diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Forms/FormSubmissionController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Forms/FormSubmissionController.php
index dca04b1..2eec417 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Forms/FormSubmissionController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Forms/FormSubmissionController.php
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class FormSubmissionController extends Controller
             $formatter = (new FormSubmissionFormatter($form, $row['data']))
                 ->outputStringsOnly()
                 ->setEmptyForNoValue()
-                ->showRemovedFields();
+                ->showRemovedFields()
+                ->useSignedUrlForFiles();
             $tmp = $formatter->getCleanKeyValue();
             $tmp['Create Date'] = date("Y-m-d H:i", strtotime($row['created_at']));
             $allRows[] = $tmp;
diff --git a/app/Mail/Forms/SubmissionConfirmationMail.php b/app/Mail/Forms/SubmissionConfirmationMail.php
index 6532e94..4e8da4b 100644
--- a/app/Mail/Forms/SubmissionConfirmationMail.php
+++ b/app/Mail/Forms/SubmissionConfirmationMail.php
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class SubmissionConfirmationMail extends OpenFormMail implements ShouldQueue
 
         $formatter = (new FormSubmissionFormatter($form, $this->event->data))
             ->createLinks()
-            ->outputStringsOnly();
+            ->outputStringsOnly()
+            ->useSignedUrlForFiles();
 
         return $this
             ->replyTo($this->getReplyToEmail($form->creator->email))
diff --git a/app/Notifications/Forms/FormSubmissionNotification.php b/app/Notifications/Forms/FormSubmissionNotification.php
index 94196e3..889f11c 100644
--- a/app/Notifications/Forms/FormSubmissionNotification.php
+++ b/app/Notifications/Forms/FormSubmissionNotification.php
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ class FormSubmissionNotification extends Notification implements ShouldQueue
         $formatter = (new FormSubmissionFormatter($this->event->form, $this->event->data))
             ->showHiddenFields()
             ->createLinks()
-            ->outputStringsOnly();
+            ->outputStringsOnly()
+            ->useSignedUrlForFiles();
 
         return (new MailMessage)
             ->replyTo($this->getReplyToEmail($notifiable->routes['mail']))
diff --git a/app/Service/Forms/FormSubmissionFormatter.php b/app/Service/Forms/FormSubmissionFormatter.php
index 44534e2..d46fe50 100644
--- a/app/Service/Forms/FormSubmissionFormatter.php
+++ b/app/Service/Forms/FormSubmissionFormatter.php
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class FormSubmissionFormatter
 
     private $showRemovedFields = false;
 
+    private $useSignedUrlForFiles = false;
+
     /**
      * Logic resolver needs an array id => value, so we create it here
      */
@@ -69,6 +71,12 @@ class FormSubmissionFormatter
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function useSignedUrlForFiles()
+    {
+        $this->useSignedUrlForFiles = true;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return a nice "FieldName": "Field Response" array
      * - If createLink enabled, returns html link for emails and links
@@ -117,14 +125,14 @@ class FormSubmissionFormatter
                     $formId = $this->form->id;
                     $returnArray[$field['name']] = implode(', ',
                         collect($data[$field['id']])->map(function ($file) use ($formId) {
-                            return route('open.forms.submissions.file', [$formId, $file]);
+                            return $this->getFileUrl($formId, $file);
                         })->toArray()
                     );
                 } else {
                     $formId = $this->form->id;
                     $returnArray[$field['name']] = collect($data[$field['id']])->map(function ($file) use ($formId) {
                             return [
-                                'file_url' => route('open.forms.submissions.file', [$formId, $file]),
+                                'file_url' => $this->getFileUrl($formId, $file),
                                 'file_name' => $file,
                             ];
                         });
@@ -185,14 +193,22 @@ class FormSubmissionFormatter
                     $formId = $this->form->id;
                     $field['value'] = implode(', ',
                         collect($data[$field['id']])->map(function ($file) use ($formId) {
-                            return route('open.forms.submissions.file', [$formId, $file]);
+                            return $this->getFileUrl($formId,  $file);
                         })->toArray()
                     );
+                    $field['email_data'] = collect($data[$field['id']])->map(function ($file) use ($formId) {
+                        $splitText = explode('.', $file);
+                        return [
+                            "unsigned_url" => route('open.forms.submissions.file', [$formId, $file]),
+                            "signed_url" => $this->getFileUrl($formId, $file),
+                            "label" => \Str::limit($file, 20, '[...].'.end($splitText))
+                        ];
+                    })->toArray();
                 } else {
                     $formId = $this->form->id;
                     $field['value'] = collect($data[$field['id']])->map(function ($file) use ($formId) {
                         return [
-                            'file_url' => route('open.forms.submissions.file', [$formId, $file]),
+                            'file_url' => $this->getFileUrl($formId, $file),
                             'file_name' => $file,
                         ];
                     });
@@ -222,4 +238,11 @@ class FormSubmissionFormatter
         }
     }
 
+    private function getFileUrl($formId, $file)
+    {
+        return $this->useSignedUrlForFiles ? \URL::signedRoute(
+            'open.forms.submissions.file',
+            [$formId, $file]) : route('open.forms.submissions.file', [$formId, $file]);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/mail/form/confirmation-submission-notification.blade.php b/resources/views/mail/form/confirmation-submission-notification.blade.php
index 86c3ebe..c85059c 100644
--- a/resources/views/mail/form/confirmation-submission-notification.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/mail/form/confirmation-submission-notification.blade.php
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ As a reminder, here are your answers:
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 **{{$field['name']}}**
-
+@if($field['type'] == 'files')
+<br/>
+@foreach($field['email_data'] as $link)
+<a href="{{$link['signed_url']}}">{{$link['label']}}</a> <br/>
+@endforeach
+@else
 {!! is_array($field['value'])?implode(',',$field['value']):$field['value']!!}
-
+@endif
 @endif
 @endforeach
 @endif
diff --git a/resources/views/mail/form/submission-notification.blade.php b/resources/views/mail/form/submission-notification.blade.php
index b877a4c..f421359 100644
--- a/resources/views/mail/form/submission-notification.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/mail/form/submission-notification.blade.php
@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@ Your form "{{$form->title}}" has a new submission.
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 **{{$field['name']}}**
-
+@if($field['type'] == 'files')
+<br/>
+@foreach($field['email_data'] as $link)
+<a href="{{$link['signed_url']}}">{{$link['label']}}</a> <br/>
+@endforeach
+@else
 {!! is_array($field['value'])?implode(',',$field['value']):$field['value']!!}
-
+@endif
 @endif
 @endforeach