diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 27bb0f1..15efc89 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ var propTypes = {
   sheet: _propTypes2.default.string.isRequired,
   id: _propTypes2.default.string,
   className: _propTypes2.default.string,
-  buttonText: _propTypes2.default.string
+  buttonText: _propTypes2.default.string,
+  autoDownload: _propTypes2.default.bool
 };
 
 var defaultProps = {
   id: 'button-download-as-xls',
   className: 'button-download',
-  buttonText: 'Download'
+  buttonText: 'Download',
+  autoDownload: false
 };
 
 var ReactHTMLTableToExcel = function (_Component) {
@@ -51,6 +53,11 @@ var ReactHTMLTableToExcel = function (_Component) {
   }
 
   _createClass(ReactHTMLTableToExcel, [{
+    key: 'componentDidMount',
+    value: function componentDidMount() {
+      if (this.props.autoDownload) this.handleDownload();
+    }
+  }, {
     key: 'handleDownload',
     value: function handleDownload() {
       if (!document) {
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@ var ReactHTMLTableToExcel = function (_Component) {
   }, {
     key: 'render',
     value: function render() {
+      if (this.props.autoDownload) return null;
       return _react2.default.createElement(
         'button',
         {
diff --git a/src/ReactHTMLTableToExcel.jsx b/src/ReactHTMLTableToExcel.jsx
index fd32011..cd6545a 100644
--- a/src/ReactHTMLTableToExcel.jsx
+++ b/src/ReactHTMLTableToExcel.jsx
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ const propTypes = {
   id: PropTypes.string,
   className: PropTypes.string,
   buttonText: PropTypes.string,
+  autoDownload: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
 const defaultProps = {
   id: 'button-download-as-xls',
   className: 'button-download',
   buttonText: 'Download',
+  autoDownload: false,
 };
 
 class ReactHTMLTableToExcel extends Component {
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@ class ReactHTMLTableToExcel extends Component {
     this.handleDownload = this.handleDownload.bind(this);
   }
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+    if (this.props.autoDownload) this.handleDownload();
+  }
+
   static base64(s) {
     return window.btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(s)));
   }
@@ -94,6 +100,7 @@ class ReactHTMLTableToExcel extends Component {
   }
 
   render() {
+    if (this.props.autoDownload) return null;
     return (
       <button
         id={this.props.id}