diff --git a/libraries.api.php b/libraries.api.php
index 9606185..71e90e0 100644
--- a/libraries.api.php
+++ b/libraries.api.php
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
  *   - name: The official, human-readable name of the library.
  *   - vendor url: The URL of the homepage of the library.
  *   - download url: The URL of a web page on which the library can be obtained.
+ *   - download file url: (optional) The URL where the latest version of the
+ *     library can be downloaded. In case such a static URL exists the library
+ *     can be downloaded automatically via Drush. Run
+ *     'drush help libraries-download' in the command-line for more information.
  *   - path: (optional) A relative path from the directory of the library to the
  *     actual library. Only required if the extracted download package contains
  *     the actual library files in a sub-directory.
@@ -211,6 +215,9 @@ function hook_libraries_info() {
     'name' => 'Example library',
     'vendor url' => 'http://example.com',
     'download url' => 'http://example.com/download',
+    // It is important that this URL does not include the actual version to
+    // download. Not all libraries provide such a static URL.
+    'download file url' => 'http://example.com/latest.tar.gz',
     // Optional: If, after extraction, the actual library files are contained in
     // 'sites/all/libraries/example/lib', specify the relative path here.
     'path' => 'lib',
@@ -343,6 +350,9 @@ function hook_libraries_info() {
     'name' => 'Simple library',
     'vendor url' => 'http://example.com/simple',
     'download url' => 'http://example.com/simple',
+    // The download file URL can also point to a single file (instead of an
+    // archive).
+    'download file url' => 'http://example.com/latest/simple.js',
     'version arguments' => array(
       'file' => 'readme.txt',
       // Best practice: Document the actual version strings for later reference.
diff --git a/libraries.drush.inc b/libraries.drush.inc
index 190bb31..bbcb315 100644
--- a/libraries.drush.inc
+++ b/libraries.drush.inc
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ function libraries_drush_command() {
     'aliases' => array('lls', 'lib-list'),
   );
 
+  $items['libraries-download'] = array(
+    'description' => dt('Download library files of registered libraries.'),
+    'bootstrap' => DRUSH_BOOTSTRAP_DRUPAL_FULL,
+    'aliases' => array('ldl', 'lib-download'),
+    'arguments' => array(
+      'libraries' => 'A comma delimited list of library machine names.',
+    ),
+    'required-arguments' => TRUE,
+  );
+
   return $items;
 }
 
@@ -87,3 +97,131 @@ function drush_libraries_list() {
     drush_print_table($rows, TRUE, $widths);
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Command callback. Downloads a library.
+ *
+ * Only libraries that provide a download file URL can be downloaded.
+ *
+ * @see hook_libraries_info()
+ * @see drush_pm_download()
+ */
+function drush_libraries_download() {
+  drush_command_include('pm-download');
+
+  $libraries = libraries_info();
+
+  // @todo Consider supporting downloading all downloadable libraries.
+  // @todo Consider offering a selection if no library is specified.
+  foreach (pm_parse_arguments(func_get_args(), FALSE) as $machine_name) {
+    if (!isset($libraries[$machine_name])) {
+      $message = dt("The !library library is not registered with Libraries API.\n", array('!library' => $machine_name));
+      $message .= dt("Provide an info file for it or implement hook_libraries_info().\n");
+      $message .= dt("See hook_libraries_info() for more information.\n");
+      drush_set_error('DRUSH_LIBRARY_UKNOWN', $message);
+    }
+    $library = $libraries[$machine_name];
+
+    if (empty($library['download file url'])) {
+      $message = dt("The !library library cannot be downloaded.\n", array('!library' => $machine_name));
+      $message .= dt("Libraries need to specify a download file URL to support being downloaded via Drush.\n");
+      $message .= dt("See hook_libraries_info() for more information.\n");
+      drush_set_error('DRUSH_LIBRARY_NOT_DOWNLOADABLE', $message);
+    }
+    $download_url = $library['download file url'];
+
+    drush_log(dt('Downloading library !name ...', array('!name' => $machine_name)));
+
+    // @see package_handler_download_project() in wget.inc
+    // It cannot be used directly because it will always try to extract the
+    // archive which fails when downloading a single file.
+    // @todo Modify upstream to be able to use
+    //   package_handler_download_project() directly.
+    // Prepare download path. On Windows file name cannot contain '?'.
+    // See http://drupal.org/node/1782444
+    $filename = str_replace('?', '_', basename($download_url));
+    $download_path = drush_tempdir() . '/' . $filename;
+
+    // Download the tarball.
+    // Never cache the downloaded file. The downloading relies on the fact that
+    // different versions of the library are available under the same URL as new
+    // versions are released.
+    $download_path = drush_download_file($download_url, $download_path, 0);
+    if ($download_path || drush_get_context('DRUSH_SIMULATE')) {
+      drush_log(dt('Downloading !filename was successful.', array('!filename' => $filename)));
+    }
+    else {
+      drush_set_error('DRUSH_PM_DOWNLOAD_FAILED', dt('Unable to download !project to !path from !url.', array('!project' => $machine_name, '!path' => $download_path, '!url' => $download_url)));
+      drush_log(dt('Error downloading !name', array('!name' => $machine_name)), 'error');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // @todo Suport MD5 file hashing.
+
+    // Extract the tarball in place and return the full path to the untarred directory.
+    $download_base = dirname($download_path);
+    if (drush_file_is_tarball($download_path)) {
+      if (!$tar_file_list = drush_tarball_extract($download_path, $download_base, TRUE)) {
+        // An error has been logged.
+        return FALSE;
+      }
+      $tar_directory = drush_trim_path($tar_file_list[0]);
+      $download_path = $download_base . '/' . $tar_directory;
+    }
+    else {
+      $download_path = $download_base;
+    }
+
+    // Determine the install location for the project.  User provided
+    // --destination has preference.
+    $destination = drush_get_option('destination');
+    if (!empty($destination)) {
+      if (!file_exists($destination)) {
+        drush_mkdir($destination);
+      }
+      $install_location = realpath($destination);
+    }
+    else {
+      /** @see _pm_download_destination_lookup() */
+      // _pm_download_destination_lookup() pluralizes the passed type by
+      // appending an s.
+      // This relies on the fact that there is no library named 'contrib'.
+      // @todo Request that this be turned into a proper API upstream.
+      $install_location = _pm_download_destination('librarie');
+    }
+
+    // @todo Consider invoking a hook similar to
+    //   hook_drush_pm_download_destination_alter().
+
+    // @todo Consider adding version-control support similar to pm-download.
+
+    $install_location .= '/' . $machine_name;
+
+    // Check if install location already exists.
+    if (is_dir($install_location)) {
+      if (drush_confirm(dt('Install location !location already exists. Do you want to overwrite it?', array('!location' => $install_location)))) {
+        drush_delete_dir($install_location, TRUE);
+      }
+      else {
+        drush_log(dt("Skip installation of !project to !dest.", array('!project' => $library['machine name'], '!dest' => $install_location)), 'warning');
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Copy the project to the install location.
+    if (drush_op('_drush_recursive_copy', $download_path, $install_location)) {
+      drush_log(dt("Library !project downloaded to !dest.", array('!project' => $machine_name, '!dest' => $install_location)), 'success');
+
+      // @todo Consider invoking a hook similar to
+      //   hook_drush_pm_post_download().
+
+      // @todo Support printing release notes.
+    }
+    else {
+      // We don't `return` here in order to proceed with downloading additional projects.
+      drush_set_error('DRUSH_PM_DOWNLOAD_FAILED', dt("Project !project could not be downloaded to !dest.", array('!project' => $machine_name, '!dest' => $install_location)));
+    }
+
+    // @todo Consider adding notify support.
+  }
+}
diff --git a/libraries.module b/libraries.module
index 1f5f654..4827525 100644
--- a/libraries.module
+++ b/libraries.module
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ function libraries_info_defaults(array &$library, $name) {
     'name' => $name,
     'vendor url' => '',
     'download url' => '',
+    'download file url' => '',
     'path' => '',
     'library path' => NULL,
     'version callback' => 'libraries_get_version',