diff --git a/conference.js b/conference.js
index 7c6a6f249..0b8307c37 100644
--- a/conference.js
+++ b/conference.js
@@ -711,6 +711,30 @@ export default {
         return room.getLogs();
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Download logs, a function that can be called from console while
+     * debugging.
+     * @param filename (optional) specify target filename
+     */
+    saveLogs (filename = 'meetlog.json') {
+        // this can be called from console and will not have reference to this
+        // that's why we reference the global var
+        let logs = APP.conference.getLogs();
+        let data = encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(logs, null, '  '));
+
+        let elem = document.createElement('a');
+
+        elem.download = filename;
+        elem.href = 'data:application/json;charset=utf-8,\n' + data;
+        elem.dataset.downloadurl
+            = ['text/json', elem.download, elem.href].join(':');
+        elem.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', {
+            view: window,
+            bubbles: true,
+            cancelable: false
+        }));
+    },
+
     /**
      * Exposes a Command(s) API on this instance. It is necessitated by (1) the
      * desire to keep room private to this instance and (2) the need of other
diff --git a/css/_base.scss b/css/_base.scss
index a115af31c..435d98b36 100644
--- a/css/_base.scss
+++ b/css/_base.scss
@@ -81,15 +81,6 @@ form {
     display: block;
 }
 
-#downloadlog {
-    display: none;
-    position: absolute;
-    bottom: 5;
-    left: 5;
-    overflow: visible;
-    color: rgba(255,255,255,.50);
-}
-
 .active {
     background-color: #00ccff;
 }
diff --git a/css/_font-awesome.scss b/css/_font-awesome.scss
index 880eb8250..a4ae620cc 100644
--- a/css/_font-awesome.scss
+++ b/css/_font-awesome.scss
@@ -255,9 +255,6 @@
 .fa-road:before {
   content: "\f018";
 }
-.fa-download:before {
-  content: "\f019";
-}
 .fa-arrow-circle-o-down:before {
   content: "\f01a";
 }
@@ -842,9 +839,6 @@
 .fa-exchange:before {
   content: "\f0ec";
 }
-.fa-cloud-download:before {
-  content: "\f0ed";
-}
 .fa-cloud-upload:before {
   content: "\f0ee";
 }
diff --git a/css/_font.scss b/css/_font.scss
index a6164657d..4aa45a4e5 100644
--- a/css/_font.scss
+++ b/css/_font.scss
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
 .icon-chat:before {
   content: "\e906";
 }
-.icon-download:before {
-  content: "\e902";
-}
 .icon-edit:before {
   content: "\e907";
 }
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 6f437ea7e..a8d7a4f9e 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@
                         <input type="checkbox" id="followMeCheckBox">
                         <label class="followMeLabel" for="followMeCheckBox" data-i18n="settings.followMe"></label>
                     </div>
-                    <a id="downloadlog" data-container="body"><i class="icon-download"></i></a>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/lang/main.json b/lang/main.json
index bb406ffea..63cb4181b 100644
--- a/lang/main.json
+++ b/lang/main.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
     "contactlist": "On Call (__participants__)",
     "connectionsettings": "Connection Settings",
     "poweredby": "powered by",
-    "downloadlogs": "Download logs",
     "feedback": "Give us your feedback",
     "roomUrlDefaultMsg": "Your conference is currently being created...",
     "me": "me",
diff --git a/modules/UI/UI.js b/modules/UI/UI.js
index 777e08716..fb208588a 100644
--- a/modules/UI/UI.js
+++ b/modules/UI/UI.js
@@ -486,17 +486,8 @@ UI.start = function () {
             $('#noticeText').text(config.noticeMessage);
             $('#notice').css({display: 'block'});
         }
-        $("#downloadlog").click(function (event) {
-            let logs = APP.conference.getLogs();
-            let data = encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(logs, null, '  '));
-
-            let elem = event.target.parentNode;
-            elem.download = 'meetlog.json';
-            elem.href = 'data:application/json;charset=utf-8,\n' + data;
-        });
     } else {
         $("#mainToolbarContainer").css("display", "none");
-        $("#downloadlog").css("display", "none");
         FilmStrip.setupFilmStripOnly();
         messageHandler.enableNotifications(false);
         JitsiPopover.enabled = false;