diff --git a/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/abstractions/encrypt.service.ts b/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/abstractions/encrypt.service.ts
index 5f21d86bc6a..0359a9a0acc 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/abstractions/encrypt.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/abstractions/encrypt.service.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import { SymmetricCryptoKey } from "../../../platform/models/domain/symmetric-cr
 
 export abstract class EncryptService {
   /**
-   * Encrypts a string or Uint8Array to an EncString
+   * Encrypts a string to an EncString
    * @param plainValue - The value to encrypt
    * @param key - The key to encrypt the value with
    */
-  abstract encrypt(plainValue: string | Uint8Array, key: SymmetricCryptoKey): Promise<EncString>;
+  abstract encrypt(plainValue: string, key: SymmetricCryptoKey): Promise<EncString>;
   /**
    * Encrypts a value to a Uint8Array
    * @param plainValue - The value to encrypt
@@ -77,6 +77,19 @@ export abstract class EncryptService {
     key: SymmetricCryptoKey,
     decryptTrace?: string,
   ): Promise<Uint8Array | null>;
+  /**
+   * Decrypts an encrypted file to a Uint8Array
+   * @param encryptedFileData - The Encrypted file data
+   * @param key - The key to decrypt the Encrypted object with
+   * @param decryptTrace - A string to identify the context of the object being decrypted. This can include: field name, encryption type, cipher id, key type, but should not include
+   * sensitive information like encryption keys or data. This is used for logging when decryption errors occur in order to identify what failed to decrypt
+   * @returns The decrypted Uint8Array
+   */
+  abstract decryptFileData(
+    encryptedFileData: EncArrayBuffer,
+    key: SymmetricCryptoKey,
+    decryptTrace?: string,
+  ): Promise<Uint8Array | null>;
 
   /**
    * Encapsulates a symmetric key with an asymmetric public key
diff --git a/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/services/encrypt.service.implementation.ts b/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/services/encrypt.service.implementation.ts
index f4318840515..3aa34d099fe 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/services/encrypt.service.implementation.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/services/encrypt.service.implementation.ts
@@ -296,6 +296,22 @@ export class EncryptServiceImplementation implements EncryptService {
     }
   }
 
+  async decryptFileData(
+    encryptedFileData: EncArrayBuffer,
+    key: SymmetricCryptoKey,
+    decryptTrace?: string,
+  ): Promise<Uint8Array | null> {
+    if (key == null) {
+      throw new Error("No key provided for decryption.");
+    }
+
+    if (encryptedFileData == null) {
+      throw new Error("No data provided for decryption.");
+    }
+
+    return await this.decryptToBytes(encryptedFileData, key, decryptTrace);
+  }
+
   async encapsulateKeyUnsigned(
     sharedKey: SymmetricCryptoKey,
     encapsulationKey: Uint8Array,
diff --git a/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/services/encrypt.service.spec.ts b/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/services/encrypt.service.spec.ts
index 6b2851ad116..cd38ae73a9f 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/services/encrypt.service.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/services/encrypt.service.spec.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,32 @@ describe("EncryptService", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("decryptFileData", () => {
+    it("throws if no key is provided", () => {
+      return expect(encryptService.decryptFileData(null, null)).rejects.toThrow(
+        "No key provided for decryption.",
+      );
+    });
+    it("throws if no data is provided", () => {
+      return expect(
+        encryptService.decryptFileData(null, new SymmetricCryptoKey(makeStaticByteArray(32))),
+      ).rejects.toThrow("No data provided for decryption.");
+    });
+    it("calls decryptToBytes with the correct parameters", async () => {
+      const key = new SymmetricCryptoKey(makeStaticByteArray(32));
+      const encBuffer = new EncArrayBuffer(makeStaticByteArray(60, EncryptionType.AesCbc256_B64));
+      const decryptedBytes = makeStaticByteArray(10, 200);
+
+      encryptService.decryptToBytes = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(decryptedBytes);
+
+      const actual = await encryptService.decryptFileData(encBuffer, key);
+
+      expect(encryptService.decryptToBytes).toHaveBeenCalledWith(encBuffer, key, undefined);
+
+      expect(actual).toEqualBuffer(decryptedBytes);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("decryptToBytes", () => {
     const encType = EncryptionType.AesCbc256_HmacSha256_B64;
     const key = new SymmetricCryptoKey(makeStaticByteArray(64, 100));