = logger
         self._cursor = cursor
         self._namespace = namespace
+        self._supports_file_transfer = supports_file_transfer
 
     def generate_partitions(self) -> Iterable[Partition]:
         yield from self._stream_partition_generator.generate()
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ def as_airbyte_stream(self) -> AirbyteStream:
             json_schema=dict(self._json_schema),
             supported_sync_modes=[SyncMode.full_refresh],
             is_resumable=False,
+            is_file_based=self._supports_file_transfer,
         )
 
         if self._namespace:
diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/utils/record_helper.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/utils/record_helper.py
index a82078d10..d41907cf1 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/utils/record_helper.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/utils/record_helper.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
     AirbyteLogMessage,
     AirbyteMessage,
     AirbyteRecordMessage,
-    AirbyteTraceMessage,
     AirbyteRecordMessageFileReference,
+    AirbyteTraceMessage,
 )
 from airbyte_cdk.models import Type as MessageType
 from airbyte_cdk.models.file_transfer_record_message import AirbyteFileTransferRecordMessage
diff --git a/unit_tests/sources/declarative/file/test_file_stream.py b/unit_tests/sources/declarative/file/test_file_stream.py
index a90a2705c..1c0547830 100644
--- a/unit_tests/sources/declarative/file/test_file_stream.py
+++ b/unit_tests/sources/declarative/file/test_file_stream.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.yaml_declarative_source import YamlDeclarativeSource
 from airbyte_cdk.test.catalog_builder import CatalogBuilder, ConfiguredAirbyteStreamBuilder
 from airbyte_cdk.test.entrypoint_wrapper import EntrypointOutput
+from airbyte_cdk.test.entrypoint_wrapper import discover as entrypoint_discover
 from airbyte_cdk.test.entrypoint_wrapper import read as entrypoint_read
 from airbyte_cdk.test.state_builder import StateBuilder
 
@@ -50,6 +51,13 @@ def read(
     )
 
 
+def discover(config_builder: ConfigBuilder, expecting_exception: bool = False) -> EntrypointOutput:
+    config = config_builder.build()
+    return entrypoint_discover(
+        _source(CatalogBuilder().build(), config), config, expecting_exception
+    )
+
+
 class FileStreamTest(TestCase):
     def _config(self) -> ConfigBuilder:
         return ConfigBuilder()
@@ -90,3 +98,13 @@ def test_get_article_attachments(self) -> None:
         assert file_reference.file_url
         assert file_reference.file_relative_path
         assert file_reference.file_size_bytes
+
+    def test_discover_article_attachments(self) -> None:
+        output = discover(self._config())
+
+        article_attachments_stream = next(
+            filter(
+                lambda stream: stream.name == "article_attachments", output.catalog.catalog.streams
+            )
+        )
+        assert article_attachments_stream.is_file_based