diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/di/MavericksViewModelModule.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/di/MavericksViewModelModule.kt
index 2cd7136ffc..33afcf1dfb 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/di/MavericksViewModelModule.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/di/MavericksViewModelModule.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import im.vector.app.features.login.LoginViewModel
 import im.vector.app.features.login2.LoginViewModel2
 import im.vector.app.features.login2.created.AccountCreatedViewModel
 import im.vector.app.features.matrixto.MatrixToBottomSheetViewModel
+import im.vector.app.features.media.VectorAttachmentViewerViewModel
 import im.vector.app.features.onboarding.OnboardingViewModel
 import im.vector.app.features.poll.create.CreatePollViewModel
 import im.vector.app.features.qrcode.QrCodeScannerViewModel
@@ -594,4 +595,9 @@ interface MavericksViewModelModule {
     @IntoMap
     @MavericksViewModelKey(LocationSharingViewModel::class)
     fun createLocationSharingViewModelFactory(factory: LocationSharingViewModel.Factory): MavericksAssistedViewModelFactory<*, *>
+
+    @Binds
+    @IntoMap
+    @MavericksViewModelKey(VectorAttachmentViewerViewModel::class)
+    fun vectorAttachmentViewerViewModelFactory(factory: VectorAttachmentViewerViewModel.Factory): MavericksAssistedViewModelFactory<*, *>
 }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/media/VectorAttachmentViewerActivity.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/media/VectorAttachmentViewerActivity.kt
index abcab12bd7..f051c63828 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/media/VectorAttachmentViewerActivity.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/media/VectorAttachmentViewerActivity.kt
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import im.vector.app.features.themes.ThemeUtils
 import im.vector.lib.attachmentviewer.AttachmentCommands
 import im.vector.lib.attachmentviewer.AttachmentViewerActivity
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import kotlinx.parcelize.Parcelize
@@ -147,6 +149,8 @@ class VectorAttachmentViewerActivity : AttachmentViewerActivity(), AttachmentInt
 
         window.statusBarColor = ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.black_alpha)
         window.navigationBarColor = ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.black_alpha)
+
+        observeViewEvents()
     }
 
     override fun onResume() {
@@ -241,6 +245,23 @@ class VectorAttachmentViewerActivity : AttachmentViewerActivity(), AttachmentInt
                 })
     }
 
+    private fun observeViewEvents() {
+        viewModel.viewEvents
+                .stream()
+                .onEach(::handleViewEvents)
+                .launchIn(lifecycleScope)
+    }
+
+    private fun handleViewEvents(event: VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents) {
+        when (event) {
+            is VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents.DownloadingMedia      -> Unit // TODO show loader?
+            is VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents.ErrorDownloadingMedia -> {
+                // TODO show snackbar
+                Timber.e("failure saving file: ${event.error}")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /* ==========================================================================================
      * Specialization AttachmentInteractionListener
      * ========================================================================================== */
@@ -273,13 +294,12 @@ class VectorAttachmentViewerActivity : AttachmentViewerActivity(), AttachmentInt
 
     override fun onDownload() {
         // TODO
-        //  handle viewEvents
         //  show message on error event: see TimelineFragment
         //  check write file permissions: see TimelineFragment
         //  should we check if media is saveable?
         //  check if it is already possible to save from menu with long press on video
         //  check if it works for video or other media type as well
-        //  add unit tests for usecase?
+        //  add unit tests for usecase? what is the used mock library?
         lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
             val file = currentSourceProvider?.getFileForSharing(currentPosition) ?: return@launch
             viewModel.handle(VectorAttachmentViewerAction.DownloadMedia(file))
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/media/VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/media/VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents.kt
index 2b3266ee7e..6516da9dcc 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/media/VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/media/VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents.kt
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ import im.vector.app.core.platform.VectorViewEvents
 
 sealed class VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents : VectorViewEvents {
     object DownloadingMedia : VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents()
-    object ErrorDownloadingMedia : VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents()
+    data class ErrorDownloadingMedia(val error: Throwable) : VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents()
 }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/media/VectorAttachmentViewerViewModel.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/media/VectorAttachmentViewerViewModel.kt
index 039977d573..9e311c6a1f 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/media/VectorAttachmentViewerViewModel.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/media/VectorAttachmentViewerViewModel.kt
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 
 package im.vector.app.features.media
 
+import com.airbnb.mvrx.MavericksViewModelFactory
 import dagger.assisted.Assisted
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedFactory
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject
 import im.vector.app.core.di.MavericksAssistedViewModelFactory
+import im.vector.app.core.di.hiltMavericksViewModelFactory
 import im.vector.app.core.platform.VectorDummyViewState
 import im.vector.app.core.platform.VectorViewModel
 import im.vector.app.features.media.domain.usecase.DownloadMediaUseCase
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ class VectorAttachmentViewerViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(
         override fun create(initialState: VectorDummyViewState): VectorAttachmentViewerViewModel
     }
 
+    companion object : MavericksViewModelFactory<VectorAttachmentViewerViewModel, VectorDummyViewState> by hiltMavericksViewModelFactory()
+
     /* ==========================================================================================
      * Specialization
      * ========================================================================================== */
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ class VectorAttachmentViewerViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(
 
             // Success event is handled via a notification inside use case
             downloadMediaUseCase.execute(action.file)
-                    .onFailure { _viewEvents.post(VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents.ErrorDownloadingMedia) }
+                    .onFailure { _viewEvents.post(VectorAttachmentViewerViewEvents.ErrorDownloadingMedia(it)) }
         }
     }
 }