diff --git a/includes/skins/SkinMinerva.php b/includes/skins/SkinMinerva.php
index d5e3d2e..659ed5e 100644
--- a/includes/skins/SkinMinerva.php
+++ b/includes/skins/SkinMinerva.php
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ class SkinMinerva extends SkinTemplate implements ICustomizableSkin {
 		$out = $this->getOutput();
 
 		$vars = [
-			'wgMinervaDownloadIcon' => $this->getConfig()->get( 'MinervaDownloadIcon' ),
+			'wgMinervaDownloadNamespaces' => $this->getConfig()->get( 'MinervaDownloadNamespaces' ),
 			'wgMinervaMenuData' => $this->getMenuData(),
 			// Expose for skins.minerva.tablet.scripts
 			'wgMinervaTocEnabled' => $out->getProperty( 'MFTOC' ),
diff --git a/resources/skins.minerva.scripts/init.js b/resources/skins.minerva.scripts/init.js
index 72eab1f..b10229e 100644
--- a/resources/skins.minerva.scripts/init.js
+++ b/resources/skins.minerva.scripts/init.js
@@ -229,7 +229,10 @@
 		loadTabletModules();
 
 		if (
-			config.get( 'wgMinervaDownloadIcon' ) &&
+			// Download button is restricted to certain namespaces T181152.
+			// Defaults to 0, in case cached JS has been served.
+			config.get( 'wgMinervaDownloadNamespaces', [ 0 ] )
+				.indexOf( config.get( 'wgNamespaceNumber' ) ) > -1 &&
 			!page.isMainPage() &&
 			// The iOS print dialog does not provide pdf functionality (see T177215)
 			!browser.isIos() &&
diff --git a/skin.json b/skin.json
index c81b5c1..070d5fe 100644
--- a/skin.json
+++ b/skin.json
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
 	},
 	"author": [],
 	"config": {
-		"MinervaDownloadIcon": false,
+		"MinervaDownloadNamespaces": [ 0 ],
 		"MinervaEnableSiteNotice": false,
 		"MinervaCustomLogos": [],
 		"MinervaApplyKnownTemplateHacks": false,