diff --git a/public/components/assistant.html b/public/components/assistant.html
index 6e2404b2..fa7a6896 100644
--- a/public/components/assistant.html
+++ b/public/components/assistant.html
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
           <aside class="assistant-history">
             <button id="btn-assistant-drawer-close" class="assistant-drawer-close" type="button" aria-label="Close saved chats"><i class="fas fa-xmark"></i></button>
             <button id="btn-assistant-goback-rail" class="btn-sm btn-ghost assistant-goback-rail" type="button" title="Back to the main menu"><i class="fas fa-arrow-left"></i> Go back</button>
+            <button id="btn-assistant-download-rail" class="assistant-rail-action" type="button">Download transcript</button>
             <button id="btn-assistant-create-image" class="assistant-create-image" type="button"><i class="fas fa-wand-magic-sparkles"></i> Create image</button>
             <button id="btn-assistant-clear" class="assistant-new-chat" type="button"><i class="fas fa-plus"></i> New chat</button>
             <div class="card">
diff --git a/public/css/assistant.css b/public/css/assistant.css
index 0683c573..c8ac8744 100644
--- a/public/css/assistant.css
+++ b/public/css/assistant.css
@@ -344,9 +344,16 @@ body.assistant-workspace .assistant-learning-view { min-height: 0; height: 100vh
   /* Go back lives in the drawer menu, clearly labeled at the top */
   .assistant-goback-rail { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; align-self:stretch; width:100%; border:none; background:none; color:var(--g700); font-size:14px; padding:12px; border-radius:8px; text-align:left; margin-bottom:4px; }
   .assistant-goback-rail:hover { background:var(--g100); }
-  .assistant-goback-rail i { color:var(--g600); }
+  /* The drawer menu is a plain text list — no icons */
+  .assistant-history .assistant-goback-rail i,
+  .assistant-history .assistant-create-image i,
+  .assistant-history .assistant-new-chat i { display:none; }
+  .assistant-rail-action { display:none; }
+  .assistant-rail-action { display:flex; align-items:center; width:100%; border:none; background:none; color:var(--g700); font-size:14px; padding:12px; border-radius:8px; text-align:left; font-family:inherit; }
+  .assistant-rail-action:hover { background:var(--g100); }
   /* The topbar keeps only the hamburger; Go back is in the menu */
   .assistant-topbar #btn-assistant-goback { display:none; }
+  #btn-assistant-download-chat { display:none; }
 }
 /* Library item hover download */
 .assistant-gallery-item-wrap { position:relative; }
diff --git a/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js b/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js
index d1a7f968..a46f5699 100644
--- a/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js
+++ b/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ import {
     if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window._userRole && window._userRole !== 'admin') {
       var downloadBtn = document.getElementById('btn-assistant-download-chat');
       if (downloadBtn) downloadBtn.remove();
+      var downloadRailBtn = document.getElementById('btn-assistant-download-rail');
+      if (downloadRailBtn) downloadRailBtn.remove();
     }
     if (!root || !root.querySelector('#assistant-form')) return;
     initialized = true;
@@ -185,6 +187,8 @@ import {
       clearConversation(ev);
     });
     document.getElementById('btn-assistant-download-chat').addEventListener('click', downloadTranscript);
+    var downloadRailBtn = document.getElementById('btn-assistant-download-rail');
+    if (downloadRailBtn) downloadRailBtn.addEventListener('click', downloadTranscript);
     if (goBackBtn) goBackBtn.addEventListener('click', goBackToMainMenu);
     if (input) {
       input.addEventListener('input', updateConversationBudget);