diff --git a/src/admin/pages/IssuedOrders.tsx b/src/admin/pages/IssuedOrders.tsx
index 5add6a9..6e5a385 100644
--- a/src/admin/pages/IssuedOrders.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/pages/IssuedOrders.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import useTableSort from "../hooks/useTableSort";
 import useDebounce from "../hooks/useDebounce";
 import { usePaginatedQuery } from "../hooks/usePaginatedQuery";
 import { useApiMutation } from "../lib/queries/mutations";
+import apiFetch from "../utils/api";
 import {
   issuedOrderListOptions,
   type IssuedOrder,
@@ -170,6 +171,30 @@ export default function IssuedOrders() {
     }
   };
 
+  const handleExportPdf = async (o: IssuedOrder) => {
+    // Authenticated open: apiFetch attaches the access token, then we hand the
+    // resulting PDF blob to a window. A raw window.open(url) would be an
+    // unauthenticated top-level navigation and 401 on the token-guarded route.
+    const newWindow = window.open("", "_blank");
+    try {
+      const response = await apiFetch(
+        `${API_BASE}/issued-orders-pdf/${o.id}?lang=cs`,
+      );
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        newWindow?.close();
+        alert.error("Nepodařilo se vygenerovat PDF");
+        return;
+      }
+      const blob = await response.blob();
+      const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+      if (newWindow) newWindow.location.href = url;
+      setTimeout(() => URL.revokeObjectURL(url), 60000);
+    } catch {
+      newWindow?.close();
+      alert.error("Chyba při generování PDF");
+    }
+  };
+
   if (isPending) {
     return <LoadingState />;
   }
@@ -256,12 +281,7 @@ export default function IssuedOrders() {
           {hasPermission("orders.export") && (
             <IconButton
               size="small"
-              onClick={() =>
-                window.open(
-                  `${API_BASE}/issued-orders-pdf/${o.id}?lang=cs`,
-                  "_blank",
-                )
-              }
+              onClick={() => handleExportPdf(o)}
               aria-label="PDF"
               title="PDF"
             >