diff --git a/demo-shell/src/app/components/file-view/file-view.component.html b/demo-shell/src/app/components/file-view/file-view.component.html
index 6ccc6ef9e1..53c30f069f 100644
--- a/demo-shell/src/app/components/file-view/file-view.component.html
+++ b/demo-shell/src/app/components/file-view/file-view.component.html
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@
         </adf-info-drawer>
     </ng-template>
 
-    <adf-viewer [nodeId]="nodeId" [allowSidebar]="true" [sidebarTemplate]="sidebarTemplate">
+    <adf-viewer
+        [nodeId]="nodeId"
+        [allowPrint]="true"
+        [allowSidebar]="true"
+        [sidebarTemplate]="sidebarTemplate">
 
         <adf-viewer-toolbar-actions>
             <button mat-icon-button>
diff --git a/lib/core/core.module.ts b/lib/core/core.module.ts
index 5a2531c365..08c934f3bf 100644
--- a/lib/core/core.module.ts
+++ b/lib/core/core.module.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ import { ProcessContentService } from './form/services/process-content.service';
 import { WidgetVisibilityService } from './form/services/widget-visibility.service';
 import { EcmUserService } from './userinfo/services/ecm-user.service';
 import { BpmUserService } from './userinfo/services/bpm-user.service';
+import { ViewUtilService } from './viewer/services/view-util.service';
 
 export function createTranslateLoader(http: HttpClient, logService: LogService) {
     return new TranslateLoaderService(http, logService);
@@ -148,7 +149,8 @@ export function providers() {
         ProcessContentService,
         WidgetVisibilityService,
         EcmUserService,
-        BpmUserService
+        BpmUserService,
+        ViewUtilService
     ];
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/core/viewer/components/viewer.component.ts b/lib/core/viewer/components/viewer.component.ts
index 93401c84c0..f67685e8b3 100644
--- a/lib/core/viewer/components/viewer.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/viewer/components/viewer.component.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { ViewerOpenWithComponent } from './viewer-open-with.component';
 import { ViewerSidebarComponent } from './viewer-sidebar.component';
 import { ViewerToolbarComponent } from './viewer-toolbar.component';
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { ViewUtilService } from '../services/view-util.service';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'adf-viewer',
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ export class ViewerComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy {
     };
 
     constructor(private apiService: AlfrescoApiService,
+                private viewUtils: ViewUtilService,
                 private logService: LogService,
                 private location: Location,
                 private el: ElementRef) {
@@ -588,6 +590,10 @@ export class ViewerComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy {
         if (this.allowPrint) {
             const args = new BaseEvent();
             this.print.next(args);
+
+            if (!args.defaultPrevented) {
+                this.viewUtils.printFileGeneric(this.nodeId, this.mimeType);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/core/viewer/public-api.ts b/lib/core/viewer/public-api.ts
index 856057e1d4..c04b7cadac 100644
--- a/lib/core/viewer/public-api.ts
+++ b/lib/core/viewer/public-api.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+export * from './services/view-util.service';
 export * from './components/viewer.component';
 export * from './components/imgViewer.component';
 export * from './components/mediaPlayer.component';
diff --git a/lib/core/viewer/services/view-util.service.ts b/lib/core/viewer/services/view-util.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ade3aed13c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/core/viewer/services/view-util.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+/*!
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2016 Alfresco Software, Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { RenditionEntry } from 'alfresco-js-api';
+import { AlfrescoApiService } from '../../services/alfresco-api.service';
+import { LogService } from '../../services/log.service';
+
+@Injectable({
+    providedIn: 'root'
+})
+export class ViewUtilService {
+    static TARGET = '_new';
+
+    /**
+     * Content groups based on categorization of files that can be viewed in the web browser. This
+     * implementation or grouping is tied to the definition the ng component: ViewerComponent
+     */
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:variable-name
+    static ContentGroup = {
+        IMAGE: 'image',
+        MEDIA: 'media',
+        PDF: 'pdf',
+        TEXT: 'text'
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Based on ViewerComponent Implementation, this value is used to determine how many times we try
+     * to get the rendition of a file for preview, or printing.
+     */
+    maxRetries = 5;
+
+    /**
+     * Mime-type grouping based on the ViewerComponent.
+     */
+    private mimeTypes = {
+        text: ['text/plain', 'text/csv', 'text/xml', 'text/html', 'application/x-javascript'],
+        pdf: ['application/pdf'],
+        image: ['image/png', 'image/jpeg', 'image/gif', 'image/bmp', 'image/svg+xml'],
+        media: ['video/mp4', 'video/webm', 'video/ogg', 'audio/mpeg', 'audio/ogg', 'audio/wav']
+    };
+
+    constructor(private apiService: AlfrescoApiService,
+                private logService: LogService) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method takes a url to trigger the print dialog against, and the type of artifact that it
+     * is.
+     * This URL should be one that can be rendered in the browser, for example PDF, Image, or Text
+     */
+    printFile(url: string, type: string): void {
+        const pwa = window.open(url, ViewUtilService.TARGET);
+        if (pwa) {
+            // Because of the way chrome focus and close image window vs. pdf preview window
+            if (type === ViewUtilService.ContentGroup.IMAGE) {
+                pwa.onfocus = () => {
+                    setTimeout( () => {
+                        pwa.close();
+                    }, 500);
+                };
+            }
+
+            pwa.onload = () => {
+                pwa.print();
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Launch the File Print dialog from anywhere other than the preview service, which resolves the
+     * rendition of the object that can be printed from a web browser.
+     * These are: images, PDF files, or PDF rendition of files.
+     * We also force PDF rendition for TEXT type objects, otherwise the default URL is to download.
+     * TODO there are different TEXT type objects, (HTML, plaintext, xml, etc. we should determine how these are handled)
+     */
+    printFileGeneric(objectId: string, mimeType: string): void {
+        const nodeId = objectId;
+        const type: string = this.getViewerTypeByMimeType(mimeType);
+
+        this.getRendition(nodeId, ViewUtilService.ContentGroup.PDF)
+        .then(value => {
+            const url: string = this.getRenditionUrl(nodeId, type, (value ? true : false));
+            const printType = (type === ViewUtilService.ContentGroup.PDF
+                || type === ViewUtilService.ContentGroup.TEXT)
+                ? ViewUtilService.ContentGroup.PDF : type;
+            this.printFile(url, printType);
+        })
+        .catch(err => {
+            this.logService.error('Error with Printing');
+            this.logService.error(err);
+        });
+    }
+
+    getRenditionUrl(nodeId: string, type: string, renditionExists: boolean): string {
+        return (renditionExists && type !== ViewUtilService.ContentGroup.IMAGE) ?
+            this.apiService.contentApi.getRenditionUrl(nodeId, ViewUtilService.ContentGroup.PDF) :
+            this.apiService.contentApi.getContentUrl(nodeId, false);
+    }
+
+    private async waitRendition(nodeId: string, renditionId: string, retries: number): Promise<RenditionEntry> {
+        const rendition = await this.apiService.renditionsApi.getRendition(nodeId, renditionId);
+
+        if (this.maxRetries < retries) {
+            const status = rendition.entry.status.toString();
+
+            if (status === 'CREATED') {
+                return rendition;
+            } else {
+                retries += 1;
+                await this.wait(1000);
+                return await this.waitRendition(nodeId, renditionId, retries);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    getViewerTypeByMimeType(mimeType: string): string {
+        if (mimeType) {
+            mimeType = mimeType.toLowerCase();
+
+            const editorTypes = Object.keys(this.mimeTypes);
+            for (const type of editorTypes) {
+                if (this.mimeTypes[type].indexOf(mimeType) >= 0) {
+                    return type;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return 'unknown';
+    }
+
+    wait(ms: number): Promise<any> {
+        return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+    }
+
+    async getRendition(nodeId: string, renditionId: string): Promise<RenditionEntry> {
+        const supported = await this.apiService.renditionsApi.getRenditions(nodeId);
+        let rendition = supported.list.entries.find(obj => obj.entry.id.toLowerCase() === renditionId);
+
+        if (rendition) {
+            const status = rendition.entry.status.toString();
+
+            if (status === 'NOT_CREATED') {
+                try {
+                    await this.apiService.renditionsApi.createRendition(nodeId, {id: renditionId});
+                    rendition = await this.waitRendition(nodeId, renditionId, 0);
+                } catch (err) {
+                    this.logService.error(err);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return new Promise(resolve => resolve(rendition));
+    }
+
+}