diff --git a/hp-plugin.in b/hp-plugin.in
index c6de68a..a125970 100644
--- a/hp-plugin.in
+++ b/hp-plugin.in
@@ -9,12 +9,20 @@ then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# link to the plugin
-PLUGIN_SOURCE="https://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/hplip-${VER}-plugin.run"
-
 # plugin name
 PLUGIN_FILE="hplip-${VER}-plugin.run"
 
+download()
+{
+  SOURCE="$1"
+
+  @bindir@/curl --create-dir -O  --output-dir ~/.hplip ${SOURCE}
+}
+
+# link to the plugin
+PLUGIN_SOURCE="https://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/${PLUGIN_FILE}"
+FALLBACK_SOURCE="https://developers.hp.com/sites/default/files/${PLUGIN_FILE}"
+
 # create a hidden hplip dir to store a file indicating the plugin version after successful install
 # the directory can be used by other hplip tools, so we don't have to remove it if the failure happens
 if [ ! -d ~/.hplip ]
@@ -22,11 +30,19 @@ then
   @bindir@/mkdir ~/.hplip || (@bindir@/echo "Cannot create the ~/.hplip dir, exiting" && exit 1)
 fi
 
-@bindir@/curl --create-dir -O  --output-dir ~/.hplip ${PLUGIN_SOURCE}
+for link in ${PLUGIN_SOURCE} ${FALLBACK_SOURCE}
+do
+  download ${link}
 
-if [ ! -f ~/.hplip/${PLUGIN_FILE} ]
+  if test "x$(file --mime ~/.hplip/${PLUGIN_FILE} | grep 'text/x-shellscript')" = "xtext/x-shellscript"
+  then
+    break
+  fi
+done
+
+if test "x$(file --mime ~/.hplip/${PLUGIN_FILE} | grep 'text/x-shellscript')" = "x"
 then
-  @bindir@/echo "The downloaded file does not exist - error during downloading, exiting..."
+  @bindir@/echo "The downloaded file does not exist or is not a shell script - error during downloading, exiting..."
   exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index 4dbb361..4c8ed35 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Summary: HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project
 Name: hplip
 Version: 3.23.12
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 # most files (base/*, *, ui*/...) - GPL2+
 # prnt/hpijs/ jpeg related files - IJG
 # prnt/* - BSD-3-Clause-HP - it is modified a little, asked here https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data/-/issues/267
@@ -966,6 +966,9 @@ find doc/images -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sane.d/dll.d/hpaio
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan 19 2024 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 3.23.12-2
+- add fallback url to hp-plugin-download
+
 * Mon Jan 08 2024 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 3.23.12-1
 - 2252302 - hplip-3.23.12 is available