diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/video_transcripts.js b/cms/static/js/views/video_transcripts.js
index ca09a91ab6..9b155f5f21 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/video_transcripts.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/video_transcripts.js
@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ define(
                 return clientTitle.substring(0, 20);
             },
 
+            /*
+            Returns transcript download link.
+            */
+            getTranscriptDownloadLink: function(edxVideoID, transcriptLanguageCode, transcriptDownloadHandlerUrl) {
+                return StringUtils.interpolate(
+                    '{transcriptDownloadHandlerUrl}?edx_video_id={edxVideoID}&language_code={transcriptLanguageCode}',
+                    {
+                        transcriptDownloadHandlerUrl: transcriptDownloadHandlerUrl,
+                        edxVideoID: edxVideoID,
+                        transcriptLanguageCode: transcriptLanguageCode
+                    }
+                );
+            },
+
             /*
             Toggles Show/Hide transcript button and transcripts container.
             */
@@ -169,6 +183,15 @@ define(
                     $transcriptContainer = this.$el.find('.show-video-transcript-content[data-language-code="' + languageCode + '"]');  // eslint-disable-line max-len
 
                 $transcriptContainer.attr('data-language-code', newLanguageCode);
+                $transcriptContainer.find('.download-transcript-button').attr(
+                    'href',
+                    this.getTranscriptDownloadLink(
+                        this.edxVideoID,
+                        newLanguageCode,
+                        this.videoTranscriptSettings.transcript_download_handler_url
+                    )
+                );
+
                 HtmlUtils.setHtml(
                     $transcriptContainer.find('.transcript-title'),
                     StringUtils.interpolate(gettext('{transcriptClientTitle}_{transcriptLanguageCode}.{fileExtension}'),
@@ -256,6 +279,7 @@ define(
                         edxVideoID: this.edxVideoID,
                         transcriptClientTitle: this.getTranscriptClientTitle(),
                         transcriptFileFormat: this.videoTranscriptSettings.trancript_download_file_format,
+                        getTranscriptDownloadLink: this.getTranscriptDownloadLink,
                         transcriptDownloadHandlerUrl: this.videoTranscriptSettings.transcript_download_handler_url
                     })
                 );
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/video-transcripts.underscore b/cms/templates/js/video-transcripts.underscore
index 2bf4f79824..e863868e3c 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/video-transcripts.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/video-transcripts.underscore
@@ -29,14 +29,7 @@
         <div class='transcript-actions'>
             <a
                 class="button-link download-transcript-button"
-                href="<%- StringUtils.interpolate(
-                    '{transcriptDownloadHandlerUrl}?edx_video_id={edxVideoID}&language_code={transcriptLanguageCode}',
-                    {
-                        transcriptDownloadHandlerUrl: transcriptDownloadHandlerUrl,
-                        edxVideoID: edxVideoID,
-                        transcriptLanguageCode: transcriptLanguageCode
-                    }
-                ) %>"
+                href="<%- getTranscriptDownloadLink(edxVideoID, transcriptLanguageCode, transcriptDownloadHandlerUrl) %>"
             >
                 <%- gettext('Download') %>
             </a>