diff --git a/rad/views.py b/rad/views.py
index 1493ab87..ae163dd6 100644
--- a/rad/views.py
+++ b/rad/views.py
@@ -250,6 +250,27 @@ def logs_view(request):
     search_query = request.GET.get("q", "").strip()
     level_filter = request.GET.get("level", "").strip().upper()
     show_all = request.GET.get("all") == "1"
+    raw_mode = request.GET.get("raw") == "1"
+
+    if raw_mode:
+        if not os.path.exists(log_file_path):
+            return HttpResponse(
+                f"Log file not found at {log_file_path}\n",
+                content_type="text/plain; charset=utf-8",
+                status=404,
+            )
+
+        try:
+            with open(log_file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore") as f:
+                raw_content = f.read()
+        except Exception as e:
+            return HttpResponse(
+                f"Error reading log file: {str(e)}\n",
+                content_type="text/plain; charset=utf-8",
+                status=500,
+            )
+
+        return HttpResponse(raw_content, content_type="text/plain; charset=utf-8")
 
     log_header_re = re.compile(
         r"^\[(?P<timestamp>[^\]]+)\]\s+(?P<level>[A-Z]+)\s+\[(?P<logger>[^:\]]+):(?P<line>\d+)\]\s+(?P<message>.*)$"
@@ -365,6 +386,7 @@ def logs_view(request):
             "log_file_path": log_file_path,
             "show_all": show_all,
             "limit": limit,
+            "raw_url": f"{reverse('logs_view')}?raw=1",
         },
     )
 
diff --git a/templates/logs_viewer.html b/templates/logs_viewer.html
index 7f093bdf..61429ec7 100644
--- a/templates/logs_viewer.html
+++ b/templates/logs_viewer.html
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
                             <a href="{% url 'logs_view' %}?q={{ search_query }}&level={{ level_filter }}&all=1" class="btn btn-outline-info">View all logs</a>
                         {% endif %}
                     </div>
+                    <div class="col-12 col-md-auto">
+                        <a href="{{ raw_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View raw file</a>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </div>
         </div>