diff --git a/apps/builder/app/canvas/interceptor.ts b/apps/builder/app/canvas/interceptor.ts
index 3421c63d8584..c0139e08e5b1 100644
--- a/apps/builder/app/canvas/interceptor.ts
+++ b/apps/builder/app/canvas/interceptor.ts
@@ -76,45 +76,58 @@ const switchPageAndUpdateSystem = (href: string, formData?: FormData) => {
 
 export const subscribeInterceptedEvents = () => {
   const handleClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-    if (event.target instanceof Element && !$isPreviewMode.get()) {
-      // Prevent forwarding the click event on an input element when the associated label has a "for" attribute
-      // and prevent checkbox or radio inputs changing when clicked
-      if (event.target.closest("label[for]") || event.target.closest("input")) {
-        event.preventDefault();
+    if (!(event.target instanceof Element)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const isPreviewMode = $isPreviewMode.get();
+
+    // Prevent forwarding the click event on an input element when the associated label has a "for" attribute
+    // and prevent checkbox or radio inputs changing when clicked
+    if (event.target.closest("label[for]") || event.target.closest("input")) {
+      if (isPreviewMode) {
+        return;
       }
+      event.preventDefault();
     }
 
-    if (
-      event.target instanceof HTMLElement ||
-      event.target instanceof SVGElement
-    ) {
-      const a = event.target.closest("a");
-      if (a) {
-        event.preventDefault();
-        if ($isPreviewMode.get()) {
-          // use attribute instead of a.href to get raw unresolved value
-          const href = a.getAttribute("href") ?? "";
-          if (isAbsoluteUrl(href)) {
-            window.open(href, "_blank");
-          } else {
-            switchPageAndUpdateSystem(href);
-          }
+    const a = event.target.closest("a");
+    if (a) {
+      if (isPreviewMode) {
+        // use attribute instead of a.href to get raw unresolved value
+        const href = a.getAttribute("href") ?? "";
+        if (isAbsoluteUrl(href)) {
+          window.open(href, "_blank");
+          // relative paths can be safely downloaded
+        } else if (a.hasAttribute("download")) {
+          return;
+        } else {
+          switchPageAndUpdateSystem(href);
         }
-      }
-      // prevent invoking submit with buttons in canvas mode
-      // because form with prevented submit still invokes validation
-      if (event.target.closest("button") && $isPreviewMode.get() === false) {
         event.preventDefault();
+        return;
       }
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+    // prevent invoking submit with buttons in canvas mode
+    // because form with prevented submit still invokes validation
+    if (event.target.closest("button")) {
+      if (isPreviewMode) {
+        return;
+      }
+      event.preventDefault();
     }
   };
 
   const handlePointerDown = (event: PointerEvent) => {
-    if (false === event.target instanceof HTMLElement) {
+    if (!(event.target instanceof Element)) {
       return;
     }
+    const isPreviewMode = $isPreviewMode.get();
 
-    if (event.target.closest("select") && $isPreviewMode.get() === false) {
+    if (event.target.closest("select")) {
+      if (isPreviewMode) {
+        return;
+      }
       event.preventDefault();
     }
   };
@@ -140,16 +153,14 @@ export const subscribeInterceptedEvents = () => {
   };
 
   const handleKeydown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+    if (!(event.target instanceof Element)) {
+      return;
+    }
     if ($isPreviewMode.get()) {
       return;
     }
     // prevent typing in inputs only in canvas mode
-    if (
-      event.target instanceof HTMLInputElement ||
-      event.target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement
-    ) {
-      event.preventDefault();
-    }
+    event.preventDefault();
   };
 
   // Note: Event handlers behave unexpectedly when used inside a dialog component.