diff --git a/lib/classes/API/V1/adapter.php b/lib/classes/API/V1/adapter.php
index c81470510e..432a9221b7 100644
--- a/lib/classes/API/V1/adapter.php
+++ b/lib/classes/API/V1/adapter.php
@@ -1460,6 +1460,7 @@ class API_V1_adapter extends API_V1_Abstract
             return null;
         }
 
+
         if ($this->app['authentication']->isAuthenticated()) {
            if ($media->get_name() !== 'document' && false === $this->app['authentication']->getUser()->ACL()->has_access_to_subdef($record, $media->get_name())) {
                 return null;
@@ -1470,6 +1471,17 @@ class API_V1_adapter extends API_V1_Abstract
             }
         }
 
+        $databox = $record->get_databox();
+        try {
+            $subDefDefinition = $databox->get_subdef_structure()->get_subdef($record->get_type(), $media->get_name());
+        } catch (Exception_Databox_SubdefNotFound $e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (false === $subDefDefinition->is_downloadable()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         if ($media->get_permalink() instanceof media_Permalink_Adapter) {
             $permalink = $this->list_permalink($media->get_permalink(), $registry);
         } else {
diff --git a/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Application/ApiAbstract.php b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Application/ApiAbstract.php
index 05308b48d1..9eba7fc22f 100644
--- a/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Application/ApiAbstract.php
+++ b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Application/ApiAbstract.php
@@ -1067,7 +1067,6 @@ abstract class ApiAbstract extends \PhraseanetWebTestCaseAbstract
         $embedTypes = array_flip(array_map(function($subdef) {return $subdef['name'];},$content['response']['embed']));
 
         //access to all subdefs
-        $this->assertArrayHasKey('document', $embedTypes);
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('preview', $embedTypes);
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('thumbnail', $embedTypes);