diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c571c6f39..2cada23679 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe CLI package will be documented in this file.
 
+## Recent Changes
+
+- Enhancement: Added support for running applications on TSO/E address spaces. Applications can be started, receive messages and transmit messages [#2280](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/pull/2280)
+
 ## `8.4.0`
 
-- Enhancement: Added optional `--attributes` flag to `zowe zos-files upload file-to-uss` to allow passing a .zosattributes file path for upload encoding format. [#2319] (https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/pull/2319)
+- Enhancement: Added optional `--attributes` flag to `zowe zos-files upload file-to-uss` to allow passing a .zosattributes file path for upload encoding format. [#2319](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/pull/2319)
 
 ## `8.3.0`
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/zosfiles/download/uss/UssFile.definition.ts b/packages/cli/src/zosfiles/download/uss/UssFile.definition.ts
index 80c5852a33..e06e1af84f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/zosfiles/download/uss/UssFile.definition.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/zosfiles/download/uss/UssFile.definition.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const UssFileDefinition: ICommandDefinition = {
         }
     ],
     options: [
+        DownloadOptions.attributes,
         DownloadOptions.file,
         DownloadOptions.binary,
         DownloadOptions.encoding
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/zosfiles/download/uss/UssFile.handler.ts b/packages/cli/src/zosfiles/download/uss/UssFile.handler.ts
index c62fb8ee3d..8ffabe2469 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/zosfiles/download/uss/UssFile.handler.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/zosfiles/download/uss/UssFile.handler.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 import { ZosFilesBaseHandler } from "../../ZosFilesBase.handler";
 import { AbstractSession, IHandlerParameters, ITaskWithStatus, TaskStage } from "@zowe/imperative";
-import { Download, IZosFilesResponse } from "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk";
+import { Download, IDownloadOptions, IZosFilesResponse, ZosFilesAttributes } from "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk";
+import { UploadOptions } from "../../upload/Upload.options";
 
 /**
  * Handler to download an uss file
@@ -25,13 +26,21 @@ export default class UssFileHandler extends ZosFilesBaseHandler {
             stageName: TaskStage.IN_PROGRESS
         };
         commandParameters.response.progress.startBar({task});
-        return Download.ussFile(session, commandParameters.arguments.ussFileName, {
+
+        const downloadOptions: IDownloadOptions = {
             binary: commandParameters.arguments.binary,
             encoding: commandParameters.arguments.encoding,
             file: commandParameters.arguments.file,
             task,
             responseTimeout: commandParameters.arguments.responseTimeout,
-            overwrite: commandParameters.arguments.overwrite
-        });
+            overwrite: commandParameters.arguments.overwrite,
+        };
+        const attributes = ZosFilesAttributes.loadFromFile(
+            commandParameters.arguments.attributes,
+        );
+        if (attributes != null) {
+            downloadOptions.attributes = attributes;
+        }
+        return Download.ussFile(session, commandParameters.arguments.ussFileName, downloadOptions);
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/zosfiles/src/doc/IOptions.ts b/packages/zosfiles/src/doc/IOptions.ts
index d3509356c7..698a030453 100644
--- a/packages/zosfiles/src/doc/IOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/zosfiles/src/doc/IOptions.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import { ITaskWithStatus } from "@zowe/imperative";
 import { IZosFilesOptions } from "./IZosFilesOptions";
+import { ZosFilesAttributes } from "../utils/ZosFilesAttributes";
 
 /**
  * This interface defines the options that can be sent to get a data set or USS file function
@@ -57,4 +58,8 @@ export interface IOptions extends IZosFilesOptions {
      * @type {ITaskWithStatus}
      */
     task?: ITaskWithStatus;
+    /**
+     * The path to a .zosattributes file used to control file conversion and tagging.
+     */
+    attributes?: ZosFilesAttributes;
 }
diff --git a/packages/zosfiles/src/methods/download/Download.ts b/packages/zosfiles/src/methods/download/Download.ts
index 5944f6b6ee..bb26072406 100644
--- a/packages/zosfiles/src/methods/download/Download.ts
+++ b/packages/zosfiles/src/methods/download/Download.ts
@@ -531,6 +531,8 @@ export class Download {
             ussFileName = ZosFilesUtils.sanitizeUssPathForRestCall(ussFileName);
             const endpoint = posix.join(ZosFilesConstants.RESOURCE, ZosFilesConstants.RES_USS_FILES, ussFileName);
 
+            options.encoding = options.attributes.getRemoteEncoding(ussFileName)
+
             const reqHeaders: IHeaderContent[] = this.generateHeadersBasedOnOptions(options);
 
             // Use specific options to mimic ZosmfRestClient.getStreamed()
diff --git a/packages/zosfiles/src/methods/download/doc/IDownloadOptions.ts b/packages/zosfiles/src/methods/download/doc/IDownloadOptions.ts
index 103c496d2b..076d7a5522 100644
--- a/packages/zosfiles/src/methods/download/doc/IDownloadOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/zosfiles/src/methods/download/doc/IDownloadOptions.ts
@@ -58,9 +58,13 @@ export interface IDownloadSingleOptions extends IGetOptions {
     overwrite?: boolean;
 
     /**
-     * Optional stream to read the file contents
+     * Optional stream to write the file contents
      */
     stream?: Writable;
+    /**
+     * The ZosFilesAttributes instance describe upload attributes for the files and directories
+     */
+    attributes?: ZosFilesAttributes;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/usstest.txt b/usstest.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2