diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/csv_download_button_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/csv_download_button_controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..462a4b9d3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/csv_download_button_controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus"
+
+export default class extends Controller {
+  connect() {
+    this.element.addEventListener("click", this.handleClick.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  handleClick(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    if (this.element.disabled) return;
+
+    this.element.disabled = true;
+    this.originalButtonText = this.element.textContent;
+    this.element.textContent = "Please wait...";
+
+    let filename = "export";
+
+    const url = this.element.href
+    fetch(url, { headers: { Accept: "text/csv" } })
+    .then(response => {
+      const contentType = response.headers.get("content-type");
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`HTTP error. Status: ${response.status}`);
+      }
+      if (!contentType.includes("text/csv")) {
+        throw new Error(`Unexpected content type: ${contentType}`);
+      }
+
+      if(this.extractFilename(response)) {
+        filename = this.extractFilename(response);
+      }
+
+      return response.blob();
+    })
+    .then(blob => {
+      const a = document.createElement("a");
+      a.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+      a.download = filename;
+      a.click();
+      URL.revokeObjectURL(a.href);
+    })
+    .catch((error) => console.log(`CSV Download failed: ${error}`)
+    )
+    .finally(() => {
+      this.element.textContent = this.originalButtonText;
+      this.element.disabled = false;
+    })
+  }
+
+  extractFilename(response) {
+    const contentDisposition = response.headers.get("content-disposition");
+    const match = contentDisposition.match(/filename="([^"]*)"/);
+    return match ? match[1] : null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/views/audits/index.html.erb b/app/views/audits/index.html.erb
index 38871de767..16d4eba5da 100644
--- a/app/views/audits/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/audits/index.html.erb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                 <%= clear_filter_button %>
 
                 <span class="float-right">
-                  <%= download_button_to(audits_path(format: :csv), {text: "Export Audits", size: "md"}) %>
+                  <%= download_button_to(audits_path(format: :csv), {text: "Export Audits", size: "md", data: {controller: "csv-download-button", disable_with: nil}}) %>
                   <%= new_button_to new_audit_path, {text: "New Audit"} %>
                 </span>
             <% end # form %>