diff --git a/src/download.ts b/src/download.ts
index 4f03fb60a76a9..b666812527f1c 100644
--- a/src/download.ts
+++ b/src/download.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ export class Download {
     this._url = url;
     this._finishedCallback = () => {};
     this._finishedPromise = new Promise(f => this._finishedCallback = f);
-    this._page.emit(Events.Page.Download, this);
     page._browserContext._downloads.add(this);
     this._acceptDownloads = !!this._page._browserContext._options.acceptDownloads;
+    this._page.emit(Events.Page.Download, this);
   }
 
   url(): string {
diff --git a/test/download.spec.js b/test/download.spec.js
index bc79ae47e0695..995b3c59610fd 100644
--- a/test/download.spec.js
+++ b/test/download.spec.js
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ describe('Download', function() {
     expect(fs.readFileSync(path).toString()).toBe('Hello world');
     await page.close();
   });
+  it(`should report download path within page.on('download', …) handler`, async({browser, server}) => {
+    const page = await browser.newPage({ acceptDownloads: true });
+    const onDownloadPathPath = new Promise((res) => {
+      page.on('download', dl => {
+        dl.path().then(res);
+      });
+    });
+    await page.setContent(`<a href="${server.PREFIX}/download">download</a>`);
+    await page.click('a');
+    const path = await onDownloadPathPath;
+    expect(fs.readFileSync(path).toString()).toBe('Hello world');
+    await page.close();
+  })
   it.skip(FFOX).fail(CHROMIUM || WEBKIT)('should report alt-click downloads', async({browser, server}) => {
     // Firefox does not download on alt-click by default.
     // Our WebKit embedder does not download on alt-click, although Safari does.